Journals

=**6th Six Weeks**= Drama Quiz (pp. 782-783)
 * Journal #26 - 4/25 & 4/26**

What causes two families to become bitter enemies?
 * Journal #27 - 4/27 & 4/28**

How important are first impressions? What kind of impression do you think you give?
 * Journal #28 - 5/3 & 5/4**

Everyone dreams. Describe a vivid dream you remember. Did it have a purpose in your life?
 * Journal #29 - 5/5 & 5/6**

Romeo loves Juliet from the first moment he sees her. She falls instantly in love with him. Do you believe in love at first sight?
 * Journal #30 - 5/9 & 5/10**

Do you have an adult friend or relative you can go to with problems? What qualities do you look for in an adult advisor? Make a list
 * Journal #31 - 5/11 & 5/12**

Write about your feelings if you were told you were banished from your home and city. Argue whether you think it is the worst possible thing that could happen.
 * Journal #32 - 5/13 & 5/16**

List the rituals or traditions your family practices throughout the year. Write about one that has the most meaning for you.
 * Journal #33 - 5/17 & 5/18**

Do you think either Romeo or Juliet grows in character from the beginning of the play to the end? Support your answer with evidence from the play.
 * Journal #34 - 5/19 & 5/20**

=5th Six Weeks= Read the article [|Enlisting Prison Labor To Close Budget Gaps]and answer FOUR of the discussion questions found [|here]. Write your responses in your journal and write in COMPLETE sentences. Please indicate the number of the question you are answering.
 * Journal #15 - 3/14 & 3/15**

Describe a journey you have taken or an adventure you have had in your life. 3/4 page.
 * Journal #16 - 3/17 & 3/18**

List the 4 parts of a source, or bibliograpy, card. List the 5 parts of a note card.
 * Journal #17 - 3/21 & 3/22**

List 5 things you learned about your god, goddess, hero, or monster during your research.
 * Journal #18 - 3/23 & 3/24**

Read the article [|Japan's Slow Tsunami Response Stirs Anger]and answer FOUR of the discussion questions found [|here]. Write your responses in your journal and write in COMPLETE sentences. Please indicate the number of the question you are answering.
 * Journal #19 - 3/25 & 3/28**

What are U.S. values involving hospitality and strangers? Do we ,in general, treat strangers well?
 * Journal #20 - 3/29 & 3/30**

What kinds of qualities does a good leader have? Do you think Odysseus is a good leader of his men? Why or why not?
 * Journal #21 - 3/31 & 4/1**

Why do you think a poem as old as The Odyssey might still be valuable today?
 * Journal #22 - 4/4 & 4/5**

How would you describe the character of Odysseus? Does he change at all in the course of the epic?
 * Journal #23 - 4/6 & 4/7**

Human weakness plays a big part in this story. What examples of human weakness can you find in the actions of Odysseus and his crew?
 * Journal #24 - 4/8 & 4/1**

=**4th Six Weeks | Due 2/21 (A Day) & 2/22 (B Day)**= Write the following in your journal: Open Ended Response = Analysis (your words) + Evidence (author's words) + A connection between the two
 * Journal #1 - 1/7 & 1/10**

The second semester starts in a few days. What three things are you going to do differently second semester? 3/4 page
 * Journal #2 - 1/11 & 1/12**

Have a brainstorming session for writing topics. Think of as many ideas as possible for a persuasive essay covering topics in these general categories: 1. Getting a driver’s license 2. Endangered animals 3. Food served in the school cafeteria 4. Television programs You need at least four (4) topics for each category. Remember, you are brainstorming TOPICS for a PERSUASIVE essay. Your topics should make clear what you are wanting the audience to believe about each of these categories. EX: Getting a driver’s license - The age requirement for getting a driver’s license should be raised to 18. - Once a teen gets three tickets or is in an accident, his or her license should be revoked until his or her 21st birthday.
 * Journal #3 - 1/18 & 1/19**

Choose two words from this list: //kind, change, hard, junk, miss, press, relish// Next, use a dictionary to do the following: A. Find all of the definitions (these words have more than one definition) B. With each definition, include the part of speech (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, etc.) C. For each word, write at least two sentences. Each sentence will use a different definition of the word.
 * Journal #4 - 1/20 & 1/21**

Choose one of the school policies or rules you think should be changed. In at least 3/4 page. fully explain why you feel it should be changed and why it would be beneficial to change. 3/4 page minimum.
 * Journal #5 - 1/24 & 1/25**

Using the policy you chose last journal (#5) - explain why it should NOT be changed. 3/4 page
 * Journal #6 - 1/26 & 1/27**

Look up the words //**socialism, barbarism, capitalist, and purist**//. Explain how the suffix changes the meaning of the base word. Then, use each word in a sentence that shows its meaning. Example: monopolist = monopoly (exclusive control of something) + -ist (one who does) = a person who has a monopoly Dr. Warren is a monopolist who controls the steel industry in our state.
 * Journal #7 - 1/28 & 1/31**

Some people say that best friends should always agree. Would you want a friend who thinks exactly as you do on everything? Why or why not?
 * Journal #8 - 2/1 & 2/2**

List as many synonyms as possible for the words said and went. Think of people talking or moving under many different circumstances and with many different moods.
 * Journal #9 - 2/3 & 2/4**

The words in the following pairs are often confused: then, than; effect, affect; imply, infer; loose, lose. Look up the words' meanings and write a question for each word. Example: Dessert, desert 1. Which word describes a pumpkin pie? (dessert) 2. Which word names a dry, sandy place? (desert)
 * Journal #10 - 2/7& 2/8**

Sometimes people say they know something but they cannot explain it. Is there a difference between knowing something and understanding it? Explain your answer.
 * Journal #11 - 2/9 & 2/10**

Use a dictionary and define the prefixes //pre-// and post-. Next, tell when each of these items takes place: a postgraduate course; a posthumous honor; a preamble to a book; a prelude to a symphony. Then find more words with these prefixes and create other "when?" riddles.
 * Journal #12 - 2/11 & 2/14**

We are often surprised when a person does something we do not expect. Write about a person you know or have seen on television who said or did something that surprised you.
 * Journal #13 - 2/15 & 2/16**

The words ottoman, chifforobe, credenza, and vanity name pieces of furniture. Look up these words in the dictionary and think of as many context clues as you can think of to describe the piece of furniture.
 * Journal #14 - 2/17 & 2/18**

=3rd Six Weeks | Due 1/5/2011 (A Day) & 1/6/2011 (B Day)=

Have you ever dreamed or thought about a monster or monsters? What did they look like? How did they act?
 * Journal #23 - 11/11 & 11/12**

Tell me, in 1/2 page or more, your impression of Monster so far. What do you like about it? What do you dislike? What do you want to know more about? Is there anything that is confusing?
 * Journal #24 - 11/15 & 11/16**


 * Journal #25 - 11/17 & 11/18**
 * Point of View Assignment**

Steve recounts the events of his life with a mixture of journal entries and screenplay. In 3/4 of a page, write a journal entry about an event that has happened to you in the past week.
 * Journal #26 - 11/19 & 11/29**

Tell me, in 1/2 page or more, your impression of Monster so far. What do you like about it? What do you dislike? What do you want to know more about? Is there anything that is confusing?
 * Journal #27 - 11/30 & 12/1**

Tell about a time you have been wrongly accused of something. How did it make you feel? What were the consequences? In 3/4 of a page, describe the incident in detail.
 * Journal #28 - 12/2 & 12/3**

What is the difference between being innocent and being not guilty? Do you think Steve is innocent or not guilty? 1/2 page minimum.
 * Journal #29 - 12/6 & 12/7**

What do you think Steve is most guilty of? 1/2 page minimum
 * Journal #30 - 12/8 & 12/9**

Steve says "Truth is truth. It's what you know to be right." What do you think truth is? Is it ever okay to lie? 1/2 page minimum.
 * Journal #31 - 12/10 & 12/11**

What is the best present you ever received? What is the best present you ever gave? Is it better to give or to receive?
 * Journal #32 - 12/14 & 12/15**

What are your plans for the next two weeks?
 * Journal #33 - 12/16 & 12/17**

What is your New Year Resolution? How do you plan to keep it? 3/4 page minimum
 * Journal #34 - 1/3-1/4**

What regrets do you have from 2010? What do you plan to do differently in 2011? 3/4 page minimum
 * Journal #35 - 1/5-1/6**

=2nd Six Weeks | Due 11/3 (A Day) & 11/4 (B Day)=

Practice writing in a clear and concise manner by explaining the rules of your favorite game. Write as if your reader is someone who has never even heard of the game.
 * Journal # 12 - 10/1 & 10/4**

Imagine that you have become a very accomplished adult, and a reporter wants to interview you. As part of this, he writes a long paragraph about your physical appearance. What does that paragraph say?
 * Journal #13 - 10/5 & 10/6**

When was the last time you read a newspaper? If you don’t read a newspaper how do you know what is going on in the world? Why is it important to know what is going on in the world?
 * Journal #14 - 10/7 & 10/8**

If you could be any celebrity for one day, who would it be? Write one paragraph explaining why you would want to be this person. Write a second paragraph about what you’d do if you got to be this person for a day.
 * Journal #15 - 10/12 & 10/13**

Which do you like better, reading or writing? Which do you find to be easier? Why do you think this is? Discuss your preference
 * Journal #16 - 10/14 & 10/15**

If you could have dinner with any person, past or present, who would you choose and why?
 * Journal #17 - 10/18 & 10/19**

Pretend you are a Little League coach who is concerned about the poor sportsmanship shown by some parents of players. Write a letter to your players' parents, persuading them to tone their responses at the games.
 * Journal #18 - 10/22 & 10/25**

"When it's a question of choosing between people and animals, people must always come first." Do you agree with this statement? Support your opinion.
 * Journal #19 - 10/26 & 10/27**

What is the best way to learn? Through lectures or by hands-on experiences? By discussing or by observing the concepts in action? Develop a plan for an ideal class, including your ideas about these questions.
 * Journal #20 - 10/28 & 10/29**

Are supernatural characters like wizards and witches appropriate in children's books? Write an editorial stating your opinion. Include supporting evidence.
 * Journal #21 - 11/1 & 11/2**

Think of something you value highly, that you wish your parents valued, too. Write a letter that will persuade them of its value.
 * Journal #22 - 11/3 & 11/4**

= =1st Six Weeks | Due 9/27 & 9/28=

In at least 3/4 of a page discuss the following: The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. - Mark Twain
 * Journal #1 - 8/27 & 8/30**

In at least 3/4 of a page discuss the following: If you were banished to an igloo for the rest of your life, what would you bring and why?
 * Journal #2 - 8/31 & 9/1**

In at least 3/4 of a page discuss the following: Where would you most like to go on vacation? Why is this your dream vacation?
 * Journal #3 - 9/2 & 9/3**

Come up with an idea for a sequel to one of your favorite movies. Write a synopsis, or summary, of the sequel that is at least 3/4 of a page.
 * Journal #4 - 9/7 & 9/8**

If you were choosing the menu for your last meal, what would it include? Write a __//detailed//__ description of __//each//__ item on the menu. (3/4 of a page)
 * Journal #5 - 9/9 & 9/10**

Choose something interesting that has happened to you in the past year, and write a story about it. Write in the third person (using the pronouns "he" and "she") and make yourself the main character of the story. (3/4 of a page)
 * Journal #6 - 9/13 & 9/14**

Imagine that you are a dollar bill. Using the first person (using the pronoun "I") describe what happens to you during the course of a week. (3/4 of a page)
 * Journal #7 - 9/15 & 9/16**

A story's setting often determines the mood of the story. Where would you set a scary story? Write 3/4 of a page describing the setting IN DETAIL!
 * Journal #8 - 9/17 & 9/20**

Imagine that you wake up one morning, walk outside your house, and find that everyone in the world has mysteriously vanished. Describe what you do next. (3/4 of a page)
 * Journal #9 9/21 & 9/22**

Imagine you are an explorer in the South American rain forest. Write a journal entry about a particularly dramatic or dangerous day. (3/4 of a page)
 * Journal #10 9/23 & 9/24**

Write ten sentences about the food in the school cafeteria. Five should be fact and five should express your opinion. If you do not eat in the cafeteria, use your imagination!
 * Journal #11 - 9/27 & 9/28**