 Write “Quickwrites” at the top of the page.  Draw a line halfway down by the hole, splitting your page in two.  You have 5 minutes to write ½ a page.  I’ll collect them as you leave class.  Full credit will be earned for ½ a page of serious thoughts on the subject. Quickwrites

Your Idea of Perfection Perfection (per-fek-shuhn) - noun Describe in detail your idea of what a perfect world would be like. What things would be eliminated? What things would be added? How would you take care of the world’s problems? Quick Write #1 (Pre-reading)

Adulthood…when? Adulthood (uh-duhlt-hood) - noun If you had the choice to be considered an adult at age 12, would you do it? Explain your answer. What would you gain by doing this? What would you lose? Quick Write #2 (Chapters 1 and 2)

Caring for the Old The Old (the ohld) - noun In what ways are the elderly useful? Or not? Describe an experience you’ve had in which you cared for or watched someone else care for an older person. What emotions and feelings did you have? Were those emotions good or bad? Quick Write #3 (Chapters 3 and 4)

A Chance to Complain Complaints (com-playnt) - noun Take this time to complain about something that feels like a big deal to you right now. Talk about the emotions you are feeling and any injustice you think you are experiencing. Quick Write #4 (Chapters 5 and 6)

Safety (sayf-tee) - noun Jonas originally believes letting people have a choice is dangerous, but after he is shown the memories of color, he feels like it is unfair to take away people’s right to choose. In what ways would it be safer (and even better) to have society choose things for us? What bad things would be fixed by having society choose for us? Is it more dangerous if we’re allowed to make our own choices? Quick Write #5 (Chapter 7 and 8)

Color Life in Color (kuhl-er) - noun Describe what life would be like without color. What would you miss the most? Why? (NOTE: You can write about more than one thing that you’d miss. Just make sure to explain why.) Quick Write #6 (Before reading 9)

Erase Your Memories? Memories (mem-uh-rees) - noun If you had the power to erase the memories of all the times you have experienced pain (sadness, unhappiness, fear, grief, loneliness) would you want to do it? How would you change? I would gain … I would lose … Quick Write #7 (Chapters 9-11)

In our society, who carries the memories of the past? What do the people with memories have to offer us? Do you care when they try to pass them down to you? Should we listen to them? If we don’t listen to them, how might it impact our lives? The Memory Keepers Quick Write #8 (Chapters 12-13)

Fame or Being Remembered? Famous (fey-muhs) - adjective If you had to choose, would you rather be famous and recognized during your life and then forgotten when you die OR be unknown during your life but then remembered after your death for doing something significant? Why? Explain your answer. Quick Write #9 (Chapters 14-16)

Giving That One Gift (giv-ing) - noun If you could give any one gift to any one person, what would it be and why? Explain the significance of the gift and why you chose that gift over all the other possibilities. (NOTE: Feel free to think physically, mentally, emotionally, politically, and even spiritually.) Quick Write #10 (Chapters 17-19)

Writing Apologies Sorry (sawr-ee) - adjective Write two standard, very formal apologies for offenses committed at your school. Model them after Asher’s apology for being late. “I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community.” Quick Write #11 (Chapter 20)

Pain Oh, the Pain! (peyn) - noun In a half page, describe the worst physical pain you have ever felt. Try to use as many sensory details as possible to fully describe it for the reader. Quick Write #12 (Chapters 21-23)

Love What is love? (luhv) - noun Split your paper into 2 sides. On the left, brainstorm all the things you love. On the right, define what you mean when you love that. pizza???????????? cousin???????????? Quick Write #13

Legacy After You’re Gone (leh-guh-see) - noun What do you want to be known for? When people look back on who you were (your accomplishments and character), what do you hope they remember? What do you hope they forget? What lasting change do you hope you were able to help happen? How do you think you’re doing so far?

War War Brainstorm (wawr) - noun For the next 6 minutes, create a brainstorm for the word “war.” What comes to mind when you hear the word? Jot down words, phrases, images, etc.

Favorites A Few of Our Favorite Things (fey-ver-it) - noun This is a brainstorm. Divide your paper into two columns and jot down what comes to mind about each word. LoveFamily