JOURNALS 1 ST QUARTER Mrs Escudero JOURNAL 1

JOURNALS 1 ST QUARTER Mrs. Escudero

JOURNAL 1 -1: INJUSTICE Describe a time (or times) when you witnessed or experienced injustice because of age, gender, or ethnicity. What was your reaction? What, if anything, could have been done to prevent or change the situation? Be sure to write about a real situation/situations from your own life or things you have witnessed in our larger culture.

JOURNAL 1 -2: COMING OF AGE Think of a time when you did something in a fit of anger or frustration that you regretted later. Did you perhaps destroy something or hurt someone, simply because you were mad, depressed or having a hard time? If you are having difficultly recalling a time, you may write from the other perspective, perhaps you were the recipient of someone’s rage, depression, frustration, etc. Explain in detail leaving little to my imagination.

JOURNAL 1 -3: FORTUNETELLER If you were given the chance to see what your future holds, would you take it? Why or why not?

JOURNAL 1 -4: PAST EVENT While To Kill A Mockingbird is clearly first person narration, there is a twist. The narrator Scout, is telling us about events that took place when she was six to nine years old, but she gives us information from the view point of an adult looking back at that time. This technique allows her to reflect on people and events in a way she could not have done as a child. Topic: Write in the same fashion. Describe an incident that you observed or participated in some years ago and, in your description, reflect on the action now as an older, more mature person.

JOURNAL 1 -5: EMPATHY VS. SYMPATHY Respond to the video: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 Evwgu 369 Jw

JOURNAL 1 -6: STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Please watch the following news clip on Colin Kaepernick, and then respond to the following questions: http: //www. nfl. com/news/story/0 ap 3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernickexplains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem Do you agree or disagree with his reasoning? Do you believe it is the right thing for him to do? Why or why not? Is this the best way for him to respond to what he says are injustices taking place? Why should, or shouldn’t we stand for the national anthem?

JOURNAL 2 -1 Courage VS. Fear

JOURNAL 2 -2: UNIT 4 STORY Write a short story (or really, anything you want to write about) using at least 10 words from Unit 4 vocabulary! You can use your index cards or any of the results pages from the online activities to help you.

JOURNAL 2 -3: TKAM ARTICLE 1. Read the article from the Washington Post, “The ironic, enduring legacy of banning ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ for racist language”. 2. Write a response in the journal- do you agree/disagree with the school’s reasoning? Do you think it’s okay to ban books from schools? What part from the article stood out most to you? *If you don’t know what to write, you can always do a SOAPS analysis of the article.

JOURNAL 2 -4: SPENDING A WEEK If you had to choose, would you spend a week as someone of the opposite sex? Someone very old? Very beautiful? Very ugly? Rich or poor? Or severely handicapped? Which one would most intrigue you and why?

JOURNAL 2 -5: NEW YEAR 2018 How do you feel at the beginning of a new year? Many see it as a new beginning, purposing to accomplish new things (resolutions). Do you have any resolutions? Reflect on 2017 for a moment. What kind of year was it for you? Now think about 2018; what kind of year do you hope this will be for you?