English IV Journals
2007-2008 School Year
South Stanly High School
Instructions: These are your journal writing assignments for the semester. Essentially, these assignments are designed to be reflective points for you to do some creative writing and thinking on your own. Each entry should be thoughtful, supported, grammatically correct and at least one, solid page in your Daybooks. Two are due each week. You may do them in class if you have spare time or at home for homework. Daybooks are turned in for a check EACH Friday, so make sure you are responsible and keep up each week. You must do them in this order. Label them in your daybooks with a creative title pertaining to your thoughts on that particular section. At any point in the semester, if you are uncertain about a certain topic, let me know ahead of time. Exit Sheets are a great place to ask if you have any questions or concerns about these. Think about the topics, be honest, support your responses, and try to enjoy writing!
1. Describe your relationship with your parents. How about your siblings? If you are an only child, describe how that feels.
2. What subject in school do you most enjoy? Why? What subject do you most dislike? Why?
3. How much time a day do you spend on either the telephone or on instant messenger? Who do you talk to and what do you talk about? What is important to you during free time?
4. Describe how you best relax. What types of stress-relieving activities do you use?
5. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Describe situations in which you are one or the other or both.
6. Recall a memory of disobedience, either in school or at home. What happened, how was it resolved and what did you learn from it?
7. Who or what gives you the best sense of safety and security? Describe how.
8. Are you a good sport or a sore loser? Recall your feelings when you won or lost a specific game.
9. Describe an experience involving discrimination that you either witnessed, or were a victim of. How did it make you feel? How did you react?
10. Recall a time when you felt truly surprised. What was the cause and reason?
11. If you could choose to speak any language fluently, which would you choose and why? How would this fit into your plans and goals in life?
12. Have you ever had an illness or a broken bone? How did it happen and how did you feel emotionally as you recovered?
13. Describe your eating habits on a daily basis. Generate a list and explain whether or not you believe this is a healthy diet.
14. Describe your room, your house and your neighborhood.
15. Describe yourself to someone whom you will never meet face to face.
16. Describe a teacher or mentor who has had a great impact on your life.
17. During all of your school years, list the activities you were involved with including but not restricted to the following: clubs, committees, sports, band, etc.
18. Describe the duties of any job you have ever had. How did you feel about working there? What did you learn from this experience?
19. What is your daily routine?
20. What goals have you set for yourself for life after high school?
21. Describe your favorite place to be and your favorite way to spend time.
22. What was the best thing that happened to you in high school?
23. What was the worst thing that happened to you in high school?
24. What movies, actors, musicians or other performers have had an impact on your life? Why?
25. Describe your best friend.
26. Describe the type of music you enjoy most. List groups and describe the appeal.
27. Describe your most memorable vacation.
28. Describe your experiences learning to drive a car. Describe the day you received your license and perhaps your first car.
29. Have you ever felt indestructible? Describe when and describe those feelings.
30. Choose three quotes that you agree with and explain them in detail.
31. Walk down the hallway during the changing of classes. Observe everything around you and describe as many things that you might miss about high school. The sights, sounds, people, events, etc.
32. Make a list of the priorities in your life—what is most important to you and in what order. Then briefly explain how you determined the list and the order.