Narratives QC  ·  Cre8.it! Curriculum
The
Journey

Today you're going to write your story. Not all of it. Just the parts that matter right now. Five stops. One journey. Yours.

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Stop One · The Journey
Where You
Come From
"When the Beat Drops"
Think About This
Before we talk about where we're going — we have to know where we came from. What shaped you? What made you the person sitting in this room right now? What does "home" mean to you — not just a place, but a feeling?
Listen First
George Ella Lyon — "Where I'm From"
Pay attention to the images. She doesn't say "I come from a hard life." She shows you what hard looked like. That's the move.
Now Write — Pick One
Option 1 — Just Write
Write about the place, person, or moment that made you who you are today. No format. No rules. Just the truth.
Option 2 — Craft Challenge · Sensory Imagery
Write a "Where I'm From" poem. Every line starts with "I come from..." — but make each one specific. Not "I come from struggle." What did struggle look like, smell like, sound like in your house?
Option 3 — Wild Card
Write it as a playlist. Five songs that are the soundtrack of where you come from. One sentence on why each one belongs.
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Stop Two · The Journey
What's In
The Way
"When the Beat Breaks"
Think About This
Every journey has something that slows it down or tries to stop it cold. What do you call that thing? Some people say obstacles. Some say pitfalls. Some say the enemy. Some say myself. Whatever you call it — we all got one. What's yours right now?
Watch This
Andy Mineo — "You Can't Stop Me"
Watch what he does in the video. The obstacle isn't something outside him — it's him. That's personification. He gave it a body so he could fight it directly. That's the move we're making today.
Now Write — Pick One
Option 1 — Just Write
Name the thing. Write about one obstacle — past, present, or the one you feel coming. Tell its story. Be specific. Be honest.
Option 2 — Craft Challenge · Personification
Give your obstacle a name — not the category, a real name. Now write directly to it. It's in the room with you right now. What do you say to it?
Option 3 — Wild Card
Write your obstacle poem using only one-syllable words. Every. Single. Word. No exceptions. See what pressure does to the truth.
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Stop Three · The Journey
What
Lifts You
"The Remix"
Think About This
Hope doesn't have to already exist to write about it. The question isn't just "what gives you hope" — it's also "what would make life more hopeful if it was there?" What lifts you? And if nothing feels like it's lifting you right now — what should be?
Sit With This
Rupi Kaur — "Sunflowers"
"despite knowing / they won't be here for long / they still choose to live / their brightest lives"

Short. Specific. One image carrying a whole philosophy. Then Mr. Britton performs.
Now Write — Pick One
Option 1 — Just Write
Write about something — a person, a place, a memory, a song — that makes life feel worth it. Don't be vague. Make it specific. Make it real.
Option 2 — Craft Challenge · Extended Metaphor
Write a recipe poem. What are the ingredients of your hope? Pick your metaphor first — cooking, building, mixing, growing. Be specific about amounts. "Two cups of my grandmother's voice. One burned playlist. The exact way light hits the water at 6am."
Option 3 — Wild Card
Write a letter from your future self — the version of you who made it — back to right now. What does that person want you to know? What do they need you to hear today?
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Stop Four · The Journey
Where
You're Going
"The Kingdom Rhythm"
Think About This
Not the whole staircase. Just the next step. What does life look like on the other side of one thing you're dealing with right now? You don't need to see everything — just something. What's the first real leap?
Listen First
Sonia Sanchez — "Catch the Fire"
This is a poem about urgency. About not letting what's in you burn out quietly. What's the fire in you that still needs to catch?
Now Write — Pick One
Option 1 — Just Write
Describe what life looks like on the other side of one thing you're dealing with right now. Just one thing. Just the other side. Be specific about what you see.
Option 2 — Craft Challenge · Future Tense
Write it in future tense only. Every line. "I will." "There will be." "I am going to." No past. No present. Only what's coming. Make it specific enough that you could draw a picture of it.
Option 3 — Wild Card
Write the first paragraph of the chapter in your life that hasn't happened yet. You're the author. What does it say?
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Stop Five · The Journey
What You
Leave
"The Perfect Beat"
Think About This
Beyond the goals. Beyond the next step. What do you want to be known for — not what you accomplished, but who you were? What do people say when you're not in the room? What do you want them to say?
Watch This
Carvens Lissaint — "Tell Them"
Every time he says "tell them" it means more than the time before. That's what repetition does in spoken word — it's not redundancy, it's conviction. Then Mr. Britton performs.
Now Write — Pick One
Option 1 — Just Write
What do you want to be known for — not what you accomplished, but who you were. Write it. Don't be humble. Don't be vague. Tell them.
Option 2 — Craft Challenge · Anaphora
Find your repeating line first. One phrase you could say ten times and mean it more each time. Write it down. Now build a poem around it. Every few lines — that phrase comes back. Let it land harder every time.
Option 3 — Wild Card
Write your own eulogy. Not sad. Celebratory. You lived fully, you left something real, and the people who loved you are standing up to say so. What do they say?
The Open Room · Write Anything
Freestyle
No phase. No direction. These prompts go anywhere. Pick one that pulls you — or ignore them all and just write. The only rule is you keep writing.
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Title your poem STILL STANDING
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Start with: "I used to think..."
03
End with: "...and that's why I have hope."
04
Write a poem that is exactly 10 lines. No more. No less.
05
Title your poem after the last song you listened to.
06
Start with: "Nobody knows that I..."
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Write a poem to the city you grew up in. It doesn't have to be love.
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End with: "...but I'm still here."
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Write about something you've never told anyone. You don't have to share it. Just write it.
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Start with: "The truth is..."
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Write a poem that's also an apology. Don't say sorry once.
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Title your poem BECOMING
You made it through all five stops
The Journey
Has a Name

What you just traveled through — where you came from, what's in the way, what lifts you, where you're going, and what you leave — that's not just a writing exercise. It's a framework. It works for your whole life. It works for a relationship. A new job. A new season. Any story you're living.

B
Beginnings
When the Beat Drops
O
Obstacles
When the Beat Breaks
H
Hope
The Remix
F
Future
The Kingdom Rhythm
L
Legacy
The Perfect Beat

Keep what you wrote today. These five poems — even unfinished — are the beginning of something real. Come back to them.