375: Try this Engaging Swift-Inspired Prompt with any Text

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I miss the Eras tour. Even though it hasn't been that long. My daughter is requesting Wicked songs and Katy Perry in the car all of a sudden, instead of our usual Taylor Swift-a-thon.

But I haven't forgotten the joys of the Swiftiverse. And today I want to share a prompt you could use with any poem, short story, or novel that comes from Taylor's music, specifically her approach to bridges.

Links Mentioned:

Watch "Diary of a Song" from The New York Times about Taylor Swift's Song "Lover" (the key section begins at 6:52): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEeWmItgdxA

Read "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu: https://gizmodo.com/read-ken-lius-amazing-story-that-swept-the-hugo-nebula-5958919

Short Story Unit for "The Paper Menagerie": https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-Story-Unit-for-The-Paper-Menagerie-13421406

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