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when are we ever going to use this?: Phew
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When are we ever going to use this? The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards." -Anatole France. Saturday, September 03, 2005. Just finished my first 4 days of preservice work. Since we moved to a new (to us) facility this year there has been a lot of unpacking and scrounging of materials. I am exhausted, but not overwhelmed. This is a good thing. I will write a more detailed report sometime this weekend.
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The Writing Room
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Monday, April 04, 2005. Over and over, the answer was no. Finally, I hit the jackpot, with C-A-T. A proud moment. Bonnie Goldberg, in Room to Write. Encourages you to explore one of your own profound writing moments. Write about the first time words had an impact on you, the moment when your love affair with language began. Don't just tell the story- relive it. Use vivid imagery, as much detail as you can remember (or imagine), and take the reader there with you. Posted by lit lover at 4:26 PM.
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Monday, February 28, 2005. From best to worst. For this prompt I'm taking a tip from NaNoWriMo. Founder, Chris Baty. I've been reading his hip, funny new book, No Plot? And slowly planning my foray into novel writing. I'm not sure if I'm up to the 30 day challenge of NaNoWriMo, but I did really enjoy the following activity Baty shares in his book. Baty suggests that, before you begin your novel writing adventure, you make two lists:. What, to you, makes a good novel? Posted by lit lover at 8:32 AM. And t...
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Monday, March 28, 2005. Often my students complain that they cannot possibly write enough to meet my expectations. The mere idea of composing 500, or even worse (gasp! 1,000 words is more than their little brains can comprehend. Construct a paragraph- any kind of paragraph, descriptive, narrative, expository- but use only 100 words. No more, no less. Go. Posted by lit lover at 5:56 PM. Its all in who you know. Trash to treasure, part deux. Trash to treasure, part one. Burn, baby, burn.
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Friday, April 08, 2005. Love from A to Z. If you've never explored The Alchera Project. I encourage you to surf your way over and take a look. Each month, the site owner provides a number of interesting writing prompts that address a variety of writerly skills- poetry, fiction, freewriting, and even list-making. I've been a lurker on the site for quite some time, but this will be my first foray into actually completing (and posting) one of its projects. The topic (direct from Alchera):.
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Wednesday, March 09, 2005. Okay, I'm tired and not feeling too creative, so this one's an oldie but goody. I can't give credit because I've seen this prompt too many times, in too many different places. It's practically a cliche, but then, like all good cliches, it became one because it worked. Grab a book off your shelf, desk, etc. Any book will do. Don't spend any time at all choosing- the one closest to your fingers is the right one for this job. Posted by lit lover at 7:38 PM. Burn, baby, burn.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005. Sneaking up on yourself. In One Continuous Mistake. Gail Sher recommends experimenting with when. You write by trying out writing at unusual times or in unusual places. A few places I've written (some unusual, some not so much):. In the car while I was driving. Okay, while I was stopped in traffic). In the shower (you'll just have to trust me on this one). In mall food courts (one of my favorites). In the middle of the night (sometimes without turning on the light).
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sit a spell
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Occasional musings of a southern girl when she has a chance to think and . Georgia, United States. A recovering cynic with a penchant for sarcasm, I'm a teacher and a newlywed in suburbia. View my complete profile. Friday, April 08, 2005. Originally uploaded by Rosaholic. Posted by lit lover at 6:15 PM. Thursday, April 07, 2005. Originally uploaded by miyana2m. As Paul McCartney so succinctly expressed, "Now I long for yesterday.". Posted by lit lover at 9:19 AM. Monday, April 04, 2005.
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sit a spell
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Occasional musings of a southern girl when she has a chance to think and . Georgia, United States. A recovering cynic with a penchant for sarcasm, I'm a teacher and a newlywed in suburbia. View my complete profile. The thing with feathers. Writing prompts for you. Monday, April 04, 2005. Finally, it's here! Posted by lit lover at 2:19 PM.
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Occasional musings of a southern girl when she has a chance to think and . Georgia, United States. A recovering cynic with a penchant for sarcasm, I'm a teacher and a newlywed in suburbia. View my complete profile. Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Fair warning: I'm about to rant. For the last week or so, my favorite radio morning show, "The Bert Show". On Q100, has been chatting with people regarding the new hit show, "Desperate Housewives". Oh my God, where to start? We're all suddenly paying attention.
