some thoughts about writing... And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~ Sylvia Plath A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end...but not necessarily in that order. ~ Jean Luc Godard Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~ Anton Chekhov Words set things in motion. I’ve seen them doing it. Words set up atmospheres, electrical fields, charges. ~ Toni Cade Bambara For Student Writing... some writing prompts: What is the color of tomorrow? Describe the shapes of time? Does the wind rest? What do unicorns dream about? Describe your life in 10 years? Is winter a state of mind? What is the temperature of your memories? If the universe could speak, what would it say? ela_and_creative_writing_files/Lit%20Mag%20Spring%202010-6.16%20final%20final.pdfshapeimage_1_link_0
did you know... A group of unicorns is called a blessing. Twelve or more cows are known as a “flick.” A group of frogs is called an army. A group of rhinos is called a crash. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of ravens is called a murder. A group of officers is called a mess. A group of larks is called an exaltation. A group of owls is called a parliament. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple. links for students & parents A Digital Anthology Short Stories/Games Academy of American Poets Purdue Online Writing Lab Free Rice SAT Prep MCAS Prep Stress Relief Strategieshttp://www.englishcompanion.com/classroom/weeklyReader.htmhttp://www.eastoftheweb.com/http://poets.org/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/http://www.freerice.comhttp://www.collegeboard.com/http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/bhi/basics/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7