Secondary – May 19

Describe what you plan to create during your summer holiday.

Secondary – May 18

“When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.” -Omar Khayyam, born this date in 1048. Write a paragraph explaining why this insight is valuable, and then write a paragraph explaining why it is foolish.

Secondary – May 17

On this date in 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. How would your life be different if America had never desegregated its public institutions?

Secondary – May 16

Describe what you would do with your skill after learning to play the musical instrument of your choice.

Secondary – May 15

“I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.” -Katherine Anne Porter, born this date in 1890. Explain why her statement is nonsense or makes perfect sense.

Secondary – May 14

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off on their cross-country journey of discovery on this date in 1804. Describe the place you’d like to be, or have been, the original explorer.

Secondary – May 13

On this date in 1940, Winston Churchill became Great Britain’s wartime prime minister and announced, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Think about a time you were assigned an overwhelming, and possibly insurmountable, task. In retrospect, what would you have said about your efforts to achieve the goal?

Secondary – May 12

Describe this morning’s sunrise using every human sense except sight.