My friend Joe over at Joe Average Writer posted a list of amazing writing prompts based on literature two years ago. I'm just discovering his list. Check it out; it looks to be a great resource.
I'm not posting it here because I don't want to steal Joe's hard work. If you click the link above, you'll go right to the page.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Slice of Life
Just one of a million things I'd like to try next year. Wouldn't this be a great thing to send on with students every year?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Framing the Story at NPR
This looks like it will be promising -- I'll check it out over the summer for sure.
“Something pulls me like a magnet, and then I ignore all the others ... I stand in front of that painting, and I tell myself a story about it. - Tracy Chevalier
About Tracy Chevalier's TEDTalk: When writer Tracy Chevalier looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her eye? She shares the story of Vermeer's most famous painting that inspired her best-selling novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring."
How Do You Find A Story In A Painting?
“Something pulls me like a magnet, and then I ignore all the others ... I stand in front of that painting, and I tell myself a story about it. - Tracy Chevalier
About Tracy Chevalier's TEDTalk: When writer Tracy Chevalier looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her eye? She shares the story of Vermeer's most famous painting that inspired her best-selling novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring."
Sunday, June 9, 2013
I Know Why the Caged Bird Doesn't . . . Read
This is a very interesting discussion going over at The Nerdy Book Club. What are your views about required summer reading?
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