If you've been to one of my writing workshops you know that when it comes to learning Show, Don't Tell writing and revision, I get teachers up out of their seats in this kinesthetic activity. If you want to try it in your classroom, first teach the "Muscle Words":- vivid verbs- specific nouns- image-driven adjectives-… Continue reading NCCAT Teachers Exercise Muscle Words
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Pillars of Gold and Silver
In a recent conversation with my 16-year-old nephew Ben about my blog, I mentioned that I generally blogged about books that I recommended. In a typical adolescent "let's think outside of the box" response, he said, "Why are you doing that? Book reviewers don't have to like a book in order to write about it."So… Continue reading Pillars of Gold and Silver