Journal Entry

1. Journal Entry Make a short list of the times that you or someone you know truly felt fear. If you do not know any real examples, make some up. (Be serious) Rank them in order. (1=most fear) Write about number one: What caused it. How it felt. How it could have been avoided.

2. Journal Entry Write about a time when someone came to your rescue Possible ideas: A friend who came through for you A stranger who helped you out A teacher or boss who gave you a break Someone who stood up for you

3. Journal Entry Respond to the following quote: �If you don�t run your own life, somebody else will.� ~John Atkinson

4. Journal Entry Respond to the following picture:

6. Journal Entry Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin Is there a difference between telling, teaching, and involving? Does this proverb apply to more than school? Can you reword this into a similar saying or proverb of your own?

7. Journal Entry He is poor indeed that can promise nothing. ~Thomas Fuller Are there other ways to be poor than with money? Is a promise an important thing?

8. Journal Entry Respond to the musical selection in class What imagery comes to mind? Think about the musical components: melody, tempo, volume, etc If this music were a soundtrack to a movie or a video, what would be happening? Are there repetitions, stressed sounds, variety? What does the title suggest? Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine

9. Journal Entry #8 Make a list of the top 10 gifts you have received in your life They could be gifts for Christmas, birthday, anniversary, etc. Next, rank the gifts in the order of importance. Now, write a journal entry about your number one gift Why is it the best give ever? Who gave it to you and why? How did it make you feel at the time? Do you still have it? Is it still important? Has it become even more important, or has its importance faded with time?

10. Journal Entry #9 Respond to the musical selection in class (Revolution Number Nine) What imagery comes to mind? Think about the musical components: melody, tempo, volume, etc If this music were a soundtrack to a movie or a video, what would be happening? Are there repetitions, stressed sounds, variety? What does the title suggest? Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine

11. Journal Entry #10 Write about what your plans are for the weekend.

12. Journal Entry #11 Make a list of the first 10 things that you would do upon winning the lottery. List some serious things and some fun things. Next, rank the gifts in the order of importance. Now, write a journal entry about the number one thing you would do. Tell it like a story and consider: Why would you do it? Who else would be involved? Would you do it right away or would you wait awhile? Where would it take place? Why? Provide as much detail as you can.

13. The Trench DiggerAn elderly couple retired to the countryside to a small isolated cottage overlooking some rugged and rocky heathland.One early morning, the woman saw from her window a young man dressed in working clothes walking on the heath about a hundred yards away. He was carrying a spade and a small case and he disappeared from view behind a copse of trees.The woman thought no more about it but around the same time the next day she saw the man again, carrying his spade and a small case, and again he disappeared behind the copse.The woman mentioned this to her husband who said he was probably a farmer or gamekeeper setting traps, or performing some other country practice that would be perfectly normal, and so not to worry.

14. However, after several more sightings of the young man with the spade over the next two weeks, the woman persuaded her husband to take a stroll - early, before the man tended to arrive - to the copse of trees to investigate what he was doing. There they found a surprisingly long and deep trench, rough and uneven at one end, becoming much neater and tidier towards the other end. "How strange," the old lady said, "Why dig a trench here...and in such difficult rocky ground?" and her husband agreed.Just then the young man appeared earlier than his usual time."You're early," said the old woman, making light of their obvious curiosity, "We wondered what you were doing and we also wondered what was in the case.""I'm digging a trench," said the man who continued, realizing a bigger explanation was appropriate. "I'm actually learning how to dig a good trench because the job I'm being interviewed for later today says that experience is essential, so I'm getting the experience. And the case...it's got my lunch in it."He got the job.

15. Journal Entry #12 Can you think of a time when you had to work really hard to accomplish a goal? Discuss three or four steps you took to accomplish the goal. Is there something you would like to accomplish this year that you know will take a tremendous effort? What is the first step toward reaching your goal?

16. Journal Entry #13 Respond to the following picture:

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18. Journal Entry #14 Journal Entry - Create a list in your journal of the most remarkable things that have ever happened to you . Narrow the list to your top three things Write a journal entry about one of the things, using details and descriptive language. Write about the other two things for your weekend journal entries (Sat. and Sun.)

19. Journal Entry #15 Journal Entry � What if everyone lived in space? What would life be like? What would housing be like What type of clothing would people wear? What type of food would we people eat? How would life be difficult? What would be the advantages? Disadvantages?

20. Journal Entry #16 Journal Entry � Begin a narrative (story) about living in space focusing on setting Choose a setting and begin with a focused description on a tight setting (room, office, immediate area, etc) use sensory details (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) Next, widen the frame and describe the overall setting from a bigger perspective (buildings, neighborhoods, etc) Next, provide some exposition (background) about how the setting came to be Timeframe (Year/Season/Past, Present, Future/etc) Situation (explanation of how it came to be � Can include some past plot)

21. Journal Entry #17 Journal Entry � Continue your narrative (story) about living in space focusing on character development only Create a major character and write a character sketch describing him or her. Consider the following: His or her appearance (clothing, body type, adornments, hair, What kind of a person is he or she? Subject to change? Steadfast in their opinion? Open to others? Intensely private? Next, create a minor character to provide contrast to your major character. Consider the above ideas as well as: How are they different? Is their difference a problem for the main character or is it helpful in some way? Avoid entering into too much plot. Focus on character development!

22. Journal Entry #18 Journal Entry � Continue your narrative (story) about living in space focusing on conflict development only Begin by using exposition to set the situation for the potential conflict. Provide background that supports the conflict Introduce the conflict through narration and/or dialogue. Try to further develop the conflict by providing complications for the character(s)

23. Journal Entry Journal Entry � Write a short narrative in first person with two characters (You and another person) In your narrative you will be telling the other character about your ten things you believe in. Don�t list your items. Instead, let the items come out in a natural conversation Use some narration (prose writing) and some dialogue Remember to indent each new paragraph Remember to start a new paragraph every time a new person is speaking

24. Journal Entry What are your core values? Take the time to actually write down what you believe you value most in life.� Then take a good hard look at what you have in your life currently.� Do you live according to those values or have you been living according to somebody else's values and beliefs? Are there areas you can improve?

25. Journal Entry Journal Entry � Choose a scenario and write a half page of dialogue to show what happens. Follow the rules for punctuation and BE CREATIVE! You are shopping at the mall with some of your friends. On the way home, one of your friends reveals the gold chain he or she shoplifted. You and a friend are home alone at night, studying upstairs for a big science test. You hear a noise at one of the downstairs back windows. You and a friend rode your bikes to a local convenience store to buy sodas. When you come out, one of the bikes is gone. You are applying for a summer job that you want very much. You must convince the boss why you are the person he or she should hire

26. Journal Entry Journal Entry � Write a one or two page narrative that begins with the following line: Greg closed his eyes, took a deep breath,, and jumped.

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28. Journal Entry Describe a building from the point of view of a man who just lost his only son in war. Do it without mentioning death, war, his son, or himself. Describe that same building at the same time of day and weather conditions, from the point of view of a man who has just discovered he's going to be a father. The same rules apply however, don't mention birth, or babies. (If you feel more comfortable change it to a woman's point of view.) The point of this is to challenge yourself to see through your characters eyes. What is ugly and brutal to one person, in one frame of mind, may not be to another.