The Bucket List

English 112012-2013

What is a “bucket list”?

The Bucket List The Buried Life

Action Places Food Philanthropy People

What inspires you?

What do you want to do before you kick the metaphorical bucket?

Your assignment: Create a list of 20 things

…obviously, they must be school appropriate 5 Must involve helping at least one other

person Color code these so that I can tell which apply

“We’re all food for worms”

Obviously, some of these were just whims. Choose 15 of the twenty Four must be philanthropic (for others)

Limit your bucket list to 15

Let’s format

Name Period Date

Slide 1: Title Slide

Slide 2 [15-11]

15) 14) 13) 12) 11)

Picture

Slide 3 [10-6]

10) 9) 8) 7) 6)

Picture

Slide 4

5)

Explanation

Image

Slide 5

4)

Explanation

Image

Slide 6

3)

Explanation

Image

Slide 7

2)

Explanation

Image

Slide 8

1)

Explanation

Image

This is an “About the Author” slide Summarize what you have learned about

yourself Look for patterns (i.e. I’m adventurous because…) What should I know about you? What’s the one thing others probably don’t know

about you according to your slides Don’t forget about your philanthropist side.

5 Sentences

Slide 10

15 items on list arranged in order of importance

Titles on each slide/appropriate pictures Free of spelling errors Paragraph on “About the Author” page

includes all relevant material (as indicated on slide 14)

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