Pick someone you love and describe this person’s

personality.

If you won a million dollars today, how would you spend it? Would you

donate to any charities? Which ones?

To celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, each day many people are writing about one

thing they are thankful for and posting it when they update their status on facebook. Make a

list of all the things that make you thankful.

Last week, you spent a million dollars on items, trips, and charities. What are your views of being ultra-wealthy? What are

some of the emotional changes that might occur after you become an instant

millionaire? How might friends, acquaintances, or family members view

you differently?

Describe some advantages and disadvantages to having school

uniforms.

What famous person would you most like to have dinner with? Write 5

questions you would ask him/her.

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

-Mohandas K. Gandhi

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.”

-Francis De Sales

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we

are, but in what direction we are moving.”

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what

you receive; it’s what you share.”

-Unknown

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

-Unknown

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how

we respond to them.”

-Epictetus

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:“Self-discipline begins with

the mastery of your thoughts, if you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what

you do.”

-Napoleon Hill

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“Go over, go under, go around, or go through. But

never give up.”

-Unknown

Write a paragraph explaining this quotation in your own

words:

“Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

-John W. Gardner

Go to www.dosomething.org and read about a cause

• 1. Health and Fitness• 2. Disaster Response And

Relief• 3. Education• 4. Poverty• 5. Violence and Bullying• 6. International Human Rights• 7. Animal Welfare• 8. Environment• 9. War, Peace and Politics• 10. HIV and Sexuality• 11. Discrimination

What can we learn from disasters? List three disasters and 1 lesson for

each.

What do you think is the most dangerous occupation? Why?

Would you rather be an only child or have many brothers and

sisters? Why?

What is your biggest fear?

If you could be the school principal for a week, what things would you change?

Which musical group would you most want to perform at your

school? Why?

Name one of your talents and what you can do with your

ability.

How long do you think it takes to develop a true friendship? Are old

friends better than new ones?

What were some of your favorite toys or games from your

childhood?

11-2-09/ Question:

Which piece of technology has had the greatest impact on your life? Explain why.

11-3-09/ Question:

Which topic from the list seems the most interesting to research? What makes it appealing?