1st Quarter Journal Warm-Ups

• Monday- Literary Term• Tuesday- Vocabulary Word• Wednesday- Current Event• Thursday- Poem• Friday- Journal

Journal Requirements• Respond to all prompts with a minimum of a

half-page on college-ruled paper. ONLY 2 JOURNAL ENTRIES A PAGE.

• Number every journal- whether you complete the journal or not.

• Keep journals in order.• Write neatly! If I can’t read it, you will not get

credit.• Do not have any other assignments or notes on

your journal pages

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 2

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 or your way of

thinking. How did it change the way you think, or even the way you live?

Journal 3 Draw your childhood neighborhood.

The following does NOT need to be in complete sentences:• “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 …”

Turn in “I Am From” poem to the basket if you haven’t already.

Remember: QUIET during Warm Ups!!

JOURNAL 4

These “episodes” (minimum of 5) can be in the form of a LIST but MUST be in complete sentences

and contain an adequate amount of detail.

Journal 5List your 4 bars and

explain them.

Journal 6Write about one or all of the following…

SwimmingThe stars

The most frightened you’ve ever beenGreen places

The closest you ever felt to God or natureReading and books that have changed your life

Physical enduranceA teacher you had

Don’t be abstract. Write the real stuff. Be honest and detailed.

Journal 7

Read the “9 Life Lessons Everyone Can Learn…”

Think about a life lesson you have learned through a children’s book. Summarize the children’s book, and explain how the lesson is conveyed and why it stood out to you.

Journal 8Why 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.