Although the length of each journal entry may vary consider-ably, you should be making three entries each week on average. Writing them only when the assignment is due rather diminishes the value of the journal as a learning experience for you. The focus of this journal is recording your progress in assimilating the sociological perspective. This is where the emphasis will be placed. Here you are not held to the same standards of grammar and logic that are applied to your typed written assign-ments.
Journals are rather personal.
You have the right to not share various entries of the journal as you work through the integration process. Simply remove them from your folder before you turn them in. Therefore, use a paper folder with pockets for your journal so that you are free to re- move entries that you don't wish to share. The type of questions you should be addressing in the journal will be discussed with the entire seminar.