Journaling

Narratives

Day 1: Write a letter to your future-self describing your life in the present and what you
think the future has in store for you.

Day 2: Write about a time you traveled to a new place. How did you feel?

Day 3: Imagine that your family is relocating to a different country tomorrow. How would
you respond? Would this change your future predictions?

Day 4: Write about a time you had to start over.

Day 5: Think about a time you did something amazing for your parents.

Day 6: Have you ever had a good idea for a school project, but you were nervous about
speaking up?

Day 7: Write about a social function youve attended. What were your thoughts and
feelings while you were there?

Day 8: Write about the first time you met your friends parents.

Day 9: Write about an encounter youve had with racism. How did you handle it? How did
it make you feel?

Day 10: What are familys religious beliefs and how do they influence your own beliefs?

Day 11: Write about a good grade you earned on an assignment that you are proud of.

Day 12: How do you show people respect? How does is it different from other cultures?

Day13: Write about a time you had a bad hair day or a bad hair month because you got a
bad haircut.

Day 14: Write about something you lost or that was taken from you.

Day 15: Think of a teacher that made a huge impact on your life, and why?

Day 16: Have you ever read a book that you could not put down? Why was the book
interesting? What connections did you make?

Day 17: How is prejudice and bias created? How can you overcome them?

Day 18: Write about a relationship you have with someone close to you. How has your
relationship with this person transformed you?

Day 19: Do you have any skills or talents? Do you share them with other people?

Day 20: How can you get involved in the community?

Day 21: Write about a time you made a new friend. How did the friendship change over
time?

Day 22: Have you ever been to a wedding? What was it like or what do you think it would
be like?

Day 23: Write about a time you got so sick that you felt like you couldnt move because it
hurt so bad.

Day 24: What has your school counselor done for you?

Day 25: How would you feel if someone you love was not able to attend the important
moments of your life?

Day 26: Write about what you think it would be like to live on your own.

Day 27: Write about the connections you made with Franciscos story. How did the story
impact your life? What did you learn?

Day 28: In the face of adversity, what causes some to succeed while other fails?

Day 29: How is our understanding of culture and society constructed through language?

Day 30: Write about a Breaking Through experience in your life. How were you successful?