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MY BODY/MY HEALTH Unit 6 - Wrapping Up the Course Reflection Journal Entry Description This Reflection Journal Entry has 1 Activity and is worth 100 points. Word Count: 350 words minimum.

Note: If you did not create a refection journal posting in Unit 1, scroll down for an alternative prompt Do This:

· Go back and read the answers you gave to the questions in your Unit 1 - “Orientation and Framing the Course” reflection journal entry, in which you described what you hoped to get out of this semester. After reflecting on your actual experiences taking MBMH, answer the questions below:

1) Which dimensions of health and wellness have been most impacted as a result of taking MBMH, and how? Where will you go from here - do you think you will probably continue these changes, or not? Why?

2) What has changed for you with regards to your ability to envision, plan and carry out health-related changes that support your health and wellness? Give at least one example.

3) Which health-related topics will you probably want to continue to explore in the future, because you feel they hold importance to you?

4) Can you give us any suggestions to help improve MBMH for future semesters?

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Alternative Prompt : Follow this prompt if you did not post a Journal Entry on Blackboard in

Unit 1 - “Orientation and Framing the Course”

Do This:

· Read the below quote by John Hjelm then reflect on your experiences taking MBMH this semester, and answer the questions above.

“Supporting our health requires us to care for the body,

to develop and maintain uplifting relationships,

to recognize and constructively express a full range of emotions,

to learn and apply knowledge to help oneself and one’s community, and to recognize and act on meaning and purpose in life” John Hjelm (2010)

GRADING RUBRIC Your work will be graded according to the degree to which:

· It is well thought-out and developed, with content that is specific and appropriate (30 points)

· It demonstrates self-reflection, understood as careful thought about your feelings, thoughts, and experiences (30 points)

· It is well organized with fully developed paragraphs that follow naturally from what precedes them (15 points)

· Grammatical or spelling errors undermine the overall the effectiveness of your work (10 points)

· It follows the specified word count (15 points)

Policy for Late Journal Submissions Points will be deducted from late submission of reflection journal entries as follows:

· 20 points will be deducted from journal entries posted on Blackboard ANY TIME after 11:59 PM on the specified due date, up to the first 24 hours.

· 20 additional points will be deducted each 24 hours after this, up to 72 hours after the specified due date.

· After 72 hours you will receive a zero (0) for your journal entry assignment in that Unit.

We strongly suggest that you do not wait until the last minute to post your journal entries as there is always the chance that technical problems (internet, hardware, etc.) might interfere with your ability to upload your work onto Blackboard. We will not be able to grant exceptions to this grading policy for late entries.

Journal Grading Scale: Needs Improvement: 0-73.9 points Meets Expectations: 74-89.9 points Exceptional: 90-100 points (Exceptional work is defined as work that goes above and beyond the prompt and that shows creativity, thoughtfulness and reflection)