Visual Journal Assignment #7

 Due: Tuesday, October 15th

Last week, we learned the story of Rachel Scott, and many of you accepted to take Rachel’s Challenge.

Rachel’s message was one of consideration and compassion. She challenged all of us to take on the following five changes to start a chain reaction of kindness.

                

 Eliminate prejudice. Learn to find the good in everybody, and understand that first impressions are meaningless. A person could be having an off day, and if you judge them without getting to know them, you are being prejudiced. Ignore the negative things about a person, and stick to looking for and admiring their positive traits

Dream big. Set goals for yourself, even if you don't think you will ever meet them all. Keep a journal and write something in it every day. Your entry doesn't have to be a summary of your day; it can be a thought process, a poem, or even a drawing.

Choose positive influences. Pick your own influences that leave a positive, happy feeling in you. Don't let somebody else choose your influences for you. Keep positivity in your influences, and leave negative, angry, hate-based influences out of your life. Don't be afraid to stand up for what you truly believe in.

Commit random acts of kindness. Use kind words. Mockery, discrimination, and careless words can leave a fatal impact on one's emotional state. Random act of kindness, while usually small, can create a huge impact, leaving both you and your kindness recipient in a good mood.

Start a chain reaction of compassion. Tell your loved ones that you care about them and love them deeply. Be a courteous, helpful, and forgiving leader. Steer away from rumors and gossip, no matter how tempting it may seem. Reach out to people you normally wouldn't reach out to, and find ways to make their day just a little bit better. Encourage your friends, peers, colleagues, coworkers, and family members to accept Rachel's Challenge and spread the compassion and kindness.

For this visual journal assignment, I want you to pick one of the above “challenges” set by Rachel and create an inspirational poster based on that challenge. Your poster should include both illustrations and words or phrases that go along with the message your poster is trying to convey.

For your paragraph, please write why you chose the particular “challenge” you did to illustrate and how you feel that it’s important to make that change in your own life.