After reading and discussing "Fierce Wondering" inspired by Ralph Fletcher's A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You, and a page from Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss, the teachers makes two class lists of interesting "fierce wonderings." Pupils copy their favorite "fierce wonderings" in their Writer's Notebooks, then add some original ideas to their list. Then students choose a "fierce wondering" that could make a longer, interesting story for their writing portfolio.