1. ASSIGNMENT – DUE WEDS., 11/14 Create a collage, Voice Thread, Prezi, or PowerPoint describing your “life’s quest” and addressing the following:  Who are you? Where do you come from? What makes YOU you?  What is your purpose in life?  Where do you hope to go in life? What is your goal?  What are some of the potential roadblocks or dangers to getting there?  What universal question(s) are you seeking to answer at this point in life? Include photos, clip art, objects, etc. that help represent who you are and your life’s quest.

2. How to Begin… You might consider beginning your “quest” by writing a “Where I’m From” poem, or revisiting this poem if you wrote one earlier in high school. After visiting where you are from (Who Am I?), you might consider a similar poem/template for where you are going (What is my quest?) A template and a link to examples, follows.

3. Where I'm From Poem Template (For samples, see: http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html) http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html I am from _______ (specific ordinary item), from _______ (product name) and _______. I am from the _______ (home description... adjective, adjective, sensory detail). I am from the _______ (plant, flower, natural item), the _______ (plant, flower, natural detail)

4. I am from _______ (family tradition) and _______ (family trait), from _______ (name of family member) and _______ (another family name) and _______ (family name). I am from the _______ (description of family tendency) and _______ (another one). From _______ (something you were told as a child) and _______ (another). I am from (representation of religion, or lack of it). Further description. I'm from _______ (place of birth and family ancestry), _______ (two food items representing your family). From the _______ (specific family story about a specific person and detail), the _______ (another detail, and the _______ (another detail about another family member). I am from _______ (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more lines indicating their worth).

5. Where I’m Going Poem Template My quest is _____ (an accomplishment you hope to achieve) because I believe in _____ (name a value you hold). My dream is_____(name another hope you have) because I believe _t ___ (name another value). I wish for _____ I hope for _____ I am going to _____ (repeat one of the accomplishment you hope to achieve, or list a new one) because _____