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How to Write Narrative Nonfiction
By using the sort of narrative writing techniques normally associated with fiction writing, you can bring dynamic life to a nonfiction article or nonfiction book.
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Improving Dialogue
A useful tool that will help iron-out the wrinkles in dialogue by emphasizing meaning and motive, defining speaker-traits and clarifying colloquialism
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Books About Vagabond Travels
Modern travel writing in the United States began after the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great War of the 1940s.
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Elementary Halloween Lantern Craft
Students will enjoy decorating the classroom with creative Halloween themed construction paper lanterns. Bats and black cats and witches, oh my!
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The King of the Golden River-Ruskin's Narrative as Word Painting
The short article explores Ruskin's narrative process in the text, 'The King of the Golden River.'
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Advice to Beginning Writers Part 1
If you want to write, you have to start somewhere. Many beginners start with screenplays or novels, but don't get to explore their own styles. Find out why small packages hold bigger results.
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An Introduction to Play-Writing Books
Here is a look at two of the best "how to write a play" books for the beginner playwright. These books examine plot structure, character design and idea generation.
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Harry Potter Lesson Plan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming! Celebrate the finale to JK Rowling's seven book phenomenon with poetry and creative writing curriculum!
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Keeping a Baby Book for Your Child
You don't have to be a scrapbooking expert to keep a creative book of memories for each of your children.
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Newspaper Writing Lesson Plan
A classroom newspaper activity promotes student creativity and cooperation while meeting national learning standards and No Child Left Behind mandates.
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The Golden Gate
Vikram Seth’s 1986 novel-in-verse was such a long-shot that the author makes Shakespearian voice-overs explaining his hopes and misgivings. Now it’s a must-read for poets
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Travel Writing for Blogs and Web Sites
Internet-based options for travel writers have grown in recent years, creating more opportunities to publish storytelling with a compelling edge to it.
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Two Types of Travel Writing
"Travel writing" can be a confusing term. It can indicate a guide book packed with information for travelers, or an entertaining story from a first-person view.
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The Cattle Killings
The cattle killings of South Africa, inspired by a teenage prophetess in the 19th century, led to mass starvation of the Xhosa peoples. But do these cattle killings require a gendered explanation? And how does that change our interpretation?
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Washington Hiking Guides
Find day hikes or weekend backpacking trips and learn which are best for waterfall, old growth or wildflower viewing, which are kid-friendly and dog-friendly.
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DEATH AND BEYOND : A Book Review
This is a Book Review by Teresa A. Robbins, LPN of DEATH & BEYOND written by James N. Watkins. His book answers teens' questions about death, reincarnation, ghosts, and the afterlife
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Planning a Long-Distance Trek
Advice for planning a long-distance hike
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The Creative Writer’s Laboratory Book
The Creative Writing Laboratory Book, part one. This is the first of a series of articles which are intended to be printed and used as an actual book, to aid in the teaching and learning of creative writing.
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Mr. Snicket's Mock-Gothic Caricature (A Phrase Which Here Means 'Imitative Parody') : Part III
The third part of a critique of Lemony Snicket's idiosyncratic, wordplay-abundant <u>A Series of Unfortunate Events</u>.
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Et Tu, Faramir?
Tolkien's vivid mythology captures the imagination with a careful retelling of supposedly ancient stories which were long forgotten. But just exactly what were the imaginary sources for Tolkien's imaginary sources? Middle-earth's undiscovered literature evokes a wheels-within-wheels mystique, much as real literature draws upon older sources to build up its own power and breadth.
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