I had a conversation with one of my students today; let's call him "Julio."
Me: Okay. Please open your journals. Your topic for today is (I read from a book of writing starters): "If you were going to be stranded on a deserted island for ten years and you could only bring one of each of the following, what would you bring: CD, movie, book, piece of clothing, food item, and miscellaneous."
Julio: Will there be a TV for me to watch my movie on?
Me: It's not real, Julio. It's just a creative way to ask what your favorites are.
Julio: I know, but will I need to bring my own TV?
Me: Um, no. There's one there. On your deserted island.
Julio: Okay, cool.
(5 minutes later)
Julio: Mrs. Miller?
Me: It's not real, Julio. It's just to get you thinking and writing.
Julio: I know. But I was just wondering; can I bring a boat to get off the island as my extra thing?
Me: Sure.
Julio: Sweet.
Me: But it's a magic boat that you can only start after you've had it for ten years.
Julio: Dangit. I guess I'll go back to my first idea: a PS3.
I went into the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life...to put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ~Henry David Thoreau
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