Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Inventory of content ideas- part one:

Activity/prompt ideas:

Match the Map to the Monument- use pictures of different maps (subway, topographical, street) of places like Giza, Egypt, Paris, France, New York City, etc. "draw a line from the map to the image of the monument found there"

Which Dollar Bill has no Worth?: Circle the Counterfeit- Several images of real dollar bills.
also Which Dollar is Worth More?- images of dollar bills with little bios like: found on the street, framed and hung by Andy Warhol, Printed by the Mafia, Blessed by a Cardinal

What are the differences between a one dollar issued by the federal reserve bank for the market and a wafer blessed by the church for communion?

Match the image to the title
1Match the label to the person: What's in a name? - A list of titles such as: Communist, Racist, Religious Fundamentalist, Liberal, Conservative etc. and corresponding illustrations of "regular" looking people
2Match the image to the definition/title
-fork
-chair

How many reasons can you come up with for why you are doing this exercise (or reading this book) right now in 20 minutes? accompanied with fold out image of potential answers

Imagine your enemy as a collection of atoms- featuring picture of Kim Jung Il looking a mirrored image silhouetted to look like particles

What is Sound?- Circle the definition(s) you think is/are most true. List of definitions which are all partial but true.

How much of an apple can you see? place an apple on a table, write down what percentage of the apple you can see. Get a friend to stand opposite you and the table, how much can the two of you see combined? Get 12 people to stand in a circle around the table and the apple, now how much can you see? Cut the apple in half, space 6 inches- now how much can the group see. How close to 100% of the apple can you see?



2 comments:

  1. My sister was in town this weekend and we had a long discussion about trade vocabulary (she is an engineer) as it relates to the need to communicate specific items clearly versus the need to be abstract and creative when developing something new. It was really helpful to have your blog to help illustrate how you were approaching your subject.

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  2. ha, thanks Jessica, I would like to have heard that conversation!

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