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Rules of Thumb, 5/e
Jay Silverman, Nassau County Community College
Elaine Hughes, Nassau County Community College
Diana R. Wienbroer, Nassau County Community College

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Journal Prompts

Part Four

Further Suggestions for Journal Entries

Describe a trip you took recently.

Recall a difficult choice you had to make and describe the results of that choice.

Describe a day at your dream job.

Explain how you learned to play a challenging sport or game.

Analyze your similarities and differences to one of your parents.

Recall your least favorite high school class. Speculate about how you or your teacher could have made your experience more meaningful.

Describe your most important goal for the week, the month, or the semester.

Choose a new first name for yourself and explain why it suits you, comparing it to the one you have now.

In as much detail as you can recall, set down a conversation you had recently.

Choose an outdoor activity you enjoy and describe the perfect setting for it.