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Wiki Game
So far, 6 people have completed this assignment and it has 2203 views.
Play the Wikipedia Game. If you've never played, this is how: You have two words, a starting word and a finishing word. These "words" can be anything that has it's own wiki page. For example, your starting word can be "persian cat" and your ending word can be "mocha." You go to the wiki for starting word (i.e. persian cat) and by only clicking on links on the wiki page (e.g. on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_cat you will see the linked words "cat fancy") you must end up at your second word, in this case, "mocha." Usually, you play this with another person ...
Tarantino your story!
So far, 9 people have completed this assignment and it has 1971 views.
Write a story--can be about anything, but put the last image (can be more than one sentence) at the beginning of the story. Similar to some of Quentin Tarantino's films--starting the movie with the end. Make it interesting and fun!
Write a Review Story
So far, 2 people have completed this assignment and it has 2153 views.
There are amazing corners of the web where ridiculous products go to die, and then are reborn with amazing reviews. Find a product and write a review for it that makes light of it or tells a story in a new way.
Sandy Brown Jensen’s Illustrate your Original Poem
So far, 1 person has completed this assignment and it has 2859 views.
On your blog, use at least three images from your original art or photography to illustrate a poem you have written.
Police Beat
So far, 16 people have completed this assignment and it has 2514 views.
Essentially, identify an innocent seeming song that advocates some odd/criminal behavior and reformat it as a police report style article. My example based on “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” is below. Example Eddie Kendricks, 46, was arrested at his former residence, 12 Jones street, at 4:37AM. Kendricks is accused of stalking and violating an order of protection filed by his former wife, Angela Berry, after their recent divorce. Kendricks is accused of sleeping on the doorstep of the residence they previously shared. Kendricks is also accused of actively preventing Ms. Berry from leaving her home. Witnesses report that Kendricks often ...
Gateways to Geekery
So far, 4 people have completed this assignment and it has 1829 views.
Make a “Gateway to Geekery” post (in the style of The Onion AV Club’s posts) about a favorite director, actor, band, musician, writer, etc. Give an overview of his/her/their career(s), including sections on “Why It’s Daunting,” “Possible Gateway,” “Next Steps,” and “Where Not to Start.” Feel free to include Creative Commons photos, screenshots, embedded YouTube videos, etc. to liven up the text. Have fun!
Three Word Wednesday.
So far, 13 people have completed this assignment and it has 2080 views.
Go to http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ and find the three words for this week. from the site: Three Word Wednesday gives writers, poets and those who journal a mid-week jolt of creativity. Each week, three words are selected; you create something with the words. Then come back and post a link to your contribution. The idea is to create an online writers' collective, where feedback is offered and received. All rights to the contributions rest with the author. This is a place to stretch your muse, test your dreams. Get writing, you.
Your DigiArt Tells a Story
So far, 4 people have completed this assignment and it has 1793 views.
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
So far, 8 people have completed this assignment and it has 1782 views.
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.
Wikihop Poem
So far, 0 people have completed this assignment and it has 1082 views.
Use Wikihop (http://www.wiki-hop.org/) to entry two people who seem to have nothing to do with each other, than write a poem based on the connection results you get.