Journal 8

ENG 520 Module Eight Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Journal activities in this course are private between you and the instructor. A course journal is generally made up of many individual assignments. In this journal assignment, you will reflect on your story-writing process and the feedback you have received throughout the course. Your final story plan is due in the next module, so now is an opportune time to regroup and reflect on your story in a holistic way. Prompt: You have looked at structure, plot outline, world-building and setting details, character, and theme, and have received instructor and peer feedback on these elements. Before completing this journal, collect a list of all of your feedback—good and bad—for your own personal reference. In your journal assignment, you will revisit this feedback. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

● Explain your plans to incorporate the feedback received. What feedback did you receive that you plan to incorporate in your revision process for this story, and why?

● Defend your decision for not incorporating the feedback. What feedback did you receive that you have evaluated and decided not to implement, and why?

● Explain writing techniques acquired through feedback that will be implemented in future work. What tips or techniques have you learned through peer or instructor feedback that you will implement in your future work?

Lastly, as you plan ahead for revision, you many list any final questions or issues that have come up as a result of your instructor or peer feedback.

Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your journal assignment must be no more than 500 words and any sources should be cited in MLA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Justifying Incorporated

Feedback

Meets "Proficient" criteria and shows advanced ability for explaining plans to incorporate the feedback received

Explains plans to incorporate the feedback received

Explains plans to incorporate the feedback received but explanation is unclear or lacks details

Does not explain plans to incorporate the feedback received

30

Justifying Non- Incorporated

Feedback

Meets "Proficient" criteria and shows advanced ability for defending decision for not incorporating the feedback

Defends decision for not incorporating the feedback

Defends decision for not incorporating the feedback but defense is unclear or lacks details

Does not defend decision for not incorporating the feedback

30

Techniques Meets "Proficient" criteria and

shows advanced ability for explaining writing techniques acquired through feedback that will be implemented in future work

Explains the writing techniques acquired through feedback that will be implemented in future work

Explains the writing techniques acquired through feedback that will be implemented in future work but explanation is unclear or lacks details

Does not explain writing techniques acquired through feedback that will be implemented in future work

30

Articulation of Response

Journal assignment is free of errors in organization and grammar

Journal assignment is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar, which are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow

Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar but they are limited enough so that assignment can be understood

Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar making the Journal difficult to understand

10

Total 100%