TBL Project: Tip #2

Work smarter, not harder! Make a google map that incorporates all of the travel "to dos" on your bucket list. Put in a pin for each destination, write a couple of sentences explaining why you want to travel there, and add a pic of a specific thing you'd like to see. Once you've created your map, cut and paste the URL into a blog post. Example Maps- http://goo.gl/ahXd1 http://g.co/maps/ra...

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TBL Project: Tip #1

Animoto is a free and easy program that can be used to compile your TBL project visuals into a movie format. All you need to do is upload your images, select a soundtrack, and then voila! A movie is made! Check out Hugh's video from last year: My Animoto Video Want to use Animoto? Let me know and I will give you a free login....

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Starting Your TBL Project

#engchat #educhat #mbedu #theburiedlife  Your goal for today's class is: (1) To type and post your TBL list on your blog. (2) We are also going to start tweeting one item off of our lists on a daily basis. Try to use the format below to compose your tweet: 1. Ride a rhino @cre8tivehavoc #buriedlife #bucketlist (3) Jump into the creation of your TBL project.  And the end of class, come pack to this post and add a comment in which you provide details about your plan for your project (eg. Which medium are you planning on using?...

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TBL Project

#theburiedlife  #engchat  #educhat So, we're working on our lists, now what? Based on the suggestions you submitted last week on Cre8tive Havoc, here's what we've come up with. You will be creating your own version of The Buried Life! Here's what it will contain: (1) An Author's Note written by you (250 words). See the author's note in TBL book for an example of what this should sound like. (2) Your list of 50-100 items. (3) "Visual" representations of 25 items. Get creative here! Use all the tools you've developed this semester....

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Publishing Your Twitter Fiction

#engchat #educhat #twitterficton Good Morning! Today is the first day of our #TwitterFiction festival! Here's our to do list: - Self assess a paper copy of your Twitter Fiction, and hand in with self assessment sheet. - Ensure that your Twitter account profile contains (1) a quick description of the fact that you are writing Twitter Fiction, (2) as well as the hashtags #twitterfiction #vss #twister, (3) and a link to your blog - Post your entire #twitterficiton story (with visuals) on your blog. - Start following your fellow classmates, and...

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Weekly Reflection #6

#engchat #twitterfiction #educhat Reading Reflection: (1) Use one or two Twitter posts to update your reading progress so far. The Girl i/t Steel Corset (203) my 1rst steampunk book. I enjoy the dark mystery, a great change from all the Dystopian fic I've been reading. @cre8tivehavoc #WR6 Anybody else read any steampunk? Or tired of dystopian fiction? The Hunger Games was great, but I'm tired of all the copycat books. @cre8tivehavoc #WR6 Cut and paste your tweets into a blog post titled "Weekly Reflection #6" Writing Reflection: I would...

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Twitter Fiction: Creating Imagery

#engchat #twitterfiction #educhat  #writing #creativewriting Color code the paragraph below to analyse the type of imagery used: I crept into the room and coughed at the musty, mildewy smell that felt like it was already clogging my throat. I look around. The yellow paint was peeling off the walls in strips and bubbles, exposing the greyish wall beneath. The battered, deep brown wood floors creaked as I stepped farther in. There...

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Twitter Fiction: Developing Character

#engchat #twitterfiction #educhat  - Tell me about the main character in your Twitter fiction? Who are they? Describe them physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, philosophically. - Using the information you know about your main character, complete an "Inside the Mind of ______" writing prompt courtesy of  http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/image/3638355003   - By the end of your Twitter Fiction how does the main...

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