Law Education/Hawkins, Daily Journal Assignments

As soon as you enter class, begin working on your next journal assignment. Always number your journals so you can easily find them when they are taken up for daily grades. Bring all journal responses to class every day.

  1. List one of your pet peeves, and write about why it annoys you (5 sentences).
  2. List one major world problem and how you think we should solve it (5 sentences).
  3. Are you for or against the death penalty? (5 sentences)

Complete the following journal prompts in a minimum of 10 complete sentences…

  1. What is wisdom? Give an example of someone you think is wise.
  2. Describe a hero. It can be either someone you know or simply qualities of a hero.
  3. What was your most difficult or most joyous life experience?
  4. What is something that you appreciate about your parents?
  5. What will you do differently when you're a parent?
  6. Write a diary entry from the perspective of another person, character, animal, etc.
  7. Re-write the ending of a historical event.
  8. What do you think should be invented and why?
  9. Do you think that there is or ever was life on another planet?
  10. What is the most important issue facing teens your age today? How should they deal with it?
  11. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold.
  12. Write about something ugly - war, fear, hate, or cruelty - but find the beauty (silver lining) in it.
  13. The asteroid was hurtling straight for Earth…
  14. A kid comes out of the school bathroom with toilet paper dangling from his or her waistband.
  15. There’s a guy sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper…
  16. There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says…
  17. There is a magic genie that allows its keeper to read minds. It falls into the hands of a young politician…
  18. Write about nature. Include the following words: hard drive, stapler, phone, car, billboard.
  19. Our nation is controlled by…
  20. Describe a time you overreacted to something that now seems silly.
  21. You walk into your house and it’s completely different - furniture, decor, all changed. Nobody’s home.
  22. Write about one (or both) of your parents.
  23. I believe that animals exist to…
  24. We did not actually land on the moon…
  25. What was the biggest mistake you ever made?
  26. What is the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever had?
  27. Detail a time your parents were the proudest of you.
  28. What’s your favorite memory from childhood?
  29. What is the biggest challenge you are facing this week?
  30. Write a letter to a friend you know needs some encouragement.
  31. Describe the most influential teacher you’ve ever had.
  32. Five years from now, I will be…
  33. If I could live in a different decade, it would be…
  34. Describe an event that changed your life forever OR one that will in the future.
  35. If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
  36. All the electricity in the world went out.
  37. Someone gave you $1 million, but you aren’t allowed to keep any of it. What will you do with it?
  38. Describe your favorite food to someone who has never had it before.
  39. Make a list of questions you wish you could have the answer to.
  40. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten?
  41. What would you pack in your suitcase if you could never go back home again?