Date your entries . The number of pages you write is less important than the evidence your entries provide of serious, sustained inquiry and engagement in the course. Often, however, quantity and quality are intertwined. The more you write, the better you tend to get at producing entries that push your thinking forward. The minimum requirement is a reasonably substantial journal entry each week.
Vague comments are usually of little value.
Make good use of your time by focusing on specific details or passages from the texts or on exchanges that took place in class. It often helps to focus on what you find especially 'odd', mysterious, or frustrating about a particular work, passage, character, or critical essay. You can also include any in-class writing that we do in the course of the term. Ask questions . A good question opens up other questions that in turn will lead you to new insights.