Success

Success
Give me your definition for the word success. Then name two people you think are successful and write why you consider them successful. Only one person can be an athlete.

Success

Give me your definition for the word success. Then name two people you think are successful and write why you consider them successful. Only one person can be an athlete.

Your Break

Time off
What are looking forward to do over your break. Do you want to sleep in? Go visiting? go shopping? Write 2 complete sentences to tell me what you will do for 2 weeks over your Xmas break.

Time off

What are looking forward to do over your break. Do you want to sleep in? Go visiting? go shopping? Write 2 complete sentences to tell me what you will do for 2 weeks over your Xmas break.

Talents

Everyone has a special talent. What's yours? Write about your special talent and tell what you do. reading, sports, music, babysitting, cleaning, being a good friend, church, neighbor.

Saturday

Saturdays are the best
What do you do on Saturdays? Do you spend the morning as a "couch potato" watching TV? Do you have chores to do? Are you doing sports? Write for me what a typical Saturday is like for you at your house.

Nobel Peace Prize Day

The peace prize was named after Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite. Later he had such guilty feelings for inventing something that caused so much injury that he came up with this award. The award is presented in Norway and goes to an individual who has done the most for the good of humanity.
Today President Obama is getting the award.Obama said he received the award with "great humility" and acknowledged the "controversy" saying that next to "some of the giants of history who have received this prize my accomplishments are slight".

Did you ever do something good after doing something bad? Is it possible to "cancel out" bad with good?

meet who?

Today I want you to think about a person from the past you would have really wanted to meet personally. You would tell their name and why you wanted to meet them. It could be a star or even a family member you never met, but you must tell me why?

example: Helen Keller was an amazing woman who always intrigued me with all she accomplished even thou she had so many handicaps and obstacles to overcome.

someone to meet?

Today I want you to think of a person from the past you would have really wanted to meet personally. Give the name and why you want to meet this person. It could be family a grandparent, a famous person, or anyone you would of loved to have met.

example: I would love to have met Helen Keller. She was an amazing woman who always intrigued me with all she accomplished even thou she had many handicaps. Helen Keller was blind and deaf and yet became a teacher and author.

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Attack
On December 7th, 1941, before many Americans were even awake, the Japanese Navy struck the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor with a surprising and deadly attack.Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base located west of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii.

If you could go to any memorial or museum what would you pick to learn more about our history.

Pearl Harbor Attack

On December 7th, 1941, before many Americans were even awake, the Japanese Navy struck the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor with a surprising and deadly attack.Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base located west of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii.

If you could go to any memorial or museum what would you pick to learn more about our history.

Predictions

Predict something,anything. Tell what you think will happen, where will it happen, and who will be involved. It does not have to be serious but it does have to be appropriate.
For example:
I predict that someday my son will learn how to save money instead of always spending it all.
You could predict that someday your little sister won't bug you.

Who is your HERO?

Heroes
Write about someone who is a hero or heroine in your opinion. It does not have to be someone famous. What makes you think so highly of this person? what has he or she done?

Heroes

Write about someone who is a hero or heroine in your opinion. It does not have to be someone famous. What makes you think so highly of this person? what has he or she done?

Tempers

Temper
Describe a time when you lost your temper. What happened? Why were you angry in the first place? What was the result of your temper tantrum? If you never have lost your temper describe when you saw someone get angry and how you felt?