English Journals

  1. What teacher (Pre-K through 6th) has been your favorite? What subject did they teach? What made him/her special to you?
  2. Write a paragraph describing your room at home using as many prepositions as possible?
  3. You lost a piece of your mother’s jewelry. Write an advertisement describing the lost jewelry. Use as many prepositions as possible.
  4. OOOPS!!! You left your book and homework at home!!! Call home and tell someone EXACTLY where to find your things so that they can bring it to you! Put all (prepositions) in parentheses.
  5. List every possible position that the pencil can take relative to the coffee mug. EXAMPLE: (in) the mug
  6. Write a paragraph about a real or imaginary adventure you have had outdoors. Put parentheses around all prepositions.
  7. Write a paragraph about what you see as you look out your living room window. Put parentheses around all prepositions.
  8. Today is "WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY"! Write about three good things that happened or three good things you did in the past 72 hours. Put prepositions in parentheses.
  9. What musical group or person is your favorite? What kind of music do you like? What makes it special? Put parentheses around all prepositions.
  10. Explain this sentence: "Education is your key to success!" Put parentheses around all prepositions.

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  1. FREE WRITING
  2. Cube these two topics:
    1. Your favorite desert
    2. Your 2nd favorite desert

  13.  Cube the following topics:

    1. favorite book/story
    2. favorite movie/tv show/cartoon

  14.  Venn Diagram w/ #13.

  15.  Paragraph using info from Venn Diagram.

  16.  Free Writing!!!

  17.  Choose one topic from Journal 16. "Cube" it!

  18.  You are in charge of hiring a new teacher for BMS. What characteristics are you         looking for?

  19.  Write a descriptive paragraph about where you sit in the lunchroom. Use at least 2 coordinating and 2 correlative conjunctions.

  20.  Write an imaginary diary entry of a day when everything went wrong from the time you got up until the time you went to bed.

  TURN IN!

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