Activity 1 - Are you ready to write?

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Activity Tasks

1. Review - Before you can write your script, you need to review your work so far to work out if you are ready. Examine the following items in your ideas journal. Is each part ready?
   1. Your main idea - Are you still happy with the idea? Is it an idea worth sharing?
   2. Your throughline - Does it still feel the same as when you formed it in Exploration 5?
   3. Your storyboard - Have you identified the main parts of the talk to cover?
   4. Your supporting research - Have you collected enough evidence to support your talk?
2. Discuss - Share your overall ideas with your group and give feedback to each other. What feedback have you received so far that you want to incorporate into your script? 

Activity 2 - Time to write your script!

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Activity Tasks

1. Write - Using pages 29-32 of your ideas journal, start writing your script draft. Don't procrastinate, just spend 30-40 minutes writing your first draft of your script. You can edit it later!
2. Watch - If you don't know how to start, try watching one or more of these TED-Talks for inspiration:
   1. Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius
   2. Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter
   3. David Kelley: How to build creative confidence

Activity 3 - How did your first draft go?

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Activity Tasks

1. Review - Read your first draft out loud to yourself. This can help with identifying where you may need edits, substitute words, etc... Plus you can start to envisage how your idea will come alive in front of an audience!
2. Edit - Try double-checking the facts and supporting evidence you've used in your talk. Read through these hints and tips on this document to make sure you have:
   1. Original ideas and language
   2. Attribution to individuals and institutions for any non-original research in your talk
   3. Accuracy of names, dates, quotes, locations, research findings, historical events, statistics, etc. Collectively, these are known as “facts.”

Further Explorations

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THINGS TO REFLECT

1. Your should have written a rough draft of your complete script.

THINGS TO DO

1. Read your rough draft out aloud to yourself. 
2. Start identifying where you can edit or substitute words.
3. Think about how this script might come alive in front of an audience.

THINGS TO SHARE

1. Share your progress on social media using #TEDEdStudents.

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