This document provides guidance on using journal writing to improve motivation for extrinsically motivated teenage students. It recommends that teachers first tell students the aim of journal writing, provide clear rules, and assign a topic. During the activity, students write in their journals while the teacher collects and comments on them, focusing on meaning rather than mistakes. After, the teacher returns journals to students and concludes the results of the activity. The overall goal is to use journal writing to show empathy, authenticity, and acceptance to motivate teenage students.