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Journal Prompts

Describe a time in your life when you feel you were very well organized.
Describe a time in your life when you feel you were very disorganized.
Three goals I have set for myself are... because
Five years from now, I will be...
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!)
Think about your personality. What do you like best about yourself? Why?
Write one habit about yourself that you like and describe it.
Compile a list of words that describe you as a child. Compile a second list that describes you as you are now. How are these lists the same? How are they different?
Tell about what triggers anger in you or someone else.
What is something special and/or different about you? Why do you think it is special or different?
How forgiving are you when a friend lets you down? Explain. Give an example.
Describe learning something from a friend.
I have never been more frightened than when...
Write about a day you'd like to forget.
Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.
Describe someone who is a hero to you and explain why.
Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.
As you close your eyes you feel as if you’re being lifted. Yes, higher and higher until you decide to open your eyes. You see a vast world before, one new to your eyes. A voice booms out: “This is yours now, craft it well.” How do you shape this world? What inhabits it?...
Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.
You're rummaging through an old tub of clothes from your childhood that your parents had stored away in their attic. As you search you find one particular piece that you remember as your favorite. When you hold it in your hands, you're magically transported back to the moment you got that piece of clothing..
Write about your favorite childhood toy.
You go in for a rather complex dental procedure and the dentist has to put you under in order to complete it. When you wake up, though, you are no longer in the dentist office. You are on a train with a briefcase handcuffed to your wrist. Just as you are soaking this in...
Draw an imaginary constellation. Write a story such as ancient people might have told about it.
Describe a real made-up dream or nightmare.
Invent a monster and describe it. Tell where it lives, what it eats, and what it does.
What commercial on TV do you dislike beyond all others? What about it is particularly annoying to you?
Convince someone why music or art or computers are important in your life. Make them appreciate your viewpoint.
If you could do something that you never have done before, what would it be? Why would you want to do it?
Begin a list of questions that you'd like to have answered. They may be about the future or the past.
Write about a disastrous trip or vacation.
Write about a time you out-smarted someone.
Describe one possession that means the most to you.
Write about the funniest thing that ever happened to you.
Write about a time you gave someone good advice.
Be a grape that becomes a raisin: describe how it feels to shrink, to shrivel, to become dry and wrinkled
It started out as an unusual Monday morning, when I...
As I approached the deserted house at the end of the road, I saw...
Have you ever wished you were either older or younger? What would you consider to be the benefits? The problems?
Do you think men and women are equal in today's society? Why or why not?
Write about two things that your family has taught you.
Write about some of the things that you worry about
Imagine yourself as a teacher. What type of student would you like to teach and why?
If you could be a character in any book, TV show, or movie, who would you be and why?
Who is the most important role model in your life?
If you had a chance to live anywhere you could, where would it be and why?
Who should be paid more, professional athletes or teachers? Why or why not?
If you had only one month to live, what would you do?
Write about the worst fight you ever had with a friend.
What is your definition of success?
The saying goes, "Money cannot buy happiness." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Who is the most important role model in your life?
My favourite part of the Winter break was...
What might you be excited about as you return from the Christmas Break? What might you be nervous about?
Take out your goal setting sheet from last semester. Examine the goals you have set for yourself and reflect on these. Did you meet your goals? If so, how? If not, why not? What new goals do you have for yourself this semester?

Journal Prompts

Describe a time in your life when you feel you were very well organized.

Describe a time in your life when you feel you were very disorganized.

Three goals I have set for myself are... because

Five years from now, I will be...

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!)

Think about your personality. What do you like best about yourself? Why?

Write one habit about yourself that you like and describe it.

Compile a list of words that describe you as a child. Compile a second list that describes you as you are now. How are these lists the same? How are they different?

Tell about what triggers anger in you or someone else.

What is something special and/or different about you? Why do you think it is special or different?

How forgiving are you when a friend lets you down? Explain. Give an example.

Describe learning something from a friend.

I have never been more frightened than when...

Write about a day you'd like to forget.

Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.

Describe someone who is a hero to you and explain why.

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

As you close your eyes you feel as if you’re being lifted. Yes, higher and higher until you decide to open your eyes. You see a vast world before, one new to your eyes. A voice booms out: “This is yours now, craft it well.” How do you shape this world? What inhabits it?...

Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.

Write about your favorite childhood toy.

You go in for a rather complex dental procedure and the dentist has to put you under in order to complete it. When you wake up, though, you are no longer in the dentist office. You are on a train with a briefcase handcuffed to your wrist. Just as you are soaking this in...

Draw an imaginary constellation. Write a story such as ancient people might have told about it.

Describe a real made-up dream or nightmare.

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

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

Convince someone why music or art or computers are important in your life. Make them appreciate your viewpoint.

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

Begin a list of questions that you'd like to have answered. They may be about the future or the past.

Write about a disastrous trip or vacation.

Write about a time you out-smarted someone.

Describe one possession that means the most to you.

Write about the funniest thing that ever happened to you.

Write about a time you gave someone good advice.

Be a grape that becomes a raisin: describe how it feels to shrink, to shrivel, to become dry and wrinkled

It started out as an unusual Monday morning, when I...

As I approached the deserted house at the end of the road, I saw...

Have you ever wished you were either older or younger? What would you consider to be the benefits? The problems?

Do you think men and women are equal in today's society? Why or why not?

Write about two things that your family has taught you.

Write about some of the things that you worry about

Imagine yourself as a teacher. What type of student would you like to teach and why?

If you could be a character in any book, TV show, or movie, who would you be and why?

Who is the most important role model in your life?

If you had a chance to live anywhere you could, where would it be and why?

Who should be paid more, professional athletes or teachers? Why or why not?

If you had only one month to live, what would you do?

Write about the worst fight you ever had with a friend.

What is your definition of success?

The saying goes, "Money cannot buy happiness." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Who is the most important role model in your life?

My favourite part of the Winter break was...

What might you be excited about as you return from the Christmas Break? What might you be nervous about?

Take out your goal setting sheet from last semester. Examine the goals you have set for yourself and reflect on these. Did you meet your goals? If so, how? If not, why not? What new goals do you have for yourself this semester?