Mark of X - Chapter One

Activities are optional (and rather enjoyable). 
Do one activity each day, binge them, or pick & choose—whatever works for you!

SUGGESTED SUPPLIES
~ Books & a bag of school materials
~ A shipping box big enough to wrap around your middle
~ Print (& fold) your DIY Diary
~ Nosh: A mango (optional & yummy)

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Author Narration in video below☟

DEAR DIARY 
Start your Diary with our print-at-home template (front page is the cover, which we recommend printing on parchment card stock; remaining pages are a week's worth of inserts. Simply print on 8.5x11 paper, fold in half, and insert!)
  • What sort of conversations would you like to have with your diary?
  • What might you say to it on your first day at a new school?
  • What are you personally going through now that you'd like to share with your diary?
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๐Ÿ—️ KEY TASK
To understand what Xerena was going through and how difficult it was for her to pick things up off the ground while wearing a bulky back brace, do the following:
  1. Place a backpack (or bag), some books, and school supplies on the ground
  2. Open up a shipping box and wrap it around your entire torso (from chest to hips), taping it closed.
  3. Attempt to pick things up off the ground.
  4. Describe your experience as directed on the Chapter 1 Chapter Quiz
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Experience Enhancement nosh: Mango

Wellness note: Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects children and adults alike. Many stutterers "grow out of it" while others require ongoing help and treatment. For more on this topic, the westutter.org site explains the causes of stuttering and offers help to those who stutter. Our story's author went through a couple of stuttering phases. This narrative is based on her personal experience. (She also broke her back at Xerena's age. Sadly, she did not have a dragon.) 

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