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Monday, 4/25

4/25/2016

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Class Biz
  • Inspiration Journal Assignment #1 due today! I will be checking all 4 of them next Monday.
  • Inspiration journals 2-4 due next Monday, May 2nd (30 minutes per journal!)
  • Honors Cat's Cradle project due NEXT Monday, 5/2
  • Test corrections due today
  • Camping trip photos (cred: TJ and Ben).  (We missed those of you who couldn't be there!)
STARTER #33 Creative writing prompt!
Choose one of the pictures from this google doc and tell its story. Feel free to go beyond what is physically or practically possible in your story. You can attempt to be accurate in your description of the scene or you can go bananas with the story you tell.

Use active verbs! instead of “is” and “have”. Verbs not adjectives really make a piece move and
come alive. Example: Instead of “the jaguar is a predator and has big teeth,” something like “the
jaguar stalks the jungle and its teeth can rip apart a young deer in mere seconds.”

If you are stuck:
  • Start with observation! Just describe the image in as much detail as possible.
  • Write about what caused this setting/image to become the way it is
  • Write about the present or future reality for those who live in or near this landscape
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Agenda
1. Share out an excerpt from your inspiration journal writing

2. Innovation and Mutation! (ppt)


3. Interesting article reading and discussion time!  Choose between the two options:
  • "Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift within Decades, not Centuries"
  • "Hit the Reset Button on Your Brain"-- fascinating research on why multitasking and over-stimulation from our phones/social media actually hinders creativity and causes brain fatigue.
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