mad libs
author: Katherine Barrett
an interactive activity to explore future memories that could be created in the city. Click here to download.
I step out of my apartment on a (temperature) (season) day, with a cup of (drink) in my hand. As I (verb) towards bank street I hear (song title) coming out of my neighbor’s house. I’m out to run errands. First I stop at (store) where I pick up (adjective) (noun;thing), it’s so great to get a local (last noun with s at the end) in this neighborhood. Then I (adverb)(verb) to meet up with my good friend (friend’s name) at the park. We sit on a bench and watch the happenings around us, the (animal) building his home in the tree, the festival of (thing) being set up, and the kids (verb-ing) around the playground. It’s so interesting to watch the city, it's always changing, just last week they built a (noun;type of building). We split up and as I’m (verb)ing down bank street when a (noun;thing) catches my eye. I turned the corner and yelled (exclamation). As I had never seen such a (adjective) (noun) in the city before. With (emotion) I approached to take a closer look. I reach out my (part of the body) to touch the (detail of last noun) and it (sound). I (adverb) (verb) back to my house to meet (new friend), (emotion) to tell them all about my day.
some future memories by Katherine
future memory A
“I step out of my apartment on a (cold) (spring) day, with a cup of (mango juice) in my hand. As I (scooter) towards bank street I hear (mamma mia) coming out of my neighbor’s house. I’m out to run errands. First I stop at (Arlington 5) where I pick up a (cute) (teapot), it’s so great to get local (teapots) in this neighborhood. Then I (quickly)(run) to meet up with my good friend (Charmaine) at the park. We sit on a bench and watch the happenings around us, the (robin) building his home in the tree, the festival of (crayons) being set up, and the kids (singing) around the playground. It’s so interesting to watch the city, it's always changing, just last week they built a new (museum). We split up and as I’m (sliding) down bank street a (plant) catches my eye. I turned the corner and yell - (Wow!). As I had never seen such a (cuddly) (forest) in the city before. With (excitement) I approached to take a closer look. I reach out my (toe) to touch the (bark) and it (creaks). I (hungrily) (skip) back to my house to meet (Arielle), (hopeful) to tell them all about my day.”
future memory B
“I step out of my apartment on a CRISP FALL day, with a cup of HOT COCO in my hand. As I WALK towards bank street I hear PARTY IN THE USA coming out of my neighbor’s house. I’m out to run errands. First I stop at A USED BOOK STORE where I pick up USED BOOKS, it’s so great to get local BOOKS in this neighborhood. Then I QUICKLY BUS to meet up with my good friend WILLEM at the park. We sit on a bench and watch the happenings around us, the BIRD building his home in the tree, the festival of ECO GROUPS being set up, and the kids RUNNING around the playground. It’s so interesting to watch the city, it's always changing, just last week they built a CO-OP HOUSING COMPLEX. We split up and as I’m BIKING down bank street when a COMMUNITY GARDEN catches my eye. I turned the corner and yelled NICE!. As I had never seen such a VIBRANT GARDEN in the middle of the city before. With EXCITEMENT I approached to take a closer look. I reach out my HAND to touch the FRESH FRUIT as it CRACKED OFF THE VINE. I CONTINUE BIKING back to my house to meet SARAH, EXCITED to tell them all about my day.”