Pre-Reading Journal: Agree or Disagree?

Write down whether you agree or disagree with all of the following
statements and explain why you decided that in detail.
1. Being stranded on a tropical island would be paradise.
2. Our environment can greatly impact the course of our lives.
3. People often misjudge things they don’t understand.
4. There is usually a clear-cut winner in conflicts
5. Children can naturally organize themselves.
6. People my age can be trusted as much as adults
7. I am responsible and can be trusted
8. When my friends do things that are against the rules, I go along
with it.
9. If a friend of mine was acting cruel toward another person, I would
tell him/ her to stop.
10. I can make decisions on my own. I don’t need the help or input of
others.

Pre-Reading Journal: Agree or Disagree?

Write down whether you agree or disagree with all of the following
statements and explain why you think that in detail.
1. Being stranded on a tropical island would be paradise.
2. Our environment can greatly impact the course of our lives.
3. People often misjudge things they don’t understand.
4. There is usually a clear-cut winner in conflicts
5. Children can naturally organize themselves.
6. People my age can be trusted as much as adults
7. I am responsible and can be trusted
8. When my friends do things that are against the rules, I go along
with it.
9. If a friend of mine was acting cruel toward another person, I would
tell him/ her to stop.
10. I can make decisions on my own. I don’t need the help or input of
others.