Notes
1. Reality TV ad genre- We are surrounded by “Reality” television and pretty soon we will forget how to use our imagination. We still need explorers and there are still many things still left to discover on our planet and others.
Williamson, T. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/reclaiming-the-imagination/
2. Directions- Following directions is a fundamental skill that has many important uses. This was inspired by a personal even of picking up a date.
Morgan, H. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/facts_6326698_following-directions-important_.html
3. Graffiti- I was inspired by looking at images from the Hubble Telescope website
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Vogel, T. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/
4. Poem- Social interactions with Middle school students are and important part of their development. As I wrote this poem I tried to interrupt some of these social interactions in this poem.
Characteristics of middle school students. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.culpeperschools.org/ms/guidance/characteristics.pdf
5. Contract- Researching things about Area 51, I could not find much other than everything is top secret therefore I designed a contract I think with severe penalties.
Strickland, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/area-51.html
6. Recipe- UFO sightings are reported all over the world. Some have been manmade objects and others have never been identified. I thought my recipe would help some people identify what they might see someday.
Greer, S. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ufoevidence.org/
7. and 8. Bumper Sticker and Lease- I thought about travel here on Earth and in outer space. I mention about cars traveling into space inspired by Back to the Future and Star Trek. The Lease idea came from the car because currently I am leasing a car and I thought if they could they would lease rocket ships for space travel.
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://science.discovery.com/aliens-space/10-technology-innovations-needed-for-deep-space-exploration.htm
9. and 10. Epitaph and Wanted poster- These were influenced by Pop Culture, the TV show X-files where Fox Mulder searched for the truth of alien life while Men in Black would erase all memories of alien existence from innocent people so they would not know the truth.
Other resources based on imagination
Shirley, W. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703344704574610002061841322.html
Kaufmam, S. B. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201203/the-need-pretend-play-in-child-development
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