LAWS OF LIFE Mrs. Vessell, Mr. Moore, and Ms. Conrad

JOURNAL 1/7/15 – LESSONS LEARNED IN LIFE

Situation: We have all learned many valuable lessons in our lives. Some of us are given bits of wisdom by other people (ever heard the saying, “treat others the way you want to be treated”?), while some of us have to learn lessons the hard way (remember how it felt when you touched that hot stove?).

Who has learned a valuable life lesson?

JOURNAL 1/7/15 – LESSONS LEARNED IN LIFE

Prompt: What are some lessons you’ve learned in your life? Write a well developed paragraph about some of the realizations you have come to in your 15 precious years on Earth. Can you come up with at least three?These can be lessons learned about friendship, love, happiness, loss, breakups, work ethic, etc.

How much do I have to write? Enough to fully answer the prompt.

Section #1 –

Bellwork/Journals

ASSIGNMENT You are going to make a collage of the lessons you have learned so far in your life. Your collage must include:

1. AT LEAST two (2) quotes (that you can apply to your own life)

2. AT LEAST three (3) pictures (that represent a lesson learned in your life)

3. You must be able to provide a verbal anecdote (a short story about something that really happened) for each quote and picture you provide. Your anecdote should cover a life lesson you learned.

SHARE

Get into a group of 4 Each person will share one of their storiesWhat story relates to one of your quotes/pictures?What lesson did you learn through this experience?Vote on who has the best story/life lessonThat person will share to the class.

JUNIORS

Get out your homework from last night. Ms. Drane and I will be checking them at the beginning of class.

It’s a 100 or a 0

LAWS OF LIFE ESSAY

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Students select a “Law of Life” (such as “Honesty is the best policy,” or “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”), and to write about how the maxim applies to the student’s life.

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ESSAY REQUIREMENTS Students should be original and “write from the heart”

1.Essays should be 500-700 words in length, typed and double-spaced. Although not required, students may include a word count on their essays.

2.Essays should be based on a student’s personal experience. The essay should show how a Law of Life applies to a student’s own life. Essays that focus exclusively on a historical character or that read like a book review are not winning essays.

3.Essays should contain a “law of life” expressed as a maxim, saying, or quote.

AWARDS The Georgia Law of Life Essay Contest has significant state-wide student awards, school-level student awards, and teacher awards.

State-wide Student Awards$1,000 --1st Place Winner$750 – 2nd Place Winner$500 – 3rd Place Winner$300 – 4th Place Winner$200 – 5th Place Winner

School-Wide Student Awards Grade Level Winner:

$50 School Winner: $100

LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

What is the Law of Life?

A BRIEF Summary

What made it good? (details/flow/relatable/etc)