Journal entries serve several purposes: 1) It counts as your rough draft assignment 2) It asks you to consider whether the poem you wrote at the end of chapter one is one you will submit at the end of the semester (after workshopping, of course)

Journal entries serve several purposes:

1) It counts as your rough draft assignment

2) It asks you to consider whether the poem you wrote at the end of chapter one is one you will submit at the end of the semester (after workshopping, of course).

3) It facilitates a private conversation with me about your work. This is not an expository or prose English class; my aim is to help you publish or successfully enter contests, not just pass the class.

For this journal entry, post the poem you worked on at the end of chapter 1. Tell me if you like this poem, if you would want to continue working on this poem, and whether or not you intend to workshop this poem for submission at the end of the semester or if you'd rather workshop something else that comes along later on in the semester.

This is where we get to have one on one conversation, so you can also throw in general commentary about the class or life in general.