Students can put some creativity into some of the more common classroom assignments. They can effectively turn a dull topic into an extraordinary presentation. For example:
- Give a presentation on Beowulf in Language Arts a sprucing up by dressing in a period costume and interacting with the comic version of Beowulf.
- Create a funny story in response to a complicated word problem in Math where a made-up character answers the question in a silly manner.
- Allow a goofy cartoon Science professor to recite the lab rules in a way that shows everyone why rules aren't meant to be broken!
- Give a funny spin to the Food Guide Pyramind (now a plate) by telling a cartoon story of unhealthy eating habits and how to change for PE
- Help a new English language learner translate some tongue twisters in an ESL classroom
- Have a cartoon character play the wrong notes to a popular song and then demonstrate the correct way for Band class
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