When, if ever, are you a

leader? When, if ever, are you

a follower? Which do you

prefer and why?8-22-13

How superstitious are you? How superstitious are the people you work with or associate with in some

way? What are some of the superstitions you have or people you know have?

8-29-13

In your opinion, what rule in the student handbook is the most logical or needed most? Why? Which is the

least logical or needed least? Why?9-5-13

Are there any celebrities you admire? If so, who and why? Are there any

celebrities whose behavior you find especially

strange? If so, who and why?

9-12-2013

If you could sit down to lunch with three people from history, who would they be and why? What would you talk about?

9-19-2013

You're traveling in a rental car when you hear the thumping of a

flat tire. You pull over and discover the thumping is not coming from a flat, after all, but from the trunk.

What—or who—is making the noise? 9-26-13

What, in your opinion, is the best sing-along song ever?

What kind of sing-along person are you? Do you sing under your breath? Belt it out? Only by yourself? Do you care if you know all the

words?10-3-2013

In what way/s do you want to be like your

parents or grandparents? In what way/s do you not

want to be like your parents or grandparents?

10-10-2013

How do people (both peers and adults) earn your respect? What

causes you to lose respect for people?

10-17-13

If you and your friends had a limo for

twenty-four hours, where would you go and what would you

do?10-24-2013

If you had $100,000 to give away (you cannot spend it on yourself), what would you do with it and why?

10-31-13

If you could write a letter to a veteran or

current member of the armed forces, what

would you write?11-17-13

Would you rather win a beauty contest but have to drop out of

school because of low grades, or win a knowledge contest but not

be considered physically attractive?

11-14-13

Describe some things you’re

thankful for.

11-21-13

What advice would you give a political or historical figure

if you had the chance?12-5-2013

Write about a topic of your choice today. If

you need a nudge, write about your

locker.12-12-13

Write a story including the following: a gorilla, a

backpack, and two of this week’s vocabulary

words.1-2-14

What kind of test questions do you dislike the most? Why? What kind do you dislike the

least? How do you feel about on-line tests?

1-9-14

Begin with one of the following:

I hate February! or

February is not as bad as some people think.

2-6-2013

What is one career that you would consider

entering? Why? What is one career that you would never consider entering?

Why not? 2-13-2014

Should students be allowed to attend school

wherever they want? Why or why not? What would

be some effects of this?2-20-2014

What motivates people to do the right thing/follow the rules

or not? Fear of punishment? Guilt?

Something else?2-27-2014

How prepared are we in this area for natural/man-made disasters? How prepared

should we be?

3-6-2014

If you woke up tomorrow morning and your name

were in all of the newspapers, what would it

be for? How would you feel about it?

3-13-2014

What do you think about seatbelts? How safe is your

driving? How safe is teenage driving in

Stanberry in general? What did you think of the

assembly? 3-20-2014

Describe the best thing about this school. Describe the worst thing

about this school.3-27-2014

If you had to choose one of your classmates to be president of the

United States, who would you choose and

why? 4-3-2014

What qualities make a good

friend?4-10-2014

What is one of your earliest memories?

Why do you think this is embedded in your

memory?4-24-2014

Describe something you’re looking

forward to—it can be short term or long

term.5-1-2014

How do you feel about being photographed? Why? How do you feel

about photographing other people? How frequently do

you get your picture taken? Discuss.

What kind of animals make the best pets? Why? What kind of animals make the worst pets? Why? How should people treat their pets? How should they

not?

If you had to choose between traveling the world in a hot

air balloon or a sailboat, which would you choose and

why? Where would you make stops? Why? What or

who would you take with you? Why?

What class would you like to see added to the

Stanberry curriculum? Why? Would it be a

required class? Would there be any prerequisites?

Who might teach it?

What was the best Halloween costume you ever had? The worst?

Best or worst Halloween experience? What do you plan to do this Halloween?

How much time do you spend on the phone? Do you have a cell phone?

How important is it to you? What kind of phone habits do you have? What kind of

phone habits annoy you?

Write about something you did, or did not

do, this summer.

How will you remember two of the following:

Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs.

Kelley?

What do you see in your future concerning

education/training, career, family, residence, etc?

If you were to create a new sports team, what sport, location, mascot, and team colors would you choose and why?

Would you shave your head and get a pink bunny tattoo on your

skull for $1 million? Why or why not? Every time someone asks about your tattoo, you have to

say you had a dream about a pink bunny and it was a sign from the

gods.

What did you think of the assembly?

Looking at the contents of your folder and thinking about your grade report, what do you find are your

strengths and weaknesses in Language Arts?

Which character in Pride and Prejudice are you most like? Most unlike? Why? Which character could you see yourself in a romance

with? Why?

If you could choose one moment in your life to go

back in time to, would you go back to fix some

mistake you made or just to relive that moment?

Why?

Predict what you think might happen in The

Great Gatsby.

Write about whatever you want, but you must include two words from the unit 26 vocabulary

list.