10 Journal Topics

July 22nd, 2009

What do you think of people who use profanity in public?
Is it better to give or to receive?
What if your house caught fire, what would you take with you? Put these in order of priority: your pet, your iPod, photo album, your English textbook, necklace from grandma, and favorite piece of clothing.
Last night I awoke [...]

10 Christmas Journal Topics

December 18th, 2008

Some families open presents on Christmas Eve and others wait until Christmas morning. What does your family do? What other Christmas traditions does your family observe?
What is your favorite Christmas time food?
Write a letter to Santa telling him what you want for Christmas and why you deserve it.
What does Christmas Spirit mean to you?
Describe your [...]

Mike the Headless Chicken

December 8th, 2008

This is a fascinating story about a chicken that survived without a head! It provides some reading comprehension practice and takes about 15-20 minutes.
Mike the Headless Chicken wasn’t always headless. However, he went on to live longer without a head than with one. On an average September day in 1945 Mike’s owner Lloyd Olsen went [...]