1. Essential Skills Bell Work
Journal Topics

2. Bell Work Procedures
Enter the classroom quietly and get your materials from the basket.
Sit down, read the journal topic that is posted on the screen.
Open your journal, write the date on the top of the page.
Respond to the journal topic in a minimum of 7 sentences.
When you are finished, read over what you have written and correct any errors or add to what you have written.
Please write on the front side of the pages only.
Please write on a new page each day.

3. How do you make a good first impression?
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How do you make a good first impression?

4. Why are pets good companions?
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Why are pets good companions?

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Who sees the best in you?

6. What makes you brave? Is there a time that you have been brave?
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What makes you brave? Is there a time that you have been brave?

7. Do sports fans care too much?
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Do sports fans care too much?

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Do you have a good imagination? Do kids or adults have better imaginations?

9. What are your dreams? What stands in the way of your dreams?
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What are your dreams? What stands in the way of your dreams?

10. Do you think people deserve second chances? Why or why not?
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Do you think people deserve second chances? Why or why not?

11. Why do people misbehave? Do you ever misbehave?
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Why do people misbehave? Do you ever misbehave?

12. Who is your hero? What would you do if you could meet your hero?
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Who is your hero? What would you do if you could meet your hero?

13. What do you need to survive? Why do you need those things?
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What do you need to survive? Why do you need those things?

14. What do we learn from our elders?
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What do we learn from our elders?

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Have you ever had to compete against a friend? How did that make you feel? What happened?

16. What is a community? What makes a community good?
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What is a community? What makes a community good?

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If you are feeling down or not so happy, what do you do to cheer yourself up?

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Do you like to get gifts? What gift have you received that is special to you? What makes that gift special?

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Have you ever felt lonely when you are around lots of people? Can you be alone and not feel lonely?

20. How important is money? Can money make you perfectly happy?
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How important is money? Can money make you perfectly happy?

21. What is hope? Where do people find hope? Where do you find hope?
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What is hope? Where do people find hope? Where do you find hope?

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Laughing is good for your soul. Do you like to laugh? What makes you laugh?

23. Do you need love to survive? Who do you love? Who loves you?
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Do you need love to survive? Who do you love? Who loves you?

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Some people say that, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Do you think this is true? Why?

25. Whom do you feel closest to? Do you trust that person?
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Whom do you feel closest to? Do you trust that person?

26. What is honor? Who do you think should be honored? Why?
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What is honor? Who do you think should be honored? Why?

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Do the seasons affect you? Do you notice any changes in your mood during different seasons?

28. How would you describe yourself?
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How would you describe yourself?

29. Do you think before you act? Do you do this all the time?
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Do you think before you act? Do you do this all the time?

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Should people always reach for the stars? Should people settle for “good enough”?

31. Is there a job that you were born to do?
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Is there a job that you were born to do?

32. What is chivalry? Do you think chivalry is dead?
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What is chivalry? Do you think chivalry is dead?

33. What can we learn from stories?
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What can we learn from stories?

34. What makes a good couple?
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What makes a good couple?

35. Would you rather be clever or strong? Why?
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Would you rather be clever or strong? Why?

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Do you think you have a duty to other people? Do you have a responsibility to other human beings?

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What does it take to be a winner? Is winning always the most important thing?

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There are things that happen in the world that are not right. How can we change the things that are wrong in the world?

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The first time you try something you are not always successful. Why should you keep trying? What would happen if everyone always gave up after one try?

40. Can appearances be deceiving?
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Can appearances be deceiving?

41. Do you think people are paid fairly?
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Do you think people are paid fairly?

42. What inspires you to be the best person that you can be?
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What inspires you to be the best person that you can be?

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What do you fear most?

44. Who would you be if you could be anybody?
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Who would you be if you could be anybody?

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Do you think age determines how people act? Or do you think people are only as old as they act?

46. What makes a perfect Saturday?
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What makes a perfect Saturday?

47. How do we know we’re grown up?
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How do we know we’re grown up?

48. Can memories keep the past alive?
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Can memories keep the past alive?

49. Should you live for the present or the future?
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Should you live for the present or the future?

50. Are there two sides to every story?
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Are there two sides to every story?