Prompts+and+Videos

Prompts and related videos W hat is your favorite place? How does this place impact you? How did it become your favorite place? What do you do in that place? Is it the journey there, or the actual being there that makes you so happy? How does this place affect you? From [] What is the toughest thing you’ve ever done or tried to do? Why was it tough? What stood in your way? What has the experience taught you? OR What is an experience you have had that has helped shape who you are today? What was that experience? How did you get through it, and how has it continued to affect who you are, who you have become, the choices you make? From [] **Who is someone that has meant more to you than anyone else?** Someone that you’ll never forget? How did this person come into your life? What have they done for you that is so meaningful for you? What lessons have they taught you, what will you always carry with you in your heart? What would you like to say to that person?
 * 1) Adrian – he wishes for a favorite place, but believes that it’s only in his imagination, because the world he knows is far too harsh and violent
 * 2) Cinthia – a park near her house is her favorite place, but her family is talking of moving, and once they move, that place won’t have the same kind of feel, even if she tries to go back there
 * 3) Herminia – her favorite place is a store near her house, where she has learned to overcome her shyness and made friends and learned about foreign culture in the process
 * 1) Javier – when his family moves into a real house that they earned by working hard, he discovers that more than just his physical room has changed; he has become a better brother and son, too
 * 2) George – his family works so hard to keep the house they bought with hard-earned money that George has to question whether or not the material wealth is worth it
 * 3) From [] “I’m the One” Yvette has dealt with some tough times that were not brought about by her own choices, but those of her parents, and she tells them about her feelings
 * 1) From [] Rachel talks about how important her father has been in her life, and the biggest lesson he’s taught her, along with sharing a mutual love of bike riding.
 * 2) From [] Kyle identifies with his great grandfather, a man whom he never met, yet feels a kinship with.
 * 3) From [] Dana speaks about his father, showing old home movies and letting his audience feel how important those images are as a part of who he is and how he got there.

**What is one thing you cherish greatly?** Why is it so important to you? Where did you get it? What does it mean to you? What would happen if it ever went away? OR  **What is something that is a symbol of comfort to you, or a symbol of home, family, or contentment?** Why is that symbol so important to you? What has it meant to you, and how do you think others might feel about it? Explain the feelings you get from this symbol. **What is a message you’d like to get “out there?”** Think of it as a public service act. What would you like to tell the people of your community, your school, your planet? What is something that you believe strongly in, and wish others would care as much as you do?
 * 1) From [] Wayne tells us why a sofa is the symbol of home for him, having been homeless many times throughout his life
 * 2) From [] Aya explains how she finds her identity through her own space and the objects she holds dear, and celebrates her unique heritage through those possessions.
 * 1) From [] Devon hates the litter trashing his community, and wonders why people don’t just take care of their own, and keep the city looking beautiful.
 * 2) From [] Morne wants to make his hometown in South Africa safe, so kids aren’t raised in the dangers he’s faced.
 * 3) From [] Sidmarie speaks about her passion for teaching, and why she carries such a flame for it.