objects {of inspiration}

"One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at.  This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is
a powerful source of creativity..." ~Edward de Bono

Please post a new piece of writing today on your blog inspired by our look at found objects.  Please spend time to come up with at least 300-500 words (you can type on Word for a word count then copy and paste).  Also, try to add at least one image today (click on the icon on the tool row that looks like a photo--I can show you how, just ask).  Be creative and take this assignment in whichever direction you choose:  fiction, narrative, poetry...You may come up with a finished product today or maybe just a good start on something you revisit again later.

Some options:

• use one of the objects in the photo above that we passed around during class Wednesday (expand on one of the ideas you jotted down in your journal)
• use one of the objects you found on our walk around campus and the park
• go back to one of the objects you shared with everyone those first days of class
• you can make a story up or you can write a story that is true

I'm spending some time today briefly commenting on your "I am..." poems and giving credit for those in the gradebook.  If you finish your piece, you can continue to customize your blog page with gadgets in the sidebar, interesting background, profile info, etc.

Thanks for making class so pleasant so far...have a great weekend!