List three other actions you might have taken. Three-part Journal Students are asked to divide each page of their journal into thirds, and write weekly entries. In the top section, students describe some aspect of the service experience. In the middle of the page, they are asked to analyze how course contents relates to this experience. In the bottom section, students are prompted to comment n how the experience and course content can be applied to their personal or professional life.
Reflective essays are a more formal example of journal entries.
Essay questions are provided at the beginning of the quarter and students submit two to three essays throughout the term. Reflective essays can focus on academic connections of the experience to course content, ideas and recommendations for future action, or on personal development. The more clearly the criteria for the essay is stated, the more focused the response usually is. Directed writings ask students to consider the service experience within the framework of the course content. The instructor identifies a section from a book or class reading and structures a question for the students to answer.