August 26, 2022: We are as smart as rocket scientists

What’s My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States, between 1950 and 1967.

We’ll be using story dice again, but instead of using Dan Harmon’s Story Circle, we’ll be using a simplified version of “Nelson’s 9 Steps for Story Writing” to wrote short stories about travel adventures.

I went through the “Conversation Topics” worksheets and tabulated the results. This lesson’s topic will be culture. I made a list of the popular topics and will ask all of you to help me choose which ones to use for the remaining classes.

“Perfect” is a romantic ballad by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Released in 2017, the song expresses the singer’s immense love for his partner. With its sweet melody and heartfelt lyrics, “Perfect” became an international hit and wedding song staple. The single spent multiple weeks at number one on charts around the world.

A Canadian couple in their 60’s talk about their research into retiring overseas. Lesson Plan: Retiring Overseas (1.5 hours) Warm-Up (10-15 minutes): Purpose: Activities: Presentation (15-20 minutes): Purpose: Activities: Practice (30-40 minutes): Purpose: Activities: Production (15-20 minutes): Purpose: Activities: Cool Down/Reflection (10-15 minutes): Purpose: Activities:

Begin with ‘Once Upon a Time’ and tell a story that links together all the dice images. Start with the first image to grab your attention. Use three cubes for the beginning, three for the middle and three for the end of the story.

Really, there are no rules to this game. Most importantly, there are no wrong answers!