Best & Worst, First & Last

• My worst day
• My craziest experience at a restaurant
  • Could do this with Billy, Liam & the girls
    • I know fry throwing was involved!
• An unforgettable dream
• The hardest thing I've ever done
• My best hour
• The worst thing to wait for
• My best kitchen creation
  • Om nom nom hummus roll-ups
    • Eva would love dat shit

As My World Turns

• My secret snacks
• A day in the life of my pet
• Last time I was at the mall, I…
• When I played the rebel
  • Eva skips trig/analytic geometry classes all the time. Probably the most rebellious thing she does. Can riff on that
• Wheezing and sneezing
• caused a lump in my throat.
• When I'm in charge
• A conversation between the pair of shoes I wore today

Deep in Thought

• List words that define you as a friend. Write about the most important word.
  • Eva: Suspicious, avoidant, enabling, loyal, funny
• What car are you like and why?
• List the duties of a good citizen. Write about one or more of these.

Quotable Quotes

• "Almost anything in life is easier to get into than out of."
• "It's time for a change."
• "My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
• "Goofing off is a lost art."
• "Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects."

Inside Education

• My best class ever
• Here's the next episode of "As the School Swings."
• Dear Blackboard,
• Finally, a good assembly
• I memorized every word
• A classmate I once worshipped

It could only happen to me!

• It sounds crazy but…
• Putting my foot in my mouth
• Guess what I just heard?
• Creepy, crawly things
• I looked everywhere for it.
• Whatever happened to my…
• I got so mad when…

What If… and How About…?

• Where do I draw the line?
  • Could delve into Eva withdrawing from Mike/Chloe's antics
• What should everyone know?
• Here is my wish list.
• Why do people like to go fast?
• What if I never forgot?

DESCRIBING… People

• Teacher
  • Ms. Hudson, Mr. Kimura, Mr. Garvida...
• Relative
  • Eva's mom, dad...
• Classmate
  • Chloe, Mike, any number of minors but those two are important to Book 2
• Coach
  • Never thought of that one because tennis season's almost over when Book 1 starts
• Neighbor
  • Someone probably waves at Eva every day when she starts jogging
• Colleague
  • Justina and Kahea could do with some description
• Someone you spend time with
  • Daphne, Liam...
• Someone you wish you were like
  • Bridget
• Someone who bugs you
  • Milena, Erica

Places

• A hangout
• A garage
• An attic
• A rooftop
  • Hello, Book 2's ABC party
• The alley
• The bowling alley
• The locker room
• The zoo
• The hallway
• A corner
  • Eva might have a decorative table in the place she shares with Kay
• A barn
• A lake
• A river
• A cupboard
  • Eva's would be neat and orderly
• A yard
• A classroom

Things

• A poster
• A video game
• A monkey wrench
• A key
• A bus
• A book
• A boat
• A drawing
  • Should be plenty since Eva and Liam are supposed to be artists!
• A model
• A doll
• A junk drawer
• A ladder
• A locket
  • Daphne has one, Eva might too

NARRATING (Sharing)

• stage fright
• just last week...
• a big mistake
• a reunion
• getting lost
• getting hurt
• flirting
• learning to ___
• all wet
• getting caught
• cleaning up
• being a friend

EXPLAINING How to…

• eat popcorn
• make a taco
• improve your memory
• care for a pet
• entertain a child
• impress your teacher
• earn extra money
• get in shape
• take a good picture
• how to operate… control… run… build… grow… create… choose… select… pick… fix… clean… wash… store… stack… load… protect… warn… wave

The causes of…

• acid rain
• acne
• hiccups
• tornadoes
• shinsplints
• dropouts
• rust
• cheating

Kinds of…

• music
• crowds
• friends
• commercials
• dreams
• pain
• neighbors
• clouds
• stereos
• heroes
• chores
• homework
• calendars
• clocks

Definition of…

• "class"
• generation gap
• a good time
• hassle
• a radical
• a conservative
• "soul"
• grandmother
• school
• loyalty
• astrology
• kosher
• algebra

PERSUADING

• dieting
• homework
• the speed limit
• smoking in public places
• shoplifting
• air bags
• teen centers
• something that needs improving
• something that deserves support
• something that's unfair
• something that everyone should have or see or do
• something...