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There is no such thing as a new idea. ! It is impossible. ! We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.

DEFINING REMIX! WHY REMIX! REMIX RECIPES! PLANNING A REMIX! PERSUADE! REMIX PRODUCTS! REMIXING A POSTER

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- Kirby Ferguson

CUT

THE WORDS AND SEE HOW THEY FALL

- William S. Burroughs

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Every artist is a cannibal every poet is a thief

PONDER

IMMATURE poets imitate;!

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MATURE poets steal;!

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BAD poets deface what they take, !

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and GOOD poets make it into something better, !

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or at least something di"erent.

WHY?

People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age must understand the connection between diverse, and seemingly separate disciplines.

They must know how to link apparently unconnected elements to create something new.
-- Daniel Pink in A Whole New Mind

Creativity is just connecting things.

When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didnt really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. ! Thats because they were able to connect experiences theyve had and new things.!

SYNTHESIZE
- Steve Jobs, 1995

RELATE

JUDGE WITH CRITERIA

WHAT IS THE EFFECT?!
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HOW IS THIS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL?

DEFEND

DETAILS

PATTERNS

OF VIEW

POINTS

OVER TIME

READING: Key Ideas And Details!

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. !
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Craft And Structure

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

READING: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. !
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9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

WRITING: Text Types And Purposes 3 . Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e"ective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

WRITING: Production And Distribution Of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.! 5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.! 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Comprehension and Collaboration 1. Prepare for and participate e"ectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.#!
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2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 4. Present information, ndings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.!
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5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

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SETTING

CHANGE THE

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER

SETTINGS?
Encourage divergent thinking!

AUDIENCE

CHANGE THE

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CHANGE THE

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CHANGE THE

Summary
The pigs will be space pilots creating the rst human settlements on Mars. Their structures will be threatened by their own malfunctioning robot. However, the robot is also their only hope of returning home.

Non-Examples
Its like The Three Little Pigs, but theyre dogs. Instead of a brick house, its made of stone. The pigs will live in a desert!

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How do the changes make the story better?

9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Persuasion
Three Martians is a suspenseful, sci- take on The Three Little Pigs. It takes the classic story and retells it for an older audience. There is real danger for the characters as they try to stop the robot while keeping it working so they can return to earth.

Non-Examples
It will be better. You will like it since its funnier. This version will have lots of interesting things.

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FORM! LINE! COLOR! SCALE! FONT

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iMovie Trailers

Adam Bede

Anna Karenina

Bleak House

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Manseld Park
Town Persuasion

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Middlemarch The Mill on the Floss

Northanger Abbey The Old Curiosity Shop Oliver Twist Our

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Silas Marner A Tale of Two Cities The Turn of the Screw

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Little Dorrit
Floss

Manseld Park

Middlemarch The Mill on the

Northanger Abbey The Old Curiosity Shop Oliver Twist

Our Town Persuasion

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Silas Marner A Tale of Two Cities The Turn of the Screw

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Storyboard
Use this storyboarding framework to recast the words from a literary text into image and sound. Feel free to adapt the prompts below to suit your particular text or aim.
Adapted from Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom by John Golden, copyright 2001 by the National Council of Teachers of English (www.ncte.org). Reprinted with permission.

Image:

Image:

Image:

Sound:

Sound:

Sound:

(optional) Lines from the text that gave you this idea:

(optional) Lines from the text that gave you this idea:

(optional) Lines from the text that gave you this idea:

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TITLE + FONT = LOGO

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TAGLINE
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ICONIC IMAGE

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DISPLAY HANDWRITING SERIF SANS SERIF

THREE ! ADJECTIVES

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TAGLINE! Sum up your story in one memorable sentence. ! 1 2 3

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ICONIC IMAGE! What three images come to mind when thinking of your story? ! 1 2 3

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CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OR DO YOU NEED TO FIND ONE? !

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WHAT COLORS WILL YOU USE? !

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