Primary – March 7

Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was first published in The New Republic on this date in 1923. Write a story that explains where the author is going. Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To...

Primary – March 6

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni — better known as Michelangelo — was born on this date in 1475. He believed that people should “criticize by creating.” What do you think he meant when he said that?

Primary – March 5

Gerardus Mercator was born on this date in 1512. In 1569, he developed a technique to map the globe that accurately projects a sphere onto a flat surface. How would you get someplace if you didn’t have an accurate map?

Primary – March 4

What was the last fight you had about? Since then, how has your thinking about the subject of the fight changed?

Primary – March 3

Write a short story about what you think your first job will be.

Primary – March 2

Dr. Seuss wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” To celebrate his birth date in 1904, write where you think you’re going and how you’ll get there.

Primary – March 1

Write a short story about what you would do if you had an entire day just to do anything you wanted to.

Primary – February 28

“I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.” -Michel de Montaigne, born this date in 1533 and considered the creator of the personal essay. What do you think he meant when he wrote this?