Bulbasaur! I choose you!

TIPS
Always keep track of time
Having one narrator is boring (change from times to times narrator and character)
Names of the character have stuff in advance - traditional names
Repetition is BAD
react to what the narrator is saying
objects needs to be tough before and not try to improve
have a turning point create a key plot point
Sense of time (don't tie up people to each other with tape)
Not say too many children and ask for a 1 children rule
THINK

Souvenir Suggesitons

Materials: Hat, paper bag, towel, folding chair, umbrella, walking or hiking stick

Connectors: Tape, yarn, cable tie, bungee cord, roll of hook and loop tape

New Chinese Mythical Creature. Sorryy!

Shenlong

Shenlong literally "spirit dragon" is a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology that controls wind and rain.
These giants floated across the sky and due to their blue color that changed constantly were difficult to see clearly. Shenlong governed the wind, clouds and rain on which all agrarian life depended. Chinese people took great care to avoid offending them, for if they grew angry or felt neglected, the result was bad weather, drought, flood or thunderstorms.




http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Shenlong

Materials List 2

-tape
-dental floss
-roll of hook and loop tape
-cable tie
-paper clips (one box any syze or amount)
-yarn (one skein one color)
-bungee cord
-mailing labels

Materials

-a yoyo
-paperbag
-one pair of socks
-one pair of gloves
-a plastic tarp
-mop
-umbrella ella eh
-hat
-embroidery hoop
-book
-towel
-folding chare
-metal pan
-walking or hiking stick
-small one or 2 court 1 or 2 liter not breakable cooking pot
-dried beans in a container (must stay in container and let be out on their own, container must be unbreakable not glass)

I choose you! Pikachu!

momo put dibs on north america >__<

Japanese Mythical Creature

Akki

(akki means wicked oni)

Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. They are popular characters in Japanese art, literature and theatre.
Depictions of oni vary widely but usually portray them as hideous, gigantic, creatures with sharp claws, wild hair, and two long horns growing from their heads. They are humanoid for the most part, but occasionally, they are shown with unnatural features such as odd numbers of eyes or extra fingers and toes. Their skin may be any number of colours, but red and blue are particularly common.
They are often depicted wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs, called kanabō. This image leads to the expression "oni with an iron club" that is, to be invincible or undefeatable. It can also be used in the sense of "strong beyond strong", or having one's natural quality enhanced or supplemented by the use of some tool.

The word "oni" is sometimes speculated to be derived from on, the on'yomi reading of a character meaning to hide or conceal, as oni were originally invisible spirits or gods which caused disasters, disease, and other unpleasant things. These nebulous beings could also take on a variety of forms to deceive (and often devour) humans. Thus a Chinese character meaning "ghost" came to be used for these formless creatures.
The invisible oni eventually became anthropomorphised and took on its modern, ogre-like form, partly via syncretism with creatures imported by Buddhism, such as the Indian rakshasa and yaksha, the hungry ghosts called gaki, and the devilish underlings of Enma-Ō who punish sinners in Jigoku (Hell).

An oni is often depicted as glutinous, lustful and ill-tempered, though easily distracted by crude humour. The power of flight is usually attributed to it , which it will use to fall upon the souls of evil people.

(Source - Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_(folklore))

http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Akki

China Mythological Creatures

Katie is mythological creatures for china :)

Research to do by Monday

Greek Mythological creatures
Chinese Mythological creatures
Indian Mythological creatures
Latin American Mythological creatures
African Mythological creatures

Edit this post and add ur name ... 1 for each

EGYPT PERU ARTIC NORTH AMERICA GREECE NEW ZEALAND CHINA JAPAN ITALIA SAUDI ARABIA ARGENTINA RUSSIA ICELAND

Challenge A (Ethan's)

Challenge A is to design and build something to move objects to and from towering heights. You have to start and end the presentation with the objects inside the storage box. You also have to create a sales pitch highlighting the key points of your equipment to move the objects. No AC or electrical power is allowed to be used in this challenge.

The video is in the first post. The 14 minute long video. I think.

Challenge B: Ties scientific exploration into theatre arts


Challenge B Example 2010/2011 (Spinning a Tale):

• Research Energy Cycles in the Natural and/or Physical World
• Develop and present an original three-act Circular Story that demonstrates knowledge about one Energy Cycle of the team’s choice
• Create a DIcycler that changes as the Story progresses and the acts change
• Create a Finale that uses your DIcycler to signal the end of your Presentation

Another challenge B Example 2009/2010 (DI-Bot) ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7tufJr-ys

Instant challenges

Instant challenges require teams to engage in quick, creative and critical thinking.
At a tournament, a team will recieve an instant challenge and the materials with which to solve it. The team members must think quickly and efficiently by applying skills to produce a solution in a time limit of five to eight minutes. Finishing these challenges helps the team to improve at improvisation.
Instant challenge details are kept confidential until the day of.

Challenge C
Use three different storytelling methods to tell the same story to three team-chosen pretend audiences
Portray the travel methods used to move from one pretend audience to another
Integrate a team-created Technical Spectacle into one presentation to a Pretend audience

Challenge E

Challenge E is an architectural challenge. You need to build a structure made only of glue, aluminum foil, and wood. The challenge is to hold the most weight on the structure built. Also you have to make up a story of a character that is Foiled. The team has to integrate a verse and publish the verse into your story.

A video is already in the first post.

• Challenge D: Improvisation

Challenge D is Improvisation. You will have a list of subjets that will have ti be in the okay and a small time to prepare. The side trips are researching and also you need to use creativity to create props with the material they give you to make an improvisation play. Improv is more about getting props ready before and get the story out of your mind once you started the play.

Here is an example of a challenge D:

• Create a five-minute Improvisational Skit about a Mission involving a Mythical Creature. This must be done in a five-minute Preparation Time prior to your Presentation at the Tournament.
• Incorporate research about a Culture from a country
• Incorporate three Souvenirs randomly selected from the list of items and combine them to create one Master Prop
• Incorporate an Unexpected Problem that is discovered on stage

Focus
Research and Understanding of Cultures, Mythology, Improvisational Acting, Story Development, Theater Arts, Teamwork
mythology mission  / challenge D / improvisational 

 

Ethan: Challenge A

Katie: Challenge B

Francois: Challenge C

Momo: Challenge D

Varun: Challenge E

Tutube Vidz

"Team challenges are designed to be open-ended and multidisciplinary. Teams spend several weeks or months working on the team challenge of their choice, and they present their solutions at Tournaments. Each of the six competitive team challenges a different educational and creative focus:

• • projectOUTREACH®: Community Service
• • Challenge A: Technical/Mechanical Design
• • Challenge B: Scientific Exploration and Theater Arts
• • Challenge C: Theater, Literature, and Fine Arts
• • Challenge D: Improvisation
• • Challenge E: Structural/Architectural Design

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_mMdsePA90 <---- team challenge middle school level.

For wednesday:

Momo: YouTube Videos
Varun: Individual Challenges
Katie: Team Challenges
Francois: Instan Challenges
Ethan:

http://www.destinationimagination.org/