Daily Journal Topics

Procedure: Type your Journal entry in Microsoft Word or Notepad. Your name, (first & last name) date and period must be at the top of the page. (Or points will be taken off.) All journal entries must be at least three complete sentences!! Follow the instructions from the lesson "How to Format your Journal" on how your papers should look. Please type the statement or question. You may cut & paste. If you are not real crazy about the question/statement, you may make one up on your own and answer it. You will be allowed to do this only once a month!!!

Each journal entry must be a least 60 words.(Not counting the question/statement.) Save your journal in your network folder in a folder called Journal (you must create the folder). After typing your warmup on each Friday, print out your warmups and turn them in to the class tray for grading for 100. If you fail to do this, it will result in a "0" for that week. If it is not done in the correct format points will be taken off. If you are absent on Friday, it must be turned in on the next day you are in class. (No expections!)

Absences:
If you are absent on a day, you MUST type absent on that day (or points will be taken off !!)

******** Make sure your journal entry is at least three complete sentences (each journal entry must contain at least 60 words or you will receive an automatic 20% deduction) You can ALWAYS do more!!!!*******

Week 1 : No Journal Entries this week!!!

Week 2

  1. September 3 : No Journal entry--no school!
  2. September 4 : Please write me a paragraph offering me your commitment to success in this Web I course. What are your goals for the course, such as the grade you intend to make for the first six weeks and for the 1 st semester? What would you like to learn in this class? Give me specifics!! What are your goals with regard to your conduct grade in this class? And, last and possibly most importantly, what are your goals with regard to your attendance in this class this semester?
  3. September 5/6 : How was your summer vacation? Give me specifics!!
  4. September 7 : What did you think of the pep rally on Wednesday? Did you like it? Do you have any suggestions to make it better?

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 3

  1. September 10 : Tell me something about yourself. Who you are, what are your likes/dislikes? What makes you special?
  2. September 11: Do you have any pets? What are they and their names? If not, what kind of animal would you like to have someday? If none, please explain why, in detail.
  3. September 12/13 : What good things are happening in your life? What is your celebration? What makes you happiest?
  4. September 14 : Do you serf the net? What do you usually search for? Do you have a myspace, or facebook, or possibly your own website, already? What do you have on there?

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 4

  1. September 17 : Concerning Humble ISD's AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) what does it mean to be responsible and ethical? Are you a responsible person, and why or why not? If not, what can you do to become a more responsible person?
  2. September 18: Where do you want to go to college? Why? What would you like to major in? If not, what do you expect to do when you graduate high school?
  3. September 19/20 : What traditions would you like to see at KPHS? Would you like to be a part of forming those traditions?
  4. September 21 : What did you think of Wednesday's Pep Rally? Was it better than the first one? Did you like it better that the schools had their own gyms? Were the presentations, format, organization better than the first?

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 5

  1. September 24 : Are you interested in sports/music/art/or possibly something else? Explain.
  2. September 25: What do you think about the school colors at KPHS? Do you like them? Why or why not? Give reasons.
  3. September 26/27 : How do you think the school teams are going to do this season? Give reasons to back up your answers. If you don't have an answer you can use this as a question you make up on your own (remember only one per month.) Be sure to type in the question.
  4. September 28 : KPHS students: What do you like/dislike about the new school? Do you like the design? The classes that are offered? What would you like to see different? KHS students: Are you excited about going to KHS next year, why or why not? explain

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 6

  1. October 1 : What is your favorite color? What happens when someone sees you wearing this color? Does the color send a message? What does the color white mean in western cultures? What does black mean? Do you think color affects moods?
  2. October 2: Are you participating in extracurricular activities? If not, would you like to? Why or why not?
  3. October 3/4 : Why do food advertisers use lots of warm colors in their advertising and packaging? Why do advertisers of “healthy” snacks use green? How does color affect the way we buy things? (If you can't remember you need to go back and look at the power point on Psychology of Color.) Do this to complete this for today's journal entry. You will be graded on this.
  4. October 5 : Do you have any brothers or sisters? What are their ages? Do you get along with them? What can YOU do to get along better with your siblings?

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 7

  1. October 8 : No School - Teacher Inservice
  2. October 9: If you could be principal for a day, what would you do, and why? (Don't say close school - not an option.)
  3. October 10/11 : (Webmastering classes go back to the calendar and read it.) For DTP classes only.
  4. October 12 : Do you use google as your search engine? Why? If not, which one do you use and why?

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 8

  1. October 15: What is your favorite Holiday? Why? What do you and your family usually do to celebrate?
  2. October 16: If you had to spend 100 days on a desert island, what five things would you take with you and why?
  3. October 17/18 : If you could change/improve three things about yourself, what would it be? Why? Now, list three things good things about yourself.
  4. October 19: If the whole world were listening to you, what would you say? Please elaborate.

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 9

  1. October 22 : List three Favorite Memories. Give me details.
  2. October 23: List three places you like, why? And three places you dislike, why?
  3. October 24/25 : If you could travel back in time, where would you go? Why would you want to go there?
  4. October 26 : Finish this sentence, I Did Something Really Nice...

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********

Week 10

  1. October 29 :
  2. October 30:
  3. October 31/1 :
  4. November 2 : What good things are happening in your life? Please try to think of at least three things. Elaborate!

******** Please print out and turn in your Journal every Friday********
******** Make sure your journal entries have at least three complete sentences on each day********