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Journal Topics. 2013-2014. 9/11/2013. What do you remember about September 11, 2001? What have you learned about it since then? How do you feel about terrorism?. 9/12/13.

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Journal Topics

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  1. Journal Topics 2013-2014

  2. 9/11/2013 • What do you remember about September 11, 2001? What have you learned about it since then? How do you feel about terrorism?

  3. 9/12/13 • Set a goal for yourself that will be completed by the end of your sophomore year (or where you want to be with regards to the goal by the end of the school year). Explain why that goal is important to you.

  4. 9/13/13 • Free write Friday – write about whatever is on your mind.

  5. 9/16/13 • What is your favorite thing about fall? Take time to explain it and describe it.

  6. 9/17/13 • Copy the following quote and explain what it means. Relate it to something you know (life, TV show, movie, book) • “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”- Theodore Roosevelt

  7. 9/18/13 • Write using this word - • Vexed (adjective) • irritated or annoyedThat lion sure looks vexed.

  8. 9/19/13 • Using this picture, write about what comes to mind. Be descriptive.

  9. 9/20/13 • Free write Friday – write about whatever is on your mind. • (story, poem, what you are thinking about, your week or weekend, etc.)

  10. 9/23/13 • Explain what you think about the short story, “The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber.” Make sure you explain why.

  11. 9/24/13 • Rewrite the ending of “The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber” and possibly even retitle it if necessary, as you would have like it to end.

  12. 9/25/13 • “But a desperate heart will seduce the mind.” • - By Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

  13. 9/26/13 • Explain your biggest fear. • What are you afraid of and why?

  14. 9/27/13 • Free Write Friday – • Write whatever is on your mind.

  15. 9/30/13 • If you could make 3 wishes, what would they be and why?

  16. 10/1/13 • What do you know about the Holocaust?

  17. 10/2/13 • “The difficulty in life is the choice…”-George Moore • Copy quote • Explain quote • Relate it to your life, a movie, or a book

  18. 10/3/13 • Create a story using the following items in your story – an orange, a ruler , and a clock

  19. 10/4/13 • Free write Friday!

  20. 10/7/13 • How was Homecoming weekend? • (If you didn’t attend the Homecoming festivities, then just tell about your weekend.)

  21. 10/8/13 • If you could be a superhero, who would you be and why?

  22. 10/9/13 • Procrastination is the thief of time. • -Chinese Proverb

  23. 10/10/13 • What have you learned about the Holocaust? • (Think about past information and the current project)

  24. 10/11/13 • Free write Friday!

  25. 10/15/13 • Write a story or a poem involving a tree.

  26. 10/16/13 • Did you like the Holocaust project and presentations? • Explain why or why not.

  27. 10/17/13 • What events can suddenly change the course of a person’s life? Discuss possible effects and emotional reactions you or others might have to each event.

  28. 10/18/13 • Free write Friday! • Or • Work on vocabulary and write the word vocab for this journal entry

  29. 10/21/13 • “For the youth of today, for the children who will be born tomorrow. He does not want his past to become their future.” • -Elie Wiesel • Copy quote, explain it, & relate it to life.

  30. 10/22/13 • If you were in a similar situation to Elie (going to the ghetto & then cattle cars) and were told only to bring those items you could carry to the ghetto, what would you bring? Remember they must be items you can carry and you have little privacy. Explain why you would bring each item. If making a list is easier, you may do so.

  31. 10/23/13 • Using 4 of your vocabulary words, write paragraph or a poem about sadness.

  32. 10/24/13 • Write a response about what you have read from the book Night so far.

  33. 10/28/13 • What genres (kinds/types) of music do you listen to? Why do you like listening to it? Who is/are your favorite artist(s)?

  34. 10/29/13 • Write about the picture below. Your piece can be informational or creative.

  35. 10/30/13 • Using 5 vocabulary words, write your personal response to what we have read in Night so far.

  36. 10/31/13 • What is your favorite Halloween memory? Explain it and why it is your favorite.

  37. 11/1/13 • Free Write Friday!

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