Your journal is the place for you to express your thoughts and feelings about any topic that is important to you. The more you write in your journal, the more your writing will improve.

Some points to remember about your journal are:

• your journal is not simply a chronology of your daily activities
• you should write continuously, without stopping, until you have written at least one page in your book
• your journal should capture your thoughts about what is happening in your world and in the world around you
• the first sentence should give an idea of the topic of that day’s writing
• you should write the date on each entry
• you can choose one of the topics given to you by your professor or one of your own preference

Bring your journal to class on the dates specified by your professor. From time to time, you will be asked to read to the class an entry from your journal or you might wish to use the journal to help you with writing assignments.

The journals will be collected at the professor’s discretion to be sure that you are keeping up with the quality and quantity of writing. See the professor for a list of journal topics.