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#heisguilty

2/1/2024

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Daily Literary Quote
“Distracted from distraction by distraction” 
                                                      ― T.S. Eliot

Journal Prompt
You are Hamlet. You have just witnessed your uncle's reaction to the play you staged.  Compose a tweet or Instagram/TikTok caption about your life right now. (Be creative with the hashtags.)

*Treat this more like a comment thread on social media, but keep your language and content school appropriate*
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Paralysis by Analysis

1/29/2024

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Daily Literary Quote
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
                                       - Horace Walpole

Journal Prompt
Do you characterize yourself as a “thinker” or a “doer”?  What are some advantages/ disadvantages to each?
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Eye Spy

1/17/2024

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Daily Literary Quote
"Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them."
                                                                       - Oscar Wilde

Journal Prompt
To what extent do parents have the right to "spy" or check up on their children? What circumstance might allow or prevent this?
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I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost!

1/8/2024

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aily Literary Quote
“Now I know what a ghost is.  Unfinished business, that’s what.”
                                                -Salman Rushdie

Journal Prompt
Do you believe in ghosts or the supernatural?  Why or why not?  Why do you think they remain so prevalent in our stories and folklore? ​​​​
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What a Year for a New Year

1/2/2024

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The word renaissance means "rebirth." Of course, the New Years celebration marks a symbolic annual rebirth, as well. 

Discuss the highlight(s) of your break, and provide at least one goal for 2024.
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This is Halloween!

10/31/2023

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Daily Literary Quote
'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
                                           -William Shakespeare

Journal Prompt
Write about your favorite creepy creature.  What makes them so frightening?  Why do you think people are fascinated by the horrific and macabre?
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Life is a Highway

10/30/2023

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Daily Literary Quote
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” 
                                                                                                                    ― Ernest Hemingway

Journal Prompt
Write about your most memorable road trip.  Why did you go?  What did you do to pass the time while driving?  Who did you go with?
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Going Medieval

10/16/2023

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Daily Literary Quote
“In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.”
                                                                                                                               -Umberto Eco 

Journal Prompt
What comes to mind when you think about the Middle Ages?  What are some stories or movies that are set during or have characters from the Medieval Era?
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A Friend in Need....

9/26/2023

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Daily Literary Quote
“When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.”
                                                                                                                       -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Journal Prompt
Why are friends important?  Discuss a time when you discovered who your true friends were.
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Holding Out for a Hero

9/18/2023

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Daily Literary Quote
“As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.” 
                                                                                               ― Ernest Hemingway 
Journal Prompt
What is a hero? Explain your definition and give three detailed examples of real-life heroes and why you think they fit your definition.
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