Draw Your Day


OBJECTIVES

Through this Spark, participants will…

  • think about the events of their day
  • draw a map of what they did in their day
  • use their map to write about particular events
  • be introduced to creating a journal by drawing maps for each day
  • consider writing a story about their day
  • consider creating a map as a tool in character development when writing a story

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • children, ages 7-18
  • adults

SUPPLIES FOR THIS SPARK

  • Drawing paper
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Thin black marker or pen
  • Colored pencils or markers (or watercolors, if chosen)

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES FOR THIS SPARK

  • None needed for this Spark!

FEATURED QUOTATION

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

Maya Angelou, poet