Journal Entries

  • Tell about a time when you laughed uncontrollably. At what were you laughing? What did you find to be funny about the incident?
  • Describe the funniest experience that you have ever had.
  • If you could offer three suggestions to someone about how to live a happy life, what three things would you suggest?
  • Can you think of a hilarious experience that happened to someone that you know?
  • Describe what you think is meant by the statement "Laughter is the best medicine."
  • What is your favourite situation comedy on television? Explain the features of the show that make it your favourite.
  • Describe the funniest person that you know.
  • Describe your favourite comedy that you have seen in the theatre. What made the movie so funny?
  • Write your favourite joke.
  • In the poem "Happy Thought", Robert Louis Stevenson says,
    The world is so full of a number of things,
    I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."
    List all of the things that make you happy.
  • The story "Puss in Boots" by Charles Perrault ends with these words: "Puss became a great lord and gave up chasing mice except just once in a while for the fun of it." List the things that you like to do "Just for the fun of it."
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers once said, "When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." Recall one of the happiest moments your family has ever had together.
  • If humour were a colour, what colour would it be? Explain.
  • If humour were a musical instrument, what instrument would it be? Explain.
  • Describe the funniest story you have ever read. What made the story so funny?
  • Ethel Barrymore said, "You grow up on the day you have your first real laugh at yourself." Explain what you think she meant in this quote.
  • Write your own definition for the word "laughter."
  • Raymond Hitchcock said, "A man isn't poor if he can still laugh." Explain what is meant by this quotation.
  • Write your own definition for the word "humour."
  • Is there a difference between the things that make children laugh and the things that make adults laugh? .
  • Cut out a comic strip from the newspaper, remove the words, and have the students create the dialogue. Pick a cartoon strip that has very exaggerated actions.
  • Read or tell a joke, a humorous story, or a humorous poem to the class and have them respond to it in their journal.

    Senn, J.A. 325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals. Toronto: Scholastic Professional Books,1992.

    Sweeney, Jacqueline. 350 Fabulous Writing Prompts. Toronto: Scholastic Professional Books, 1995

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