BOISE — Caring Hearts and Hands of Hope is a Boise-based organization that wants to eradicate poverty in Kenya by helping orphans, children of widows and those from abject poverty with high school tuition costs, the Idaho Press Tribune reports. Today in Kenya, 56 percent of the people earn less than a dollar a day….
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Oz the Great and Powerful: Creative Writing Lesson Plan, Monday 6/25/13
As we have done with other great pieces of literature, we will examine a film today for plot, characters, and literary devices. Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi, produced by Joe Roth, and written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner. The film stars James Franco…
Let’s Write a Short Story: Creative Writing Lesson Plan Monday 6/24/13 and Tuesday 6/25/13
On Monday we will have a quiz with 50 multiple choice questions. The quiz is found at: http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ Quiz topics will include: The Fall of the House of Usher: See The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allen Poe. Elements of a Short Story: See Short Story Elements. Plot, characters, and literary devices…
Writing Toward Home: Creative Writing Lesson Plan – Wednesday 6/19/13
Here are further thoughts on Creative Writing: Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes. Due to the looseness of the definition, it is possible for writing…
Creative Writing Lesson Plan – Tuesday 6/11/13
Nice job yesterday. I really enjoyed meeting all of you and was impressed by the way you exhibited seriousness about this class and about your writing. Keep up that attitude and we will have a very fruitful summer session. REMINDERS: No electronic devices in class. There will be a quiz in class on Wednesday on…
What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and other great picture books
What makes a good picture book? Remember what it’s like to see spring for the first time? To get your first grown-up bed? To run in the park, on the beach, along the Brooklyn Promenade, and never want to slow down? To find sneezes hilarious and wrapping paper the best toy in the world? wrote…
BEA to Host Star Wars Reads Day Celebration at North America’s Largest Annual Book Convention
“Power Readers” to Participate in BookExpo America on Saturday, June 1st, 2013 For youngsters (as well as seasoned fans!) there will be a Star Wars Reads Day Celebration on BEA’s Uptown Stage featuring a trivia contest as well as signings by Star Wars authors and giveaways. Additionally, many other authors will be participating in BEA’s…
Independent Film Producer Jim Lemley Highlights Magic, Improvisation and Death at University of Idaho Commencement
Independent film producer Jim Lemley added a little razzle-dazzle to the University of Idaho commencement ceremony and encouraged graduates to worry less about figuring everything out right away. “Contrary to what my grey hair might suggest, I definitely do not have life figured out…but the one thing I’ve learned is that’s OK,” said Lemley. “Life…
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Young Journalist’s Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper
CBS anchor Scott Pelley said at a speech at Quinnipiac University that journalists “are getting big stories wrong, over and over again,” as quoted by a commenter on The Idaho State Journal politics blog. Young Journalist’s Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper, is a great place to help children begin learn the…
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