Wednesday, October 3, 2007

October 3 Journal

Happy Wednesday. Go to Study Island when you are done. You'll have 30 minutes there. I am going to talk about Narrative writing some more today.


  1. The first full week in October is National Newspaper Week. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, The Joliet Herald, stating whether or not kids should have an assigned bedtime. Support your opinion with reasons.

  2. Compare this year's school experiences to last year's. How are they alike? How are they different?

56 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's way diffren this year because of all the day1 and 2 it's way more diffrent.

Anonymous said...

i tihnk that kids should have an assigned bedtime because they would be able to get up for school the next day on time.

Anonymous said...

i think teens shouldnt have a certin bedtime. But little kids ya because they need there sleep but us teens can decide weather were tried or not. i mean if were sleeply we know that not you. so ithink we should chose our own bed timez.Buh Bye

Anonymous said...

kids should not have a bed time because sometime kids want to watach something important like the cubs game and its past your bedtime go cccccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Dear, Joliet Herald Paper
I believe that no there should not be assigned bedtime because chilren have things to do just as well as everyone else. If children become assigne to an exact betime then they might be upset at the fact that they do have one.
-Sincerely, Katanya Mitchell

Anonymous said...

Some things that are the same as last year are that I still have Ms. Machota and some things that are different are me going to the high school, being in 8th grade and learning new things.

Anonymous said...

Dear Jolient Herald,
My name is Alexis, I am here stating on why stuents should HAVE an assigned bedtime. My first reason is because If they dont have one they stay up late, And in the morning they're to tried to get up and go to school. My second reason is because kids seem to get in more touble being up late dong things they shouldnt be doing. Who knows what they're doing? Thats why we need bedtimes, To get enough sleep, Everyone who doesnt get enough are cranky and tried. So we need Bedtimes like it or not. Thank you for your time.

Sincerly, Alexis

Anonymous said...

As a start, I would like to say I like this year way better then last year. I was at a school with Uniforms and VERY strict teachers. we barely had anytime to be teenagers because we were so busy doing projects or something like that. I deffinately like this year better because i can express myself in the way I and also we dont stay with the same class all day so we get to see different people all day. I also like the fact the teachers are nicer. =]

Anonymous said...

Dear Joilet Hearld, News I dont think kids should have an assigned bedtime. I feal that we should sleep when ever we want to. I also think it's not fair for us to be having a bedtime because we now when we are tierd. My last reason on this is because I feal that we can have our on opinion on this ither sleeping early or sleeping late.

Anonymous said...

Dear The Hearld,
Why do we need assigned bedtimes?
We know how to get up on our own even if we go to bed at a late time. We'll some kids do anyway. You can't keep depending on your parents all the time.

Anonymous said...

What is different from last year is day 1 and 2 shedual. And the different is last year we had 2 periods of math now we don't. The similar from last year and this year we are learning the same things as last year. We have same advisor Mr. Sartain.

Anonymous said...

No kids should not have a certain bedtime because they should its they fault if they wanna go to school sleepy i say whenever the kids go to sleep they go its they lost of sleep not mine so i can care less about when kids go to sleep i know im gone get my beauty sleep as long as i get mine i do not care about kids or nobody else staying up tired it aint gone hurt me i say stay up as long as u want to as long as you dont come to me saying im sleepy im gone tell him/she they should of took they butt to sleep

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

last year was fun this year was not fun. so there not the same only diffrent

Anonymous said...

So far this school year has had a bigger band, a bigger choir, and a bigger orchestra, but we seem to not be doing many things with our Dirksen Dollars this Year.

Anonymous said...

This school year is really diffrent from the day one and day two, and we have new teachers.

Anonymous said...

last yaer i was silly this yeaar im smart

Anonymous said...

Last year school year are alike by it being easy in the begining but they are difrent by the home work there is alot more this year.

Anonymous said...

because we got yoga

Anonymous said...

this year is different from last year cause in 7th grade you do fun stuff and last year you did kinda boring stuff

Anonymous said...

THIS YEAR YOU HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND IT'S VERY FUNKALICIOUS.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Last year I was very talkative but this year I am a little shy.They are the same because I meet new people.Some people say I am really shy ,but I am really outgoing.

Anonymous said...

Dear News paper editor'
I think that kids should have an assighned bed time because if there isn't an assighned bed time kids will be tired in the morning.

Anonymous said...

we should have it at like 10oclock
because if there was a bedtime then threre wouldnt be a purpose for tv after bedtime

Anonymous said...

I think kids should have an assigned bed time because they need time to sleep so their not tired the next day.

Anonymous said...

I think kids should have an assigned bed time because they need time to sleep so their not tired the next day.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Last year I went to Heritage Middle School, I was a sixith grader and on team 6b, Last year we were able to sit where ever we wanted to, this year we have to sit during lunch, this year we have to sit with our class. Last year we did not have blocks and this year, we have blocks everyday.The simliarities between Heritage last year and Dirksen this year are that students needed a pass to walk through the hallway and basically everything else is new to me.

Anonymous said...

I think that the assigned bedtime should be 11:59:59. Also because we should beable to do whatever we want in the daytime. Because we can't go out to bars at night with our friends so the daytime should be our time to have fun.

Anonymous said...

How last year was the same as is all the teachers are nice an help you out when you need it . They give you extra credit . How this school year is different is I know where everything is and I id know because I went to Dirksen in kidngarden here . Also the grade (7th) is harder and getting harder then last year and you make even more friends . So that is how school is a like an different from last year and alike .

Anonymous said...

Dear Joliet Herald,
I believe we should not have an assigned bedtime because most kids go to sleep at the time they supposed to.

Anonymous said...

In my opinion I think last year was more fun because I knew most of the people from elementy but know I needed to start making new friends again thats a big difference between this year and the past . A thing that I think they are is that both I enjoy being in.

Anonymous said...

We have longer gym times and have writer's workshop and the teacher who teaches the class is the best teacher I ever had and her name is Mrs.Machota.That is this year and last year we didn't have writers workshop and we had gym all year long.This year we have gym three quarters

Anonymous said...

I think we should have a bedtime because then the next day we arent really crabby and tired all the time.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

This year's school exprences are diffrent from last year because I am in the 6th grade and this is a new shcool and a bunch of other things

Anonymous said...

This tear is going to be fun but my friend is moving and I don't want her to move but she is.

Anonymous said...

My school exsperiences are the same because I have alot of my friends with me.They are different because we have lokers and we have 6 different teachers.

Anonymous said...

no there shouldnt be a set bed time for kids because we have a much freedom as anyone else and we like to stay up late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I don't think they should change the kids bedtime because I got used to sleeping whenever that it wouldn't be cool sleeping at 8 or 9!

Anonymous said...

it's different this year because they have new teachers

Anonymous said...

Dear Joliet Harald newspaper I think that kids should hav reasonable bedtime.Now that we are in the 6th garade a reasonable bedtime would be 10:00,11:00 clock. for kids littler thier bedtime should be nine clock.If you want your bedtime to be pushed up than be responable. do your chores and be good.Try notto get introuble.

Anonymous said...

I think everybody should have assigned time each day so they could getup each morning

Anonymous said...

Kids should not have an assighned bedtime because everyone gets tired at a different time. Next because it is not fair to other kids because some kids go to bed later than other kids. That is why we should not have assighned bedtimes.

Anonymous said...

the newpapers sale for 30 minutes and it can 40 minutes

Anonymous said...

This school year is really differenet from last year because in the fifth grade we did not have 10 peridos. So this year in the sixth gade we nnow have 10 peridos.

Anonymous said...

kids shouldnt have bed time because we should be able piick our bedtime

Anonymous said...

This year is alike to last year. The reason why I think this year is alike to this year because we got to use the computer alot . I got alot of nice teacher's like last year. I see alot of people from last year in elementry school. We had something like locker's last year but we had to share with other people.

Anonymous said...

Dear Reporter,

I wonder if it really takes you a day to make a fulll newspaper. thats a lot of work to do because have to listen to reports that attract people like what the president says. But like with the interviews do you do it like a week or a couple of days before it hits the paper?

Sincerley Jason

Anonymous said...

It is diffrent because we did not have lockers. and we did not have to wake up earliy.

Anonymous said...

This school has different experiences than Thigpen.They are, 1. you change to different classes
2. your with older kids instead of younger. 3. you learn harder thtings. Lastely you do more funnier things

Anonymous said...

This year is different from last year beacause this year is a little bit harder trying to get to class on time. This year is like last yaer by math and the teachers.

Anonymous said...

This year is so COOL! the reason why I say this is because last year at LyneeThigpen was kinda ((dumb no ofense teachers!))the difference is that here at Dirksen you are allowed to talk with ur friends but at Lynee Thigpen it is a quiet zone!!! Booooooooo! The a like thing is that both schools have teachers and hallways.

Anonymous said...

my expirence in dirksen is kinda the same but in diksen you change classesand in elementry you dont.

Anonymous said...

The Joliet Herald, stating whether or not kids should have an assigned bedtime. Support your opinion with reasons.
Compare this year's school experiences to last year's. How are they alike? How are they different

I think that children should have a bed time but teens shouldn't have too!!!

Anonymous said...

little kids should have a bedtime so they can wake up in the morning to go to school but us jr high students dont need it becouse we know when we should go to school.

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