Journal Check #1
#1. 8/7/19 Explain : “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” ~ Mark Twain
#2. 8/8/19 Explain the quote:“Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words. I think they are things. They get on the walls. They get in your wallpaper. They get in your rugs, in your upholstery, and your clothes, and finally in to you.” – Maya Angelou
#3. 8/9/19 How much control do you feel we have in life?
#4 8/12/19 Explain the following quote: The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. ---Anton Chekhov
#5 8/13/19 Change these INDIRECT characterization examples into DIRECT characterization.
1)Hector smiled when Jada tripped in the hallway.
2)Susie turned up the music when she heard her baby start to cry.
#6 8/14 Have you ever had an argument or altercation with someone that has never been resolved. Or do you know of any arguments like this? What steps, if any, could be taken to resolve this conflict, or is this relationship beyond repair?
#7 8/15 Most arguments can be settled when people agree to talk or compromise, but some disagreements become so bitter that they last for many years. Indeed, some regions of the world have been locked in conflict for generations.
What keeps such bitter hatred alive? 5 sentences
#8 8/16 Have you ever changed your mind about a person or situation before? Why/ What caused your opinion to change?
#9 8/19 Identify the POV for each passage below.
1. She went to her best friend's house to study. When she got there, she started to wonder how big her best friend's dog Jasper had gotten. They went outside and rode their bikes for 20 minutes, went back to the house to study, ate dinner, and then she went back home.
#10 8/20 IDENTIFY the POV for each of the following:
1.) "Cannonball!" Julio shouted as he leapt from the pool deck. The splash was so large that some of the sunbathers got wet. "Wow, Julio, that was a big splash," I said. He smiled and nodded. Julio had been my best friend since the first grade.
2.) Ursula looked at herself in the mirror. She thought that the dress fit her very well. She turned to the saleswoman. The saleswoman thought that the dress did not fit Ursula, but she had learned a long time ago to be careful when telling a customer that a dress was too small for them.
Journal Check #2
Journal #1 8/21 What sort of adventure would you like to undertake?
Is it something that scares or frightens you?
Is it important to challenge yourself and face things that you fear? Why?
Journal #2 8/22
Rewrite the passage below using the rules for writing dialogue.
Hallie and Oscar were walking to school one day. Look shouted Hallie. Is that an elephant asked Oscar as the beast made its way across the road. That’s crazy said Hallie we should take a picture!
Journal #3: 8/23
Write a story (5 sentences at least). Include dialogue and sensory details. You should also choose a POV for the story.
Journal #4 8/26 Read the following passage. Correct the errors in capitalization and punctuation.
why do We need to write dialogue asked troy.
i will never use this said mo.
Journal #5 8/27 Imagine that you are having mixed feelings about making a climb up Mount Everest. Write a conversation in dialogue where you are arguing with your friend about whether or not you should make the trip.
Journal # 6 8/28 The best way to show that a new character is speaking in a story is to…
Journal #7 8/29 Read the following groups of words. Write S on the line if it is a sentence. Write F on the line if it is a fragment.
1. Kim took her driver’s test yesterday. 2. She failed. 3. Will take it again next month. 4. She is extremely disappointed. 5. Practice makes perfect. 6. Making left-hand turns.
Journal #8 8/30
TRUE or FALSE: When writing a narrative, you should include lots of sensory details.
Journal #9 9/4 Write 2 examples of the following: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections.
Journal #10 Write 2 more examples of the following: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections.
Journal Check #3
#1. What makes a great horror story?
#2 Is revenge ever justified? Describe a scenario in which you would seek revenge. What does revenge look like to you?
#3 Identify the POV in each of the following passages:
1. Max went to Luci’s house to study. He worried that he wouldn’t pass his Algebra test. He knew Luci was great at math and hoped she could tutor him.
2. "Do you like scary movies?" I asked Roxis.
“They’re my favorite kind of movies,” replied Roxis.
3. One day Tia and Omar went to the movies. Tia hoped that Omar liked her as much as she liked him. Omar really liked Tia, but thought she was way out of his league. They both left the movies feeling disappointed.
#4 Identify the POV:
"I'm too dirty," Matt murmured. He had been yelled at before for getting the carpet muddy.
"You can say that again," snapped Rosa.
The other woman opened a crisp, white sheet and laid it over the couch before helping Matt sit down. He felt guilty for getting blood on that sheet. Rosa began pulling out fragments of glass from his hands and feet with tweezers.
"Ay!" she said as she dropped the bits into a cup. “You're brave not to cry."
But Matt didn't feel brave at all. He didn't feel anything. His body seemed far away, and he watched Rosa as though she were an image on a TV screen.
#5 Setting can play a huge role in the determining the mood of a story. Why might Cask’s setting (carnival, catacombs) make the story suspenseful?
#6 What is irony? Write an example of irony (does not have to be from the story).
#7 What kinds of decisions are the most difficult to make? What is a difficult decision you had to make and what was the outcome of that decision?
#8 Do the decisions in your lifetime make you who you are? Can you change who you are by making different choices? Use evidence from things you’ve read, your own experience, or history to answer this question.
#9 What does it mean to be responsible?
#10 What is moral responsibility?
Journal Check #4
#1 Describe what your perfect paradise would be like.
#2 ; , , ; ;
#3 ; , , ;
#4 Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence:
After I had scraped the mud off my shoes I went indoors.
a.After I had scraped the mud, off my shoes, I went indoors.
b. After, I had scraped the mud off my shoes, I went indoors.
c. After I had scraped the mud off my shoes, I went indoors.
Journal #5:
What does it mean to be common? What does it mean to be vulgar? What does bawdy mean?
Journal #6:
What is one fact that you learned about William Shakespeare?
Journal #7:
•What is your zodiac sign?
• What’s one personality trait of your sign?
•Define star-crossed.
Journal #8:
What is a sonnet?
Journal #9:
Explain the quote: "I felt like when we first got together, it was like a Romeo and Juliet kinda thing where it's like she's a reality star and I'm a rapper, and people talking about how our brands connect and what doesn't fit and I'm just so tired of the conversation of brands.”-----Kanye West on Kim K.
Journal #10:
What do you think causes people to fall in love? Then, describe what you think love is in your own words. **Can be poetry orprose or drawing**
Journal Check #5 - These count the same as in-class journals***
Journal #1:
What is the major difference between Benvolio and Tybalt in Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet?
Journal #2:
Finish the sentences, forming correct DIRECT CHARACTERIZATIONS of each character.
Benvolio is____________.
Tybalt is _____________.
Romeo is_____________.
Journal #3: What is the best or worst or cheesiest pick up line you've heard/said/know?
Journal #4: Why might you and your parents disagree with your choice of a perfect mate?
Journal #5:
Are the characters in the play acting like people would today? What’s similar? What’s different? Why do you think this is?
Journal #6:
What do violence and love have in common?
Journal #7:
Which characters are the most critical of love?
Journal #8:
Who is to blame for the deaths in Act 3? Why?
What kinds of conflict do we see in Act 3? (Internal, External, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Nature, etc)
Journal #9:
How do the actions of the adults in Romeo and Juliet affect the lives of the teenagers?
Journal #10:
Explain the analogy: “Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful.”
#4. 1/11/19 Explain the following quote: The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. ---Anton Chekhov
#5. 1/14/19 Most arguments can be settled when people agree to talk or compromise, but some disagreements become so bitter that they last for many years. What keeps such bitter hatred alive.
#6 1/15/19 What's the conflict?
1.) Omar fired his rifle at the interloper in his kitchen.
2.) Barbara could not acquiesce to the demands of the court because she felt that the government was corrupt.
3. Melody knew being a marauder was wrong, but the endeavor was so exciting; she didn’t know what to do.
4. The pious offerings of the citizens did not stop the volcano from destroying their village.
5. Meg offered her condolences after she punched Bill in the face.
#7. 1/16/19 Write 2 direct characterizations for yourself.
#8 1/17/19 Write 2 DIRECT characterizations of EITHER Ulrich OR Georg from “The Interlopers.”
#9 1/18/19 Change these INDIRECT characterization examples into DIRECT characterization.
1)Hector smiled when Jada tripped in the hallway.
2)Susie turned up the music when she heard her baby start to cry.
#10 1/22/19
Identify the POV for each passage below.
1. She went to her best friend's house to study. When she got there, she started to wonder how big her best friend's dog Jasper had gotten. They went outside and rode their bikes for 20 minutes, went back to the house to study, ate dinner, and then she went back home.
2. "Do you love candy?" I asked my friend Roxis. I always make friends with other people.
3.One day Tina went to the movies. She went to see Epic Movie. Tina thought she should purchase a plate of nachos, a pop, and a box of candy, but her friend thought she shouldn't. Tina purchased the food anyway.
Check #2
Journal 1 1/28: Describe each day of the week as if it were a person.
Journal #2 What sort of adventure would you like to undertake?
Is it something that scares or frightens you?
Is it important to challenge yourself and face things that you fear? Why?
Journal #3 TRUE or FALSE:When writing a narrative, you should include lots of sensory details.
Journal #4 Imagine that you are having mixed feelings about making a climb up Mount Everest. Write a conversation in dialogue where you are arguing with your friend about whether or not you should make the trip.
Journal #5 Write a story (5 sentences at least) about climbing Everest. You NEED to include dialogue and sensory details. You should also choose a POV for the story (1st or 3rd )
Journal #6 Sentence or Fragment: 1. Kim took her driver’s test yesterday. 2. She failed. 3. Will take it again next month. 4. She is extremely disappointed. 5. Practice makes perfect. 6. Making left-hand turns.
Journal #7 Write a memory.
Tell me a memory. Use sensory details to make me feel as though I were really there.
Tell me what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt.
Journal #8 Write a direct and indirect characterization of your 2nd period teacher
Journal #9 why do We need to write dialogue asked troy.
i will never use this said mo.
Check #3
Journal #1 Which sentence is written in dialogue correctly:
1.“Spring,” blurted Mary, “is the best season.”
2.“No” shouted Huck. It’s Fall!
3.Delilah replied “you’re both wrong; Summer is the best.”
Journal #2: What makes a great horror story?
Journal #3 When the narrator is also a character in the story, what is the P.O.V?
What pronouns would the narrator use in that POV?
Journal #4 What is irony? Write an example of irony (does not have to be from the story).
Journal #5 2/21: What is the dramatic irony in the story?
Journal #6 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #7 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #8 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #9 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #10 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Check 4
Journal #1 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #2 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #3 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #4 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #5 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #6 : Free Write 5 sentences.
Journal #7 : Free Write 5 sentences.