Three Good Sentences Writing Two The Learning Jou

(What is the date?)
• (What do I plan to study; what do I hope to learn?) Here you write a few complete
sentences about what you are doing (I am in class; I am in a cafe, etc.), and what
you plan to study or learn (I am reading McCarthy’s _The Road_, and I want to
find out where in the world the man and boy are, and what happened to destroy
the environment.)
• (What materials am I using?) Here you note what you are reading and who wrote
it, or what you are otherwise engaged with (video, research, writing, etc.)
• (What people or works are referenced that I want to follow up on?) Here you
note any books, articles, TED Talks, or people, etc., mentioned in relation to the
subject you are pursuing. Use Google or other research tools to determine how
far you want to look into them.
• (What words, terms, dates, people, or institutions am I encountering that I do not
know?) Here you list words, etc. that you do not know. You should look them up
immediately, or as soon as you have the resources available to do so. NEVER
SKIP OVER ANYTHING THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW! The whole point is to get
more informed about everything because you cannot be certain of your future
wants and needs.
• (How much time did I really put in? How many pages did I read? How many words
did I write?) Here you note what you actually did. This journal is for you alone, so
lying is futile.
• (What did I learn?) Here you answer this question in three good sentences or
fewer.
• (What questions arose?) Questions are the key to it all.
• (How is my learning going? What will make it go better?) Here you write three
sentences or fewer, remembering to be firm but merciful. Be specific in answering
the last question