Journal Entries for Years 7 and 8

Journal Entries for Years 7 and 8

Suggested Entries

Remember you must write in your journals daily. You can write anything you wish but here are some suggestions to help you. You could also write your feelings on anything you have read including your novel in school or any other book. Maybe you could write a review of a film or television programme you may have seen. The choice is yours!

Term 1


1. If I were the teacher, I would...
2. If I could give one piece of advice to any person in history, that advice would be...
3. Describe a dream that you had recently. Provide as many details as possible.
4. The best lesson my grandparent (or parent or any relative) ever taught me was...
5. Tell five things you'd like to do on your next birthday.
6. In 20 years, I will be...
7. Tell about an event in your life that has caused a change in you.
8. I was most angry when...
9. If you could design one room in a house to suit only your needs, what would it look like?
10. Describe your perfect vacation.
11. My worst mistake was...
12. Do you believe in love at first sight?
13. You have the freedom to travel to any city or country in the world. Where would you go and why?
14. What would you do if you were president of Egypt?
15. The qualities that make a best friend are...
16. If you were an insect, what kind would you be and why?
17. Describe your room at home in detail. What are you proudest of and why?


What is...
1. What is something you dislike about yourself?
2. What is something you do well?
3. What is your favourite room in your home and why?
4. What is a good neighbour?
5. What is the worst thing parents can do to their children?
6. What is your favourite time of day?
7. What is your idea of a dull evening?
8. What is the best way to treat meddlesome people?
9. What is something you are optimistic about?
10. What is something you are pessimistic about?
11. What is your most indispensable possession and why?
12. What is the meaning of "He laughs best who laughs last"?
13. What is your favourite song and why?
14. What is the best birthday present you ever received?
15. What is the best birthday present you could receive?
16. What is something that makes you feel sad?
17. What is your favourite book and why?
18. What is something that really bugs you?
19. What is something that really makes you angry?
20. What is the best advice you ever received?
21. What is your favourite holiday? What makes this holiday special?
22. What is your favourite day of the week?
23. What is your favourite month? Why?



What if...

1. What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
2. What would happen if there was no television? Why would this be good? bad?
3. 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?
4. What if cows gave cola and not milk?
5. What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
6. What would happen if people never co-operated? Why do you think it is important to co-operate?
7. What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
8. What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
9. 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?
10. What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes?
11. What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?
12. What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
13. What would happen if you loved your neighbour as yourself? What if everyone did?
14. What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
15. What would happen if children ruled the world?
16. What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
17. What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
18. What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
19. What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home?
20. What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
21. What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
22. What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework?
23. What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
24. What would you do if your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up?
25. What would you do if you saw little bugs in your salad?
26. What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
27. What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money?
28. What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
29. What would you do if your jelly sandwich fell upside down on the floor?
30. What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend has had one?
31. What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you?
32. What would you do if the surprise party was for you but you weren't surprised?
33. What would you do if you got a present you didn't like?
34. What would you do if you were at home and your homework was at school?
35. What would you do if you dropped the cookie jar and it broke?
36. What would you do if you were invited to two parties on the same day?
37. What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you didn't?
38. What would you do if someone said you did something wrong and you didn't?
39. What would you do if your new shoes felt fine in the store but now they are hurting?
40. What would you do if someone told you a joke that you don't think is funny?
41. What would you do if an hour before the party you remember you don't have a gift?
42. What would you do if you had four maths problems marked wrong that were right?
44. What would you do if you found a magic wand?
45. What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no Arabic?
46. What would you say if someone told you it was all right to steal from a large department store?
47. What would you do if you saw a friend cheating--report it; confront the friend, nothing--and why?
48. If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?
49. If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
50. If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?
51. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
52. If you received any sum of money as a gift, what would you do with it?
53. If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do?