My real power rests in the depths of my mind, in my passion for writing. But to know how my powers came to be (not from a spider or a special rock), I must travel back to the first spark. Four years ago, I wrote my first 6-word memoir in my eighth-grade rhetoric class. ...
painting, and writing for as long as she can remember. It’s the only ambition she’s ever had besides being a mom–and singing and dancing on broadway (a dream unrealized due to an inability to sing or dance.) When she’s not drawing or writing, Becky spends her time running, readin...
By Judith Rossell Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Judith Rossell has made a name for herself as one of those rare creatures who can both write like a dream and illustrate her writing with quirky charming memorable images. She has illustrated […] ...
I love hearing the different ways writers developstory ideasinto full length projects. It’s one part of the writing process that often remains cloaked in mystery. Sometimes, a writer isn’t sure how an idea develops, so they’ll say, “Oh I just write,” which makes the rest of us fe...
Writing short stories is an invaluable way to grow your writing craft. Learn how to write a short story with this article.
It can also be helpful to create different sets of cards for different skill levels so that students can work at their own pace and level of understanding. How can storyboard cards help students who struggle with writing? Storyboard cards provide a visual aid that can help students who ...
2. Paul got into trouble for the habit of writing postcards where the texts were openly visible to the FBI, especially he was from the communist Hungary. Once in his postcard to the communist China’s Hua Luogeng, his texts written as :”Dear Hua, …” followed immediately by all the ...
Grade: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Brief Description Students use a story map template to review the parts of a story and information about a book they have read. Students share the story boxes as alternatives to book reports. Objectives Students learn about story maps as a tool for identifying the...
Gender-related preferences for the choice of particular animals as writing topics in Grade 1 216 boys and 234 girls in Grade 1 were asked to imagine they were animals and to write their animal selections. Boys tended to identify themselves with ani... L Ollila,C Bullen,B Collis - 《Journa...
Writing an objective summary of a story means summarizing it while excluding one's opinions. Learn about the terms, the secret techniques, and the step-by-step procedure for writing an objective summary, and check out a summary of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' as an example. ...