Young Elementary
– Write about your home- your family or school, or neighborhood or another group.
– What good words help you be stronger and happier
Elementary/ Middle School
– Write about your community- where you feel you belong- home, or school, or neighborhood, or another group.
– Write about words that help you grow . Those words might come from an adult, a book, a friend, a song.
High School and Adult:
-Anne Bradstreet’s contemporaries intended to build ‘a shining city on a hill’ that would be an example and an inspiration. Your vision of an ideal community may be quite different from theirs. Can you describe your ideal community and / or how to move toward your dream today?
– Words can have a profound impact on individuals and groups. What words have helped you or your community grow and develop? What words would help?