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Journal Writing
Journal writing is free writing, brainstorming, a time to put down ideas on paper and to get the necessary vocabulary and expressions for a topic.
The writing in your journal is considered prewriting because it is first the step to writing an essay because it is not necessarily an organized, polished piece of writing. A journal is not considered an essay because it is not necessarily an organized, polished piece of writing. If you have trouble getting ideas for your journal, first talk about the subject with a family member or friend before you write about your topic. The ideas should be expressed by giving as much detail as you can.
- Level 1 - ESL 076 each journal should be 100 words.
- Level 2 - ESL 077 each journal should be 300 words.
- Level 3 - ESL 078 each journal should be 500 words.
Journal writing should always be in your journal notebook. The notebook is exclusively for journal writing and should not be used for anything else. It should be a standard size notebook. When you write, you should write every other line to allow for corrections and only on the right side of the page. Put your name at the top of the first page of each journal, as well as the journal number and topic.
If you wish to word process your journal, you may do so but then must staple the printed version into your notebook. No journals will be accepted unless they are in your journal notebook
Journal corrections should be rewritten before writing a new journal. Rewrite the sentences that have errors on the facing page. Do not write the single word but the entire sentence.
Paragraph and Essay Writing
Essay writing is organized according to a main idea and points of support or example. It follows after journal writing. Journal writing helps to give the ideas for essay writing. Journals are used to prepare the organized outline, but only the outline, not the journal, is used when writing class. The outline is an essential part of the writing process and will be explained and developed throughout the semester.
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