Journal Entry

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Journal Entry 1
What is your favorite holiday? Write the reasons
for your choice. (5 sentences)
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Journal 2 What is your biggest fear? Explain
why. (5 sentences)
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Journal 3

• Write about your favorite pet - one you have now
  or have had in the past. What did it look like?
  Why did you like it so much? (If you have never
  had a pet, write about a perfect pet - one you
  would like to have.)

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Journal 4

• What do you like and dislike about where you
  live? Explain why. (5 sentences)

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Journal 5

• What is your favorite fairy tale? Write the
  reasons why you like it so much. (5 sentences)

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Journal 6

• If you could be a superhero, what extraordinary
  powers would you give yourself? Explain your
  choices.

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Journal 7

• Do you think life is harder for a girl or a boy?
  Or do you think there is no difference? Explain
  your answer and give examples.

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September 11, 2002

• Write freely about how you felt last year on this
  date and compare it to how you feel today. Have
  your feelings changed? Write about whatever you
  want pertaining to 9/11.

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Journal 9

• What is one of your pet peeves? Explain why it
  bothers you. (5 sentences)

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Journal 10

• What is the one food you would least like to give
  up for the rest of your life? Explain why.

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Journal 11

• If you had X-ray vision, what would you use it
  for? How would it make your life easier? How
  would it make your life more difficult? (5
  sentences)

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Journal 12

• Based on what you now know about yourself, make
  five predictions about your future

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Journal 12

• Do you think you have a lot of self confidence?
  Explain your choice. (5 sentences)

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Journal 13

• List the three most important people you know.
  Explain why these people are important to you.
  (5 sentences at least)

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Journal 14

• If you could go back in time and do one thing
  differently, what would it be? Explain your
  answer.

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Journal 15

• Imagine that you had to go to a deserted island
  for a week. In addition to food, shelter, and
  other necessities that will be provided, you are
  to take three personal items. What would they
  be? Explain the reason for your choices.

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Journal 16

• Who or what makes you laugh? Explain why you
  think this person or thing is funny.

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Journal 17

• Explain why you would or would not like to get
  married some day. (5 sentences)

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Journal 18
Which would you rather be a fish or a bird?
Explain your answer.
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Journal 19

• What season of the year do you like best? Write
  several reasons for your choice.

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Journal 20

• This week is mid-term. Half of the first nine
  weeks is over! Explain what you like most and
  least about this year so far. (5 sentences)

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Journal 21

• Write about what you have done on a recent
  Saturday that you really enjoyed.

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Journal 22

• What is the funniest thing that has ever happened
  to you? Retell the event as completely and with
  as much detail as possible.

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Journal 23

• Recall the last time you were scared or got
  butterflies in your stomach.

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Journal 24

• Explain what you have done in your life to
  deserve a medal.

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Journal 25

• Describe the best Halloween costume that you have
  ever worn or seen. Be very descriptive. (5
  sentences)

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Journal 26

• If you could take a day off from school how would
  you spend it? Describe in detail what you would
  do on your day off.

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Journal 27
When the cats away, the mice will play is an
old proverb. Give one example of how this proverb
has been true in your life.
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Journal 28
Write about a race or some other competition you
have been in.
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Journal 29
If you had the chance to fly anywhere you wanted
to, where would you go? Why? (at least 5
sentences)
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Journal 30
Do you think school is the only place you can get
an education? Explain your answer.
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Journal 31
Write about a superstition you believe in.
Explain why you believe in it.
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Journal 32
If you could write several new rules for your
school, what would they be? Explain why your new
rules are fair, and should be obeyed.
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Journal 33
Imagine that you drank a magic potion, and then
suddenly you started to grow smaller and smaller.
Finally, you were no bigger than a fly. What
would you do?
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Journal 34
What do you think is the hardest choice young
people your age have to make?Explain.
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Journal 35
If you could travel through time, what period in
the past or the future would you like to
visit?Explain
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Journal 36
What makes you special or unique? (5 sentences)
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Journal 37
Why do you think no woman has ever been elected
President of the United States? How long do you
think it will be before a woman is elected
President? Do you think a woman will govern
differently from a man? Explain the reasons for
your answers.
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Journal 38
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle the following situation - one sentence
should propose a poor solution, and the other
should propose a good solution. You were being
chased by an elephant.
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Journal 39
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You received a nasty letter from a
stranger.
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Journal 40
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You inherited a million dollars.
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Journal 41
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You met a fire-breathing,
human-eating dragon face to face.
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Journal 42
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You found yourself in a haunted
house at midnight.
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Journal 43
The Pledge of Allegiance says, I pledge
allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all. What do these words mean
to you? (5 sentences)
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Journal 44
What makes you most proud to be an American? (at
least 5 sentences)
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Journal 45
Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. The principal asks you to take
charge of the entire school for a day.
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Journal 46
What could you teach a friend or classmate who
is from another country ?
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Journal 47
What country did one of your ancestors come from?
Explain how you think your life would have been
different if you were living in that country
today.
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Journal 48
What could you learn from a friend or classmate
who is from another country? (5 sentences)
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What is the best part of the school day for you?
Explain why. What is your least favorite part of
the school day? Explain why. (5 sentences)
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Explain why you do or do not like to talk on the
telephone.
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List the ways that you think you can avoid
catching a cold.
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How would you improve the food in your school
cafeteria?
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What do you think you could learn from a
butterfly? (5 sentences)
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If this were January 1 ,what New Years
resolutions would you make?
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. Someone handed you three
double-dipped ice cream cones at noon on a hot
day.
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Describe the things that make you sad or make you
feel bad. (5 sentences)
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What would you do with a million dollars? (5
sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You found yourself lost in a deep,
dark forest.
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Where did you go on your most favorite trip or
vacation? Recall one memory about that time. (5
sentences)
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December 8, 2001
Have you ever been lost? Explain what happened
and how you felt then, and afterwards.
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December 11 , 2000
IF you were a car, what type of car would you be?
Explain your choice.
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December 12,2000
What is the best movie that you have seen in the
past year? Explain the reasons for your choice.
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What do you think makes some students so popular
with your classmates?
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WHY do you think so many young people watch MTV?
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Describe your favorite Christmas carol. Explain
why it is your favorite and what memories it
brings to you.
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Describe what you did on during your Christmas
holidays. (5 sentences)
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Explain why you do or do not like to play video
games. (5 sentences)
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If you were a parent, how would you get your
children to do something they didnt want to
do-like eat their vegetables or clean their room.
(5 sentences)
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In the future, you might be able to take pills
instead of eating meals. Explain why you would
like or dislike taking these pills. For example,
which foods would you like to take in pill form
and which foods would you not like to take in
pill form?
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Write what you think the following Ethiopian
proverb means When spider webs unite, they can
tie up a lion. (5 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. The only food you had to eat for a
week was asparagus.
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If you could create a robot that could do
anything, what would you want it to do? Explain
your answer. (5 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. Someone left a tiny puppy in a
basket on your doorstep.
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In the poem If I Were King by A.A. Milne,
Christopher Robin says,I often wish I were King,
And then I could do anything. What are some
things you would do if you became the king of
your own country? Do you think there might be
some things that you could not do, precisely
because you were king?
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You were accused of a crime that
you didnt commit.
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The following statement was from the 1972 Only
One Earth Conference. We have forgotten how to
be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth
as other creatures do? What do you think this
statement means?
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A familiar nursery rhyme begins Twinkle,
twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the
sky Explain everything that is valuable or
precious to you, and tell why you value it.
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You found a wallet containing
three one hundred dollar bills on the sidewalk.
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Which is better having lots of friends or being
famous? Why? (at least 5 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. A fairy godmother suddenly
appeared to grant one wish for you.
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What other uses can you think of for a sneaker?
List three and describe how they would be used.
(at least 5 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. Your best friend was quarantined
with a contagious disease for a month.
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List and describe ten things that make you smile.
(about 10 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You were asked to spend a week on
tour with the president of your country.
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Which would you dislike more a rainy day or a
day when you were sick? Why? (5 sentences)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. All books in the world were
destroyed.
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Write five sentences. Each should contain the
word heart. Please try to make your sentences
as complex as possible. Try to use descriptive
words.
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Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk-show host, was
born on February 1, 1954. Write five questions
you would ask your favorite movie star if you had
your own talk show.
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What is the biggest surprise you have ever had in
your life?Recall it with as much detail as
possible.
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Rosa Parks - born in February of 1913- was
arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to
a white person. Have you ever had to do
something that others did not agree with? Write
a paragraph explaining. (If not about you, about
someone you know or of which you have heard)
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Write two complete sentences suggesting two ways
to handle each of the following situations - one
proposing a poor solution, and one proposing a
good solution. You broke out in a rash from head
to toe on the doctors day off.
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Women were guaranteed the right to vote by the
United States Supreme Court on February 27, 1922.
Do you think kids should be allowed to vote?
Write a speech paragraph why or why not. (5
sentences)
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Describe a tradition you, your family, or people
you know have during the Mardi Gras season. (5
sentences)
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On this date in 1872, Yellowstone became the
first national park in the world. Would you
rather spend two hours hiking in a national park
or sitting in a movie theater watching a favorite
flick? Explain your answer in paragraph form.
(5 sentences)
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Dr. Seuss was born in March 1904. His real name
was Theodor Geisel. In a paragraph, tell why you
think Dr. Seuss might have decided not to use his
real name when writing his popular books. (5
sentences)
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Why do you think spring is many peoples most
favorite season? (5 sentences)
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March is Youth Art Month. Is it important to
teach art in todays schools? Why or why not?
(5 sentences - your neighbor will be checking for
this!)
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If you could relive one day in your life, what
day would you choose? What was so great about
this day? Would you change anything at all, if
so what? (5 sentences)
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If you could have a pile of anything, what would
you want a pile of? Explain using five sentences.
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How are telephones and cats alike? Try to think
of at least four ways. You must write five
sentences for this entry!! Remember to write
in paragraph form-not list form!
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Which award would you rather win Most Improved
Student, Best Athlete, Most Loyal Friend, or Most
Helpful Classmate? Why? 5 Sentence
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What snack food are you most like? Explain your
answer. (5 sentences)
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March is National Noodle Month. How are
spaghetti and laughter alike? Explain. (5
sentences)
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When is bigger not better? (5 sentences)
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Agree or disagree Some parents wont allow
their children to date until they are age 16.
Most parents should adopt this rule for their own
children.
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Describe a time you felt disappointed. What were
you expecting? What happened instead? How did
you react? What did you do? (5 sentences)
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Pretend that you have an incredibly weird friend
named Elmer, and no one knows about him.
Describe what Elmer is like. What makes him
weird? Why is he your friend?
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The best part about being six years old again
would be (5 sentences)
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When I am a parent, I will never (5 sentences)
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Agree or disagree and tell why Curfews are
ridiculous. Young people over the age of 12
should be able to decide for themselves what time
to come home. (5 sentences)
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Computers The best thing about computers is The
worst thing about computers is Explain. (5
sentences)
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If only there werent (5 sentences)
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What TV commercials do you enjoy? Why? Which
ones do you hate? Explain. (5 sentences)
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What do you want to do that youre not allowed to
do? Convince a person in authority that you
should be allowed to do it. Give four different
reasons. (5 sentences)
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Suppose you - and only you - had the power to
read peoples minds. What problems can you
imagine? What advantages would you have over
others? Do you think you would like having such
a power? Why or why not? (5 sentences)
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Caught! Describe a time you got caught. For
example, were you ever caught cheating, lying,
disobeying, playing a trick, doing something
embarrassing? What happened as a result? How
did you feel?
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Forgiving One thing I have a very hard time
forgiving is.. Explain. (5
sentences)
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No More Adults! Suppose there were a law saying
that teenagers no longer had to pay any attention
to parents, teachers, or other adults. What do
you think would happen? Why? How would you feel
about such a law? What would be its strengths?
Its weaknesses?
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Describe a time you felt proud of yourself.
Dont be modest. What did you do? Was it
difficult? Did you get any recognition? How did
others react to you? (5 sentences)
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What makes __________ such a good television show
is Explain what you like about it and why. What
do you think would make it even better? (5
sentences)
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A person who has had a big influence on me, other
than my mother or my father, is . Explain what
this person has done to be such a big influence
on you. (5 sentences)
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Describe your most and least favorite things
about Ms. Dupuiss class. Explain your choices.
(5 sentences)
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Next year uniforms will be worn by all students.
Do you agree with this new rule? Why or why not?
How can you make wearing uniforms an enjoyable
experience- be creative!
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Imagine yourself twenty years from now. What do
you think you will be like? What do you think
your life will be like? What problems will you
have had to face? What achievements would you
have made?
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May 14, 2001
What to Do with a Glopsnerch You have just given
someone a glopsnerch. This person is not at all
familiar with glopsnerches. Only you are. Write
instructions to go with your gift. Describe what
to do with a glopsnerch, explaining very
carefully everything that is important to know.
Remember Only you know what a glopsnerch is!
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Write three sentences that explain why keeping
animals in a zoo is a good idea and three
sentences detailing why it is not.
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Who would you rather be a movie star or a
famous inventor? Explain in one paragraph which
one you would choose and why. (5 sentences)
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Think of a time when you were afraid. Did you
have a nightmare? Was someone you know in an
accident? Did you think someone was breaking
into your house? Were you watching a horror
movie? Describe a time you were afraid, using
details to create a picture of the situation.
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Describe five activities you could complete in
one minute or less.
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Pretend your teacher has asked you to design a
classroom for the year 2050. Draw a floor plan
showing what you think this new classroom would
look like. Describe in paragraph form how this
room is different than Ms. Dupuiss classroom.
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Courage To me, what really takes courage is
(5 sentences)