RWS 305W San Diego Mesa College A Childs Mind by Hank Kellners Essay Use the prompt Hank Kellner’s prompt ” A Child’s Mind” and explore the topic in a pers

RWS 305W San Diego Mesa College A Childs Mind by Hank Kellners Essay Use the prompt Hank Kellner’s prompt ” A Child’s Mind” and explore the topic in a personal, social, or academic way. WRITE WHAT YOU SEE Hank Kellner Photo
“The real magic wand is the child’s
own mind.”
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish philosopher
IDEAS FOR WRITING
• Recall an incident from your childhood that was magical.
• Describe a game you played when you were a child. Did you play alone? With others? What
did you like about the game?
• Did you have imaginary friends as a child? Tell about what you remember.
• Did you have any unusual habits as a child?
POSSIBLE OPENING LINES
• When I was a small child, I liked to pretend that I was a…
• I remember the time in school when I…
• When I was little, my imagination sometimes got me into trouble…
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Journaling Instructions
Audience: You and Me – that’s it!
Purpose: To cultivate the habit of writing. I’d like you to explore your own mind, to reflect as a
writer, thinker and student and make connections about what you are learning and pondering in
your own life.
Prompt: Twice a week, make time to sit down and write for approximately 15+ minutes (writing
efficiency and thinking, of course, varies greatly). You can consider this to be a diary, a freewrite, a
rant, a letter to me, a brain drain, a crafted personal narrative, or the terrible drudgery of busy work
(I recommend any perspective except the last). Use this time to dig deep and use the medium of
writing to explore self, world, conflict and/or environment.
Source: There will be an “assigned” prompt each week; sometimes I encourage you to respond in
writing to the photograph, the quote, OR one of the stated prompts – you should follow your
inspiration, not try to answer every question on the prompt – depth over breadth. Sometimes I will
ask an impromptu question that might connect to current events in or out of class to encourage you
to respond to a philosophical concept. You may also diverge from this task and truly journal by
writing what is on your mind – you do not need to stick to the prompt every week.
Length: around 500 words (quality over quantity)
Deadline: Journals are due online by 11:59 p.m. on Sundays and Wednesdays
Submission: Use the individual assignments labeled by date under “Journaling” on Canvas; paste
your text into the Journal assignment box, do not attach a file.
Grading: I am looking for content and depth. Your writing does not to be perfect; that is the nature
of journaling – it’s rough, raw and instinctual. I will read your journals promptly as you submit and
occasionally give feedback, but this is an intellectual exercise designed for your growth and
evaluated holistically. There are 10 journaling submissions over the duration of the summer worth
20 percent of your course grade. I will post a grade using a simple 10 point, three area rubric on
Canvas; each journal is worth 2% of your course grade. Again, DO NOT upload a file for your
journals, type directly or cut and paste your text into the actual assignment page.
Tips: You get out of this endeavor of writing what you put into it. You can use all the digital tools
available including photos, links and more. While the journal is private, do pay attention to
standard writing conventions (punctuation, paragraphs etc.). As the course progresses, one way to
improve your journals is to experiment with writing craft techniques, creativity and rhetorical
appeals we’ve explored in class.
Where is this going? Toward the end of the term, you will be selecting one private journal entry
and using it as a foundation for an exercise in revision and making automatic writing public and
audience ready. This additional journal revision is the Module 4 final assignment and a separate
grade and rubric apart from the weekly exercise.
No late journals will be accepted; the assignment closes at 11:59 on the due date; all journal links
are available now, and you may work ahead.
Journaling Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
Depth & Insight
Full engagement; writer questions,
narrates, reflects and offers insights
5.0 to >4.0 pts
Outstanding
4.0 to 2.0 pts
Competent
2.0 to >0 pts
Weak
5.0 pts
Length & Form
3.0 to 2.0 pts
Outstanding
2.0 to >1.0 pts
Competent
1.0 to >O pts
Weak
Hits recommended length, intentional
structure/form
3.0 pts
Writing
Awareness of style, creativity; writer takes
risks, plays
2.0 to >1.0 pts
Outstanding
1.0 to >0 pts
Room to Grow
2.0 pts
Total Points: 10.0

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