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Winter Vacation Homework�Journal Entries

G5 Winter Vacation Homework Instructions and Example Fall 2024

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Instructions

  • Please write at least 3 journal entries from your winter vacation.
  • You will complete this using PowerPoint (PPT) or Google Slides
  • It should be at least 15 sentences each.
  • Please email it to your Foreign Homeroom Teacher by the first day of the new semester, February 11th, 2025

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** Please contact your homeroom teacher if you have any questions

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What Should Be Included:

  • Date - Please write out the date completely (ex: January 25, 2025)
  • Picture - Please include at least 2 pictures for each journal entry
  • Please respond to one of the following prompts for each of your entries:
    • Write about what is going on in your life
    • Explore your emotions on how you feel about something
    • Write about your favorite Chinese New Year tradition and why
    • Write about the new semester coming up

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** NOTE: You can use the same prompt more than once.

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Guiding Questions

Daily Life

  1. What are you doing during winter vacation? Write about it in detail.
  2. Where did you go?
  3. Who did you go with?
  4. When did you go? How long are you there for?
  5. How did you get there?
  6. What did you do there?
  7. What was your favorite/least favorite thing to do? Why?
  8. What is your favorite thing you have done during winter vacation? Why?

Emotions - Explore your emotions

  • What happened?
  • How did you feel about it?
  • Why did you feel that way?

Favorite Chinese New Year Tradition

  • What is the tradition? Write about it in detail.
  • Why is it special?
  • Why is it your favorite?

New Semester:

  • Do you have anything that you are hoping for in the new semester? What is it?
  • What do you hope to achieve in the new semester? How are you going to achieve it?

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Example - daily life

January 25, 2025

Journal 1: Adventures in Tainan

Today, my mom, sister, brother, and I took a train to Tainan. I usually hate waking up early in the morning, but I was so excited to take a trip with my family! We left around 7AM and arrived in Tainan around 9AM. I slept on the train.

We did so many exciting things while we were in Tainan. First, we visited the Chimei Museum. In there, we saw so many interesting things. For example, I saw statues, animal models, and armor and weapons, and even instruments! It was so cool.

In the evening, we also visited the Garden Night Market. It was so big! And there were so many people! But most importantly, there was a lot of food! I wanted to try everything, but there was too much to try. In the end, my favorite food that I ate was the fried chicken.

I had so much fun in Tainan! I hope that I can go back again! Next time, I want to go back with my whole family.