Journal Writing Prompts
These journal writing prompts will help turn the sometimes tedious task of writing one's personal history into a life long pleasure.
Keeping one's journal is not something that requires the talent of a world class writer or, no offense, the creativity of a scrap-booking queen. It is simply the habit of keeping a regular, written record of one's thoughts and experiences.
Journals may include narratives from the day to day happenings of our life. But their primary focus is to reflect upon those events while keeping a record of any personal thoughts or feelings we may have had in the process.
Journal Writing Prompts
-- Student Responses --
Spiders and Bugs
One day when I was little I went out to explore the big world. Nothing could stop me, except for a spider. When I saw that spider I screamed and ran the other way. Even though it was a harmless daddy long leg spider, I was terrified.
As I was running away I saw something on the cement. I looked around to see if the spider was gone. It was. I went to go see the mysterious creature that was passing into my territory. I got a closer look. It was some sort of beetle. Little did I know, it was a stink bug. It lifted up its butt and I pushed it down with my finger. It lifted back up again. I pushed it down. For the last time it lifted up its butt. I pushed it down. Then I had an itch on my nose and scratched it. Something smelled funny on my finger. I sniffed my finger, then ran into the house crying to my mom how my finger stank... Annie
Puppies for Sale
have already had some experience with an animal business. Just today, my aunt was trying to give her guinea pig away for free. She asked me if I could ask kids in my school if they would like a guinea pig. I asked every person in my class if they wanted one and every body told me no, because they stink up the house really bad. So, I asked the fifth graders if they wanted one. A girl told me that she did want it but didn't know if her mom would let her have one. I told her to call me if her mom let her. Two hours later, she calls and tells me that her mom would let her. I called my aunt and told her that I have some one who want your guinea pig... Mickey
Dunce Day
There are many stupid experiences that I could share but one in particular that I think is really dumb. The story starts with me and my sister walking home from school in the snow. The snow was fresh and soft so we were playing around in it. There was a pile of snow on the side of the road that looked really soft. So my sister jumped in it and said "I call this snow bank" and that made me angry. I saw another pile of snow that was even bigger and so I belly flopped right on top of it. It turns out that my “snow bank” was actually was a huge pile of dirt and rocks someone had in front of their house. I got the wind knocked out of me and couldn't breath for like a minute ad a half... Super Dog
Feeling Good
love to pet cats. My cat, Gabby, in particular. My mom got Gabby, my Siamese cat, when she was pregnant with me. Gabby always was sleeping with me. Even today she does. My other four cats are lovable too, but Gabby and me are... well... attached. Her soft fur and warm body seems to protect me at night. Her purring make me sleep and her meows tell me she is still there. That is something I would never give up. When I am an adult, I will definitely have cats. Who knows, I just might be a widow with thousands of cats surrounding me, but at least I will know that I have some companions...Yin
Doctor Tales
have many stories about going to a dentist. One thing I like about my dentist, is that they have a fish tank with many different type of fish. I don't like it when they make my cheeks go numb because my cheeks are already chubby, but when numb are even chubbier. Well my experience at the dentist had to do with a cavity being fixed. I knew that when ever they take cavities out, they make you go to sleep. So my dentist was getting ready to squirt the medicine in my mouth. I already knew how horrible it tasted. Then the doctor was squirting the medicine in my mouth. I kept on spitting it out. He was mad that I spit it out, so he called my mom and told her he was going to do it the harsh way. He walked back over and got on top of me like he was pinning me down. He squirted more in my mouth. I spit it out and punched him in the nose... Punk
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These journal writing prompts will help turn the sometimes tedious task of writing one's personal history into a life long pleasure.
Keeping one's journal is not something that requires the talent of a world class writer or, no offense, the creativity of a scrap-booking queen. It is simply the habit of keeping a regular, written record of one's thoughts and experiences. Journals may include narratives from the day to day happenings of our life. But their primary focus is to reflect upon those events while keeping a record of any personal thoughts or feelings we may have had in the process. |
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-- Student Responses --
One day when I was little I went out to explore the big world. Nothing could stop me, except for a spider. When I saw that spider I screamed and ran the other way. Even though it was a harmless daddy long leg spider, I was terrified.
As I was running away I saw something on the cement. I looked around to see if the spider was gone. It was. I went to go see the mysterious creature that was passing into my territory. I got a closer look. It was some sort of beetle. Little did I know, it was a stink bug. It lifted up its butt and I pushed it down with my finger. It lifted back up again. I pushed it down. For the last time it lifted up its butt. I pushed it down. Then I had an itch on my nose and scratched it. Something smelled funny on my finger. I sniffed my finger, then ran into the house crying to my mom how my finger stank... Annie
Puppies for Sale
have already had some experience with an animal business. Just today, my aunt was trying to give her guinea pig away for free. She asked me if I could ask kids in my school if they would like a guinea pig. I asked every person in my class if they wanted one and every body told me no, because they stink up the house really bad. So, I asked the fifth graders if they wanted one. A girl told me that she did want it but didn't know if her mom would let her have one. I told her to call me if her mom let her. Two hours later, she calls and tells me that her mom would let her. I called my aunt and told her that I have some one who want your guinea pig... Mickey
Dunce Day
There are many stupid experiences that I could share but one in particular that I think is really dumb. The story starts with me and my sister walking home from school in the snow. The snow was fresh and soft so we were playing around in it. There was a pile of snow on the side of the road that looked really soft. So my sister jumped in it and said "I call this snow bank" and that made me angry. I saw another pile of snow that was even bigger and so I belly flopped right on top of it. It turns out that my “snow bank” was actually was a huge pile of dirt and rocks someone had in front of their house. I got the wind knocked out of me and couldn't breath for like a minute ad a half... Super Dog
Feeling Good
love to pet cats. My cat, Gabby, in particular. My mom got Gabby, my Siamese cat, when she was pregnant with me. Gabby always was sleeping with me. Even today she does. My other four cats are lovable too, but Gabby and me are... well... attached. Her soft fur and warm body seems to protect me at night. Her purring make me sleep and her meows tell me she is still there. That is something I would never give up. When I am an adult, I will definitely have cats. Who knows, I just might be a widow with thousands of cats surrounding me, but at least I will know that I have some companions...Yin
Doctor Tales
have many stories about going to a dentist. One thing I like about my dentist, is that they have a fish tank with many different type of fish. I don't like it when they make my cheeks go numb because my cheeks are already chubby, but when numb are even chubbier. Well my experience at the dentist had to do with a cavity being fixed. I knew that when ever they take cavities out, they make you go to sleep. So my dentist was getting ready to squirt the medicine in my mouth. I already knew how horrible it tasted. Then the doctor was squirting the medicine in my mouth. I kept on spitting it out. He was mad that I spit it out, so he called my mom and told her he was going to do it the harsh way. He walked back over and got on top of me like he was pinning me down. He squirted more in my mouth. I spit it out and punched him in the nose... Punk