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
We FEEL the Distance
Reality—How it is

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

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.

11. 9/28-9/29
What areas of societal pressure were influencing people’s choices in 1920's America?
(Think of Morality, Money, and Status)
What were 3 ways in which people looking to move up in the world could become rich in the 1920’s?

12. 9/30-10/3
The Declaration of Independence states: "We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Journal Prompt: Are all people created equal? Why or why not (How or how not?)
In at least one full paragraph explain your thoughts. Be thorough, use an example if it’s applicable.

13. 10/18-10/19
Journal Prompt: What do you think about Myrtle Wilson? (Who is she & what is she doing?) •Write what you are thinking about her using evidence from the book •At least a short paragraph or a statement or two with bullet points for evidence from the book.

14. 10/18-10/19
Now draw the socio-economic diagram. Place the following characters in the proper places on the chart: Tom Buchanan Daisy Buchanan Jordan Baker Nick Carraway Myrtle Wilson George Wilson

15. 11/14-11/15
Journal Prompt: In at least one full paragraph, explain what happens between Gatsby & Daisy at the end of Chapter 5, AND express what you think about it. Examples of the types of things to think about: Is it true love? Will it last? Why or why not?