I am in the middle of teaching short stories to my grade 9-12 Creative Writing class, and I found a startling trend in one of their assignments. I asked my students to create characters, giving them a list of personality, appearance, and background to develop as they made compelling, 3-D characters. When I received the [...]
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Students Creating Story Characters Without Parents
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Embarassed in front of the world
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So today I decided to walk to and from the gym, as it’s only a couple blocks from home. There is a conference on Wheaton College campus that is for Korean churches home and abroad. It feels crazy to be in my home town and not hear or see English when I am walking [...]
Writing Resource Recommendation
Posted in Teaching, books, tagged resource, Teaching, writing on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Putting it in Writing (Scholastic Guides Series, by Steve Otfinoski)
I recently found a book that my parents had given me in 5th grade to encourage me in writing. This book is accessible and extremely practical for teaching writing, and I recommend it for homeschool parents and teachers of grades 3-7. The layout and [...]
