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    Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening
    Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening
    Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening
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    Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening

    By Brooklyn E. Lindsey

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    If you’ve ever had trouble getting your students to open up about things they are feeling or thinking, try doing the opposite of what you typically do… In Opposite Day, you’ll find more than 600 prompts that will get your students talking about things that matter to them without really saying it. Each prompt will trigger a thought or emotion for your students, and you’ll encourage them to share the opposite of what came to mind first. Confused? Give it a try. Imagine you’re a student, and in a sentence or two, tell the opposite of how you feel about: • Geometry • Instant Messaging • Allowance • Dodgeball • Responsibility • Parents Maybe your first thought about geometry was that you failed it and never could understand what a parallelogram was. You may say, “I excel at geometry and find the parallelogram to be one of the most fascinating yet simple concepts in my class.” Use for a discussion starter or an ice-breaker, and watch as your students find themselves talking and laughing about everything from friends to family to faith. Incorporate Opposite Day into your ministry and get your students talking about things that really matter by talking about what doesn’t.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateFeb 22, 2011
    ISBN9780310574170
    Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and Listening
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    Brooklyn E. Lindsey

    Former model and festival queen, Brooklyn Alvis Lindsey, discovered a new path to supermodel status eight years ago. Serving as a leader in Nazarene Youth International, she began her work as a youth pastor in central Florida. Brooklyn is a member of the YMWomen.com leadership team, and currently ministers to students at Highland Park Church of the Nazarene in Lakeland, Florida. She and her husband, Coy, live in Lakeland with their new daughter, Kirra, and their dog, Chip.

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      Opposite Day - Brooklyn E. Lindsey

      INTRODUCTION

      BACKWARD (FORWARD)

      A wise and inspired man once wrote, Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). Another translation of these words says, Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking (The Message Remix). These words were meant to inspire a generation of Romans to live differently, to allow a new life with God to shape their thoughts and their actions—and these words are meant for us as well.

      I’d like to propose that many of us, when it comes to our conversations, have learned the art of fitting in without even thinking. We have answers to most questions filed and sequenced, ready for instant use whenever we might need them. But what if you and your group decided to try to listen and speak to each other on a different level? What if you decided you wanted your conversations to be transformed into something more interesting and more revealing?

      This is the premise of Opposite Day—to evoke a different type of sharing and different responses from each other by using a fun childhood game as our model. This book will get your students talking about things that matter to them by having them share the opposite of what’s true. It will be easy to use the prompts found in each chapter to get the conversation flowing.

      One purpose of this book is to help you change your getting to know each other time in your small group settings. A second purpose is to consider some highly entertaining fictional friends who had some interesting Opposite Day experiences of their own: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mr. George Costanza (of Seinfeld fame). To encounter the inspiration firsthand, go to the last chapter of this book, where you’ll find two classic television episodes featuring these hilarious characters. They will inspire you and your group to really have fun with these conversations. You may want to jumpstart your opposite brain by beginning with these episodes and end with the beginning of the book. No matter where you end up, it should be easy for you to jump right in and get talking.

      Culturally, Opposite Day comes by way of youthful invention and is declared by children on playgrounds or with friends at school. This time, it’s up to you when to declare it and when to use it for your small group advantage.

      The best outcome of sharing opposites is you’ll be thinking and listening differently. You’ll get to know each other in an interesting and memorable

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