Penn Foster Journal

Required Journal Entry 7: Description

and Required Journal Entry 18: Course

Reflection

Reflect: Review your journal, starting with your first entry and the

learning inventory. Reflect on how knowing who you are as a learner

has helped you with the course activities. Consider your progress as

a writer through each journal entry and essay. How has your writing

changed since you started the course? Identify the improvements

you’ve made and the skills you still need to practice. (3 paragraphs,

6 sentences each)

Evaluate: What goals did you set for yourself at the beginning of this

course? Did you accomplish everything you hoped? Explain what you

would have done differently, and describe the approach to writing

you’ll use in your future assignments. (2 paragraphs, 6 sentences

each)

Journal Entry 8

Sight:

White and black computer screen I used plan vacation

Unorganized desks, covered with paper on top and pens everywhere.

Sound:

Clients grumbling and complaining in line to schedule their times for supervision.

The coughs of sick people in the office

Smell:

Aveda burning in the candle holders.

The smell of flowers burning as the candles burn.

Taste:

The sweet, sugary taste of coffee in my mouth

The sweet taste of the coffee creamer after all of the sugar had left

Touch:

The chewed up pen in my hand, with no eraser so the end was sharp

The hard back of the desk I took the test in

Compare:

Write one fresh, creative comparison (one simile or metaphor) for

one of your details.

Narrate:

Sketch out the narrative details of your picture.

1. Scene—Where did the event take place?

2. Key actions—What events led up to the one depicted? Did anything

significant happen afterward?

3. Key participants—Who is depicted in your photo?

4. Key lines of dialogue—What was being said at the time? By

whom?

5. Feelings—What were you feeling at the time the photo was

taken?

Required Journal Entry 8: Description

and Narration

Narrate: Using the...