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A Nonexhaustive Menu for Room to Breathe
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ReadingListeningViewingWritingSpeakingRepresenting
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Read a novelListen to a PodcastWatch a selection of TED TalksWrite an analysis of a topic that interests youRecord a PodcastCreate an infographic
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Read a nonfiction book (memoir, biography, autobiography, history, current event, etc.)Create a PodcastWatch an educational YouTube Channel like “Crash Course”Write an analysis about something you’ve readRecord a presentationCreate a sketchnote
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Read 5 articles from different sources on the same topicListen to an audiobookWatch a documentary filmWrite a poemMake a video that pairs images with a voiceoverCreate a Series of photos or a photoessay that represents a topic or theme
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Read 5 articles from one publication on different topicsListen to an albumWatch a movieWrite a piece of short fictionMake a whiteboard videoCreate a short film
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Read a graphic novelListen to a playlist that's centred around a theme or topicWatch an episode of a TV showWrite a novel (see NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month in November, for resources)Record a TED Talk-style speechCreate a vlog
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Read a collection of comicsListen to a movie soundtrackView artworks or an art exhibitDevelop and keep updated a personal spelling list, identifying words you often spell incorrectly and using a dictionary to create a resource for your own useRecord spoken-word poetryCreate a playlist that represents a topic or theme
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Read a magazine cover-to-coverListen to a speechLook at an illustrated picture book & really study the illustrationsDevelop and keep updated a personal vocabulary list, using a thesaurus to defining words you don’t know and creating a resource for your own useRecord an original song/rapCreate a series of social media post (Insta, Tiktok, VSCO, Twitter?) representing a topic or theme
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Create a book club. Grab up to 4 others who are interested in reading the same book. Make sure everyone has a copy of the book. Craft some discussion questions or prompts for your book club discussion following your reading of the book.View photographsRewrite a familiar story (fairy tale, fable, children’s story, etc.) from a different point of viewRecord an analysis of a topic that interests youCreate an artwork that represents a topic or theme
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Explore the form that digital writers write (look at sites like Buzzfeed, The Ringer, Teen Vogue, etc.)Review something you’ve listened to, viewed, read, or seen.
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If you are 13 or older, join Goodreads, set up an account, and start tracking what you read. Write reviews on the site for the benefit of others. Read reviews that others have written. Use the Recommendation features to help find new reads. Share your username with your peers and follow them back.Collaboratively write a piece of text with a peer.
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