1. Journal Prompts for 8/22-8/23 What is freedom? What are the limitations/obstacles to freedom?

2. Journal Prompts for 8/26-8/29 Express what rights every student should have within the classroom. These rights should promote freedom (collective and individual), responsibility, and opportunities to pursue happiness/ success and, of course, education. Make a short list of the student “rights” you think should be protected in this class.

3. Journal Prompts for 8/30-8/31 Success Brainstorm on your own or with a partner about how you define this word. (We will discuss your answers)

4. Journal Prompts for 8/30-8/31 (Continued) Watch each video and respond by: 1.Writing the name of the video and speaker 2.Writing at least one main idea from that video 3.Writing a brief reflection of your own. This should be at least one (solid) paragraph

5. Journal Prompts for 9/06-9/07 Identify your personal needs--what do YOU need in order to become more successful? (This can be a list and can include "good" characteristics/habits you need to adopt or "bad" traits/habits that tend to work against you) BE HONEST--It is the best policy... at least for this exercise.

6. Journal Prompts for 9/06-9/07 (Continued) Briefly write your thoughts/response to the video. What do you think of his 2 word answer to her—our!—problems? How effective is such an answer? Why do we find humor in it? Etc...

7. 9/16-9/19 Journal Prompt 1 of 3: NOTES PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING CHART TO YOUR JOURNALS (DOING SO IS WORTH 10 POINTS!!)

8. Ideal— How it should be Reality— How it is We FEEL the Distance

9. Ideal— How it should be Reality— How it is We FEEL the Distance

10. 9/16-9/19 Journal Prompts 2-3 Brainstorm Possibilities for Essay Focus What area of your life do you want to focus on improving as you journal over the next 2-3 weeks? List 2-3 possibilities. (Even if you already know what you want to focus on, list a back-up option or two.) Identify which virtue (or virtues) best fit the characteristic/behavior/habit from your life. For at least ONE of these: Briefly explain how/why it fits.