Journal Week 6

For this week's journal, I would like you to practice doing a 30-minute essay prompt. You can choose any from the official TOEFL practice list, but here's one to start you off.

• Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Journal Week 5 (June 16-20)

As you write this week’s journal, remember the story of Nico Calabria and the effect that demotivators can have on you.

Prompt: Think about the demotivators you face as you learn English. What are some specific things that cause you to be demotivated? Now, describe ways that you can overcome these demotivators. You can go and review ways to help at: http://www.howtolanguages.com/uncategorized/overcoming-de-motivation-in-language-learning/

Journal Week 4 (June 9-13)

Required Journal Entry:

• At least ½ page in Blue Book (For the other 1 ½ pages you can write what you want to).
• At least ¼ page typed double-spaced (For the rest of the ¾ page you can write what you want to).

Prompt: Think about how you changed your essay from the first draft to the second draft. For this journal, please write about at least two things that you have changed between your drafts and why you changed them.

Journal Week 3

Your journal prompt for the week is a 30-minute prompt based on this Expect Excellence quote:

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. –Helen Keller

What do you think that this quote means. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Journal Week 2 (May 27-30)

At the ELC we “expect excellence” of our students and teachers. Each week we post a quote about excellence on the walls of the ELC for people to think about. One of the quotes by President Hinckley says:

• “I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know how. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass."

Think about this quote and then write about how this quote can help you to be a more excellent student.

*Because this is a short week, you will only need to write 1 1/2 pages in the Blue Book, or 3/4 of a page (double-spaced) typed.

Journal Week 1 Prompt: SMART Goals

Your journal this week will be the SMART goal worksheet I handed to you today in class. Remember that your goal needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely and that you have a plan to carry out the goal. As long as you have written down a well-thought out SMART and come and see me for the writing conference, you will receive FULL CREDIT. :)

Practice Journal Prompt

Open up a Word document and answer the prompt below:

Winston Churchill said “Writing is an adventure.” Sometimes on adventures we face challenges. Sometimes when learning to write in English, we face challenges such as being discouraged or not liking an assignment. Tell me about some of the things you can do to stay motivated to write, even when you feel discouraged or unhappy. For example, some people try to remember their goals for learning to write in English, and that helps them to work hard even if they don’t want to. What do you do?  Write at least 2 things that you do, or can do to stay motivated to write in English. You will have 15 minutes to write.

Please save the Word Document in the Student Folder under your name.