Have you ever really connected to a key idea or message in a book, blog, or a movie? Have you ever thought a song was written for exactly what you experienced?

Themes in all created texts communicate ideas about life experience. Speaking or writing about a theme helps us make connections with that idea because suddenly, internal thoughts are made external-we put them on paper!

Personal response assignments give us opportunities to examine how our personal experiences and knowledge connect to the experiences and knowledge of other people. Between the experiences of others and our own, we can often come up with common themes. Themes like those you would find in a text are the same, as all themes are born of the thoughts and experiences of a person.

You have been exposed to valuable experiences and have a tremendous amount of knowledge about life, living, and learning. A personal response assignment gives you a unique opportunity to present a snippet of your most valuable learning.