Sunday, November 6, 2011

Journal Prompts - Week of 11/7

Dear 6A & 6B,

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing weekend!  Below are your journal prompts for this week.  To find the prompt for the day scroll down and find the date.  Under the date will be your prompt.

You should now be writing a minimum of two paragraphs for each prompt.  Your paragraphs should be written in proper format.  Your topic sentence should be followed by supporting details.  Be mindful of punctuation.  Sentences should begin with capital letters and should contain proper punctuation.  Your spelling should be as accurate as possible.  Always use your spell check if you are unsure of how to spell a word. 

I look forward to reviewing  your journals when I return!

Happy Writing!
Mrs. Murphy


 Monday, November 7



In the United States, November is the month of elections. Why do you think it is important to vote in the elections?


Tuesday, November 8




 
Imagine that your school voted you to be the principal. What would you do and what changes would you make?



Wednesday, November 9




November is National Author’s Day. Who is your favorite author? Why do you like this author? What are some of your favorite books and why?


Thursday, November 10





Imagine that you had a conversation with a turkey on Facebook. Write out what you and the turkey would talk about on Facebook.



Friday, November 11




Today is a very special day.  Today we honor and celebrate veterans.  What is a veteran?  Why would our country set aside a day to honor these men and women?  What are thoughts about these special people?  Do you think you will ever be a veteran? 

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Journal Prompt - 11/4


Good morning, 6A & 6B!

Below is your journal prompt for today.

Happy Writing!
Mrs. Murphy

November is National Aviation Month.  Pretend that you could fly.  Where would you want to go and why?

Journal Prompt 11/3

Dear 6th Grade,

Happy Thursday!  Below is your journal prompt.  Be sure to write a topic sentence and support it with details related to your topic.  Be mindful of your sentence structure, use of capitals,commas, and ending punctuation.

Happy Writing!
Mrs. Murphy

In the left corner, behind the filing cabinet. . .

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Journal Prompt 11/2

Happy November!!

Below is your journal prompt for today!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Mrs. Murphy

I wish I could forget the time I ___________ because….


Sunday, October 30, 2011

Journal Prompt - 10/31/11




Happy Halloween!

Below is your journal prompt.

Happy Writing!
Mrs. Murphy

Citing safety concerns, some local governments are passing ordinances to ban trick-or-treating.
 Do you agree or disagree with such a ban? 
Write a two-minute speech arguing for or against the ordinance.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Journal Prompt - 10/27

Good morning, 6A & 6B!

I hope you are having a great start to your day!  Below is your journal prompt.

Name three people whose lives have been improved by
knowing you, and explain why.

Happy Journaling!
Mrs. Murphy