Stress Management
Gratitude Journal
Due dates:
**All entries must be submitted via turnitin.com
Journal #1: Fri. Jan. 8th
Journal #3: Fri. Jan. 15th
Journal #5: Fri. Jan. 22nd
Purpose:
A gratitude journal is a great way to
keep you in a thankful and positive state of mind.
The idea is that each week you will recognize the small, yet
positive things in life and focus on them as opposed to all the negative things
that are all too easy to focus on at times.
Assignment: Students will…
Each student will identify five (5) things that they are
genuinely thankful for. In each entry you will list the previous items you were thankful for,
this will ensure no repetition. (You may
choose to point form list your previous entries without description, or copy and
paste the full entry, both will be accepted) Full description and detail as to why you are
thankful for these items is required. At
least one (1) ‘thing you are grateful for’ each week should focus on actions of
others or things that happened that week that you are thankful for.
Tips and examples on how to get started:
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Avoid
repeating the same things. As the weeks go on, this will make writing your
entries more challenging, but that's how your awareness and thankfulness will
grow. You will be challenging yourself to find new things to be thankful for
that perhaps you never noticed before.
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It's easiest to recognize things that sustain your life here
on Earth like your house, your bed, your clothes, your food etc. Be sure to
explain how this makes you feel and why you're grateful for it.
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Example - I am grateful for my house. My house warms my body
and shelters and protects me. It gives me a sense of relief knowing that there
is always a comforting place to come back to.
·
You
can start by feeling grateful to be alive at all. Then start writing about
feeling grateful to have the body you have, even if you don't like everything.
Avoid the trap of being grateful for something that is better than what other
people have. Instead, compare whatever you are grateful for, with how you
would feel if you didn't have it at all.
·
There
are always situations that have made us happy. For example, you may be grateful
for a fun party, a good day at school/work, a fun vacation.
Assessment Rubric:
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Categories
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Excellent
(2)
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Satisfactory
(1)
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Needs Improvement
(.5)
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Delivery of Gratitude Entry
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Entry has five (5) unique
ideas in post. Rare misspellings occur. Items from previous week(s) are
listed.
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Entry has at least 4
ideas in post. Few grammatical or spelling errors are noted in post.
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Fewer than four (4) ideas
in post. Errors in spelling and grammar evidenced in several posts.
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Detail & Description of Entry
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For each point of
gratitude a detailed description of why you are thankful for this is given.
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A description is given
for some of the points of gratitude but not all. A description is given for
each, but they lack detail as to why you are thankful.
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Points of gratitude are
listed but lack description as to why these items make you thankful.
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Expression within the post
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Honest thought and a real
connection to the purpose of the assignment is expressed in each post. At
least one (1) item relates to the action of others or events that happened to
you.
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Some thought is put into
the post; an occasional lack of connection to the purpose of the assignment
is evidenced. Some entries appear rushed. Items do not relate to actions or
events.
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A lack of real effort and
thought is noticeable. Hasty posts seem to be given just to complete
assignment.
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