Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Prompts to Get You Going if You Haven't Written Anything Yet...

You all have a deadline tomorrow.  To bring something on paper to class that you've written and want response on.  If you haven't written anything yet, you might consider these options:

What are you passionate about?
What kind of change would you like to see at IHS?
In Indianola?
In Iowa?
In the U.S.?
In the world?
What are your pet peeves?
Tell the story of a powerful moment in your life.
A touching moment.
An angry moment.
An embarrassing or annoying or hilarious moment.
Define an abstract concept--love, beauty, peace, value, music--and argue what it should mean to people.
Define a political concept--marriage, entitlement, gay, family, life, fetus, Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative--and argue how that should impact votes and/or lawmakers.
Compare and contrast--school vs. life, liberal vs. conservative, straight vs. gay, life vs. death, sick vs. healthy--argue either for one over the other or argue the similarities between things viewed as dichotomous.
Write about your scars--physical or emotional.
Write about your name--what it means, who you are.
Write about your opinions on any given topic--food, people, music, movies, boyfriends, sports, stupid people, whatever!

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