1. Stephen Colbert and Maurice Sendak
Poetry - Remix
Stephen Colbert and Maurice Sendak

2. Maurice Sendak Interview with Maurice Sendak on Colbert Report
Objective: to complicate our notion and discussion of innocence

3. Quotes from the interview
“I like that your work does not sugar coat childhood.” – Stephen
“Some people think it’s not appropriate for children to suffer pain – think about it, feel about it, read about it – yet that’s all they do.” - Maurice
“I think childhood is a period of great torment.” - Maurice

4. Where the Wild Things Are
Listening to The Book
Relax and enjoy. Consider the connections you can make between this book and the themes we’ve discussed about childhood, about good and evil, the search for power . . .

5. Freewrite
Rules for Freewrite:
There is a guiding topic that is meant to INSPIRE. You can deviate from the guiding topic.
Freewrites are never graded (and not often collected).
In a freewrite, you must CONTINUE WRITING until time is up.
Question: What does ‘innocence’ even mean? Is childhood truly a time of innocence, or of fear? Can it be both?