Process+Journal



**Process Journal**

**What road did you choose?** **Thoughts** **Reflections** **Concerns** **Inspirations** **Contemplations** || I set pretty high goals when I started my research project, I was able to reach some of them. This had inspired me to do further research so i could reach all of my goals. What interested me most about my project was how it all started in a town about an hour away from Natick in a YMCA. This type of project made it a lot easier to get a solid understanding of my research topic. It was better because I could research in my own way and was able to find and use the resources I think are the best. I learned that you can not just use one source. You have to find many different sources and then read them all in order to figure out which one(s) work the best. I learned this by finding a reliable source (NBA.com) and comparing what i found on their to other websites made by everyday people. || **For this last reflection, you should choose**  **four**  **of the nine questions listed here:** Why did you choose your topic? Are you still happy with your choice? What goals did you have for your research? Did you meet those? What facts about your topic interested you most? Did this kind of project help you get a better understanding of your topic than you might have with a more traditional kind of research paper? If so, why and in what ways did it help? What did you learn about the research process from this project? Consider: the best places to find certain kinds of information; what sources are most credible; the best order for conducting your investigation; how to record information and sources; anything else that you learned or that confirmed what you already knew. ||
 * **Date** || **List the** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**items you** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**worked on** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**and/or** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**completed** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**each day.** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">*
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/7/12** || Readallofthedocumentsontheproject . Startedjournalentries .  || Ithinkthatthisprojectwillbeaninter ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/8/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/10/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/16/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/18/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/22/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/28/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/30/12** ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/1/12** || I worked on my Poem, How to List, News Paper Article and Brochure ||  ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/5/12** || I finished my Poem, How to List, News Paper article and Brochure ||  ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/7/12** || I chose my topic of basketball because it is a part of my life. Everyday I read the rumors being tossed around of who might go to what team from college or who is going to be traded too who. I also watch SportsCenter to hear the analyzers talk about each game. I am very happy that i chose this as my topic and I may even continue research after the project is done.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">Adapted from ©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">**Process Journal Scoring Checklist**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Total Process Journal Points /50 points

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Score A Date__5/27__** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_10 points Student is up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project. The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted. _5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points There were no journal entries at the time of scoring. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Score B ___ Date___6/5_** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_10 points Student is up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project. The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors. _ 4 points There were no new journal entries at the time of scoring.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">**Score C ___30 points__** __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Date 6/9 25 points** __ ___10 points Student is up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project. The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.__

_8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted. ___5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors.__ ___ 4 points There were no new journal entries at the time of scoring.__ <span style="color: #487dc6; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">**Plus** ___10 points Student answered more than four of the final reflection questions with thoughtful and thorough responses.__ ___8-9 points Student answered four of the final reflection questions with__ thoughtful and thorough responses. ___5-6 points__ Students answered some of the final reflection questions. __The responses answered the questions with little elaboration or insight.__ ___ 4 points Student did not answer any of the reflection questions.