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Journal Topics <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Fourth Set<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. If robbers were breaking into my house while I was home alone………(10 sentences)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Write a short story about being locked in the school.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">3. Do you want your friends to completely honest with you, even if it’s negative?</SPAN> Explain. Are</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>you completely honest with them? <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences)</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">What are you thankful for?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">5.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Would you rather: have a horse’s tail OR have hooves instead of feet?</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <u1:p></u1:p> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Would you rather: live forever but always age OR only live to be 30?</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #003366"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <u1:p></u1:p> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Answer the above questions and write 2 questions of your own.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <u1:p></u1:p> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">6. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Free write.</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (10 sentences)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR> <FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">7.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Write about your holiday traditions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">8.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>What are you most excited about getting and giving for Christmas?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences)</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">9.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>What are your New Year’s Resolutions? (10 sentences)</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">10.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Pick two things you’d do if you weren’t too young (be appropriate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I do read <u1:p></u1:p>these…..) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10 sentences – B2 and B3 only) </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <BR> Third Set</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Write about your fall break </SPAN>(<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10 sentences</SPAN>)</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2. What are you most proud of yourself for? (10 sentences)</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3. Name my baby! (5 sentences)</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">4. Write about <U>The Outsiders</U>. Questions, comments, predictions, etc.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> <SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (10 sentences) (A1 only)</SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">5. If you could be famous for something, what would it be?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> <SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (10 sentences)<BR> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">6. Describe the perfect costume (Halloween or otherwise) and draw a picture of it.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">(7 sentences)</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">7. Do you think teenagers should have dating rules? Why or why not? (10 sentences)</SPAN><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR> 8. Write 10 ways NOT to annoy the adults in your life.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> (10 sentences)</SPAN><BR> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000"><BR> 9. What would you do if your parents forbade you to see your best friend. (10 sentences)<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10. Write about your most recent heartbreak. (10 sentences</SPAN>)</SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <DIV><BR> Second Set</SPAN></DIV> <DIV>1. If you were a super hero, what would your power be? (Choose only 1 super power!) What would your name </DIV> <DIV> be? Describe your costume. (8 sentences and a picture of your costume)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2. Finish the following: <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">If I were a teacher I would…………..(and/or I would never........) (10 sentences)</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>3. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">What are your biggest pet peeves? (10 sentences)</SPAN></DIV> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <DIV><BR> 4. Write about one of your earliest memories (10 sentences)</SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>5. Would you rather.......be a cyclops (eyeball in the middle of your forehead) or look normal but be blind? Write two </DIV> <DIV> "would you rather" questions of your own and answer them. (about 6 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>6. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Do you think boys or girls have it worse? Why? (10 sentences)</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>7. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Write a rainy day story (12 sentences)</SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>8. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Describe your dream birthday party (10 sentences)</SPAN> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>9. If you could choose to be the smartest, most attractive, or most athletic kid in your class, which would you choose? Why?</DIV> <DIV> How would it better your life? (8 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>10. Free write (10 sentences)</DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS">First Set</SPAN><BR> 1. Write 3 academic goals and 3 personal. Explain how you will accomplish each goal. (15 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2. Reflect on your first week of school. What have you liked? Disliked? What are you looking forward to? Dreading? etc? </DIV> <DIV> (10 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>3. Write about your family. Do you get along? What are they like? Siblings? Pets? etc. (10 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>4. What do you think of the class novel? Do you like or dislike it? What similarities/differences have you noticed between </DIV> <DIV> the characters and yourself? Any questions? What are you predictions? (10 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>5. Write 10 "life lessons" that you have learned. (10 sentences)<BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>6. Are you worried about what the world is going to be like when you grow up? Why or why not? Predictions? </DIV> <DIV> (10 sentences)<BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>7. Create and describe a new dessert. What are the ingredients and directions for making it? What will it look like? </DIV> <DIV> (8 sentences and a picture of it)</DIV> <DIV><BR> 8. What are ten things you'd like to accomplish in your life? (10 sentences)<BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>9. Create a new game show. Explain the concept, rules, etc. Draw a picture of the logo. (10 sentences)</DIV> <DIV> <BR> 10. Free write (10 sentences) </DIV> Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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