Write your own “Things I Learned” short memoir, using Soontornvat’s as a model. Your memoir can be about lessons learned at school, at summer camp, from soccer—anything!

Write a scene in which Addie and Bea talk to Orville and Wilbur about what they have learned from the brothers. You can choose when and where the scene takes place.

What is waiting inside you to take flight? Your response can be in the form of a poem or an artwork.

1. Write down the meaning of each word in orange. Use context clues or, if needed, a dictionary. 2. Find another word that contains the root bio. 3. Write a sentence using that word and draw a picture that shows the word’s meaning.

Why is food waste a problem? What can be done about it? Answer both questions using information from the article and the infographic. Your response can be in the form of a slideshow, video, or short essay. 

Pick a memorable moment or event in your life and describe it in one or two paragraphs. Include at least one simile and one metaphor in your work. 

1. Write down the meaning of each word in green. Use context clues or, if needed, a dictionary. 2. Find another word that contains the root gen. 3. Write a sentence using that word and draw a picture that shows the word’s meaning.

Explain how the relationship between cats and humans has changed over time. Your response can be in the form of a comic, an essay, a slideshow, or a poem. 

Imagine you’re Danny. Write a short personal essay for Frank Leslie’s paper about how you earned your nickname and why you’re proud of it. 

1. Write down the meaning of each word in orange. Use context clues or, if needed, a dictionary. 2. Find another word that contains the root cred. 3. Write a sentence using that word and draw a picture that shows the word’s meaning.

Use this poem as inspiration to write a short essay answering two questions: What makes you the unique person? Do you think there’s anyone else just like you—or even a lot like you?