People usually love to write about themselves.  Writing can be therapeutic, it can be a chance to express oneself more openly than one may in person, and it can provide a creative channel to explore.

Now that we are in the middle of your research paper and you are in the midst of discovering things about someone or something current in our social culture, we need to take a moment to disclose something about YOU personally.

Find the Fib*  

Below you will find five statements about me. Four of the statements are true, one is a fib. Can you guess which one is the fib?

1. My voice is the voice of two characters on a pinball game.

2. I worked as a runway model.

3. I was interviewed and appeared on a national television show to give my opinion about one of the past season’s American Idol contestants.

4. Teri Hatcher is my third cousin on my mother’s side.

5. I hang glided 1400 feet in the air, and later jumped off 100 ft cliff.

Now it’s your turn!  In this post, please do the following:

a. Type five statements about yourself. (think of your accomplishments, accidents, travels, mishaps, etc) Four statements must be true and one statement must be a fib.

b. Now . . . choose one of your true statements to elaborate on. Your assignment is to tell the story of this statement in this post (minimum one well-developed paragraph)

c.  Include one form of media (picture, symbol, video, timeline, etc)

*** As always, be sure that you don’t disclose anything inappropriate or too personal.  You’ll notice that none of my statements above reveal anything much beyond my interests and hobbies.

Bottom line:  Have fun with!  Your peers and I look forward to learning more about you.

*adapted from Kelly Gallagher’s Teaching Adolescent Writers

btw – the fib is #4!  🙂