B O O K S

The Vagina Monologues - Eve EnslerYou Are A Badass - Jen SinceroBossypants - Tina Fey

SUMMER SESSION // 2014

WORDS

C O N V E R S AT I O N K I T

2

E L E C T R I C

B E A U T YFULL

B E S T I E

LOYA L

F E A R L E S S

D R E A M E R

1 .

2 .

3 .

4 .

5 .

6 .

C O N V E R S AT I O N S

I AM THAT GIRL “Words” campaign is connecting girls around the world through honest

conversation about things that matter.

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // CONVERSATIONS

3

4

You know that girl who walks in a room and it l ights up? Someone who’s electric is a spark that makes others l ight up too. It ’s about all the positive

vibes inside of you spil l ing out for the world to see. And it comes from a place of l ifting others up, and loving yourself.

A C T I V I T Y

AMP IT UP!

Identify an area of your life that could use a positivity make-over. Maybe it’s work, friendships, clubs, or relationships.

Write down three ways to add more positive energy to this area. Ex. listening better, having more patience etc.

UNLEASH YOUR ELECTRICITY!

E L E C T R I C

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. Describe someone electric in your life. 2. How often do you take the time to light people up? What do you do?

3. How do you lift yourself up when you’re feeling low?

4. How do you give others energy and make them feel awesome?

M O V I E S

Mad Hot BallroomStep UpLittle Miss Sunshine

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // ELECTRIC

B O O K S

The Vagina Monologues - Eve EnslerYou Are A Badass - Jen SinceroBossypants - Tina Fey

5

“EVERYTHING AROUND US IS

MADE UP OF ENERGY.

TO ATTRACT POSITIVE THINGS IN

YOUR LIFE, START OF BY GIVING

OFF POSITIVE ENERGY.”

- UNKNOWN

“RADIATE POSITIVE

VIBES”

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // ELECTRIC

B O O K S

The Vagina Monologues - Eve EnslerYou Are A Badass - Jen SinceroBossypants - Tina Fey

ATTITUDE IS A LITTLE THING

THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

- WINSTON CHURCHILL

6

What if we defined beauty for ourselves on our own terms? What if beauty was about who you are - your actions, your personality, your heart -

instead of what you look l ike?

A C T I V I T Y

THE WORD BATH

Have one girl sit in the middle of a circle, one by one every other girl showers her with words about what makes her beautyFULL.

You can also do this for someone by having everyone make a video and editing it all together for a special occasion (we call this the love bomb).

B E A U T Y F U L L

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. What if you defined beauty for yourself, on your own terms? 2. Where do our ideas about beauty come from?

3. How have beauty standards changed in the past few years? For the better? For the not so great? Solutions to the negatives?

4. What can we do to change ideas about beauty?

5. Would you apply your own definition of beauty to yourself? If not, why not?

B O O K S

I Am That Girl - Alexis JonesBorn Confused - Lanuja Desai HidierYou’re not Pretty Enough - Jennifer TressBeing Perfect - Anna Quindlin

M O V I E S

Miss RepresentationThe Truth About Cats and Dogs

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // BEAUTYFULL

BEING BEAUTIFUL DOESN’T

MAKE YOU HAPPY, BEING HAPPY

MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL.

B O O K S

I Am That Girl - Alexis JonesBorn Confused - Lanuja Desai HidierYou’re not Pretty Enough - Jennifer TressBeing Perfect - Anna Quindlin

“BEAUTY IS NOT IN

THE FACE; BEAUTY

IS A LIGHT IN THE

HEART.”

- KAHLIL GIBRAN

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // BEAUTYFULL

7

8

Friends, besties - we all need ’em and we’re all better for having them in our l ives.

A C T I V I T Y

MOVIE NIGHT

Get your best girls together for a one-of-a-kind movie night! Get creative and have fun; make your favorite snack, rock your pjs and break out one of your favorite flicks (or try a “classic” movie that you’ve never seen but always wanted to check out).

You’ll have so much fun it might become a weekly event!

B E S T I E

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. What are some qualities you look for in good friend? 2. What traits do you admire most in your friends? Why do those traits matter to you?

3. What are some friendship challenges you’ve encountered? How have you dealt with them?

4. When should you end a friendship? How do you “break-up” with a friend in a respectful, healthy way?

5. How have your friends defined you? Is that good or bad?

B O O K S

A Time for Dancing - Davida Wills HurwinRevenge of the Mooncake Vixin - Jen SinceroSoul Pancake - (collection of journal/conversation prompts - use it with a bestie or to become best friends with yourself.)

M O V I E S

Fried Green TomatoesSisterhood of the Traveling PantsRomy and Michelle’s High School ReunioinDead Poets Society

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // BEST FRIEND

9

“FRIENDSHIP IS BORN AT THAT

MOMENT WHEN ONE PERSON

SAYS TO ANOTHER: “WHAT! YOU

TOO? I THOUGHT I WAS THE

ONLY ONE.”

- C. S.LEWIS

“A FRIEND IS SOMEONE WHO GIVES YOU

TOTAL FREEDOM TO BE YOURSELF. ”

- MY DEAR VALENTINE

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // BEST FRIEND

10

We all need someone to have our backs, to catch us when we fall , to make us feel safe, and to cheer us on. You just might be the l ight someone else

needs at the exact moment they need it .

A C T I V I T Y

SECRET ADMIRER

Give someone you care about a gift without ever telling them it was you. Maybe it’s a love note you leave on their door, maybe you send them flowers, or secretly wash their car.

The possibilities are endless and it’s all about making someone feel the love without ever needing them to know who it came from.

Celebrate those that support and lift you up!

L O YA L

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. How do you define loyalty? 2. How can you show loyalty to a friend?

3. When you’re facing a challenge, how do you like to be supported?

4. When is it hard to be loyal?

5. Who are the people in your life that make up your support system? Why are you able to rely on them?

B O O K S

Sisterland - Curtis SittenfeldCall Me Zelda - Erika RobuckTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

M O V I E S

Now and Then!Sex and the City The Movie Moonrise KingdomToy Story

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // LOYAL

11

“THE CROWNING CHARACTERISTIC

OF LOVE IS ALWAYS LOYALTY”

- STEPHEN COVEY

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // LOYAL

B O O K S

Sisterland - Curtis SittenfeldCall Me Zelda - Erika RobuckTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

“BE LOYAL TO THOSE

WHO ARE NOT PRESENT.

IN DOING SO YOU BUILD

TRUST OF THOSE WHO

ARE PRESENT.”

- JEFFREY R. HOLLAND

12

Believing in yourself, in what you do, who you are, and what you choose: that’s what being fearless looks l ike. It ’s a process,

and it ’s worth all the work.

A C T I V I T Y

DO SOMETHING THAT SCARES YOU!

Make a game plan to tackle each person’s fear either as a group or by cheering each other on from the sidelines and hold your head high knowing you did it.

F E A R L E S S

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. What is your definition of fearless? 2. What stops you from being fearless? How can we support each other through whatever it is?

3. Who are your fearless role models? What about them can you learn about being fearless?

4. What advice would you give someone else about being fearless?

B O O K S

The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls - Lauren Cantuzzi

I am Nujood - age 10 and Divorced - Najood AliTell Me of Brave Women - Laura RileyThe Heart of Women - Maya AngelouWild - Cheryl Strayed

M O V I E S

Annie (original version)Hunger Games & Catching FireThe Truman ShowCinderella ManMy Big Fat Greek WeddingBabe

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // FEARLESS

13

“TO ME , “FEARLESS” IS NOT

THE ABSENCE OF FEAR. IT’S NOT

BEING COMPLETELY UNAFRAID.

TO ME, FEARLESS IS HAVING

DOUBTS. LOTS OF THEM. TO ME,

FEARLESS IS LIVING IN SPITE

OF THOSE THINGS THAT SCARE

YOU TO DEATH.”

- TAYLOR SWIFT

“FATE LOVES THE

FEARLESS.”

- JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

“BE TRUTHFUL,

GENTLE, AND

FEARLESS.”

- GANDHI

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // FEARLESS

B O O K S

The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls - Lauren Cantuzzi

I am Nujood - age 10 and Divorced - Najood AliTell Me of Brave Women - Laura RileyThe Heart of Women - Maya AngelouWild - Cheryl Strayed

14

Some people recognize their dreams and passions as easily as they recognize their favorite fro-yo flavor. Others may search for a long time

to discover their passions. How do you figure it out? Try things! Be adventurous. Learn what you l ike and don’t l ike, what you’re will ing to take

a stand for, and watch as the dreamer inside of you grows.

A C T I V I T Y

VISION BOARD

SEE it, BE it. For real. Thoughts become things. Put your dreams and goals front and center where you can focus on them every day.

Grab your besties, pool your magazine stash, and get creative realizing what you want on a vision board. Hang it where you can see it and set your sights on success!

D R E A M E R

L E T ’ S C H AT:

1. What are you passionate about? 2. What’s your dream job? Dream life?

3. How do you incorporate your passions into your day-to-day life?

4. Do your passions conflict with the opinions of others in your life? How do you handle that?

B O O K S

The House on Mango Street - Sandra CisernosThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the

Moon Marigolds (script) - Paul Zindel#GIRLBOSS - Sophia Amoruso

M O V I E S

HugoSlumdog MillionaireBrave

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // DREAMER

15

“TOO MANY OF US ARE NOT

LIVING OUR DREAMS BECAUSE

WE ARE LIVING OUR FEARS.”

- LES BROWN

“DO WHAT

MAKES YOU

HAPPY.”

- UNKNOWN

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // DREAMER

B O O K S

The House on Mango Street - Sandra CisernosThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the

Moon Marigolds (script) - Paul Zindel#GIRLBOSS - Sophia Amoruso

16

F I N D U S

I AM THAT GIRL | WORDS e-CONVERSATION KIT | SUMMER SESSION 2014 // FIND US

FOLLOW US:

Instagram - @iamthatgirl

Facebook.com/bethatgirl

Twitter - @iamthatgirl

info@iamthatgirl.com

iamthatgirl.com

TAKE THE PLEDGE AND START YOUR OWN LOCAL CHAPTER AT: