One Sentence a Day
Each participant contributes one sentence (a short phrase) per day over a set period of time, on an agreed-upon topic or freely chosen, in order to collaboratively build a text, mural, archive, manifesto, or shared log.
How to run it
- Explain the dynamic and its duration (e.g., 5 days, one week, one month).
- Decide whether there will be daily prompts or if sentences will be free-form.
- Each day, each participant writes a sentence related to the daily topic or something they want to share.
- The sentence should be brief, clear, and reflect the day or an experienced emotion.
- Sentences are grouped by day and added to a shared format (mural, notebook, whiteboard, or digital file).
- Read all gathered sentences aloud or turn them into a collective artwork (collage, video, poster, group poem).
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Prompts to use +
Explain the dynamic and its duration (e.g., 5 days, one week, one month).
Decide whether there will be daily prompts or if sentences will be free-form.
Each day, each participant writes a sentence related to the daily topic or something they want to share.
The sentence should be brief, clear, and reflect the day or an experienced emotion.
Read all gathered sentences aloud or turn them into a collective artwork (collage, video, poster, group poem).
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: One Sentence a Day. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Explain the dynamic and its duration (e.g., 5 days, one week, one month).; Decide whether there will be daily prompts or if sentences will be free-form.; Each day, each participant writes a sentence related to the daily topic or something they want to share.; The sentence should be brief, clear, and reflect the day or an experienced emotion.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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