Small Texts Unit:
Small collections of words that make a big impact.
Playing with the sounds and meaning of words to create interesting images.
Small collections of words that make a big impact.
Playing with the sounds and meaning of words to create interesting images.
The TwittersphereClick here to answer The Twitter Questionnaire
Commander Chris Hadfield |
Facts about Twitter: about.twitter.com
Who is the Typical Twitter User? click here Twitter Terminology: click here (beginner's guide) The Story of a Tweet 15 Twitter statistics you probably don't know, but should |
We're going to look at Commander Chris Hadfield's tweets from space:
A Look at Chris Hadfield's Life
- from a TV show
-From the Strombo show
The Man who Tweeted Earth
Have a look at some of Cmdr Hadfield's Tweets from space:
CTV News: Chris Hadfield's Greatest Hits
The Guardian: Chris Hadfield's Best Tweets, Photos and Videos
Chis Hadfield's Tweets in Space
Hadfield's Photos from Space: Huffington Post
Your Task:
Have a look at the following websites that features some amazing photographs from around the world.
Choose 2 photographs and write a tweet for each, describing what you see.
25 Epic Photographs
Earth Pics on Twitter
Reuters Creative Use Pictures:
Snow
Water
Pattern
Bicycles
Have a look at the following websites that features some amazing photographs from around the world.
Choose 2 photographs and write a tweet for each, describing what you see.
25 Epic Photographs
Earth Pics on Twitter
Reuters Creative Use Pictures:
Snow
Water
Pattern
Bicycles
Instapoems:
Link to article,"How do I love thee? Let me instagram it"
Instapoem: Daily Poetry Prompts
Poetry Prompts on Tumblr
Link to article,"How do I love thee? Let me instagram it"
Instapoem: Daily Poetry Prompts
Poetry Prompts on Tumblr
Spoken Word Poetry
Rants
What is a Rant?
Have you ever ranted? What do you rant about? To whom do you rant?!
What is usually the tone of a rant?
What might be the purpose of a formal "rant"?
How to Write a Rant: click here for more info.
Let's view some popular rants:
Intro to Rick Mercer on The Strombo Show
Vlogbrothers: 17 rants in 4 minutes
Rick Mercer: Why I rant: And why you should too: From Macleans Magazine
Rick Mercer Rants
Driven to Distraction (video)
Driven to Distratction (text)
Turn Signals
Organ Donation (video)
Organ Donation (text)
Winter Driving
The War on Fun
Other Rants
To Future Generations: Sorry
Your Task:
Choose a topic that you think would make a good rant.
- Using your graphic organizer, create an outline of a rant. Link to Graphic Organizer
- What are the negative points about that topic?
- How could you express those negative points in an engaging way?
- Consider how you might start the rant or introduce the topic in a funny way.
- The Closing: what do you want your audience to consider changing in order to make things better?