Hello, Mr.Steve! How're you? I've found some ideas for discussion in the class. It seems interesting, maybe you'll like it too..

Rain
It has rained for a week. In front of your house, the street is like a river. The electricity in your house is off. Only the candles burn at night. You can't go outdoors. How do you feel? What will you do to occupy your time? What hardships will you and your family endure?

It's free
For one day, everything in your city will be free. Nothing will cost money. Where will you go? What will you do? Why?

No school/work
What if there were no more school/work? How would you really feel? Where would you go during the day? How would you learn? How would you make friends? What would you do?

Dead silence
Imagine a day that no one on earth could talk. It happened. How did it come about? How did people around the world react to it? Could the world get along without talking? If you couldn't speak. how would you communicate with your family and friends? What problems come from talking? What problems might come from not talking?

Character Alive
What if your favorite book character came to life for a day. Who would you want it to be? How would you spend the day together? Where would you go? What would you talk about?

Changing places
What if you were given the power to change places with any fairy tale character. Which one would it be and why? How would you act? Would you change your part in the fairy tale? Tell how you would changethe beginning, middle, or the end of the story if you were in it.

Career week
You are given the opportunity to take on an adult job in the community. What job would you choose and why? What special or different thing would you do in that position that isn't usually done? Describe your week at work.

Around the World
You have won two around-the-world airplane tickets. You and a companion can travel by plane from your city around the world and back to your city with all expenses paid. What person will you take along and why? What special stuff will you take? What countries will you visit? Why? What souvenirs and other special things will you bring home from your travels? What exciting things would you like to have happen to you on your trip?

Aboard the Spacecraft
One dark, cloudy evening, a strange buzzing echoed from my backyard. Being a brave and curious person, I tiptoed outside. There in front of me was a silver spaceship with flashing red-and-green lights. Suddenly, a door slid open and a ladder extended down to the ground. Cautiously, I climbed the ladder and...

A talking pet
What if your pet or an animal you like started talking to you? What might the animal say? How would you feel? What would you say? Describe your conversation.

The shopping spree
What if you were given a free shopping spree in any department store. You could keep everything you picked out in ten minutes. To what store would you go? What things would you want and why. Describe your shopping spree.

Vegetables, vegetables
Over and over again, my parents told me to eat all of the vegetables on my plate or I wouldn't grow up big and strong. For weeks and weeks, I stuffed my face with lima beans, brussels sprouts, and carrots because I wanted to be tall and powerful. Then one day, the strangest thing happened. I...

Masterpiece
What if you were an artist and had created the most magnificent one-of-a-kind masterpiece the whole world had ever seen. Museums across the world wanted to display it. Describe your masterpiece and how you created it. Tell why it has become so popular.

First Prize
What if you won first prize in a contest you entered? What type of contest would it be? Describe what you had to do to enter. Tell about your winning entry and your fabulous prize. What are you going to do with that prize? :-)


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