Journal Entry 15Good Enough:

11/16/10• Listen to the song and follow along with the

lyrics

• Read the passages that are underlined, what do you think the artist means by it?

• Highlight or underline a passage that resonates (why it’s important to you) with you, and explain why you chose it.

Journal Entry 14Relationships:

11/15/10• What is a relationship?

• List 5 characteristics of a healthy relationship.

• Rank the characteristics in order of importance and explain why• put a 1 for the most important, and a 5 for the

least

• List 5 characteristics of an unhealthy relationship.

Journal Entry 13Listen & Reflect:

11/8/10• Listen to Jackie’s Self Esteem talk & reflect.

• Listen to track then reflect

• What things make you self-conscious about your body?

• Write down a positive comment to say to yourself instead of saying something negative about your body.

• What are you grateful for?

Journal Entry 12Flaws & Perfection:

11/8/10• Flaw – a feature that mars (to damage or spoil, less perfect/attractive) the perfection of something; defect; fault.

• Perfection - the condition, state or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects.

• Why is it important to love yourself just the way you are?

Journal Entry 11Book Questions:

10/29/10• On own answer questions 1-3 on page

150 in journal

Journal Entry 10Food Journal:

10/28/10• How did keeping a food journal help you

manage your eating?

• How can it help a person manage weight?

• What were the pros and cons of it?

Journal Entry 9Nutrition Labels:

10/20/10• List the type of information from a nutrition

label that could help you make healthy food choices.

• Do you ever look at the nutrition information on the food you eat?

• What information influences your food choices?

Journal Entry 8Review & Reflect:

10/19/10• Review your FOOD journal from the

last week.

• What are some patterns you notice?

• What are some things you have changed for the 2nd week?

• (USE YOUR NOTES FROM THE FOOD GROUP GALLERY WALK!!!)

Journal Entry 7KWL Chart: 10/11/10

• Make a KWL chart about NUTRITION.

Know Want to know

Learned

Write about what you already know about nutrition and food

Write about what you WANT to know about nutrition and food

(Wait until after the lesson to complete what you have learned)

Journal Entry 6The Foods You

Choose: 10/8/10• List 6 of the foods you eat most often

for meals and snacks.

• Describe why you eat each:• Health benefits? • Taste?• Appearance?• Convenience?

• Do you consider them HEALTHY CHOICES?

Journal Entry 5Daily Routines:

9/20/10• What physical activities (not

purposeful) do you include in your daily routine?

• What are the benefits (i.e. physical, mental/emotional, social, spiritual)?

Journal Entry 4Physical Activities:

9/17/10• Make a list of the physical activities

you participate in on a regular basis.

• Then add 3 others that you would like to try.

• Briefly describe WHY each activity appeals to you.

Journal Entry 3Goal Setting :

9/13/10• Identify a specific health goal that you would like to attain over this semester (such as eating less fast food:o)

• List the steps you will take to reach your goal

• Identify ways to seek help from others

• Set up check points to evaluate your progress

• How will you reward yourself when you achieve your goal?

Journal Entry 2Communication:

9/3/10• List the skills & qualities necessary for

effective communication.

• Explain how having strong communication skills can impact your health in positive ways

Journal Entry 1Good Health:

8/25/10• What does it mean to have good

health?

• How does it look?

• What steps should one take to maintain/achieve a healthy lifestyle?

Journal Entry 31Sex Education:

• Silently reflect on the following questions with a YES or NO (you DO NOT have to write down the answers)

• I understand how hormones affect my body during adolescence (teen years) & adulthood

• I do monthly breast self-exams• I practice abstinence (no sex) and avoid situations

that might put me at risk of contracting STDs (sexual transmitted disease)

• Why are these topics important to your overall health?

Journal Entry 28Media Images:

11/23/09• Media images can have an impact on a

person’s body image

• How might messages sent by media images negatively affect body image?

Journal Entry 24Is your diet

Nutritious: 11/5/09& 11/6/09• What are your favorite foods?

• Do you consider them to be healthy

• Why or why not?

Journal Entry 23Do you stuff your

emotions?: 11/4/09• Write about a time you were stressed

or upset and chose to deal with your emotions with “comfort” foods

• What could you have done instead of eating?

Journal Entry 21Teeth: 10/19/09

• Make a list of ways to keep your teeth healthy

• Circle the behaviors you do regularly

• Put a star next to the ones you would like to improve

Journal Entry No Journal: 10/13/09

• NO JOURNAL

• Take out your vocabulary squares and continue to work.

Journal Entry 20New Habits:

10/12/09• Review lesson 14.1 notes.

• Write about a new habit you plan to DEVELOP to protect the health of your skin, hair, and nails.

Journal Entry 19Tattoos : 10/8/09 &

10/9/09• Consider the long-term consequences

of having a tattoo.

• Will you be proud of that tattoo years from now?

• How could it work against you when you are looking for a job?

• Why is it a good idea to WAIT to get a tattoo?

Journal Entry 18Free write: 10/7/09

• Write about anything related to the notes or any other health issues that you would like to share.

Journal Entry 17Skin Cancer: 10/6/09• What steps do you/should you take to

check for skin cancer?

• Do you know anybody that has been diagnosed with skin cancer/melanoma? If so what steps did they take?

Journal Entry 16Sun Care: 10/5/09

• What steps do you take to protect your skin from the sun? Describe each

• Name a side effect of sun exposure

Journal Entry 15Hygiene: 10/1/09 &

10/2/09• List how long you spend “grooming”

your skin, hair, & nails per day.

• What steps do you take to care for all 3?

• How does good hygiene affect your health?

Journal Entry 14Safety First: 9/29/09• List activities you do only during

specific seasons of the year. Next to each activity, describe how you would prepare for the weather conditions of that season.

• What safety precautions did you take in your most recent activity?

Journal Entry 13

Inspirational Words: 9/24/09

& 9/25/09• Write your word or phrase from Jackie

Joyner-Kersee’s speech on the first line

• Describe how you have or will implement her inspirational words into your life.

• Give examples of things that have happened or things that you want to happen.

Journal Entry 123,2,1 - Athletes:

9/23/09• 3 things you learned about the athlete

articles from yesterday

• 2 ways you can apply the messages to your life

• 1 question about that article

Journal Entry 11Athlete Article

Analysis: 9/22/09• Take out your article about an athlete

and read it.

• Why do you think the article was written? What’s the PURPOSE? (to explain, entertain, persuade, etc)

• What is the message of the article?

• What’s your overall reaction?

Journal Entry 10Fast Food Epidemic:

10/22/10• If you were to eat fast food for every meal

for 30 days how do you think you would feel?

• What would be some of the side effects?

• How does this relate to your current diet?

Journal Entry 10Perseverance:

9/21/09• Def: 1) steady persistence in a course

of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. 2) Theology. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.

• Write about a time in your life that you were challenged and how you overcame it

Journal Entry 5Health Effects:

9/15/10• List 2 of your favorite

activities.

• Then briefly describe the positive effect each has on your health.

• List the physical, social, and mental/emotional effects

Journal Entry 93,2,1: 9/17/09 &

9/18/09• 3 things you learned from the

presentations yesterday/Wednesday (if you can remember :)

• 2 ways you can apply it to your life

• 1 question about that activity

Journal Entry 83,2,1: 9/16/09

• 3 things you learned from the presentations yesterday

• 2 ways you can apply it to your life

• 1 question about that activity

Journal Entry 7Time to Present!:

9/15/09• Write out a script for your presentation

• Introduce your activity• Describe the benefits (detailed!)

• Be ENTHUSIASTIC & SELL your ACTIVITY!

Journal Entry 6Revisiting Goals:

9/14/09• Look back at Journal Entry #1 (8/26/09)

• Now that you have learned more about physical activity & your health discuss the goals that you have implemented, and the results you have seen.

• If you have not made any progress toward your health goals, list steps you can take to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Journal Entry 3Health Triangle :

9/1/09• (Use your book pg. 11)

• Draw & label a health triangle. For each side of the triangle, identify 2 decisions that you made during the past few days that could affect your health. Put a “+” by the healthful decisions and a “—” by the potential harmful

Health Journal Guidelines

• COPY the following guidelines on the first page of your journal:

• 1)Reflection question is answered in your journal daily

• 2)Copy the question in one colored ink and answer in another (your choice of color)

• 3)Answer must be in full paragraph form – at least 5 sentences per paragraph to receive credit

Guidelines continued

4) Will be checked for a grade on a regular basis

5)You are responsible for the entries even if you are absent

6) Table of Contents – Save the first 2 pages after guidelines• Date Title of Reflection page #7) Must be brought to class EVERYDAY! Failure

to do so will result in teacher detention