Brainwave Program

June 09, 2008 01:53 pm

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Brainwave 2008-2009

Guidelines: Students in grades kindergarten through twelve respond to a question posed each month. Essays should be 200 words or less and should be typed or written legibly. Please include writer’s name, age, grade, school, and teacher’s name with each essay. Students may also submit illustrations (preferably colored with colored pencil). Several submissions are chosen for publication in The Free Press.

Here are the 2008-2009 topics and corresponding dates, as well as forms for your students to use if you wish:

Topic 1: If you could choose anyone to be President of the United States, whom would you choose and why?
(due Sept. 17; published Oct. 15)
Click here for the topic 1 form.

Topic 2: If you could have as many (or as few) brothers and/or sisters as you want, how many of each would you choose and why?
(due Oct. 15; published Nov. 12)
Click here for the topic 2 form.

Topic 3: What, in your opinion, is the world’s most pressing problem today? Why?
(due Nov. 12; published Dec. 17)
Click here for the topic 3 form.

Topic 4: What is the most important human characteristic/attribute? Why?
(due Jan. 14; published Feb. 18)
Click here for the topic 4 form.

Topic 5: If you could change history, would you choose to change something or not? Why or why not? If so, what event would you change and why?
(due Feb. 18; published March 18)
Click here for the topic 5 form.

Topic 6: If you could create any superhero, what would it be called and why?
(due March 18; published April 15)
Click here for the topic 6 form.

Topic 7: If you could invent a new flavor of ice cream, of what would the ingredients consist?
(due April 15; published May 20)
Click here for the topic 7 form.