End of Semester Journal Assessment

Reflection on Content

  • Describe a few of the connections you see between your different entries?
  • As you reflect on your entries, do you find any contradictions between one entry and another? Or even within one entry?
  • Compare your first entry, your 5th entry, and your last entry. Are their similarities to the types of questions and topics you’re focusing on? Do you notice any differences or changes in what and/or how you’re observing and thinking through your observations?
  • Is there content that you wished you had of been able to focus on and/or explore in your journals?
  • How do the questions and themes you explore in your journal entries related to the questions and/or themes you explore in your posts?
  • How do the questions and themes you explore in your journal entries related to the questions and/or themes you explore in your final project?

Reflecting on Form

  • Describe the medium and form of your journal at this point of the semester (i.e. blog site, scrap book, diary, three binder with document inserts).
  • What if any changes did you make about the medium and/or form in the second half of the semester and why?
  • How does this form bring together your various entries in ways that another form wouldn’t?

Reflection on Process and Experience

  • When (times/days) do you journal? Where do you journal? How long do you spend on your journal? Do you edit and/or revise your entries?
  • Have you developed any habits and/or rituals around the process of journaling over the course of the semester? Elaborate.
  • What types of non-word based journal contributions have you included in your journal (i.e. doodles, sound clips, photos, etc.)?
  • Reflect on how you felt about doing this assignment in the first two weeks and how you feel about doing the assignment now? Has your physical, mental, emotional experience with the project changed in any way?
  • Which journal entry did did you enjoy doing the most? Why?
  • What about your journaling process, content, form, reflection, and/or experience are you most proud of this semester? And why?

Reflecting Forward

  • What ideas, questions, topics, etc. in the content of your journal entries would you like to continue exploring either academically or personally after the semester is over?
  • What are two small (focused!) and concrete ways you can continue to explore one or more of these aspects after the semester is over?
  • What about the process (i.e. the performance of journaling; the material experience of journaling, the sociality of reflection, etc.) would you like to continue beyond this semester?
  • What are two small (focused!) and concrete ways you can continue this part of the journaling process after the semester ends?
  • As you reflect on your various journal content as well as the experience of journaling and journal reflection this semester, what have you learned (or what might you be learning) about yourself AS A THINKER?
  • As you reflect on your various journal content as well as the experience of journaling and journal reflection this semester, what have you learned (or what might you be learning) about yourself AS AN ARTIST?
  • As you reflect on your various journal content as well as the experience of journaling and journal reflection this semester, what have you learned (or what might you be learning) about yourself AS A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER?
  • As you reflect on your various journal content as well as the experience of journaling and journal reflection this semester, what have you learned (or what might you be learning) about yourself AS AN ACTIVIST?
  • As you reflect on your various journal content as well as the experience of journaling and journal reflection this semester, what have you learned (or what might you be learning) about yourself AS A STUDENT?

Featured Journal Entry

  • Please identify one entry that you would like for me to consider and provide feedback on. Do not submit the same entry you submitted for the midterm assessment.
  • Make sure you have clearly marked the entry in your journal and/or provided me with enough information to find the entry easily.

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