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Wed. Sept. 9

Did you know that punctuation doesn’t just include commas, apostrophes, and periods, but it also covers the spaces between words and lowercase letters? Before punctuation was invented, texts were written in all caps without any spaces between words, making them hard to read. Rewrite the following paragraph using punctuation.

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THUR. Sept. 10

FRI. Sept. 11

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The consonants T and B can be turned into a variety of different words by inserting different vowels in different places. For instance, you could come up with TUB, TUBE, TUBA, OR TAB.

Come up with THREE words each by inserting vowels into each of the following strings of consonants: GR, STR, LT, SW, CD.

Mon. Sept. 14

List one of your pet peeves and write about why it annoys you.

Tues. Sept. 15

Write about an incident that illustrates kindness.

Wed. Sept. 16

Describe Sundays at your house.

Thur. Sept. 17

If and when I raise children, I'll never...

Fri. Sept. 18

Finish this thought: if I could change one thing about myself (if you can't think of anything, you might want to consider telling how you got to be perfect!) My voice is almost all gone so please make sure that you are working on getting your project together because presentations are due tomorrow. I can still write your name on the board for detention. Yes, this means you peanut butter!!!

Mon. Sept. 21

Invent and describe a new food.3rd period after the presentations get The green book and read pages 573-577Do all the questions and provide text Evidence where appropriate.

Tue. Sept. 22

What part does music play in the life of young people? Write a journal entry describing you and your peers’ tastes in music and why music is meaningful to you as a generation.

Wed. Sept. 23

Friendships are important to middle school and high school students. Write a definition of what your friends mean to you.

Thur. Sept. 24

Fri. Sept. 25

What is the definition of beauty? Write a definition for “beauty,” and provide examples to illustrate your meaning.

Mon. Sept. 28

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Many people believe that honesty is the best policy. In youropinion, is it ever okay to lie? Explain your answer using specificreasons and examples.

Tues. Sept. 29

What techniques do you knowfor helping others resolve conflictspeacefully?

Wed. Sept. 30

Write down an important goalyou would like to achieve over thenext ten years. Brainstorm a list ofactions you need to take to makeyour goal. Decide when you shouldtake each action and place it on atime line.

Thur. Oct. 1

Fri. Oct. 2

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Write a journal entry describingyour typical school lunch and what you would do to change it.

Mon. Oct. 5

Most states allow people to get a driver’s license at the age of 16.Some people feel that 16 is much too young for the responsibilitythat comes with driving a car and that teenagers should not beallowed to drive until the age of 18. In your opinion, at what ageshould people be allowed to drive, and why?

Tues. Oct. 6

The average American watches as much as six hours of television each day. Do you think this is too much? Why or why not?

Wed. Oct. 7

We all have favorite activities that we enjoy. Write a journalconvincing readers to try the activity that you enjoy most.

Thur. Oct. 8

Since the cloning of the sheep Dolly, there has been much debate over whether or not human beings should be cloned. How do you feel about this issue?

Fri. Oct. 9

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Write out the best or the worst day of your life.

Tues. Oct. 13

Who is the person from history that you would most like to meet and talk to? Why? What would you like to ask?

Wed. Oct. 14

What would you do if all the electricity in the world just stopped?

Thur. Oct. 15

What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?

Fri. Oct. 16

You are to tell a person from a distant planet or from another era what pollution is. Make that person understand what causes it and why it is bad.

Mon. Oct. 19

If you could do something that you never have done before, what would it be? Why would you want to do it?

Tues. Oct. 20.

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? Why would you make this change?

Wed. Oct. 21

Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.

Thur. Oct. 22

Invent a monster and describe it. Tell where it lives, what it eats, and what it does.

Fri. Oct. 23

What commercial on TV do you dislike beyond all others? What about it is particularly annoying to you?

Mon. Oct. 26

Be a building you know well. Talk about your life and memories.

Tues. Oct. 27

Write about what you think you will be like and what you will be doing 10 years or 20 years from now.

Wed. Oct. 28

Were you ever accused of something that you didn't do or have you ever blamed someone else for something that you did? What happened

Thur. Oct. 29

Write about the funniest thing that ever happened to you or one of your friends.

Fri. Oct. 30

MON. NOV. 2

Persuade a friend to give up drugs.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THIS CHANGE?

Tues. Nov. 3

AS A CHILD, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?

Wed. Nov. 4

THUR. NOV. 5

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FRI. NOV. 6

List one major world problem and how you think we should solve it.

MON. NOV. 9

What is the most important issue facing teens your age today? How should they deal with it?

TUES. NOV. 10

What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?

WED. NOV. 11

What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?

THUR. NOV. 12

What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?

FRI. NOV. 13

What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?

MON. NOV. 16

If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?

TUE. NOV. 17

If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?

WED. NOV. 18

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THUR. NOV. 19

Imagine that you are an animal in the zoo. What type of animal are you? How do you feel about being caged? How do you feel about people that visit and watch you?

FRI. NOV. 20

Write about a time your parents embarrassed you.

MON. NOV. 23

You go to the store with your parents and baby brother. Your parents go into a store and tell you to watch your brother. You take your eyes off your brother for just a minute and you can't find him. You...

WITH THESE JOURNALS, TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THEM.

TUES. NOV. 24

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

MON. NOV. 30

I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.Read more at

TUES. DEC. 1

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.

TUES. JAN.5, 2016

Choice is more than picking 'x' over 'y.' It is a responsibility to separate the meaningful and the uplifting from the trivial and the disheartening. It is the only tool we have that enables us to go from who we are today to who we want to be tomorrow.

WED. JAN. 6, 2016

In the busy lives we lead it’s not hard to lose perspective on the things that are important to you. When you get caught up in the rat race of your day to day life, with all it’s annoyances and frustrations, it’s vital to keep the right perspective on the things that matter most and to prioritize them.

THUR. JAN. 7

The thinking that got us to where we are is not the thinking that will get us to where we want to be – Albert Einstein

FRI. JAN. 8, 2016

Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself – Robert Frost

MON. JAN. 11

Don’t be seduced into thinking that that which does not make profit is without value – Arthur Miller

TUES. JAN. 12

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love – St. Basil

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The price of greatness is responsibility.Sir Winston Churchill

MON. JAN. 25

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. John Marks Templeton

TUES. JAN. 26

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.Ralph Waldo Emerson

WED. JAN. 27

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.Thomas Jefferson

THUR. JAN. 28

Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.Michael Josephson

MON. FEB. 1, 2016

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.John C. Maxwell

TUES. FEB. 2, 2016

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.John Quincy Adams

WED. FEB. 3, 2016

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.Arnold H. Glasow

THURS. FEB. 4, 2016

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.Peter Drucker

FRI. FEB. 5, 2016

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.Ray Kroc

MON. FEB. 8, 2016

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.John C. Maxwell

TUES. FEB. 9, 2016

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.Henry Ward Beecher

WED. FEB. 10, 2016

If you could step back in time to re-live one day, what would you do differently?

THUR. FEB. 11, 2016Describe how this artwork makes you feel.

FRI. FEB. 12, 2016

Are you a night owl or a morning person? Explain why and what you like doing at night or early morning.

MON. FEB. 15, 2016

Is war ever justified? When? Explain.

TUE. FEB. 16, 2016

If you could spend an hour with the president, what are 10 questions you would like to ask him and why?

WED. FEB. 17, 2016

What makes you unique, or at least different from, any other person?

THUR. FEB. 18, 2016

What has been the greatest failure in your life this year?

FRI. FEB. 19, 2016

Describe a time you felt … Aggressive, Angry, Bashful, Caring, Cheerful, Committed, Confident, Cruel, Depressed, Devoted, Dishonest, Disillusioned, Engaged, Friendly, Frightened, Furious, Hardworking, Hesitant, Lazy, Lonely, Loving, Nervous, Open, Sad, Scheming, Self-centered, Selfish, Sneaky, Supportive, Thrilled, or Upset