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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: June 2015
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Thursday, June 4, 2015. Wild About Word Walls! Teachers are wild about Word Walls for good reason - they work! Everyone is affected by what they see and Word Walls serve that very purpose. Students can literally read the room with eye-catching, engaging Word Walls. Furthermore, Word Walls add to a best practice, print-rich environment that is a critical component of emerging literacy. What exactly is a Word Wall? 10 Reasons to be Wild About Word Walls…. Refer to Word Walls ...
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: February 2015
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Friday, February 20, 2015. Mood and Tone: A Lesson in Author's Style. Teaching tweens the nuances of mood and tone can be a challenge. The terms are often interchangeable i.e., misused, and in a middle schooler's mind, they are sort of formless and abstract. Yet, mood and tone are a very powerful literary concept. They are literally what give text its "texture.". Enter my go-to visual Mood/Tone guy:. All morons hate it when you call them a moron. The gloomy, somber mood bel...
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: July 2015
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Friday, July 31, 2015. Lucy and CeCee Snags Paris Book Festival Award. Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive and Thrive. Snagged the Paris Book Festival Award just in time for Back to School! An Excerpt From the Award-Winning Tell-All. Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School. Teach• er ˈtē ch ər. Teach• er ˈtē ch ər. Okay, J.K! The first thing to realize about middle school teachers is there are certain types. Nice and mean, right? 8221; They have no sense o...
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: November 2014
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Sunday, November 23, 2014. In Honor of Thanksgiving. I give thanks for ten of my favorite books growing up.the ones that have influenced me, taken me to different worlds, and fueled my love for the written word. Catcher in the Rye. 8211; J.D. Salinger. 8211; S.E. Hinton. Gone With the Wind. 8211; Margaret Mitchell. Lord of the Flies. 8211; William Golding. To Kill a Mockingbird. 8211; Harper Lee. Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret. 8211; Judy Blume. 8211; Stephen King.
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: Join Me at the Local Author Book Fair
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Join Me at the Local Author Book Fair. Join me at the Brentwood Library's Local Author Book Fair on Sunday, August 23rd from 1-5 p.m where I will be a guest speaker. A fun and free event for families! Nashville, TN 37027. Http:/ www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Dana/e/B005ZYWFJA. Kimberly Dana, Award-Winning Author. Labels: author book fair. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Free K-12 Educational Products - Endorsed by Common Core News! Need a Guest Speaker?
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: October 2014
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Teens and Horror: A Perfect Marriage. When it comes to horror, Hollywood knows teens are an easy kill (pun intended). Look how they flock to the theaters to spend an evening with Michael, Freddy, and the freaky Ring. Girl who lives in VCR’s. And unlike their curmudgeonly, adult counterparts, teens don’t thumb their nose at sequels, especially when it comes the trinity of slice and dice: Halloween, Friday the Thirteenth. Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: August 2014
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Monday, August 25, 2014. Thrills and Chills: Teaching Suspense Writing to Kids. This weekend I had the pleasure of presenting at the Killer Nashville Writing Conference. My topic - Thrills and Chills: Teaching Suspense Writing to Kids. Consequently, it makes perfect sense that kids make amazing suspense writers - if given the proper tools. It was a dark and stormy night.". All suspense stories should have some elements of the gothic genre, such as the supernatural; an eerie...
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: Sensational Teen and Tween Summer Reads
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Friday, May 29, 2015. Sensational Teen and Tween Summer Reads. As we all fondly recall, summer vacation is the ultimate! Staying up late into the night, basking in the golden sun, slurping up frothy ice cream concoctions, and yes - hopefully reading a good book or two or three.or three in one day. And why not? It's summer, after all. Kimberly's 2015 Summer Reading List for Tweens and Teens. 1) The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 3) The House on Mango Street. 9) If I Stay -.
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone: Lucy and CeCee Snags Paris Book Festival Award
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Kimberly Dana - The Blog Zone. Friday, July 31, 2015. Lucy and CeCee Snags Paris Book Festival Award. Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive and Thrive. Snagged the Paris Book Festival Award just in time for Back to School! An Excerpt From the Award-Winning Tell-All. Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School. Teach• er ˈtē ch ər. Teach• er ˈtē ch ər. Okay, J.K! The first thing to realize about middle school teachers is there are certain types. Nice and mean, right? 8221; They have no sense o...
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LUCY AND CECEE
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LUCY AND CECEE'S HOW TO SURVIVE (AND THRIVE). Follow Lucy and CeCee at:. Http:/ tweengirlsrule.blogspot.com. Victoria, age 11, enjoying her autographed copy of. Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School. Available now at Parnassus Bookstore in Nashville. Available now at East Side Story in Nashville. Available at select Barnes and Noble stores nationwide. Available at Nashville Public Libraries. Is a winner. Starred Review - BlueInk Review. But while the girls teachings are often amus...
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