MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Mr. George McWhirter Fotheringay doesn’t believe in miracles. At least, that’s what H. G. Wells tells us in his short story “The Man Who Could Work Miracles.” First published in 1898, it tells of a man who didn’t believe in miracles but ended up doing some anyway. One day, Mr. Fotheringay argues…
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS “Long, long ago, in a lavish lodge near the village of Liverwurst, lived a lovely lass called Linda the Lonely. Linda was lonely because, ever since she was a little girl, she had beenlocked in the lodge by her wicked uncle, Lord Ludwig of Liverwurst.” So begins “The Legend of Linda the…
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Have you seen the presidents on Mount Rushmore? Walked among the giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park? Stood on the precipice of the Grand Canyon? Explored an underwater shipwreck as a Junior Ranger? The United States’ National Park Service turned 100 in 2016, but even before it was formed, 35 national parks…
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS You are a doctor, and you have been told that you must assist a patient with their suicide. If you don’t you will be breaking the law. Doctors in some American states, in Quebec, and in some Scandinavian countries are facing this increasingly ethical dilemma: Help patients kill themselves or be punished….
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809. Though that is over 200 years ago, we still read his work today. He’s famous for his short stories and for poems like “The Raven.” (You know, that “Nevermore” poem.) In an essay, Poe explained how he was very careful to choose just the…
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for racial equality in the 1950s and early 1960s before he was assassinated, but he did not advocate violence as a means of reaching this goal. Read the following excerpt taken from Stride Toward Freedom, written by him in 1958:
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Advertising is everywhere. TV commercials bombard you 18 minutes out of every hour, but they are not the only places companies try to sell their products. Think of billboards, huge pictures of food products stuck to restaurant windows, and even your lowly cereal box. Yes, even after you’ve bought the cereal, you…
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS From Sunny to Frigid Buck is a dog who grew up in sunny San Diego, California, but suddenly finds himself thrust into the frigid world of the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory, Canada, in the late 1890s. You can read about him in Jack London’s The Call of the Wild….
Samson’s life was filled with second chances to get it right. What would you like a second chance with? What would you like to do again and get right this time?
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” -Oprah Winfrey You remember Samson of Bible fame? You can read about him in Judges 13-16. God kept giving him chances to get it right, and Samson pretty much blew it every time by focusing on himself instead…
