JOURNAL PROMPTS
Students will be given time at the beginning of class to complete their journal prompts. If they do not finish, they need to complete them at home. Students are required to bring their journals to class everyday.
Daily Journal Entry Requirements:
* Each entry should contain at least 9 complete sentences.
* Date each entry.
* Students should write down the Quote of the Day, and the Student of the Day.
* Students should also stay on topic.
* Use one vocabulary word in the prompt from the reading vocabulary list. They must underline the word they are using.
There will be journal checks each six weeks. These checks will count as a test grade. Students will be held accountable for the requirements stated above.
We may not have journal prompts each day. The prompts and dates are listed below:
| Week 10 |
Thursday, Oct. 22
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If you were taken back in time to the 1800's, what would improve about your life? What would be worse? | Surplus |
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Monday, Oct. 26
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What is the one invention since the 1800's that you could not live without? Tell why. | technology | |
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Pretend that you are asked to deliver a pizza, in the desert, on a camel. What would your trip be like? Describe the setting. | caravans | |
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Pretend that you are going to make a library for your room. What would be the first five books you would add to your library. Which book would you not include? Tell why. | manuscripts | |
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Why do you think it is important that we have libraries? | patron | |
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Write a letter to a policemen or firefighter thanking them for their service to our community. | legacy | |
Monday, Sept. 21
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Today is Mrs. Hill 40th birthday. Write a letter to her explaining why she isn't "over the Hill!" | unique | |
Thursday, Sept. 25 |
Pretend that you are giving a speech to the leaders of the world. Your job is to convince them that saving the rain forest and the environment is important. What do you say? | Industrial | |
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Friday, Sept. 26
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Write a speech for a pumpkin that has won the Best Pumpkin of the World award. | exceptional | |
| Name two of your favorite friends. Compare the two by telling how they are alike and different. | Please use the vocabulary words destination and persisted. | ||
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Come up with a creative story about what happened to the dinosaurs. This should be truly fictional. You can make your story as silly as you like. | Please use the vocabulary word fragile. |
| April 8, 2008 | *All classes: What do you think 7th grade will be like? | ||
| April 9, 2008 | * All classes: List the top three things you enjoy doing outdoors. Tell why each is your favorite. | ||
| April 10, 2008 | * What are your plans for spring break? | ||
| April 11, 2008 | *Pretend that you have won a trip to the beach for spring break. Which beach would you visit? What would you do while you are there? | ||
| March 31, 2008 | * All classes: How do you feel about TCAP tests? | ||
| March 24, 2008 | *All classes: How was your Easter weekend? | Vocabulary word: Exquisite | |
| March 26, 2008 | * All classes: Write a poem about CHMS. | Vocabulary word: Exceptional | |
| March 27 | * All classes: What is your favorite poem that you have read so far? | Vocabulary word: extraordinary | |
| March 28 | * All classes: Pretend that your teachers are putting on the play, The Wizard of Oz. Which part should each teacher receive? Explain your selection of the rolls. | ||
| Feb. 25
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* Describe Sal's relationship with her grandparents. * Bridges: Pretend that you are a mouse, and a cat is chasing you. Tell where you run. Underline the prepositions in your prompt. |
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Feb. 28
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* Why did Sal finally agree to go to Lewiston? * Bridges: What would happen if you gave a smart mouse a computer? |
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Feb. 29  |
* In the story Walk Two Moons, Sal is searching for someone.
How do you think she felt during this time? Bridges: If you were asked to write a book for kindergarteners, what kind of story would you tell them? |
| Feb. 21
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In the story The View from Saturday, they talk of
"the decline of western civilization." What do you think is ruining the
world as we know it?
_________________________________________________ Bridges: Have you ever taken a stand for what you believe in? What was it? What happened when you did? If you have never taken a stand, tell a story of someone who has.
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accumulated ______________ courage
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| Feb. 22
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If you had to put ten Post it Notes on ten of your friend's
foreheads that described them, what would they say? __________________________________________________ Bridges: Are there school rules that you think are not fair? Tell what they are and what could be done to improve them. |
astonished
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| January 7 | Describe what you do during class change. Identify
each step.
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| January 8 | Pretend that you are a great explorer and you have just discovered new land. What will you name your new country? Where is it located? What difficulties might you have starting your settlement? ________________________________________ Bridges: What is the biggest problem you have had in your life? What have you done to overcome this problem? |
destiny __________ vanity |
| January 9 | List some of your favorite foods that are served cold. Come up with a recipe for a cold dish that would be a great snack. _____________________________________________ Bridges: Pretend that you have found a bird's nest in a tree in your yard. You watch the nest, and finally the eggs hatch! To your surprise the animals are not birds! Tell what happens next. |
insulated _________ pulse |
| January 10 | Pretend that you are heading to the artic, much like Fridtjof Nansen. Tell what you would need for your journey. What would you pack on your ship? ________________________________________________ Bridges: What do you do to cool off in the hot summer? List some ways to stay cool without air conditioning. |
provisions ____________ seared |
| January 11
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Why do you think some explorers are drawn to polar regions? Draw a chilly illustration from the story Into the Ice. ________________________________________________ Bridges: How is the Phoenix a symbol of new life in the story? Draw an illustration from Phoenix Farm. |
isolation ____________ recession |
| January 14 | Pretend that you are in the jungle and a chimpanzee comes up to you. To your surprise, he can talk! Tell what happens next. __________________________________________________ Bridges: Have you ever been asked to do something you hate? What was it? Explain why you hated it. |
Ordeal _________ suits |
| January 15 | Do you think it is fair that chimpanzees are kept in captivity? Explain your answer. ____________________________________________________ Bridges: Why is it important that kids your age have chores and responsibilities? |
captivity ________ fussy |
| January 24 | How are chimpanzees different from other animals? ___________________________________________ Bridges: Pretend that you have been asked to paint the 6th grade hall. How would you decorate the hall? |
stimulating ___________ Whitewash |
| January 25 | As you found out in your story, In Europe , chimpanzees were dressed up and taught tricks. If you had a chimpanzee, what tricks would you teach him? _____________________________________________
Bridges: How do you feel after you complete a job that you did well? |
companionship ___________ profit |
January 28
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Have you ever wanted to travel into space? Tell why or
why not. ________________________________________________ Bridges: No two people are exactly alike. However, If two people could be exactly alike, which person would you want to be like? |
aliens _________ unique |
January 29
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Think about the characters in Space Cadets.
Pretend that you are casting this drama. Tell which of your friends or
teachers would be best for each part. Tell why. ____________________________________________ Bridges: Have you ever collected a common item? Tell why you collect these things and what you like about them. |
hospitable ___________ passion |
January 31
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Do you think there are such things as UFOs and aliens?
Explain why or why not. ______________________________________________________ Bridges: Name something in nature that you would like to photograph. Tell why you would like to photograph those items. |
universal __________ perception |
Feb. 1 Cancelled
due to time for computer lab
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Pretend that you have flown to Mars and met an alien.
Describe the alien and the conversation that you just had. __________________________________________________ Bridges: What did you like best about the book Snowflake Bentley by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs? |
refrain
_______________ crystal
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Feb. 4, 2008 
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What do you think would be a great invention for kids your
age? ____________________________________________ Bridges: What is the most you can do in fifteen minutes? |
devise __________ distracted |
Feb. 7, 2008
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What do you think Edison meant when he said, "Negative
results are just what I want?" _______________________________________________ Bridges: What does Violet do in the Story "Fifteen Minutes" that is giving Pat such a problem? |
convert ____________ expression |
Feb. 8, 2008 
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What was the author's purpose for writing Inventing the
Future? What did you like best about the story? __________________________________________ What did you like an dislike about the story Fifteen Minutes? |
proclaimed _____________ preference
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