2.  Now, think of at least ten nouns that either are the same color or nouns that remind you of your favorite color. Your list will go on the left hand side of the paper, underneath the column labels “Nouns.” Nouns: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

3.  Next, think of as many verbs as you can. Write your verbs in a column next to your nouns. Try to think of strong verbs that really help paint a picture in a reader’s mind! (Action verbs!) Nouns: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Verbs: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

4.  Now, match the nouns and verbs. Which noun fits best with which verb to create the most vivid picture? Nouns: 1. mirror 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.liquid 8. 9. 10. Verbs: 1. 2.slipping 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.reflect 9. 10.

5.  Now that you’ve matched your nouns and verbs, CREATE a paragraph/poem/verse/etc. using those words.  Remember: DO NOT use the actual name of your color in your writing.

6.  The east (directional not cultural)  Beginnings  Birth  “unknown”- (Bolt out of the blue.)  Sin: Lust  Nature: water  It can also mean: peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, order, security, cleanliness, loyalty, cold, technology, depression.

7.  Combination of blue (birth) and red (life/intensity)  Beginnings of growth  A period of life when something was accomplished  Sin: Pride  Nature: animals  It can also mean: royalty, spirituality, nobility, ceremony, mystery, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.

8.  “spring of life”- (In the prime of his years)  Youth  Sin: Envy  Nature: plants  It can also mean: nature, environment, health, good luck, renewal, youth, vigor, spring, envy, generosity, jealousy, inexperience

9.  Summer/autumn of life- (beyond his prime but not yet old)  “The harvest or fulfillment of human labor and ambition.” - Kermit Vanderbilt  Sin: Gluttony  Nature: energy/ Balance – Sun  It can also mean: energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrancy, expansiveness, flamboyance, demands for attention, often worn by the self- sacrificing hero, worn by Buddhist monk

10.  Suggests age  White hair  Bones  Decomposition- approaching death  Nature: The Sun  It can also mean: reverence, purity, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, winter, snow, good, marriage (in Western cultures), cold, death (in Eastern cultures)

11.  Combination of purple/blue or purple/grey  Shadowy color  Represents gravity, chastity, somberness- the dignity of old age

12.  DEATH!!!  The west (directional not cultural)  Nature: primordial void  It can also mean: power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, depth, anonymity, unhappiness, style, sadness, remorse, anger, underground, mourning, death

13.  East  Life  Beginnings  Sunrise  West  Death  Endings  Sunset