Journal Writing Blog

  Write a journal entry on the prompt below: You have the technology to invent anything you want - basically, whatever your imagination thinks up.  What is this grand invention?  How will it affect humanity? What happens when you invent it? Be creative!

  Write a journal entry on the prompt below: Open the dictionary on your desk, turn to a random word, and use that as the title of your jou rnal entry for this week.  What is the word? What does it mean? Write freely about this word. Create a story or anecdote about it. Be creative!

  Write a journal entry on the prompt below: For some reason, you're getting the chance to meet your  hero .  Explain the meaning of " hero ". What makes a person a "hero"? Identify your hero. Who is s/he? What does s/he do? Why do you consider this person a "hero"? What has s/he done to make them a "hero"? Finally, tell what happens during your visit.

  "Taming the Anger Monster"   by   Anne Davidson After reading and working on the questions related to the text, read & respond to the below prompt: Do you agree with Carol Tavris, author of  Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion , that almost no situation is improved by an angry outburst? Is anger ever helpful? If so, in what situations? If not, why? Use personal experience and observation to respond.

  Write about the prompt below: Imagine you could “live” in any book you’ve ever read. What book would that be and which character would you choose to be? Why? 

  Journal Prompt : This week's journal prompt is a  quotation  by Albert Einstein. Read the quotation below & reflect on it. Define "genius" as you see it. What do you think makes someone a "genius"? Do you think you can consider that " Everybody is a genius "? Why or why not? Do you agree with Einstein when he says " But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it's stupid "?