Story Writing: The Resurrection
Many people are mentioned in the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection. What story could they tell? Choose one of them and write their story, or create a new character and tell the story through them.
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5 Powerful Persuasion Strategies for Your Writers
I love to bring you examples of effective writing so your students can use them, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint meeting of the U. S. Congress is an excellent example of persuasive writing. He used many powerful strategies in his speech, five of which we’ll delve into today. Your students…
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A Topic Sentence at the End?
You are familiar with topic sentences, how they come at the beginning of paragraphs and tell readers what the paragraph is all about. But what if the topic sentence came at the end of the paragraph? And what if that paragraph described something from a story? Topic sentence at the end Here’s part of a…
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Robert Frost: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS In 1961, famous American poet Robert Frost did something no other poet had ever done. He read one of his poems for a presidential inauguration. John F. Kennedy personally asked Frost to read a poem for the inauguration, and Frost recited his famous poem “The Gift Outright.”
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Create a Visual Aid Like Saint Patrick Did
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Are you wearing green? Saint Patrick, whom we celebrate March 17, is famous for teaching the ancient Irish about Christianity in the fifth century. Legend has it that in order to teach people about the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), Patrick used a three-leaf shamrock to show how each leaf…
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What Are You Afraid Of?
Everyone has stuff they don’t like doing or stuff they’re afraid of.
That’s true for Howie Mandel, comedian and former host of the TV show “Deal or No Deal.” He hates shaking hands with people because of all the germs he can get from one handshake. Now he uses a fist bump.
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What’s Your Secret?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Some people believe they’re boring. They have no story to tell. They’ve done nothing interesting. But a wise man named Ryter thinks they’re wrong. In Rodman Philbrick’s The Last Book in the Universe, old man Ryter is talking to the young teen Spaz, the main character. Here’s what Ryter says to him:
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Didn’t They Ever Watch Jurassic Park?
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Japanese scientists are hot on the trail of the extinct wooly mammoth’s DNA, which is available from tissue preserved in Russia. What do they want to do with the DNA? They want to clone it and, in about five years, make a modern mammoth. Ryan Phelan of Revive & Restore would like…
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National Reading Month: 10 Must-Read Classics for High School
SHARON’S BLOG I’ve had a long and strange relationship with the classics. In 8th grade, our English class read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, but I could never figure out what the red “A” stood for. As an Christian adult, I developed the inexplicable idea that reading fiction was a waste of time. I should…
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National Reading Month: 5 Ways to Make Reading More Accessible in Your Home
Do you have children or students who like to read but don’t have time? How can you engender a love of reading in your home, even with reluctant readers? Let’s create an atmosphere in our homes in which reading is not only possible but also enjoyable.
