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AP style pong
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description
Teach college students Associated Press Style and other writing mechanics with this version of a game they know well. Created by journalism instructor Joe Grimm at Michigan State University. Please keep credit intact.
Transcript of AP style pong
Equipment
•Table
•20 Solo cups
•Plenty of Ping-Pong balls
•AP style questions
•1 stylebook for ref
•Journalism students
Rules
•Teams take turns trying to toss ball into opponents’ cups.
•Answer questions to defend cups.
•Correct answer keeps cup on table.
•Challenges are allowed, but can cost you.
Scoring
•One cup, one question
•Two cups, two questions
•Two in same cup, three questions
•Rollbacks get you a lefty or behind the back
The questions
Realtoror
realtor
The school had their field day.
orThe school had its
field day.
See Coach, Kelly Gee, now.
orSee Coach Kelly
Gee now.
Paint the Dumpster.or
Paint the dumpster.
firefightersor
firemen
Act like a 4 year-old.or
Act like a 4-year-old.
The law is8 years old.
orThe law is
eight years old.
I like Dixie cups better.
orI like dixie cups
better.
I need a Band-Aid.or
I need a band-aid.
I’m at 67 Main St.or
I’m at 67 Main Street.
I told you 1,000 times.
orI told you a
thousand times.
I slept till 11:00 a.m.or
I slept till 11 a.m.
throughor
thru
The church had its picnic.
orThe church had
their picnic.
It’s at Wilson Rd. and Red Cedar Ave.
orIt’s at Wilson Road
and Red Cedar Avenue.
(517) 321-9816or
517-321-9816
I wore jeans.or
I wore Jeans.
Come on Apr. 17.or
Come on April 17.
Cincinnatior
Cincinatti
Ohioor
Oh.
Cincinnati, Ohioor
Cincinnati
Columbus, Ohioor
Columbus
My everyday dressor
My every day dress
I dress every day.or
I dress everyday.
Guts round
•No stylebook
•No phone
•No mercy!
A quickly-held talkor
A quickly held talk
Quranor
Koran
Women’s rightsor
Womens’ rights
I eat lots of Spam.or
I eat lots of spam.
minisculeor
minuscule
Valentine’s Dayor
Valentines Day
pingpongor
Pingpong
Capitol buildingor
Capital building
New York Timesor
“New York Times”
summeror
Summer
Windbreakeror
windbreaker
Our governor, Rick Snyder
orOur Governor, Rick
Snyder
glamouror
glamor
50%or
50 percent
W. Grand Blvd.or
West Grand Boulevard
versusorvs.
Feb. 21stor
Feb. 21
Euroor
euro
Go east on Main.or
Go East on Main.
March 17, 1960or
March 17 1960
He moved South.or
He moved south.
Who won the challenge
?
