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Philosophical Journal Prompts

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Lindsay Thompson, 826 Digital Educator Leader
Encourage students to confront abstract, messy topics in their writing with philosophical journal prompts.
What Your Students Will Produce

Students will produce a series of journal entries exploring philosophical and abstract concepts.

What You Will Do

When we think about concrete subjects like math, vegetables, laws, the government, and school, it is often easy to explain our feelings about them. When we think about abstract concepts, it is often more difficult. With this series of journal prompts, students will be asked to explore an abstract concept through writing.

Once a week, share one of the included journal prompts with students. Students should write for 10-15 minutes!

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