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Your Job in the Circus

Posted by on Jul 13, 2014 in High School Prompts, Sharon's Blog, Writing Prompts | Comments Off on Your Job in the Circus

Your Job in the Circus

HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS

“What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now!”  -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh knew what she was talking about. Married to the highly popular aviator Charles Lindbergh, Anne balanced marriage, social obligations, motherhood, learning (more…)

It’s Not Just Your Parents

Posted by on Jul 13, 2014 in Middle School Prompts, Sharon's Blog, Writing Prompts | Comments Off on It’s Not Just Your Parents

It’s Not Just Your Parents

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS

You probably are used to your parents limiting the time you can spend on social media: texting, tweeting, watching movies and YouTube, checking in on Instagram, and gaming. Now doctors are in on it, too.

The American Academy of Pediatrics believes limits should be set on [>>]

When a Product Outlives Its Usefulness

Posted by on Jul 8, 2014 in Sharon's Blog, Writing Prompts | Comments Off on When a Product Outlives Its Usefulness


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productI just learned something new today. When a product or service outlives its usefulness, it’s called “end of life” or EOL. Who knew?

I learned this when a company that provides a service to my Website emailed to tell me they are discontinuing that particular service because they believe it is no longer needed.

That made me think of other products or services that have reached the end of their usefulness or are obsolete. Top of the list: (more…)

Create a Character from a Photo

Posted by on Jul 6, 2014 in Middle School Prompts, Middle School Tutorial, Sharon's Blog, teaching aids, tutorial, Writing Prompts | Comments Off on Create a Character from a Photo

Create a Character from a Photo

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS

You want to create a character for your story, but you’re stuck. You can’t think of one.

Keep reading to find out one trick that will give you oodles of ideas.

As readers, we find out about characters by what they do and say, what others say about them, what they look like, and what they wear. For instance, if a character (more…)