Reflective Journal

Week 1--Reflection Journals 1a /1b

  1a.  Why do you believe that you were tested into this class?

   1b.  Discuss the barriers that may interfere with your success in this class.  Barriers may include financial problems; lack of support at home; difficulty in a specific subject matter such as writing, math, or reading; managing your time; or other obstacles that will make going to college difficult for you.  How could your instructor or UTEP help?

Week 2--Reflection Journals 2a / 2b

  2a.  How well do you like reading?  Why?

   2b.  How will reading be important in your life once you graduate from college, both in your personal and professional life?  Please give specific examples.

Week 3--Reflection Journal 3

  3.  What are the qualities or skills of a successful college student?  Which of these qualities would you like to improve in yourself? 

Week 4--Reflection Journal 4

   4.  What strengths do you have as a reader?  How could you become a stronger reader?

Week 5--Reflection Journal 5

   5.  When you find an assigned text difficult to read, what do you do to understand the information presented in the text?

Week 6--Reflection Journal 6

   6.  How are you applying what you have learned in this class to your other classes?  Please give specific examples.

Week 7--Reflection Journal 7

    7.  How have your basic reading skills changed since the beginning of the course?  Discuss all of the following skills that apply to you:

• taking notes while reading
• remembering what you read
• summarizing a text
• analyzing a text
• responding to a text
• building your vocabulary
• finding main ideas
• recognizing organizational patterns

Week 8--Reflection Journal 8

  8.  What do you think you have done successfully in your classes so far this semester?  What reading strategies or study skills could you use to be even more successful during the rest of the semester

Week 9--Reflection Journal 9

   9.  When you find an assigned text difficult to read, what reading strategies do you use to help you understand the information presented in the text?

Week 10--Reflection Journal 10

10.    How have you applied what you have learned in this class to your other classes?  Please give specific examples. 

Week 11--Reflection Journal 11

11.  How might you apply what you have learned in this class to a job or future profession? Please give specific examples.

Week 12--Reflection Journal 12

12.  How have your basic reading skills changed since the beginning of the course?  Please discuss ALL of the following skills:

• taking notes while reading
• remembering what you read
• summarizing a text
• analyzing a text
• responding to a text
• building your vocabulary
• finding main ideas
• recognizing organizational patterns

Week 13--Reflection Journals 13a /13b

13a.  What are the qualities or skills of a successful college student?  Which of those qualities would you like to continue to work on?   

13b.  What strengths do you have as a reader?  What reading skills do you plan to continue improving? 

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