Round 011 Theme Challenge
It's finally April and we have a theme challenge this round.
ROUND ELEVEN THEME LIST
Children's Songs
Chinese
"Spring Sleep"
One tends to oversleep in spring,
Awaken, he already heard the birds sing,
Fallen on the ground many a flower,
There must have been a nightly shower.
source
Korean
"San Toki"
Mountain bunny, bunny
Where are you going?
Bouncing, bouncing as you're running.
Where are you going?
source
cute video
F.T. Island - "Wing"
Don't be afraid even if we stumbled
Cause a rainbow will spread into the sky after rain
You're still crying, don't worry I will be by your side
and it will give us wings
source
Youtube
Japanese
"Sakura Sakura"
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
On Meadow-hills and mountains
As far as you can see.
Is it a mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the morning sun.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
Flowers in full bloom.
source
instrumental version
Kimaguren - "Life"
Love, freedom, hope, let me hold them in my heart
You were born into this world
Your days still continue on a journey to find life’s meaning
This LIFE advances towards its destiny
source
Youtube
Taiwan
"Big Head, Big Head"
Big head, big head
When it rains, I'm not scared
You have an umbrella
But I have a big head.
source
JJ Lin - "Hui Du Shu"
Not everyone can study well, can study well. One who doesn’t excel in school is not necessarily a loser.
I don’t want to say I will study. I don’t care; I just want it to be clear to you.
source
Youtube
International - England
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
source
Joshua Radin - "Sunny Days" (Sesame St theme)
Come and play
Everything's a-okay
Family, neighbors, friends
That's where we meet
Youtube
(Childhood) Proverbs and Quotes
China
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.
To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
Korea
A man's youth will never die, unless he kills himself.
Even children of the same mother look different.
Japan
There are old men of three years old and children of a hundred.
'Children learn to smile from their parents. - Shinichi Suzuki
Taiwan
Many students have become kings or queens, but no teachers have.
International
What the child sees, the child does. What the child does, the child is.
Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event. - Bachelard, Gaston
Additionally, you may make use of any theme previously used, save for the cliché round.
Round Two Themes • Round Three Themes • Round Four Themes • Round Five Themes • Round Six Themes • Round Seven Themes • Round Ten Themes
The theme challenge is by no means mandatory, although we hope that it'll provide you with inspiration for your writing.
For inclusion in the theme challenge, your submission must list each theme you used. Both the author that earns the most points for a single fic and the one who earns the most points overall win be eligible for a prize. However, the winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a theme or group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly (or implicitly) referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, all of the mods will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
Remember, sign ups are going on here! If you haven't signed up yet, please think about doing so! If your friends haven't signed up yet, maybe they should think about it, too!
ROUND ELEVEN THEME LIST
Children's Songs
Chinese
"Spring Sleep"
One tends to oversleep in spring,
Awaken, he already heard the birds sing,
Fallen on the ground many a flower,
There must have been a nightly shower.
source
Korean
"San Toki"
Mountain bunny, bunny
Where are you going?
Bouncing, bouncing as you're running.
Where are you going?
source
cute video
F.T. Island - "Wing"
Don't be afraid even if we stumbled
Cause a rainbow will spread into the sky after rain
You're still crying, don't worry I will be by your side
and it will give us wings
source
Youtube
Japanese
"Sakura Sakura"
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
On Meadow-hills and mountains
As far as you can see.
Is it a mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the morning sun.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,
Flowers in full bloom.
source
instrumental version
Kimaguren - "Life"
Love, freedom, hope, let me hold them in my heart
You were born into this world
Your days still continue on a journey to find life’s meaning
This LIFE advances towards its destiny
source
Youtube
Taiwan
"Big Head, Big Head"
Big head, big head
When it rains, I'm not scared
You have an umbrella
But I have a big head.
source
JJ Lin - "Hui Du Shu"
Not everyone can study well, can study well. One who doesn’t excel in school is not necessarily a loser.
I don’t want to say I will study. I don’t care; I just want it to be clear to you.
source
Youtube
International - England
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
source
Joshua Radin - "Sunny Days" (Sesame St theme)
Come and play
Everything's a-okay
Family, neighbors, friends
That's where we meet
Youtube
(Childhood) Proverbs and Quotes
China
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.
To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
Korea
A man's youth will never die, unless he kills himself.
Even children of the same mother look different.
Japan
There are old men of three years old and children of a hundred.
'Children learn to smile from their parents. - Shinichi Suzuki
Taiwan
Many students have become kings or queens, but no teachers have.
International
What the child sees, the child does. What the child does, the child is.
Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event. - Bachelard, Gaston
Additionally, you may make use of any theme previously used, save for the cliché round.
Round Two Themes • Round Three Themes • Round Four Themes • Round Five Themes • Round Six Themes • Round Seven Themes • Round Ten Themes
The theme challenge is by no means mandatory, although we hope that it'll provide you with inspiration for your writing.
For inclusion in the theme challenge, your submission must list each theme you used. Both the author that earns the most points for a single fic and the one who earns the most points overall win be eligible for a prize. However, the winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a theme or group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly (or implicitly) referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, all of the mods will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
Remember, sign ups are going on here! If you haven't signed up yet, please think about doing so! If your friends haven't signed up yet, maybe they should think about it, too!