Assigning Reflexive Journals

I'm a big fan of the reflexive journal, and find it particularly useful for facilitating students to digest the information from classes and from the assigned readings. On a more practical note, having students  write down (or type up) what are normally assigned as thinking tasks, and then bring that work to class means they have something they can refer to during discussion - they aren't just relying on their memory of the readings. I also find it quite successful in making sure they actually do the reading!

​I've just typed up my brief list of reflexive journal tasks for a third year class called ​Sparta in the Greek World​, so I thought it was a good time to share it. Please feel free to use this as a template to design your own reflexive journal tasks. There is only one thing I will say: these work better if the students understand that they are private​ and where they are ​checked but not assessed. 

​Please let me know what you think, and if you use reflexive journals how does your system compare to mine?

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