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Please read through and consider the following guidelines for writing in your journal.
Please read through and consider the following guidelines for writing in your journal.
If you are having trouble thinking about what to write in your journal, think about what you would possibly write as a status update on a social media site. Use this as your starting point.
If you are having trouble thinking about what to write in your journal, think about what you would possibly write as a status update on a social media site. Use this as your starting point.
Journals are not meant to be published. Remember that this is a place where you can explore your thoughts and ideas without any concern of someone's criticism.
Journals are not meant to be published. Remember that this is a place where you can explore your thoughts and ideas without any concern of someone's criticism.
If you like to write stories, or poems, it is OK to write them in your journal.
If you like to write stories, or poems, it is OK to write them in your journal.
It's OK to break all of the rules in spelling and grammar. There is no right or wrong way to write something in your journal.
It's OK to break all of the rules in spelling and grammar. There is no right or wrong way to write something in your journal.
If you don't know how to spell a word, use this time as a learning strategy. Write the word as best as you can, or underline the word that you think you misspelled.
If you don't know how to spell a word, use this time as a learning strategy. Write the word as best as you can, or underline the word that you think you misspelled.
Write with a pen, marker, colored pencil, or whatever it is that you like. You can also add a drawing if you want to enhance your journal entry.
Write with a pen, marker, colored pencil, or whatever it is that you like. You can also add a drawing if you want to enhance your journal entry.
Date each journal entry, and include a title for each.
Date each journal entry, and include a title for each.
It's OK to go back and revise or add on to a journal entry if you feel you need to add a detail.
It's OK to go back and revise or add on to a journal entry if you feel you need to add a detail.
Please share your journal with your parent and your teacher.
Please share your journal with your parent and your teacher.
1. Create your own holiday. What would you celebrate? How could you get others to join in the fun?
2. Would you rather hang out by yourself after school or with friends?
3. If you could end any one problem in the world, what would it be? Why?
4. What does it feel like to be wrong?
5. Write about three values that are important to your family.
6. Could you ever be a vegetarian? Why or why not?
7. If someone wrote a book about you, what would it be about?
8. What does it mean to be a feminist?
9. Write a poem about your favorite activity or hobby.
10. Write about the best vacation you ever took.
11. Write about a time when someone helped you. How did you feel afterward?
12. Do you prefer to read books that are parts of series or standalone books? Why?
13. Would you rather jump out of a plane or go scuba diving? Why?
14. Write a poem about love—what does it mean?
15. What is your favorite TV show? What do you like about it?
16. How would your best friend describe you?
17. What is your favorite way to be creative?
18. Are you the last person to speak up in a group or the first to have an idea? Why do you think that is?
19. Why do we give respect to senior citizens and people who are our elders?
20. Write a poem about your classroom.
21. Would you rather paint or sculpt? Why?
22. How would you like to help in our community?
23. If you could throw a party for all your friends, what would it be like? Where would you hold it? What would you do? Who would come?
24. What is your favorite thing to do at recess on a nice day?
25. Write about the most important thing in your life.
26. Write a poem about spring flowers.
27. If you could live inside any video game, which would you choose? Why?
28. What is your favorite thing about yourself?
29. Write about a goal you accomplished recently. How did you feel when you finished it?
30. Write about a rule at school or at home that you don’t like. How would you replace it?
31. Write about something your parents always tell you.
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