Tuesdays with Morrie journal questions-REQUIRED SUMMER ASSIGNMENT***Each BOLD response should …be
answered with complete sentences that restate the question... provide an answer with explanations...always elaborate or
explain your response with your thoughts or examples. An average response should run 3-7 sentences. All other questions can
be answered with a short single sentence response (answer must still contain question. Example: Question... What is your
name? Answer: My name is John Smith.
"The Curriculum"
1. How is life like a "classroom?" Describe a moment in your own life where you learned something outside of
the classroom.
"The Syllabus"
2. What is wrong with Morrie?
3. Describe Albom's life.
4. Describe a life changing moment for you.
"The Audiovisual"
5. Choose one of Morrie's aphorisms and explain how you can apply it to your own life.
6. According to Albom, what was most important to him at that time?
7. Why do you think we choose to make such decisions even though we seem to know the "better choice?"
"The Classroom"
8. According to Morrie, what should we be teaching in the classroom called "life?" Do you agree with him? Why
or why not?
9. According to Morrie, living unhappily is something over which to be sad. List those things which make you
happy.
"The First Tuesday"
10. Pick a quote and explain why you find it helpful.
"The Second Tuesday"
11. In what ways do you agree or disagree with Morrie's perspective on self pity?
"The Third Tuesday"
12. What do you regret?
13. Who is close to you? What makes him/her important?
"The Fifth Tuesday"
14. How is Morrie's family important to him and why is family important (according to Morrie)?
15. In what ways is your family important to you?
"The Sixth Tuesday"
16. Pick a statement said by Morrie that you find to be important. Write down the quote, page number, and
then explain why you find it to be important.
"The Professor"
17. What can we learn from Morrie in this chapter?
"The Seventh Tueday" "the eighth Tuesday" "The Ninth Tuesday"
18. Pick one concept from one of these three chapters to reflect on.
"The Tenth Tuesday"
19. What do you think makes Morrie such a likeable person?
"The Eleventh Tuesday"
20. What does Morrie mean by , "People are only mean when they're threatened...and that's what our culture
does." Explain how you find this statement to be true or not true.
21. In this book, what was the purpose of the OJ Simpson trial and other mentions of news stories?
"The Twelfth Tuesday"
22. How can you apply Morrie's concept of forgiveness to yourself?
"The Thirteenth Tuesday"
23. What do you see as the important questions in life?
24. What is a perfect day to you?
25. From the impression left on you after completing this book, what are those things that make life
worthwhile?