At the beginning of June, we transitioned into our summer homeschool activities. While summer reading isn’t our only activity, it has always been an important part of what we do. My son will begin high school in the fall. And this summer, I wanted to be more intentional about the books he’s reading. I alsoContinueContinue reading “Independent Activities for Summer Reading”
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Teaching Resource: Lesson Plan Coming Soon
I began posting this teaching resource series in February. The worksheets, handouts, and lesson plan were things I had created as part of a creative writing course for our homeschool. We officially finished the course last week. It was then that I realized the last worksheet set wasn’t necessary. At least not as a separateContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Lesson Plan Coming Soon”
Guest Post: Writing a Series by J.M. Hackman
J.M. Hackman is on the blog today! She’s the author of the Firebrand Chronicles, a portal fantasy series for teens. The final book in the series, Burn, releases on May 26th.J.M.’s graciously offered to share her experience writing a series from start to finish. Please welcome J.M. Hackman! When I first started writing Spark, IContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Writing a Series by J.M. Hackman”
Teaching Resource: World Building
This is the fourth set in a series resources for beginning fiction writers. The series was inspired by the free Pixar storytelling course on Khan Academy. If you’d like to know more about this teaching resource series, check out the first post here. Worldbuilding Worksheet (pdf)Download And May the 4th be with you! 😉 ViewContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: World Building”
Teaching Resource: Character Development
This is the third set in a series of worksheets for beginning fiction writers. The series was inspired by the free Pixar storytelling course on Khan Academy. It’s suitable for students in middle grade and high school, and even beginning adult writers. If you’d like to know more about this teaching resource series, check outContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Character Development”
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