Journal+Entry+Prompts

= Journal Entry Prompts =


 * J-19; 4-30-10** (Hand in by the end of class)

Write a magazine report on a news or feature article from one of the Time Magazines on the counter by the windows. The report should have at least one paragraph on each of the following:

1. Something that you liked about the article 2. Something in the article that surprized you 3. Something in the article that you thought was important.

Please Note these additional requirements: A. An advertisement, or an "infomercial" about alcohol or tobacco is not an acceptable topic for your report. B. You need to include the date of the magazine that your article is in, and the page number that the article appears on. (For example, March 21, 1953, Page 24).


 * J-20; 5-3-10** (from N-65 regarding the Little Rock Nine)

Is it important for a community to have desegregated schools? Why or why not? State your thesis and defend your position by writing at least one paragraph on a separate piece of paper as Journal Entry #20.


 * J-21; 5-10-10** (due by the end of class)

Overcoming an obstacle

Identify an obstacle that the narrator of the Autobiography you are reading in class is facing; and

1. Descrbe that obstacle and how he or she is impacted by it, using an example from the book; and 2. How is the narrator overcoming this obstacle, or how do you think he or she will overcome it?


 * [[file:J-22 non-violence means.doc]] J-22** from May 13, 2010


 * [[file:J-23 Vocab Expansion.pdf]] J-23 Vocabulary Expansion** May 15, 2010