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Writing Activity: plot a story on a graph with the brilliant, funny “Shapes of Stories” talk by Kurt Vonnegut

Post Published July 1, 2017 by William Rubel

This writing activity is based on a very funny Kurt Vonnegut lecture on the shape of stories. In this project, students learn to develop compelling narratives by graphing the plots.
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Writing Activity: developing character and perspective with character sketches

Post Published November 18, 2016 by William Rubel

This writing activity is built around 11-year-old Ella Staats' story, "My Mother's Little Girl'" published in Stone Soup in September/October 2012. Read the story and then work on your project, which ...
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Gifted Soup Ingredients from A-Z: Asynchrony

Post Published November 3, 2016 by Amy Barnes

Gifted Soup Ingredients from A-Z: Asynchrony "Discover your difference – the asynchrony with which you have been blessed or cursed and make the most of it. -Howard E.
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A brief history of the Vietnam War

Post Published November 3, 2016 by William Rubel

A Brief History of the Vietnam War Note: This is background history for people reading the story My Country and the Way to America written by a child who escaped Vietnam on a boat and was finally set...
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Writing Activity: novels in the form of letters, inspired by Jane Austen’s childhood writing

Post Published October 7, 2016 by William Rubel

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the the greatest novelists to have written in English. Her novels are still widely read and have been adapted into movies and television series.
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Writing Activity: working with stream of consciousness

Post Published September 30, 2016 by William Rubel

Stream of consciousness can be an effective writing style to use when you have a character who sees and thinks very differently from the other characters.
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Children’s Art from Switzerland

Post Published August 24, 2016 by William Rubel

These paintings from children in Switzerland were created in the 1960s. We particularly love the old fashioned zoo scenes where children ride elephants.
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Writing Activity: Bringing dreams to life with “Princess and the Island Stallion” by Christina Lynn Myers, 11

Post Published August 3, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing and Art Activity An island of one’s own… fields and forests and streams… a well-stocked kitchen with stove and refrigerator… riding bareback on a stall...
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Art Activity: imagining new worlds with ‘Planet With Five Suns’, by Vika Sycheva, 8

Post Published August 3, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Art Activity Russia is a country with a rich tradition of folk stories and fantasy. Some of this wonderful tradition is reflected in this beautiful painting by Vika Sy...
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Writing Activity: revealing character through problems with “As Long as We’re Happy (part 1)” by Clea Rivera, 14

Post Published August 3, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity Here you find Part One of Clea’s story. In a separate activity, we’ll offer the second part. The main story, or plot, is about a teachers called Mr...
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