SPLINTERS FOR AUGUST 2021

1. This month the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurs. We now live in the Nuclear Age. Do you agree with the necessity for the use of nuclear power whether militarized or not? Why?
2. What were/are your favorite summer activities?
   1. Write a poem about one, like Margaret Roxby’s “Crack the Whip.”
   2. Retell a memory of a favorite day.
3. Do you have a favorite summer place? Why is it special to you?

SPLINTERS FOR AUGUST 2021

1. This month the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurs. We now live in the Nuclear Age. Do you agree with the necessity for the use of nuclear power whether militarized or not? Why?
2. What were/are your favorite summer activities?
   1. Write a poem about one, like Margaret Roxby’s “Crack the Whip.”
   2. Retell a memory of a favorite day.
3. Do you have a favorite summer place? Why is it special to you?

1. Try concentrating on one of the five senses when retelling a childhood memory.
   1. Follow Kathleen Roxby’s example (Skates, July 30) and choose sound—the sound of the ball as it hits the racket, bat, backboard, etc. You get the idea.
   2. Or try one of the other senses: the taste of the ocean water and sea air while surfing (see “Pacific Sarabande” on July 23); smells while hiking in the woods, jungle, mountains; the feel of the air and your muscles as you bike; concentrate on sight while describing riding a swing. These are a few, you will have your own.
2. July 30 is International Friendship Day.
   1. Are you one of the lucky ones with a lifelong friendship? What is your secret? Any other thoughts about this friend?

1. Try concentrating on one of the five senses when retelling a childhood memory.
   1. Follow Kathleen Roxby’s example (Skates, July 5) and choose sound—the sound of the ball as it hits the racket, bat, backboard, etc. You get the idea.
   2. Or try one of the other senses: the taste of the ocean water and sea air while surfing (see “Pacific Sarabande” on July 19); smells while hiking in the woods, jungle, mountains; the feel of the air and your muscles as you bike; concentrate on sight while describing riding a swing. These are a few, you will have your own.
2. July 30 is International Friendship Day.
   1. Are you one of the lucky ones with a lifelong friendship? What is your secret? Any other thoughts about this friend?

1. Write a tribute to your father or grandfather.
2. What are your favorite memories of June?
   • The end of the school year?
   • Going to camp, the beach or other special summer place?
   • Write an ode to June (month or name).
3. The summer solstice occurs in June.
   • What does this event mean to you?
   • Have you ever participated in solstice celebrations? What were they? Describe them.