Day 8: Writing Prompt

Respond to the following prompt. Remember to compose your entry in Microsoft Word first to check for spelling and conventions and then post your comment.

"What would you eat if you were stranded alone on a deserted island? How would you catch your food?"

Day 5: Writing Prompt

Write a blog entry responding to the following topic.

"I woke up on a Monday morning to find a giant sea turtle sitting at the foot of my bed."

Day 4 Writing Prompt: Where would YOU want to go???

Please write at least 4 sentences responding to the following writing prompt.

"If you could travel any place in the world, what places would you like to visit and why?"

Day 3: Writing Warm Up Prompt

For today's prompt, start with the following sentence, and use your imagination to craft a short entry about the following topic.

"As I was walking down the hall toward the classroom, I heard a weird hissing noise."

Day 2 Writing Prompt: What do we like about commercials?

For today's prompt, think about some things that you enjoy about commercials. Do your best to give specific examples of commercials that you particularly like. This is a warm-up activity for a project we'll be doing in class where we will be creating our own commercials advertising a product (either real or fictional). Have fun thinking about what we like about commercials!

Here are some examples of commercials... if you are having a hard time thinking about what to write about, feel free to comment on these.

Sham Wow!


iPhone Commercial:


Klement's Sausage Commercial:

Day 1: Writing Prompt

What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?

Post your response as a comment to this blog post. Write response as "anonymous" and then sign your initials at the end of the post. Have fun!

Welcome to Writing with a Digital Twist!

Greetings everyone, and welcome to "Writing with a Digital Twist." Over the next two weeks we are going to embark on a series of writing assignments, each of which will involve using some sort of interactive media. A lot of our work will be published on this blog. You will have a chance to share what you're working on with friends and family, and even contribute ideas from home if you wish. Over the next two weeks we will have daily blog prompts that will allow you to practice your writing as well as use your imagination. In addition, you will have a chance to create a commercial for a product using digital video, create a radio show podcast, and also create a children's ABC book. At the end of this two week workshop I hope you all will have a better understanding of how writing and digital media go together. Good luck and have fun writing with a digital twist!