This document outlines prompts for process journal entries related to a student project. It provides guidance for 6 entries that should document the student's learning process and progress. The prompts cover choosing a topic, developing a research plan, brainstorming potential outcomes, evaluating goals, reflecting on summer research, and reviewing resources used. The process journal allows students to demonstrate and track their learning, decision making, and progress in a flexible format like writing, diagrams, or multimedia.

1. Process
Journal
Entry
Checklist
In
addition
to
the
prompts
below,
your
process
journal
is
a
place
to
keep
track
of
your
learning
and
your
decision
making
process.
You
can
upload
entries
at
any
time!
To
demonstrate
and
keep
track
of
your
learning
process,
you
can:
• write
entries
in
paragraph
form
• put
your
ideas
into
charts/tables
• draw
or
sketch
your
thinking
in
a
notebook
and
take
a
picture
• record
your
voice
• record
a
video
of
yourself
• post
websites
Completed
Subject/Prompt
Notes
Process
Journal
Entry
#1:
Prior
Knowledge
Discuss:
o why
you
picked
your
topic
in
terms
of
personal
interest
and
passion
o how
your
project
relates
to
a
specific
subject
(have
you
learned
anything
in
class
that
relates
to
your
project?)
o someone
in
your
life
that
inspired
your
project
Process
Journal
Entry
#2:
Research
Plan
o your
method
of
keeping
track
of
information
(system
that
will
help
you
keep
track
of
your
questions,
answers
and
source
citations)
o Share
your
detailed
research
plan
(calendar,
outline,
mentors,
etc.)
o What
have
been
your
strengths
and
weaknesses
during
research
projects
in
the
past?
Any
ideas
on
how
to
improve
this
time?
Process
Journal
Entry
#3:
Possible
Products/Outcomes
o Brainstorm
as
many
products/outcomes
as
you
can
think
of
that
will
help
you
achieve
your
goal.
o Brainstorm
ways
you
might
evaluate
your
product/outcome.
How
do
you
know
you
met
your
goal?
Process
Journal
Entry
#4:
Goal
Evaluation
o How
challenging
is
your
goal?
Explain.
o Is
there
any
way
to
make
it
more
or
less
challenging?
Process
Journal
Entry
#5:
Summer
Research
Reflection
What
did
you
do
over
the
summer
related
to
your
project?
Explain:
o in
terms
of
time
management
o in
terms
of
excitement/interest
o in
terms
of
learning

2. Process
Journal
Entry
#6:
Resource
Review
Think
of
this
like
an
annotated
bibliography.
Discuss:
o what
you
learned
from
a
source
o how
useful
it
was
o how
it
changed
or
impacted
your
knowledge,
perspective,
beliefs,
interest
level,
and/or
project
direction
o if
it
led
you
to
another
source