Journal Entries: February
The following words are to be used in your essays
Kite Runner SAT Vocabulary:
Affluent, intricate, notoriously, unscrupulos, congenital, rendered, oscillating, reveries,garrulous, veracity,obstinate, havoc, virtuous, chortle, aloofness, melee, valiant, contrite, impreccable, vehemently, imbecile, nemesis, oblivious, feigned, irony, subtle, nuances, trepidation.
#1
- Journal: (5 minutes) What do you expect to learn this year? Why do you need to know this? How will this help you in the future?
- W.O.T.D. (word of the day): Students should use this word in their journal entry, and underline where they have used it.
sagacity:(n) wisdom
#2
- Journal: What do you expect from others in your class? How should classmates treat each other?
- W.O.T.D: (word of the day) Students should use this word in their journal entries, and underline where they used in the entry.
camaraderie: (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
#3
- Journal: (5 minutes) Stedman Graham said, “When you have a sense of your own identity and a vision of where you want to go in your life, you then have the basis for reaching out to the world and going after your dreams for a better life.” Take a minute and think about your own identity, then describe yourself. End of class: what did you learn about your personality/ learning style today?
- W.O.T.D.:
amicable: (adj) friendly, agreeable
#4
- Journal: (5 minutes): Describe your teacher using words and/ or pictures.
- W.O.T.D:
venerable: (adj) respected because of age
#5
Journal: (15+ minutes) Personal Mysteries Questions: Write down questions about life, the world, yourself, others, or ideas that have always confused you, or things about life that you don’t understand. These are questions about life that puzzle a student, or things that they have always wondered about.
- W.O.T.D.
rancorous: (adj) bitter, hateful
Journal:
6. Listen to the song, “Government Name.” How has your “government name” shaped your identity? If you were to change your name, what name would you choose and why? If you would not consider changing your name, why? Homework: interview parents/ guardians and find out how or why you got your name.
7. (After interviewing their parents:) What is the “origin” of your name? How, or why, did your parents choose your name? If you don’t know, think about if you had a child: what would you name them and why? In class activity: What does your name mean? (use Baby Name Books) What does that say about you?
W.O.T.D.
benevolent: (adj) friendly and helpful
diligent: (adj) careful and hard-working
Journal:
8. /9. Write down the name of someone who loved them and they loved and who wished the best for them. Use this persons name to dedicate their journal to, and to help them reflect on if they are meeting the highest standards they could. Start your journal entry as a letter, “Dear __________, I am dedicating my journal to you because….
Now draw a picture to represent them.
W.O.T.D.:
emulate: (v) to imitate, follow an example
adulation:(n) high praise
JOURNAL
10. Kahlil Gibran said, “The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather what he does not say.” What did you learn about your classmates today/ this week? How were your perceptions of them changed? How can you help contribute to a positive classroom community this year?
W.O.T.D:
convergence: (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
11.
Journal Entry: What makes a good story?
W.O.T.D:
antagonist: (n) foe, opponent, adversary
12.
Journal: make a “life outline” of major events that happened in your life. Try to think of 5-10 events. Include at least one positive time and one difficult time. (Ex: starting high school, birth of a new sibling, traveling somewhere new, learning a new skill, a major accomplishment, a difficult time that taught you something)
W.O.T.D:
fortuitous: (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
13.
Journal: Choose one of the events from your “life outline” and tell the story of what happened.
W.O.T.D.:
adversity: (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
14.
Journal: if you had three wishes, what would they be?
W.O.T.D:
superfluous: (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
15. Journal
What is really important in life? Make a list of the top 5 things.
W.O.T.D:
ephemeral: (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
16. Journal: play a song about dealing with hard times and have the students respond.
- W.O.T.D. compassion: (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
17. Journal – choose one of the poems in your text. Analyze, explain and respond to what the author is saying.
W.O.T.D. empathy: (n) identification with the feelings of others
18. Journal: Based on the story you read yesterday, write a letter to one of the characters from the perspective of another character.
W.O.T.D. exasperation: (n) irritation, frustration
19. Journal: While remembering the short story “Content’s of a Dead Man’s Pocket” is there anything or anyone that you would consider dying for? Why or why not? Would you risk your life to make more money and gain prestige?
W.O.T.D. - longevity: (n) long life
20. Journal: if someone were standing outside your life, looking in, what would the setting of your life look like? What and who would they see? Make a list or draw things and people that surround you in your daily life.
- W.O.T.D – mundane: (adj) ordinary, commonplace
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