Professional Documents
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Journal Prompts
Expository Unit
1. Explain how two people of different interests and backgrounds could become unlikely
allies.
2. Tell about a world-class athlete. Explain why you include this person in that category.
13. Brothers and sisters do not always get along. Describe the kinds of problems this discord
creates in families and the best way to handle a situation like this.
14. Explain how to pick the best candidate for an elected office.
15. Describe your favorite season and explain why it is your favorite.
23. Explain how you would find a good restaurant in a place you are visiting for the first
time.
24. Describe the chores and responsibilities that you have at home.
25. Describe what you can do to save money and still cover your basic needs.
28. Discuss reasons for appreciating your parents and ways to do so.
29. Your best friends birthday is coming up. Describe the plan you created to make this
birthday celebration the kind your friend will always remember.
30. Describe how you would decorate a dream bedroom, dorm room, or apartment.
31. Explain how different modern life would be without cell phones.
32. Tell how you would entertain a group of five-year-olds on a rainy afternoon.
34. You are asked to landscape the front yard of a new house. Describe the steps you would
take from the beginning of the process to its completion.
35. Describe a teenage fad and the reasons you believe caused its popularity.
36. Describe a favorite music video to a friend who has not had a chance to see or hear it.
37. Describe a favorite movie to a person who wants to know all about it but will not have the
opportunity to see it.
38. Explain how not getting enough sleep affects your day.