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So far, 16 people have completed this assignment and it has 7443 views.
Submitted by: Todd Conaway
You must make a poem from Twilight Zone episode titles. You can get the titles from link at the bottom of this post or use the Google Doc Table created by Tom Woodward.
So far, 31 people have completed this assignment and it has 6281 views.
Submitted by: Thomas Baird
The task is to create a short story or poem using 10 random words. Go to random word generator and change it to generate ten words then select "Generate Random Words". From there, choose an animal and find a way to add that animal along with your ten random words into your short story. Your story can be about anything so feel free to get creative.
So far, 69 people have completed this assignment and it has 5781 views.
Submitted by: Jim Groom
Write an alternative ending to a novel, movie, short story, poem, etc. What else can I say but make it damn good! Want some examples? Here are 13 alternative endings for various popualr films: http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/alternate-movie-endings-better-than-the-real-ones
So far, 5 people have completed this assignment and it has 5383 views.
Submitted by: Bill Genereux
Visit the Student Blogging Challenge website. Click on the Participants menu to find a list of kid bloggers who are participating in the challenge. There are blogger children from many different countries all around the world. Find 3-5 young bloggers, visit their blogs, and offer them your encouragement. For ideas on what to say, see How to compose a quality comment, courtesy of Linda Yollis' 3rd grade class in California. When you are finished, write a post on your own blog describing your experience. Who knows? You might give much needed encouragement and support at just the right time. You ...
So far, 12 people have completed this assignment and it has 5112 views.
Submitted by: Megan Rosengrant
Write a diary entry from your favorite Disney Villain's perspective. What did the Evil Queen think of the soup today? How'd she react when a nearby kingdom had their brat prince over for a visit? You decide.
So far, 28 people have completed this assignment and it has 4563 views.
Submitted by: Melinda
Write a blog in which you tell us something, anything, about either your given names or your blog name(s).
So far, 18 people have completed this assignment and it has 4554 views.
Submitted by: Kelsey Greenwood
Write a letter to yourself at a certain age. Is there anything specific you would tell yourself? Is there anything you know now that you wish you knew then? Let yourself know! You could include telling yourself what you're like in the future. THe possibilities are endless!
So far, 6 people have completed this assignment and it has 4147 views.
Submitted by: Michael Branson Smith
Create a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' styled demise in a single blog post. The You Chose Wrong tumblr blog - http://youchosewrong.tumblr.com/ - gives a number of great examples of single pages that describe 'your' death after having picked the wrong path for the next page in your adventure. From Wikipedia – "Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children's gamebooks where each story is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome."
So far, 2 people have completed this assignment and it has 4145 views.
Submitted by: Colin Schulz
For this assignment, choose a new emerging technology that just came out in the past few years. Tell us about it. Be sure to include how it made the pre-existing technology better, what is can now do for us, how much is costs, what's it's used for, and how much it costs. Be creative, have fun with it.
So far, 30 people have completed this assignment and it has 4064 views.
Submitted by: Ben Rimes
1. Using a timer, write what you’re thankful for in just 10 seconds! Anything and everything that you can think of being thankful for is fair game, but stop at 10 seconds. 2. Share what you’ve written on a blog, wiki, or some other digital space that others can comment on. 3. Bonus! Complete a 10 second drawing of yourself to accompany your writing, inspired by the November 19th, 2012 Daily Create!
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