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Barbie’s Untold Story

This comment from From Coffee Maker, about my previous post regarding Barbie Doll’s 50th Birthday: “Barbie still looks pretty fit and trim for a fifty-year-old.”

You got that right. What do you suppose Barbie DOES all day to look that way? Did she or didn’t she? Did she get something tightened? Or just visit the gym every day of her 50 years? What about her emotional life? Does she have anything going on “upstairs?”

And get a look at her skin. Not a wrinkle in sight. I’m her age, and when I look in the mirror, that’s not what I see . . .

Exercise: Tell me the REAL UNTOLD STORY. What is Barbie’s past? Her present? Write her story through the eyes of: Ken, Midge, Scooter, or even Barbie herself. Or perhaps the same story through different eyes? This could be a hoot!

Keep it to a paragraph or two and I’ll post it here.

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Gooey, Gross, Gobble & Gag?

In honor of March’s National Nutrition Month, become a food writer. Mimic a food critic of a newspaper. As you eat a meal, describe it in that “newspaper critic style.” Don’t forget to note the sounds, sights, table service, etc. You could be at home, in a restaurant, or it could be a review of your own superior cooking.

If that doesn’t get your pen moving, try your hand at a funny song about food you crave, or food you hate. Or write about the funniest or best food memory from your past.

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Can you do a new Dr. Seuss?

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Earlier this week (March 2, to be exact) it was the good “doc’s” birthday. His real name was Theodor Geisel and he is beloved to millions around the world.

His fun and funny, silly rhymes are famous. Like this, from The Cat in the Hat:
“I know it is wet
And the sun is not sunny.
But we can have
Lots of good fun that is funny!”

Exercise: Try your hand at fun and silly rhyme. It doesn’t even have to make sense! Write a few lines in “Seussical style.” Any subject! The weather, dogs talking to each other, make-believe animals with fantasy powers . . . or something silly that you’d like to have happen in your classroom or setting right now!

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Let You Tube Inspire Writing!

http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl78303.swf&video_id=D85yrIgA4Nk&rel=1&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//i1.ytimg.com/vi/D85yrIgA4Nk/hqdefault.jpg&sk=kXsMpgY3qrAknDpPUU-Myww-A9H78Z8-C&use_get_video_info=1&load_modules=1&cr=US&title=Dog%2C%20Cat%2C%20and%20Rat&avg_rating=4.87531094527&length_seconds=167

Go to the above You Tube video. It’s amazing! Exercise 1. Write a story from the point of view of one of the animals. 2. Write a personal narrative/essay on the topic of peace, using this video as an anecdote. 3. Use this video experience to inspire a poem. 4. Anything else? Your choice!

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