Writing Assignments

Your DigiArt Tells a Story

Using a digital art application of any kind that lets you draw and/or paint, create at least four images that tell a digital story. Use captions and use your words to move the reader through the trajectory of the story.
Here is an example:
http://pln.lanecc.net/mindonfire/2012/01/15/lady-pig-sassy-crow/

My Dinner With Toska

Write the script for a conversation with your long lost friend Toska, who deals with ‘a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning.’. Generate five random words from the Words with No Translation tool and make sure Toska uses one word in each of his lines, making sure his words give some shade to their meaning.

Taking down Google

_cokwr: We all know that Google is taking over the world. This corporation is probably--scratch that-- DEFINITELY evil and needs to be stopped. Write a story about power hungry Google and/or other companies they own. Don't forget to include lots of pictures!, _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://imlikesoblonde.com/2011/04/06/ds106-really-is-for-life/, _chk2m: Cali4beach, _ciyn3: 114, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Data of the Dead

_cokwr: Take stock of your digital identity and prepare for the inevitable. In a blog post submit your last will and testament, describe how you wish to be digitally remembered, and will your embedded digital ephemera to [less then]loved ones. Inspired by: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html, _cpzh4: Writing, _chk2m: Michael Branson Smith, _ciyn3: 132, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Susan Carter Morgan’s Tell me a story

_cokwr: Everything has a story. So, find an item that you have an extreme emotional attachment to, take a picture of it, and tell the story! Convey all the emotion and feeling, and let us know why the item is important to you!, _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://takterajima.blogspot.com/2011/10/tell-me-story.html, _chk2m: Takeru Terajima, _ciyn3: 205, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

haiku it up

_cokwr: For the writing assignment, take a random Dailyshoot photograph and create a haiku using that image. Let the image inspire you to create a poetic haiku. Don't know what a haiku is? The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme., _cpzh4: Writing, _chk2m: anagahama, _ciyn3: 104, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

haiku

_cokwr: ds106 writing, _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://komiyama-tuj.blogspot.com/2011/10/degital-story-telling-writing.html, _chk2m: Komiyama, _ciyn3: 206, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Find your voice

_cokwr: The best blogs are ones that express a person's personal voice: whether that be their sense of humor, wit, likes, dislikes that sort of thing. Find an example of a blog where the author's voice shines through their posts and give a reason of why you like their posts. See if you can use this to inspire your posts during the semester. , _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://blog.oldmansweaters.info/?p=28, _chk2m: Catherine Mohr, _ciyn3: 96, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

apogee!

_cokwr: My first blog...., _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: muse.marrabu.com, _chk2m: Jean Marra Semilfort, _ciyn3: 170, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Seven-character Story Treatment

_cokwr: Create a seven-character team in the tradition of Justice League, Murder by Death, or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and write a brief treatment for a potential movie or TV pilot., _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://lisahistoryds106.posterous.com/seven-character-story-treatment, _chk2m: Lisa M Lane, _ciyn3: 82, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: