MORE JOURNAL PROMPTS.
* Do you think there is too much fighting on t.v. Why or why not?
* Do you think it is necessary to have alcohol at a party in order to have a good time?
* Does it bother you to be around someone who has bad manners?
* Should there be a dress code in places such as school, restaurants, and places of business? Why or why not?
* Should animals be used for medical research?
* Should the Canadian Government financially support Olympic teams?
* Should people be prohibited from smoking in certain places?
* Families are important because...
* Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you like to be famous for?
* Who or what has had a strong influence in your life?
* Where would you prefer to be right now--mountains, desert, beach--and why?
* Should you have to do chores around the house? Why or why not?
* Should you be required to wear a bike helmet? Why or why not?
* Should skateboards be allowed on sidewalks?
* Where do you think we should go on our class fieldtrip this year? Why?
* Should you have to take tests in school?
* Should cellphones be allowed in school?
* Can television (or videogames) influence your behaviour? How?
* Should schools be year-round?
* Should junk food be banned from schools?
* Should students be required to learn a second language?
Saturday, May 1, 2010
JOURNAL WRITING - ONE WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH
Journal Writing
Easier - You don't have to be a great writer, perfect speller, or creative thinker to keep a personal journal. Journal writing means that you regularly write down your thoughts and experiences.
Harder - A journal is a continued series of writings made by a person in response to their life experiences and events. Diaries contain a description of daily events. A journal may include those descriptions, but it also contains reflections on what took place and expresses emotions and understandings about them. It doesn't matter what you call your writing, either a diary or journal, as long as you see the distinction between these two ways of writing.
Decorate a Journal Cover. First start with selecting your journal; it could be a spiral-bound notebook, a blank book available at book and stationary stores, or you could make your own journal using plain white filler pages bound together (fasteners, yarn, staples) with construction paper covers. Then decorate your cover by drawing pictures, using a graphics software program on the computer, or cutting and pasting pictures from old magazines to make your own unique journal cover.
SAMPLE JOURNAL PROMPTS...
Writing Prompts/Journal Topics
What is...
* What is something you dislike about yourself?
* What is something you do well?
* What is your favourite room in your home and why?
* What is a good neighbour?
* What is the worst thing parents can do to their children?
* What is your favourite time of day?
* What is your idea of a dull evening?
* What is the best way to treat meddlesome people?
* What is something you are optimistic about?
* What is something you are pessimistic about?
* What is your most indispensable possession and why?
* What is the meaning of "He laughs best who laughs last"?
* What is your favourite song and why?
* What is the best birthday present you ever received?
* What is the best birthday present you could receive?
* What is something that makes you feel sad?
* What is your favourite book and why?
* What is something that really bugs you?
* What is something that really makes you angry?
* What is the best advice you ever received?
* What is your favourite holiday? What makes this holiday special?
* What is your favourite day of the week?
* What is your favourite month? Why?
What if...
* What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
* What would happen if there were no television? Why would this be good? bad?
* What would happen if everyone lived in space? What type of houses would they live in? What type of clothing would they wear? What type of food would they eat? How would they travel?
* What if cows gave root beer instead of milk?
* What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
* What would happen if people never co-operated? Why do you think it is important to co-operate?
* What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
* What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
* What would happen if you could become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you could do that you cannot do now?
* What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes?
* What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?
* What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
* What would happen if you loved your neighbour as yourself? What if everyone did?
* What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
* What would happen if children ruled the world?
* What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
* What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
* What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
* What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home?
* What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
* What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
* What would you do if You were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework?
* What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
* What would you do if Your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up?
* What would you do if you saw little bugs in your salad?
* What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
* What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money?
* What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
* What would you do if your jelly sandwich fell upside down on the floor?
* What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend have had one?
* What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you?
* What would you do if the surprise party was for you but you weren't surprised?
* What would you do if you got a present you didn't like?
* What would you do if you were at home and your homework was at school?
* What would you do if you dropped the cookie jar and it broke?
* What would you do if you were invited to two parties on the same day?
* What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you didn't?
* What would you do if someone said you did something wrong and you didn't?
* What would you do if your new shoes felt fine in the store but now they are hurting?
* What would you do if someone told you a joke that you don't think is funny?
* What would you do if an hour before the party you remember you don't have a gift?
* What would you do if a friend comes to your house and his/her mom doesn't know he's/she's there?
* What would you do if you had four math problems marked wrong that were right?
* What would you do if you found in the street?
* What would you do if you found a magic wand?
* What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no English?
* What would you say if someone told you it was all right to steal from a large department store?
* What would you do if you saw a friend cheating--report it, confront the friend, nothing--and why?
* If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?
* If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
* If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?
* If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
* If you received any sum of money as a gift, what would you do with it?
* If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do?
* If you were principal of this school, what would you do?
* If you were a mouse in your house in the evening, what would you see your family doing?
* If you were five years older you would...
* If you were lost in the woods and it got dark, what would you do?
* If it were your job to decide what shows can be on t.v., how would you choose?
* If there were no rules, what do you think would happen?
* If you owned a store, what would you do to discourage people from stealing from you?
* If you could participate in an Olympic event, which one would you choose and why?
* If you could break the Guiness Book of Records it would be for?
* If you had to describe yourself as a colour, which would you choose?
* If your friend told you of a secret plan to run away from home, what would you do and why?
What do you think...
* What do you think of 3D movies?
* What do you think someone your age can do to help reduce the amount of pollution in our environment?
* What do you think the world needs now?
* What do you think your friends say to each other when you're not around?
* What do you think about the amount of violence on T.V.?
* What do you think about people polluting the environment?
* What do you think about having set rules for people to follow?
* What do you think about people who are inconsiderate of others?
* What do you think should be done to keep people who are under the influence of alcohol off the road?
* What do you think the world will be like when you are a grown up?
* What do you think about ghosts?
* What do you think of someone who has bad manners?
* What do you think about people who take advantage of others?
* What do you think about when you can't fall asleep?
* What do you think courage means?
* What do you think makes a good friend?
* What do you think makes a happy family?
* What pollutants do you think do the most damage and why?
* What things do you think are beautiful?
* What do you think about students having to wear school uniforms?
What...misc.
* What do you like most about yourself?
* What do you like to do in your free time?
* What kind of animal would you like to be and why?
* What kind of trophy would you like to win?
* What TV or movie star would you like to invite to your birthday party?
* What does "Clothes make the person" mean to you?
* What does "Have your cake and eat it too" mean to you?
* What does "The early bird gets the worm" mean to you?
* What do we mean when we say, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"?
* What does "You can't take it with you" mean?
* What do we mean when we say, "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"?
* What do we mean when we say, "Hitch your wagon to a star"?
* What does "still waters run deep" mean to you?
* What does "There are two sides to every coin" mean to you?
* What does Canada mean to you?
* What are you afraid of? Why?
* What are junk foods?
* What are some nutritious foods that you like?
* What are some rules you have to follow at home?
* What are some examples of prejudice?
* What is more important to you, appearance or personality?
* What is most important to you in a friend--loyalty, generosity, honesty--why?
* What is something that makes you melancholy?
* What makes your best friend your best friend?
* What makes you feel safe?
* What makes you laugh?
* What would you invent to make life better?
* What would you do to entertain your family without spending any money?
* What effects does watching violence have on people?
* What effects do cigarette and alcohol advertising have on young people?
* What kind of t.v. commercial would you like to make? Describe it.
* What kind of pet would you most like to have--monkey, snake, goat--why?
* What kind of program do you enjoy most on TV--detective shows, comedies, game shows--and why?
* What advice would you give a new student?
* What advice would you give to someone who stole something but now feels guilty?
* What things are better than going to school? Why?
* What talents do you have?
* What three words would describe you right now?
* What four things are most important in your life?
* What colour makes you think of happiness?
* What has been the most fun activity at school so far?
* What quality do you like about yourself--creativity, personality, appearance--why?
* What eccentric behaviour in a friend disturbs you the most?
* What parts of nature do you like best?
* What do you do for exercise?
* What is the most ludicrous outfit you can think of?
* What is the funniest dinner you've ever had with your family?
How...
* How do you feel when it's your birthday? Why?
* How do you feel on the first day of winter? Why?
* How would you feel if you were going to be on a show? Why?
* How do you feel when you do something wrong?
* How do you feel when you do something that is very good?
* How do you feel when you play a trick on someone?
* How would you feel if a new child moved into your neighbourhood?
* How do you think the new child would feel?
* How do you feel when you have had a fight with your best friend?
* How do you think your friend felt?
* How do you feel when you are in bed with the lights out?
* How do you feel when you want something very badly and you cannot have it? Why is this so important to have?
* How do you feel on a warm sunny day?
* How do you feel when you stay with a babysitter?
* How do you feel when you're leaving home on vacation?
* How do you feel when you sleep at someone's house?
* How do you feel during a thunderstorm?
* How do you feel on the first day of school?
* How do you feel when your parents are upset with you? Why do they become upset with you?
* How do you feel on Thanksgiving? What are you thankful for?
* How do feel on (any holiday)?
* How do you feel when something scares you? What do you do when this happens?
* How would you feel if someone told you that you were his or her best friend?
* How do you feel about your appearance?
* How would you change the world to make it better?
* How do you think eating junk food affects you?
* How do you have the most fun--alone, with a large group, with a few friends--and why?
* Explain how to play your favorite game.
* How would you describe your house to someone who has never visited there before?
I wish...
* I wish I had a million... Then I would...
* I wish I had one... because
* I wish I could be like.... This person is special because....
* I wish to be a ________ when I grow up. Then I will....
* I wish there were a law that said..... This would be a good law because....
* I wish I could forget the time I ..... because....
* I wish trees could..... because....
* I wish I could see...... because.....
* I wish I could learn..... because.....
* I wish I didn't have to eat...... I don't like this food because.....
* I wish everyone would learn to ..... Then everyone would.....
* I wish I never......
* I wish I had one more chance to..... Then I would.....
* I wish there was an electric......
* I wish I had enough money to......
* I wish everyone loved......
* I wish all children would......
* I wish everyone had.....
* I wish I could touch......
* I wish animals could...... If they could, then.....
* I wish I looked like.... because......
* I wish there were no more.....
* I wish I didn't have to.....
* I wish I could go to.....
* I wish there really was..... If there really was, then.....
* I wish I could hear......
* I wish I could give......
* If all my wishes came true, I would......
When...
* When you are angry, how do you look?
* When are you happiest?
* When have you felt lonely?
* When do you feel proud?
* When was the last time you cried and why?
* When a friend was in an embarrassing situation, what did you do?
* When it might hurt their feelings, how do you feel about telling your friends the truth?
* When might it be bad to be honest?
* When someone picks on someone else, how do you feel? What do you do?
* Once, when you were very frightened, what happened?
* Once, when you were embarrassed, what happened?
* Once, when your feelings were hurt, what happened?
* Describe a time when you felt vengeful.
* When you have a problem who do you talk to? Why?
Easier - You don't have to be a great writer, perfect speller, or creative thinker to keep a personal journal. Journal writing means that you regularly write down your thoughts and experiences.
Harder - A journal is a continued series of writings made by a person in response to their life experiences and events. Diaries contain a description of daily events. A journal may include those descriptions, but it also contains reflections on what took place and expresses emotions and understandings about them. It doesn't matter what you call your writing, either a diary or journal, as long as you see the distinction between these two ways of writing.
Decorate a Journal Cover. First start with selecting your journal; it could be a spiral-bound notebook, a blank book available at book and stationary stores, or you could make your own journal using plain white filler pages bound together (fasteners, yarn, staples) with construction paper covers. Then decorate your cover by drawing pictures, using a graphics software program on the computer, or cutting and pasting pictures from old magazines to make your own unique journal cover.
SAMPLE JOURNAL PROMPTS...
Writing Prompts/Journal Topics
What is...
* What is something you dislike about yourself?
* What is something you do well?
* What is your favourite room in your home and why?
* What is a good neighbour?
* What is the worst thing parents can do to their children?
* What is your favourite time of day?
* What is your idea of a dull evening?
* What is the best way to treat meddlesome people?
* What is something you are optimistic about?
* What is something you are pessimistic about?
* What is your most indispensable possession and why?
* What is the meaning of "He laughs best who laughs last"?
* What is your favourite song and why?
* What is the best birthday present you ever received?
* What is the best birthday present you could receive?
* What is something that makes you feel sad?
* What is your favourite book and why?
* What is something that really bugs you?
* What is something that really makes you angry?
* What is the best advice you ever received?
* What is your favourite holiday? What makes this holiday special?
* What is your favourite day of the week?
* What is your favourite month? Why?
What if...
* What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
* What would happen if there were no television? Why would this be good? bad?
* What would happen if everyone lived in space? What type of houses would they live in? What type of clothing would they wear? What type of food would they eat? How would they travel?
* What if cows gave root beer instead of milk?
* What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
* What would happen if people never co-operated? Why do you think it is important to co-operate?
* What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
* What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
* What would happen if you could become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you could do that you cannot do now?
* What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes?
* What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?
* What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
* What would happen if you loved your neighbour as yourself? What if everyone did?
* What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
* What would happen if children ruled the world?
* What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
* What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
* What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
* What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home?
* What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
* What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
* What would you do if You were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework?
* What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
* What would you do if Your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up?
* What would you do if you saw little bugs in your salad?
* What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
* What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money?
* What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
* What would you do if your jelly sandwich fell upside down on the floor?
* What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend have had one?
* What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you?
* What would you do if the surprise party was for you but you weren't surprised?
* What would you do if you got a present you didn't like?
* What would you do if you were at home and your homework was at school?
* What would you do if you dropped the cookie jar and it broke?
* What would you do if you were invited to two parties on the same day?
* What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you didn't?
* What would you do if someone said you did something wrong and you didn't?
* What would you do if your new shoes felt fine in the store but now they are hurting?
* What would you do if someone told you a joke that you don't think is funny?
* What would you do if an hour before the party you remember you don't have a gift?
* What would you do if a friend comes to your house and his/her mom doesn't know he's/she's there?
* What would you do if you had four math problems marked wrong that were right?
* What would you do if you found in the street?
* What would you do if you found a magic wand?
* What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no English?
* What would you say if someone told you it was all right to steal from a large department store?
* What would you do if you saw a friend cheating--report it, confront the friend, nothing--and why?
* If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?
* If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
* If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?
* If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
* If you received any sum of money as a gift, what would you do with it?
* If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do?
* If you were principal of this school, what would you do?
* If you were a mouse in your house in the evening, what would you see your family doing?
* If you were five years older you would...
* If you were lost in the woods and it got dark, what would you do?
* If it were your job to decide what shows can be on t.v., how would you choose?
* If there were no rules, what do you think would happen?
* If you owned a store, what would you do to discourage people from stealing from you?
* If you could participate in an Olympic event, which one would you choose and why?
* If you could break the Guiness Book of Records it would be for?
* If you had to describe yourself as a colour, which would you choose?
* If your friend told you of a secret plan to run away from home, what would you do and why?
What do you think...
* What do you think of 3D movies?
* What do you think someone your age can do to help reduce the amount of pollution in our environment?
* What do you think the world needs now?
* What do you think your friends say to each other when you're not around?
* What do you think about the amount of violence on T.V.?
* What do you think about people polluting the environment?
* What do you think about having set rules for people to follow?
* What do you think about people who are inconsiderate of others?
* What do you think should be done to keep people who are under the influence of alcohol off the road?
* What do you think the world will be like when you are a grown up?
* What do you think about ghosts?
* What do you think of someone who has bad manners?
* What do you think about people who take advantage of others?
* What do you think about when you can't fall asleep?
* What do you think courage means?
* What do you think makes a good friend?
* What do you think makes a happy family?
* What pollutants do you think do the most damage and why?
* What things do you think are beautiful?
* What do you think about students having to wear school uniforms?
What...misc.
* What do you like most about yourself?
* What do you like to do in your free time?
* What kind of animal would you like to be and why?
* What kind of trophy would you like to win?
* What TV or movie star would you like to invite to your birthday party?
* What does "Clothes make the person" mean to you?
* What does "Have your cake and eat it too" mean to you?
* What does "The early bird gets the worm" mean to you?
* What do we mean when we say, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"?
* What does "You can't take it with you" mean?
* What do we mean when we say, "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"?
* What do we mean when we say, "Hitch your wagon to a star"?
* What does "still waters run deep" mean to you?
* What does "There are two sides to every coin" mean to you?
* What does Canada mean to you?
* What are you afraid of? Why?
* What are junk foods?
* What are some nutritious foods that you like?
* What are some rules you have to follow at home?
* What are some examples of prejudice?
* What is more important to you, appearance or personality?
* What is most important to you in a friend--loyalty, generosity, honesty--why?
* What is something that makes you melancholy?
* What makes your best friend your best friend?
* What makes you feel safe?
* What makes you laugh?
* What would you invent to make life better?
* What would you do to entertain your family without spending any money?
* What effects does watching violence have on people?
* What effects do cigarette and alcohol advertising have on young people?
* What kind of t.v. commercial would you like to make? Describe it.
* What kind of pet would you most like to have--monkey, snake, goat--why?
* What kind of program do you enjoy most on TV--detective shows, comedies, game shows--and why?
* What advice would you give a new student?
* What advice would you give to someone who stole something but now feels guilty?
* What things are better than going to school? Why?
* What talents do you have?
* What three words would describe you right now?
* What four things are most important in your life?
* What colour makes you think of happiness?
* What has been the most fun activity at school so far?
* What quality do you like about yourself--creativity, personality, appearance--why?
* What eccentric behaviour in a friend disturbs you the most?
* What parts of nature do you like best?
* What do you do for exercise?
* What is the most ludicrous outfit you can think of?
* What is the funniest dinner you've ever had with your family?
How...
* How do you feel when it's your birthday? Why?
* How do you feel on the first day of winter? Why?
* How would you feel if you were going to be on a show? Why?
* How do you feel when you do something wrong?
* How do you feel when you do something that is very good?
* How do you feel when you play a trick on someone?
* How would you feel if a new child moved into your neighbourhood?
* How do you think the new child would feel?
* How do you feel when you have had a fight with your best friend?
* How do you think your friend felt?
* How do you feel when you are in bed with the lights out?
* How do you feel when you want something very badly and you cannot have it? Why is this so important to have?
* How do you feel on a warm sunny day?
* How do you feel when you stay with a babysitter?
* How do you feel when you're leaving home on vacation?
* How do you feel when you sleep at someone's house?
* How do you feel during a thunderstorm?
* How do you feel on the first day of school?
* How do you feel when your parents are upset with you? Why do they become upset with you?
* How do you feel on Thanksgiving? What are you thankful for?
* How do feel on (any holiday)?
* How do you feel when something scares you? What do you do when this happens?
* How would you feel if someone told you that you were his or her best friend?
* How do you feel about your appearance?
* How would you change the world to make it better?
* How do you think eating junk food affects you?
* How do you have the most fun--alone, with a large group, with a few friends--and why?
* Explain how to play your favorite game.
* How would you describe your house to someone who has never visited there before?
I wish...
* I wish I had a million... Then I would...
* I wish I had one... because
* I wish I could be like.... This person is special because....
* I wish to be a ________ when I grow up. Then I will....
* I wish there were a law that said..... This would be a good law because....
* I wish I could forget the time I ..... because....
* I wish trees could..... because....
* I wish I could see...... because.....
* I wish I could learn..... because.....
* I wish I didn't have to eat...... I don't like this food because.....
* I wish everyone would learn to ..... Then everyone would.....
* I wish I never......
* I wish I had one more chance to..... Then I would.....
* I wish there was an electric......
* I wish I had enough money to......
* I wish everyone loved......
* I wish all children would......
* I wish everyone had.....
* I wish I could touch......
* I wish animals could...... If they could, then.....
* I wish I looked like.... because......
* I wish there were no more.....
* I wish I didn't have to.....
* I wish I could go to.....
* I wish there really was..... If there really was, then.....
* I wish I could hear......
* I wish I could give......
* If all my wishes came true, I would......
When...
* When you are angry, how do you look?
* When are you happiest?
* When have you felt lonely?
* When do you feel proud?
* When was the last time you cried and why?
* When a friend was in an embarrassing situation, what did you do?
* When it might hurt their feelings, how do you feel about telling your friends the truth?
* When might it be bad to be honest?
* When someone picks on someone else, how do you feel? What do you do?
* Once, when you were very frightened, what happened?
* Once, when you were embarrassed, what happened?
* Once, when your feelings were hurt, what happened?
* Describe a time when you felt vengeful.
* When you have a problem who do you talk to? Why?
TRICKY TEASERS - 2nd POSTING
aA man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog's name?
Yet.
At what time do most people go to the dentist?
At tooth-hurty (2:30).
Can you spell a composition with two letters?
SA (essay).
Can you spell a pretty girl with two letters?
QT (cutey).
Can you spell very happy with three letters?
XTC (ecstasy).
How can you spell chilly with two letters?
IC (icy) .
Yet.
At what time do most people go to the dentist?
At tooth-hurty (2:30).
Can you spell a composition with two letters?
SA (essay).
Can you spell a pretty girl with two letters?
QT (cutey).
Can you spell very happy with three letters?
XTC (ecstasy).
How can you spell chilly with two letters?
IC (icy) .
KEEPING A STUDIOUS CLASSROOM
DEDICATED TO MY FORM 3 STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY 3 WAJA,...
Over the door in one studious classroom is a sign reading, "Quiet, please. Learning underway." Another classroom has a poster that says, "You are here to work." All the students not with the teacher are working independently.
One student is writing an unknown word on the whiteboard, where the heading reads, "New vocabulary words." Later, the class will discuss the word, and each student will enter the word with its meaning in a notebook.
On a corner of the whiteboard are the assignments for the day; separately, there are the assignments for the week - "Write one half page on your pet." "Find information (no more than half a page) on Apaches." "Write a number problem requiring division for the class to solve." "Look through the dictionary for a spelling word ending in 'tion'." Students are busily engaged in completing these assignments. Several students are finding information on Apaches, a current class topic; one student is using an encyclopedia; another is in the Internet. The student in the Internet has found some resources to write away for. Other students are working on worksheets and work from kits.
The teacher is not harassed. Students in this classroom are eager to produce and to have their work checked and sometimes expect more of the teacher than one person can do; consequently, the teacher limits his or her commitment: weekly written assignments must be no more than a page, monthly reports must be no more than two pages, etc.
Discipline in the studious classroom is a matter, first, of convincing the students of their ignorance. When a student misbehaves, the teacher calls out, "Who was the fourth president of the United States?" If the student answers, "James Madison," the teacher calls out, "What is the capital of Hungary?" The wrong answer is followed by a short lecture on how much the student has to learn and how short is the time for learning. Students in this classroom are not time wasters because they realize how much there is to learn.
Discipline in the studious classroom is also a matter of liking to learn. Students are convinced not only of their ignorance but also of the desirability of overcoming it. They diligently write vocabulary and spelling words in their notebooks. They use the dictionary, the encyclopedia, and other reference books. Each student keeps a notebook of half-page comments about books read.
Much teacher time is spent at the teacher's desk with a student. The teacher reads and corrects written assignments with the student. Math assignments are checked individually. Workbook pages are corrected. Since the teacher's time is valuable, work with any one student is limited to a few minutes; however, a few minutes devoted to overcoming a student's specific weaknesses or mistakes can be more valuable than much full-class instruction.
This is not to say that full-class instruction does not exist in the studious classroom. The teacher introduces new topics, explains principles and rules, such as in spoken and written language or math, and hears student reports. However, in general the students are working on their own.
At one time in the development of schooling it was thought that students should be generally social. Since many students would rather talk than learn, the consequence of a social classroom was much talk and little learning. Students have plenty of time for socializing outside of the classroom.
The purpose of being in school is to learn. A poster in a classroom says, "There is a place for socializing. This is not it." Fortunately, learning can be interesting, and students who would rather talk can become absorbed in their work. Although being a student in the studious classroom is work, the rewards of this work are great.
Periodically, the teacher meets with each student to evaluate progress and to make decisions about appropriate learning materials. Because of limitations on the teacher's time, plans for work to be accomplished must cover at least a month. A student placed in a workbook or a kit works in that workbook or kit over a period of time. One criterion in selecting a workbook or kit is, how suitable is it for long-term use.
Over the door in one studious classroom is a sign reading, "Quiet, please. Learning underway." Another classroom has a poster that says, "You are here to work." All the students not with the teacher are working independently.
One student is writing an unknown word on the whiteboard, where the heading reads, "New vocabulary words." Later, the class will discuss the word, and each student will enter the word with its meaning in a notebook.
On a corner of the whiteboard are the assignments for the day; separately, there are the assignments for the week - "Write one half page on your pet." "Find information (no more than half a page) on Apaches." "Write a number problem requiring division for the class to solve." "Look through the dictionary for a spelling word ending in 'tion'." Students are busily engaged in completing these assignments. Several students are finding information on Apaches, a current class topic; one student is using an encyclopedia; another is in the Internet. The student in the Internet has found some resources to write away for. Other students are working on worksheets and work from kits.
The teacher is not harassed. Students in this classroom are eager to produce and to have their work checked and sometimes expect more of the teacher than one person can do; consequently, the teacher limits his or her commitment: weekly written assignments must be no more than a page, monthly reports must be no more than two pages, etc.
Discipline in the studious classroom is a matter, first, of convincing the students of their ignorance. When a student misbehaves, the teacher calls out, "Who was the fourth president of the United States?" If the student answers, "James Madison," the teacher calls out, "What is the capital of Hungary?" The wrong answer is followed by a short lecture on how much the student has to learn and how short is the time for learning. Students in this classroom are not time wasters because they realize how much there is to learn.
Discipline in the studious classroom is also a matter of liking to learn. Students are convinced not only of their ignorance but also of the desirability of overcoming it. They diligently write vocabulary and spelling words in their notebooks. They use the dictionary, the encyclopedia, and other reference books. Each student keeps a notebook of half-page comments about books read.
Much teacher time is spent at the teacher's desk with a student. The teacher reads and corrects written assignments with the student. Math assignments are checked individually. Workbook pages are corrected. Since the teacher's time is valuable, work with any one student is limited to a few minutes; however, a few minutes devoted to overcoming a student's specific weaknesses or mistakes can be more valuable than much full-class instruction.
This is not to say that full-class instruction does not exist in the studious classroom. The teacher introduces new topics, explains principles and rules, such as in spoken and written language or math, and hears student reports. However, in general the students are working on their own.
At one time in the development of schooling it was thought that students should be generally social. Since many students would rather talk than learn, the consequence of a social classroom was much talk and little learning. Students have plenty of time for socializing outside of the classroom.
The purpose of being in school is to learn. A poster in a classroom says, "There is a place for socializing. This is not it." Fortunately, learning can be interesting, and students who would rather talk can become absorbed in their work. Although being a student in the studious classroom is work, the rewards of this work are great.
Periodically, the teacher meets with each student to evaluate progress and to make decisions about appropriate learning materials. Because of limitations on the teacher's time, plans for work to be accomplished must cover at least a month. A student placed in a workbook or a kit works in that workbook or kit over a period of time. One criterion in selecting a workbook or kit is, how suitable is it for long-term use.
BRAIN TEASERS - RIDDLES - 1st POSTING
TRY THESE RIDDLES....
1. What goes up and down stairs without moving?
2. Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.
3. What can you catch but not throw?
4. I run, yet I have no legs. What am I?
5. Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.
6. Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, throw away the inside.
7. What goes around the world and stays in a corner?
8. What gets wetter the more it dries?
9. The more there is, the less you see.
10. They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen.
11. What kind of room has no windows or doors?
12. I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?
13. I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What is this object?
14. It has no top or bottom but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time. What is this object?
15. The more you take the more you leave behind.
16. Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute.
17. As I walked along the path I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone, or fowl.
18. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
19. I went into the woods and got it, I sat down to seek it, I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it.
20. What can fill a room but takes up no space?
21. It is weightless, you can see it, and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter?
22. No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?
23. Only two backbones and thousands of ribs.
24. Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till the break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, With a separate score for every one. When it came time to square accounts, They all had made quite fair amounts. Now, not one has lost and all have gained, Tell me, now, this can you explain?
25. Jack and Jill are lying on the floor inside the house, dead. They died from lack of water. There is shattered glass next to them. How did they die?
26. Why don't lobsters share?
27. A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
28. Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, Even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
29. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?
30. He has married many women but has never married. Who is he?
31. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
32. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
33. You can't keep this until you have given it.
34. Take off my skin, I won't cry, but you will. What am I?
35. What book was once owned by only the wealthy, but now everyone can have it? You can't buy it in a bookstore or take it from the library.
36. What can go up and come down without moving?
37. What do you fill with empty hands?
38. What do you serve that you can't eat?
39. What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don't want to use it?
40. What goes up and never comes down?
41. What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
42. What has to be broken before it can be used?
43. What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
44. What question can you never answer "yes" to?
45. What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide?
46. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white?" or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
47. You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I?
1. Carpet
2. Fire
3. A cold
4. A nose
5. A match
6. Corn
7. A stamp
8. Towel
9. Darkness
10. Stars
11. A mushroom
12. A sponge
13. A mirror
14. A ring
15. Footsteps
16. Breath
17. Glove
18. River
19. Splinter
20. Light
21. A hole
22. Silence
23. Railroad
24. Four men in a dance band
25. Jack and Jill are goldfish.
26. They're shellfish.
27. Holes
28. A kitchen strainer
29. She lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
30. A priest
31. None. Roosters don't lay eggs.
32. A secret
33. A promise
34. An onion
35. A telephone book
36. The temperature
37. Gloves
38. A tennis ball
39. An anchor
40. Your age
41. A yardstick
42. An egg
43. A coat of paint
44. "Are you asleep?"
45. To hold cows together
46. Neither, the yolks are yellow.
47. A telephone
1. What goes up and down stairs without moving?
2. Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.
3. What can you catch but not throw?
4. I run, yet I have no legs. What am I?
5. Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.
6. Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, throw away the inside.
7. What goes around the world and stays in a corner?
8. What gets wetter the more it dries?
9. The more there is, the less you see.
10. They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen.
11. What kind of room has no windows or doors?
12. I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?
13. I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What is this object?
14. It has no top or bottom but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time. What is this object?
15. The more you take the more you leave behind.
16. Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute.
17. As I walked along the path I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone, or fowl.
18. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
19. I went into the woods and got it, I sat down to seek it, I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it.
20. What can fill a room but takes up no space?
21. It is weightless, you can see it, and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter?
22. No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?
23. Only two backbones and thousands of ribs.
24. Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till the break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, With a separate score for every one. When it came time to square accounts, They all had made quite fair amounts. Now, not one has lost and all have gained, Tell me, now, this can you explain?
25. Jack and Jill are lying on the floor inside the house, dead. They died from lack of water. There is shattered glass next to them. How did they die?
26. Why don't lobsters share?
27. A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
28. Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, Even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
29. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?
30. He has married many women but has never married. Who is he?
31. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
32. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
33. You can't keep this until you have given it.
34. Take off my skin, I won't cry, but you will. What am I?
35. What book was once owned by only the wealthy, but now everyone can have it? You can't buy it in a bookstore or take it from the library.
36. What can go up and come down without moving?
37. What do you fill with empty hands?
38. What do you serve that you can't eat?
39. What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don't want to use it?
40. What goes up and never comes down?
41. What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
42. What has to be broken before it can be used?
43. What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
44. What question can you never answer "yes" to?
45. What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide?
46. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white?" or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
47. You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I?
1. Carpet
2. Fire
3. A cold
4. A nose
5. A match
6. Corn
7. A stamp
8. Towel
9. Darkness
10. Stars
11. A mushroom
12. A sponge
13. A mirror
14. A ring
15. Footsteps
16. Breath
17. Glove
18. River
19. Splinter
20. Light
21. A hole
22. Silence
23. Railroad
24. Four men in a dance band
25. Jack and Jill are goldfish.
26. They're shellfish.
27. Holes
28. A kitchen strainer
29. She lives in the Southern Hemisphere.
30. A priest
31. None. Roosters don't lay eggs.
32. A secret
33. A promise
34. An onion
35. A telephone book
36. The temperature
37. Gloves
38. A tennis ball
39. An anchor
40. Your age
41. A yardstick
42. An egg
43. A coat of paint
44. "Are you asleep?"
45. To hold cows together
46. Neither, the yolks are yellow.
47. A telephone
The 7 DONT'S
DON'T ACT THE 7 ACTIONS BELOW
AFTER YOU HAVE A MEAL
1*) Don't smoke- Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).
2*) Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
3*) Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.
4*) Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.
5*) Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.
6*) Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
7*) Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
AFTER YOU HAVE A MEAL
1*) Don't smoke- Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).
2*) Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
3*) Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.
4*) Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.
5*) Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.
6*) Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
7*) Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
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