Journal Entry Requirements

• Task 1: Write down everything you know about nursing homes. You should have a minimum of ten statements. (first class)
• Task 2: Write the following question in your journal: “Why should I care about helping the elderly?” Using one of the following scripture passages, support the fact that God expects Christians to care for the elderly.
  • Leviticus 19:32
  • Proverbs 14:21, 31
  • Luke 6:31-36
  • Matthew 25:36
  • Galatians 5:6b
  • Corinthians 13
  • Mark 10:43-45
  Write an answer that shows some thought and is a minimum of five sentences.
  
• Tasks 3 and 4: Record notes about your first day and write an orderly account of what you did the first day at the nursing home. It should be a minimum of half a page in length.
• Task 5: Write a reaction to this first experience. It should be a minimum of half a page in length. Keep the following questions in mind:
  • What did you like about your first day?
  • What didn’t you like?
  • What did you notice about life in a nursing home?
  • What do you look forward to doing during your next visit?
• Tasks 6 and 7: Record notes and write an observation report. Write a double-spaced rough draft, proof-read it, and rewrite a final copy in your best handwriting. It should be at least one page in length.
• Task 8: Write a half-page reflection evaluating your experience at the nursing home up to this point.
• Task 9: Write a half-to-one-page-plan for the project you chose. Keep the following questions in mind:
  • What project will you be doing?
  • Who will be working with you?
  • What will you be doing to complete the requirements?
  • What equipment or supplies will you need?
• Task 10: Write a half-page progress report indicating what you accomplished this past week.
• Task 11: Write a half-page plan of what you will accomplish next week.
• Tasks 12 and 13: Write a half -page progress report and a half page plan for next week.
• Task 14: Write your third and final progress report.
• Task 15: Write the rough draft of your five-paragraph essay in your journal.