1st Quarter Journal Warm-UpsA/B Day

Journal 1- [Number each entry @ the top]Answer this prompt on a separate sheet of paper or in your

spiral notebook.

What are your goals and expectations for this semester (academic or

extracurricular)? Be detailed in your response.

( You do NOT need to write the prompt. Journal Entries must be at LEAST a ½ page long.

Write neatly. You can write on the back of the page)

Journal 2Draw your childhood neighborhood.

• “Walk” through the neighborhood, labeling who you meet and what happened at each spot.

• Finally, brainstorm a list of “stories” from your past, like “the time I …”

Journal 3

Most people have been profoundly changed by a book. If not a book, possibly a song or

movie. Think about the book, song or movie that profoundly changed you. How did it

change the way you think, or even the way you live?

Journal 4

What is your favorite season? Explain your answer.

Place “I Am From” poems and any signed forms in the tray

Journal 5

Take 5 minutes to write about an event that changed your life (or a memory that you still have from childhood). Describe it in as much detail as possible. Don’t leave anything out.

Journal 6Why is it important to reflect on

experiences of your past? How does this reflection effect choices

you make in the present and future? Give at least one example

of how reflecting on an event of your past effected a choice you

made.

Journal 7

Journal 8

What is your favorite thing about FALL!? Be detailed and explain your answer.

Journal 9

Winona Ryder has said of her portrayal of Abigail in the film that she wasn’t sure if she was “the villain of the piece,” and that rather Abigail was merely a result of the insanity of “the whole town.” Write your thoughts on this.

Journal 10There’s “fun scary” (walking through a

haunted house, screaming through a horror movie, riding a roller coaster) and

then there’s “scary scary” (being in a car accident, getting caught in the

ocean’s riptide). Describe the scariest experience you’ve ever had. Was it fun

scary, or was it really terrifying?

Journals Due: Thursday!!

Journal 11Happy Halloween!! Write about your favorite Halloween memory. What has been your best

costume and why?

Make sure your name is on your journal and turn it in to be graded- QUIZ GRADE!