Journal 1
Write about a conflict or grudge you’ve had with
someone in the past. How did it turn out? What are
your feelings toward this person today?
Journals will be collected on FRIDAY!! I will be grading
“1st Quarters” Journals (1-21). They can be found on
my website.
You will get Vocabulary List 3 tomorrow! 
Journal – (Extra Credit)
Write about the scariest urban legend
(a
form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may
or may not have been believed by their tellers to be
or scary story you’ve heard of
(think Bloody Mary).
true.)
Journal 2
Think of your personal definition of right
and wrong. Write about a time that you
found it difficult to decide what was
right. What did you decide to do?
Journal 3
As a citizen of the United States and a
human living on this planet, do you feel
globally responsible, as Arthur Miller
did when he wrote The Crucible, for
justice? If you had a way to stand up
against injustice, would you? Have you
in the past or are you presently?
Journal 4
What do you think of the Dixie Classic
Fair? What is your favorite thing/least
favorite thing about it? EXPLAIN!
Journal 5
Write about a time you were persuaded
to do something you didn’t want to do.
Or a time you were able to persuade
someone. What was so effective about
the argument that was used?
Put your assignment from Friday in the
basket.
Journal 6
What was your opinion of Act II
yesterday? What do you think Proctor’s
quote at the end of the act meant
(“Aye, naked! And the wind, God’s icy
wind, will blow!”)? Make a prediction of
what you think might happen at the
end of the play.
Journal 7
Winona Ryder has said of her portrayal of
Abigail in the film that she wasn’t sure if
she was “the villain of the piece,” and
that rather Abigail was merely a result
of the insanity of “the whole town.”
Write your thoughts on this.
Journal 8
In Act III of The Crucible we dealt with events
occurring in the Salem courtroom.
Respond to the following statement:
Justice should only be dealt with in the court of
law.
Make sure you SUPPORT your response!!
Journal 9
“I went to the woods because I wished to live
deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life,
and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and
not, when I came to die, discover that I had not
lived.”
Henry David Thoreau
What do you think Thoreau means by the
phrase “to live deliberately”? Do you think
that you live deliberately? Why or why not?
WRITE THE NUMBER OF THE JOURNAL ON THE
TOP OF EACH ENTRY. WRITE AT LEAST HALF
A PAGE!!!!
Journal 10
Happy Halloween!! Write about your
favorite Halloween memory. What has
been your best costume and why?
Journal 11
Transcendentalists believed that no
institution should be as powerful as
the individual.
 How much power do political, religious,
and corporate institutions wield in our
society? Support your position with
examples.
 Can one person make a difference in our
society? If so, how?
 Should individuals have more power than
they do? Why or why not?
Get a lit book.
Journal 12
Write about the
feelings
this painting evokes.
What mood is
reflected?
How does this man
feel?
Journal 13
What does carpe diem mean to you. If
you had to write a bucket list that had
to be completed by the end of senior
year, what ten things would be on it?
Journal 14
Do you believe you can be highly moral
and tolerant and nonjudgmental?
Explain your answer.
Journal 15
Describe the perfect day. What would
you eat, see, do, etc? This needs to be
a day that is possible for you to have.
Journal 16
If you had to choose the most important
single event of this century, what would
win the honor? Why?
Journal 17
If you could have the answer to any
question, what would you ask? Why?
Who do you think would know the
answer?
Journal 18
Freewrite
Journal 19
How does the
picture to the
right relate to
the American
Dream? Explain
your answer!
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Journal 20
In the spirit of Black Friday and Cyber
Monday…if you had to name the best
purchase you’ve ever made, which one
would you choose? Why?
Gatsby Test tomorrow
Annotations due!
The Great Gatsby Review
Write the following down.
 You will be working in groups of three to come up
with 10 test questions for an assigned chapter of
THE GREAT GATSBY. Make sure your questions
are challenging questions!! They must include the
following:
 4 multiple choice
 2 short answer
 4 true false
 Type the questions in Microsoft Word, labeling it
with your chapter at the top and including
everyone’s names. It must be emailed to me by
the end of class: ekbennett@wsfcs.k12.nc.us .
Journal 21
Have you ever had a dream fail? What was your
reaction and response?
Should Gatsby have accepted his failed dream when he
came back from the war and found Daisy married?
Would it have prevented pain and eventual death?
Explain your answer with evidence from the text!
Place your annotated novel in the green cloth crate.
Journal 22
What is the price of the American dream?
What lengths will someone go to
achieve their American Dream?
Journal 23
 Describe a character you have
recently met in your reading. Why
is this character memorable? What
are his or her outstanding traits?
What problems has the character
overcome?
Journal 24
If you could be on the cover
of any magazine in your
lifetime, which magazine
would you want it to be,
and what would the caption
say?
Journal 25
If you could make a movie from any book
you’ve read, what would you pick and
why? What actors/actresses would play
the main characters?