Process+Journal

**Process Journal**

Read rubric Read/Heard poem || Started to brainstorm topics || Watched Jeff Bezos video Decided on topics || It should be interesting to learn about this topic || • A lot of questions are coming up that only Alex would know, like why he chose hockey, even though his parents excelled in completely different sports || • Starting to draft narrative || • I realized writing a story isn't as easy as I thought it would be • I need to think of plot, characters, setting, motivation, and more || • Definitely poem || • A poem about Alex's famed "The Goal" against the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2006 should be a good topic, because it can show how widely known he became after only one season in the NHL || • Started working on poem • Brainstorming possible lists || • The narrative was probably the most challenging of the 5 genres so far, so the rest should be fun. • I'm planning on a poem, birth certificate, roster for Alex's rookie year in Washington • || • I chose to research Alexander Ovechkin because he was always someone I admired when watching hockey. The way he plays aggressive enough to be one of the hardest hitters, yet nimble enough to skate past even the fastest skaters and place the puck in the corner of the net. I am still happy I chose him, because through learning his story, I've learned how hard work can really get you anywhere. Also, I thought I knew a lot about him prior to this project, and when I found out how much I didn't know, it was kind of a wake up call. • Yes I definitely learned more in the project because of the many different genres of information I looked at. To gain the necessary information for completing the FQI's and such, I needed many sources. With many sources comes many different bits of information that ultimately gave me a better understanding of the topic The narrative was the most challenging to write because I needed to pick the characters, plot line, and other necessary elements of a story. The most fun and interesting genre was definitely the Pokemon card because I got to be really creative in the "attack" and other parts of it. • My primary goal in this research was to learn more about someone I greatly admire. Through the 5 FQI's, 5 genres I have learned more than I ever thought I would have about Alex Ovechkin. With that, I think I met and past my goal. || **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? How much information did you collect? How easy or hard was it to find information? 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. What strengths did you use as a writer in this project? What new strengths did you discover? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; text-decoration: none;">What criteria did you use in deciding on the genres to include in your paper? What piece was the hardest or most challenging to write? Why? The most fun or interesting? Why? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; text-decoration: none;">How did you decide on the organization of the pieces into a cohesive whole? Consider not only organization but use of transitional devices and packaging.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**Date** || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**List the** **items you** **worked on** **and/or** **completed** **each day.** || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times-roman,serif; text-align: left;">* <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: center;">**What road did you choose?** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**Thoughts****Reflections****Concerns****Inspirations****Contemplations** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/7/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Learned about assignment
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/8/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Thought of research topics
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/10/12** || • <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Finishing FQIs for Alex Ovechkin || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">I’m learning a lot of stuff I didn’t know before, like his birth date and other personal facts ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/16/12** || Finished 2nd FQI || • I thought I knew a lot about Ovechkin, turns out I knew very little. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/18/12** || Finished 3rd and 4th FQI's || • There are so many things I didn't know about Alex Ovechkin.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/22/12** || • Finished planning narrative story
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/28/12** || • Started thinking of 4 possible genres to do
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**5/30/12** || • Mini lesson on poems and lists
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**6/1/12** || • Finished poem || • It doesn't rhyme, but it has good sensory details ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**6/5/12** || • Finished Ovechkin Pokemon card || • It was really fun to be creative when doing the card, because I had to think of all the necessary elements of the Pokemon card and fit it in with Alex Ovechkin ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right;">**6/7/12** || **Why did you choose your topic? Are you still happy with your choice?**
 * 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 criteria did you use in deciding on the genres to include in your paper? What piece was the hardest or most challenging to write? Why? The most fun or interesting? Why?**
 * •** I just looked at the ones on your genre list and picked what I thought would be the most fun and interesting.
 * What goals did you have for your research? Did you meet those?**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; text-decoration: none;">What did you learn by working with your peers on revising and editing? Did they give you helpful advice? What was most helpful to you? What kinds of things did you learn from reading their pieces? ** ||

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; font-size: 9pt; 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: 15pt; text-align: center;">**Process Journal Scoring Checklist** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; text-align: center;">Total Process Journal Points /50 points

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">**Score A Date 5/28 8 points** <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. <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: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">**Score B ___ Date 6/5 9 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: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">**Score C** __**_30 points** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">**Date 6/9 28 points** <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. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points There were no new journal entries at the time of scoring. <span style="color: #4e7dc6; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; font-size: 17pt; text-align: center;">**Plus** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_10 points Student answered more than four of the final reflection questions with thoughtful and thorough responses. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 8-9 points Student answered four of the final reflection questions with thoughtful and thorough responses. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_5-6 points Students answered some of the final reflection questions. The responses answered the questions with little elaboration or insight. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points Student did not answer any of the reflection questions.