Watch this video documentary from BBC Learning on reincarnation. This piece is about 50 minutes long. You do not need to watch the whole thing as I think there is enough in the first ten minutes to get your ideas forming into a story, article, or journal: Some ideas to get you started: write about…
The people in this video have gone to what others consider “extreme” alterations in their body via tattoos, body piercings, and cosmetic alterations. Today your options for writing include: writing about your personal feelings on “extreme” alterations, writing about your own alterations, picking one of the individuals and creating a main/minor character for a current/future…
The Dead Poet’s Society is one of my favorite movies. Its full of young actors who have made names for themselves in television and on the screen. And then there’s Robin Williams who totally goes against his comical roots. Watch the clip of this “Carpe Diem” scene and pick up on a cue to write…
Study the image for a few minutes then write about it. double girl image copyright MonkeyMyshkin, flickr
I’m motivated by fear. This week’s movie is a bit long at almost ten minutes. It focuses on the “Wisdom of Will Smith”. Yes, the actor, singer, all around creative dude. As you watch the video you will get numerous ideas for both fiction and non-fiction pieces. Run with the first one that comes to…
Here is a two minute clip from CBS about the new face of religion. After watching the clip you have a few choices: Write a nonfiction response to the clip. Write a fictional piece about a future where only three religions exist. Journal about your personal journey through religion.
How many numbers can you memorize? I have a hard enough time with the seven digits of a phone number. Here is a short news piece on people who are phenomenal with numbers. Watch the clip then write a fictional piece about a man or woman who is exceptional with numbers — and the trouble…
CBS recently released this news piece about the first female drill sergeant in the U.S. Army — Command Sergeant Major Teresa King. The forty-eight year old woman from North Carolina has a twenty-eight years of service with the military. Watch the two minute news clip and either write an opinion piece about women in the…