In what ways can a person be considered a poem?
Category: Overdrive
Peer Group Prosecution
Create a poster that celebrates individual differences.
Life After Love
The idea that life goes on after a relationship ends is a common theme in pop songs. Write about a song that expresses this theme. Share the lyrics and a link to the song.
Excess Packaging
Look around your own home to find items that have been marketed with excess packaging. Use your research for the basis of a post on household waste. You may include specific product references to excess packaging.
Select one of the products you identified above. Write a letter to the manufacturer expressing your concerns about the excess packaging used to market this item. In your letter, offer suggestions on how the manufacturer might use environmentally friendly packaging. Remember, business letters should be polite, economical, and firm.
Help your friend feel more worthwhile
Suppose you had a friend who felt he or she was of no value; that is, he or she had low self-esteem. What would you do or say to help your friend feel more worthwhile?
Goals and Dreams
In what ways do having goals and dreams, even if the appear to be unrealistic, contribute to the success of an individual?
Cruel and Unfeeling
How do people learn to be cruel and unfeeling?
Canadian Identity
Having a Canadian identity is not merely the result of being born in Canada. How is a national identity developed?
Death Personified
Personify death. What does Death look like? Write a dialogue in which you negotiate a bargain with Death.
Write a “How to …” Article
Write a “How to …” article. Write an article in which you explain how to do something. You might choose a common, seemingly everyday topic such as how to send a text message or how to write a business letter.