Journal Prompts - Honors Quarter 1

Journal #1 9/14/09 Toward the end of Fahrenheit 451, readers learn that the railroad men have each memorized a book. The men will recite the books when the world is ready for them. If books were illegal, what book would you memorize and why?

Journal #2 9/22 Write a paragraph using at least 15 of your Unit 1 vocabulary words. Your sentences must be contextually rich. (Circle the vocabulary words. This entry does not need to fill an entire page.)

Journal #3 Write a paragraph using at least 13 of your Unit 1 vocabulary words. Your sentences must be contextually rich. (Circle the vocabulary words. This entry does not need to fill an entire page.)

Journal #4 10/30 In “The Scarlet Ibis,” the narrator states, “…Pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death” (354). What does this mean in reference to the story? Is it valid outside the context of the story? Explain.

Journal #5 11/2 Decide whether the following characters are flat or round and static or dynamic: Walter Mitty The narrator in “The Scarlet Ibis” The Mandarin Explain why.

Journal Prompts - Honors Quarter 2

Journal #1 11/11 Compare this mystery story to another mystery story you know (movie, book, TV show, etc.). What is similar? What is different? Which is better? Why?

Journal #2 11/12 Look over your “Revenge Opinionnaire.” What is your position on revenge?

Journal 3 11/20 Review your answers for the To Kill a Mockingbird Introductory Activity. Choose at least 3 statements and elaborate on them. (Ideas: Explain why you agree or disagree or how you see these ideas in society today.)

Journal #4 12/1 Reflect on your Thematic Connections Research Essay. In which areas did you excel? In which areas do you need improvement? On your next writing assignment, what will you do differently? Overall, what is your opinion of this assignment?

Journal #5 12/10 Connect Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” FDR’s “First Inaugural Address” and To Kill a Mockingbird. Explore the common thread that ties them together. (This entry does not need to fill a full page.)

Journal #6 Discuss grudges. Should you forgive and forget, forgive but never forget, or something else? When? Why?

Journal #6 – for discussion      “Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.”      “I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.”      “People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.”

Journal Prompts - Honors Quarters 3 & 4

Journal #1 3/2 Reflect on your Metaphorical Mockingbirds in History Research Essay. In which areas did you excel? In which areas do you need improvement? Compare your writing in this essay to your writing in your Thematic Connections Research essay. How did you improve? What did you do differently for the Metaphorical Mockingbirds assignment?

Journal #2 4/6 So far, various people have died in Wuthering Heights (Mr. Earnshaw, Frances, Cathy and Isabella). How does Emily Bronte treat death? How to the characters deal with death differently?

Journal #3 4/29 Look through your Shakespeare packet. Write about Shakespeare, Shakespearean theatre, the actor of Shakespeare’s time, and Elizabethan London.

Journal #4 5/3 Review your answers for the Romeo & Juliet Themes activity. Choose at least 3 statements and elaborate on them. (Ideas: Explain why you agree or disagree or how you see these ideas in society today.)