This document provides a weekly writing journal schedule for January with daily writing prompts and activities. The prompts include writing about snow days, winter clothing, cartoon characters, favorite movies, dreams of a better world, facts about Martin Luther King Jr., letters to MLK Jr., teaching a class, past fights with friends, describing a pacemaker, and fantasy birthday cakes. The schedule spans Monday January 7th through Friday January 31st with writing assignments for most weekdays.

1. January Writing Journal Activities
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Write about 3 things It's a snow day and
Last Christmas... you want to change school is closed. What List the steps it takes to
about yourself for the things do you do for the make a snowman.
new year. day?
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Write about a snowman What clothes do you You have been turned Write about your
you would like to build. need for winter? Describe into a cartoon character. favourite movie. What Write your own dream
Then draw a picture of what you would wear to What character would did you like most about about a better world.
your snowman go outside. you be? it?
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List 5 things you know Write a letter to Martin What would you do if Draw a picture and write List as many animals
about Martin Luther Luther King, Jr. What you were the teacher in about a famous person as you can that
King, Jr. would you ask or tell your class for a day? you would like to meet. hibernate during
him? winter.
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Write about a time you Describe and draw a Describe your fantasy
had a fight with a PACEMAKER. birthday cake and draw
TEACHING
friend. a picture of it.
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CEIP HERNAN CORTES - Talavera de la Reina English Literacy 2012/2013