1. Pick someone you love and describe this person’s personality.

2. If you won a million dollars today, how would you spend it? Would you donate to any charities? Which ones?

3. To celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, each day many people are writing about one thing they are thankful for and posting it when they update their status on facebook. Make a list of all the things that make you thankful.

4. Last week, you spent a million dollars on items, trips, and charities. What are your views of being ultra-wealthy? What are some of the emotional changes that might occur after you become an instant millionaire? How might friends, acquaintances, or family members view you differently?

5. Describe some advantages and disadvantages to having school uniforms.

6. What famous person would you most like to have dinner with? Write 5 questions you would ask him/her.

7. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” -Mohandas K. Gandhi

8. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.” -Francis De Sales

9. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

10. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; it’s what you share.” -Unknown

11. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” -Unknown

12. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.” -Epictetus

13. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts, if you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do.” -Napoleon Hill

14. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “Go over, go under, go around, or go through. But never give up.” -Unknown

15. Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own words: “Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” -John W. Gardner

16. Go to www.dosomething.org and read about a causewww.dosomething.org 1. Health and Fitness 2. Disaster Response And Relief 3. Education 4. Poverty 5. Violence and Bullying 6. International Human Rights 7. Animal Welfare 8. Environment 9. War, Peace and Politics 10. HIV and Sexuality 11. Discrimination

17. What can we learn from disasters? List three disasters and 1 lesson for each.

18. What do you think is the most dangerous occupation? Why?

19. Would you rather be an only child or have many brothers and sisters? Why?

20. What is your biggest fear?

21. If you could be the school principal for a week, what things would you change?

22. Which musical group would you most want to perform at your school? Why?

23. Name one of your talents and what you can do with your ability.

24. How long do you think it takes to develop a true friendship? Are old friends better than new ones?

25. What were some of your favorite toys or games from your childhood?

26. 11-2-09/ Question: Which piece of technology has had the greatest impact on your life? Explain why.

27. 11-3-09/ Question: Which topic from the list seems the most interesting to research? What makes it appealing?