Daily Journals

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Daily Journals
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January 30, 2013

• DIRECTIONS On your weekly journal log, write the
  days date, and respond to the journal prompt.
• PROMPT If you could walk in anyones shoes (have
  their life) for one day, whose would they be and
  why?

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January 31, 2013

• PROMPT If you had the ability to magically make
  one aspect/part of your life perfect, what would
  it be? How would you change it?
• FOR EXAMPLE Since I watch the way that people
  interact every day, I would change the way that
  people treat each other. I would make it
  impossible for people to judge others negatively.

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February 1, 2013

• Picture this! You're stranded on an island after
  being shipwrecked. You are the only one that
  survived. What are the three things that you were
  able to save from the wreckage that will help you
  to live on the island until help comes?

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February 1, 2013

• What does it mean to be intelligent? Are there
  multiple ways in which one can be smart?

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February 4, 2013

• What is one characteristic you would not change
  about yourself? Why?

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February 4, 2013 (12th)

• Go back to the story Flowers for Algernon. How
  would you feel if you had to walk in Charlies
  shoes (pre/post surgery) for a day? What would
  you do differently?

You choose!
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January 6, 2013

• If you could be any animal, what would you be and
  why?

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January 7, 2013

• In a few sentences, carry-on the following story.
• There it was, hiding behind the dying tree. I
  could smell its breath and

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January 7, 2013 (12th grade)

• Tell me, briefly, what you know about the
  Holocaust.

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February 11, 2013

• In your own words, tell me the definition of the
  word elude.

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February 11, 2013

• In your own words, tell me the definition of
  audacity.

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February 12, 2013

• Copy the following into todays journal slot
• Today, I put my vocabulary words into Quizlet or
  my flashcard app.

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February 12, 2013

• Tell me one thing that you learned from the
  Holocaust PowerPoint yesterday.

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February 13, 2013

• Continue the story.
• Thats it? Thats all there is? I asked, as the
  lady handed me the

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February 13, 2013

• If you were forced to leave your home, and you
  were allowed to take from it only that which you
  could carry, what would you take?

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February 14, 2013

• If you were asked to assess yourself on this
  journal check (January 30-February 13), what
  score would you give yourself?
• 1 I did a few journals, but there are a lot
  missing. OR I did not try very hard when
  responding on my journals.
• 4 I did every journal response, and my responses
  were detailed and thoughtful.

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February 19, 2013

• Grab a new journal worksheet from the table by
  the door.
• What was the best part of your 4-day weekend?

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February 20, 2013

• On this day in history, in 1962, John Glenn
  became the first person to orbit the Earth.
• At that moment in his life, what do you assume
  that he was thinking/feeling?

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February 21, 2013

• Do you remember your dreams? If so, whats the
  last dream that you remember having. If not, why
  do you think that this is so?

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February 22, 2013

• Most people have vivid memories of certain events
  from childhood.
• Pick one particularly strong memory and describe
  it in detail.

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February 25, 2013

• If you had the power to travel through time (past
  or future), where and what time would you go? Who
  would you hope to see/meet?

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February 26, 2013

• What comes around goes around.
• Life is like a box of chocolates
• Treat others how you want to be treated.
• Whats your favorite cliché? What does it mean?

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February 28, 2013

• You answer a knock at the door and find a
  delivery person holding a package for you. You
  open it and find
• What do you find? What would be the best package
  you can imagine receiving?

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March 1, 2013 (No journal for 12th grade)

• How well do you think you will do on todays
  test?
• Give yourself a score from 1-4, and explain your
  choice.

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March 4, 2013

• Say youve met an amazing person that youre
  dying to date. This person feels the same way.
  The problem is that he/she possesses a quality
  that would make your parents flip-out.
• What characteristic of a potential suitor would
  drive your parents insane?

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March 6, 2013

• The question below was posed by an anchor on 97.5
  this morning. Please respond to it with a
  thoughtful answer.
• If you had the attention of the entire world,
  what would you say?

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March 7, 2013

• Most people are born with all five senses (sight,
  hearing, touch, taste, and smell). If you had to
  give up one for the rest of your life, which one
  would it be and why?

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March 11, 2013

• Tell me your thoughts about the first four
  chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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March 11, 2013 (12th grade)

• Are you a fan of nature, or would you rather eat
  a cockroach than voluntarily spend time in the
  wilderness?

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March 12, 2013

• Are you a fan of nature, or would you rather eat
  a cockroach than voluntarily spend time in the
  wilderness?

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March 12, 2013 (12th grade)

• Often times, it is difficult to make big
  decisions. Do you believe in fate? Why or why not?

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March 13, 2013

• Today, you will be turning in Journal Log 2.
• First, make sure that you have all journals
  completed.
• Next, assess yourself on this journal check
  (February 19-March 13). What score would you give
  yourself?
• 1 I did a few journals, but there are a lot
  missing. OR I did not try very hard when
  responding on my journals.
• 4 I did every journal response, and my responses
  were detailed and thoughtful.

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March 14, 2013

• Go to the following website
• http//www.history.com/this-day-in-history
• Choose an event that happened today in history.
• What year did it occur?
• What was the event?
• Why did it interest you?

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March 15, 2013

• Woody Allen once said, Its better to be the
  leaver than the leavee.
• Do you agree? Would you rather dump someone than
  get dumped? Which option do you think is more
  painful?

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March 18, 2013

• Think about all of the adults in your life
  (teachers, parents, neighbors, friends,
  relatives, coaches, etc.). Probably a few of
  these individuals have provided you with an
  example of how you do not want to live your life.
• Look into your future and think about one thing
  that you believe will not happen.

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March 19, 2013 (12th) (no journal 9th)

• Theres fun scary and theres scary scary.
• Describe the scariest experience youve ever had
  (fun scary OR scary scary).

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March 20, 2013

• Is there one year of your life that stands out as
  exceptional? Maybe you starred in a play, got a
  new dog, or your mom was in a yearlong good mood.
  
• Describe the year that has been better than all
  others, thus far.

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March 21, 2013

• Beauty is only skin deep, the cliché claims.
• If you had to choose between beauty and brains,
  which would you pick?
• Which do you think has the potential to get you
  further in life?
• Which one would make you happier?

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March 22, 2013

• You probably share a basic outlook on life with
  your friends. However, most people have a few
  beliefs that differ and surprise their friends.
• Write about a belief of yours that may surprise
  the people who are close to you.

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March 26, 2013

• If you were going to die soon and had only one
  phone call you could make, who would you call and
  what would you say? And why are you waiting?
• - Stephen Levine
• Answer Levines questions.

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March 27, 2013

• Good luck charms come in many forms. From a coin
  to a rabbits foot, people choose them (or they
  choose their people) for various reasons.
• Do you believe in luck? Why or why not? If so, do
  you have a good luck charm?

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March 28, 2013

• What do you look forward to the most, when it
  comes to the upcoming vacation?

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April 8, 2013

• Was your Spring Break all that you had hoped it
  would be? Explain.

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April 9, 2013

• Slang changes often, as new generations emerge.
  Words/phrases like thats dope and da bomb
  (which I could have lived without) were popular
  when I was in high school.
• What are a few slang words/phrases from your
  generation?

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April 11, 2013

• Lets play pretend!
• If you were the president, what is the first
  thing that you would do after taking office?

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April 12, 2013

• Rate your journals.

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April 15, 2013

• Over the years, the standard for manners has
  changed.
• What one task do you think is a must when
  deciding whether a person has GOOD manners?

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April 16, 2013

• If you were allowed to star in a movie, what
  genre would it be (action, drama, etc.)?
• Who would be your costar(s)?

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April 17, 2013

• What is your greatest achievement in your life,
  so far?

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April 18, 2013

• Traditional sitcoms have been struggling to keep
  their audiences because of the popularity of
  reality TV.
• Youve been asked to create a new, original
  sitcom.
• Whats it about?
• Who will star in it?

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April 19, 2013

• Suppose youve been given an invisible camera.
  You can put it anywhere in the world (the Oval
  Office, the teachers lounge, a movie stars
  apartment, etc.) where would you put it?

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April 22, 2013

• This past week was a very newsworthy week.
  Explain your thoughts about the events (all,
  some, or one) that took place last week.

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April 23, 2013

• Surprise! Youre going on a (hypothetical) trip
  today!
• Where are you going? Who are you taking?

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April 24, 2013

• According to the cliché,
• Every setback is an opportunity for a comback.
• In your life, has this proven true? Have you
  always recovered from setbacks?

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April 25, 2013

• Yesterday, we considered the character traits of
  each of the characters in Act I.
• Think about a dominant trait that describes you.
  What is it?
• Choose a weather pattern that describes you.

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April 25, 2013 (12th)April 26, 2013 (9th)

• Whats the worst movie that you have ever seen?
• What made it so bad?

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April 29, 2013

• What are your thoughts about Romeo and Juliet so
  far?

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April 29, 2013

• In part three, the boys use a good number of
  similes.
• Write one of your own about this past weekend.

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April 30, 2013

• Often times, we reduce a generation to a series
  of oversimplified images and/or ideas.
• 50s poodle skirts and great cars
• 70s Vietnam War and hippies.
• 90s The era of head-bangers and grunge bands.
• How do you think people will explain/remember
  your generation?

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May 1, 2013

• What are your thoughts about life on other
  planets? Do you believe that it exists? Explain.

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May 2, 2013

• If you had the ability to find out the day in
  which you would die, would you find out? Explain.

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May 6, 2013

• Today, you will be turning in your journal log.
• First, make sure that you have all journals
  completed.
• Next, assess yourself on this journal check
  (April 15-May 6). What score would you give
  yourself?
• 1 I did a few journals, but there are a lot
  missing. OR I did not try very hard when
  responding on my journals.
• 4 I did every journal response, and my responses
  were detailed and thoughtful.