Whip Around: 
Introduce a sentence fragment (see ideas below, and ask who would like to start. A 
student volunteers to begin with the sentence fragment, then finishes her sentence, and 
gets to choose the direction of the Whip. You can impose a rule that the sentence has to 
be completed in one breath to make the pace of this “whip around.” 
Whip Around questions: 
Something I like to do is…. 
Someone I would like to meet is… 
Something I like about myself is… 
An emotion I am not always comfortable with is… 
To be a good listener, I must…. 
I would like to learn how to…. 
If I were stranded on a desert island, a musical recording/book/art piece I would want with 
me is… 
One relationship in my life that I would like to transform is… 
A good quality of mine I would like to strengthen is…. 
My favorite part of college is… 
My favorite person is… 
The mistake I learned the most from was… 
My favorite hobby is… 
My favorite quote is… 
I admire… 
The study strategy that works best for me is… 
If I won a million dollars, I would… 
My favorite vacation spot is… 
My favorite season is… 
In 10 years from now, I will be… 
The one thing I am hoping to gain from this workshop/class is…. 
What makes me feel alive today is…. 
One thing I can remember from last class is…. 
I can find more time for my class by….. 
One thing I wish we had more time to discuss is…. 
My goal for this class is…. 
Something I need to succeed in this class is….(can’t say an “A” or a grade) 
One person in my life I appreciate is…. 
If I could do anything I would….. 
If I had one superpower, it would be…. 
A current event/issue I’m thinking about is….. 
One current issue I’m concerned about is…..

Whip around

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    Whip Around: Introducea sentence fragment (see ideas below, and ask who would like to start. A student volunteers to begin with the sentence fragment, then finishes her sentence, and gets to choose the direction of the Whip. You can impose a rule that the sentence has to be completed in one breath to make the pace of this “whip around.” Whip Around questions: Something I like to do is…. Someone I would like to meet is… Something I like about myself is… An emotion I am not always comfortable with is… To be a good listener, I must…. I would like to learn how to…. If I were stranded on a desert island, a musical recording/book/art piece I would want with me is… One relationship in my life that I would like to transform is… A good quality of mine I would like to strengthen is…. My favorite part of college is… My favorite person is… The mistake I learned the most from was… My favorite hobby is… My favorite quote is… I admire… The study strategy that works best for me is… If I won a million dollars, I would… My favorite vacation spot is… My favorite season is… In 10 years from now, I will be… The one thing I am hoping to gain from this workshop/class is…. What makes me feel alive today is…. One thing I can remember from last class is…. I can find more time for my class by….. One thing I wish we had more time to discuss is…. My goal for this class is…. Something I need to succeed in this class is….(can’t say an “A” or a grade) One person in my life I appreciate is…. If I could do anything I would….. If I had one superpower, it would be…. A current event/issue I’m thinking about is….. One current issue I’m concerned about is…..