Writing Activity: working with stream of consciousness

by William Rubel

Published September 30, 2016

Stream of consciousness can be an effective writing style to use when you have a character who sees and thinks...
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Writing Activity: Bringing dreams to life with “Princess and the Island Stallion” by Christina Lynn Myers, 11

by William Rubel

Published August 3, 2016

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing and Art Activity An island of one’s own… fields and forests and streams… a well-stocked...
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Writing and Art Activity: fully imagined fairy tales in words and pictures with “The Enchanted Egg” by Bertrand C. Jackson, 13

by William Rubel

Published August 2, 2016

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing and Art Activity "The Enchanted Egg” is a delightful story that plays with ideas and characters...
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Writing Activity: writing a morality tale, with “Little Lies” by Meredith Proost, 12

by William Rubel

Published August 2, 2016

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity This excellent story gets to the heart of why lying is wrong. Lying...
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Writing Activity: Bringing Animal Characters Alive Through Gesture

by William Rubel

Published July 21, 2016

Taking as inspiration the world of puppeteers for the play "War Horse" this activity teaches students how to use gesture...
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Writing Activity: adopting a style through unusual language, with “Once Upon a Time” by Robin Eldred, 6

by Jane Levi

Published June 16, 2016

Introduction to This Stone Soup Writing Activity “Once Upon a Time” is an example of a story written in unusual...
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Advice for Writers: Interviews with Rick Riordan

by William Rubel

Published June 6, 2016

Reading is one of the best preparations for writing. We are fortunate that through the internet it is possible to...
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Complex relationships and why expectations matter

by Gerry Mandel

Published May 27, 2016

It’s a funny thing. If your friends, parents, and teachers expect you to accomplish something great, you very likely will....
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Writing Activity: exploring multi-layered meaning and limits with “The Captive” by Nicholaus Curby, 12

by William Rubel

Published May 20, 2016

This writing project explores the idea of captivity in many forms helping young authors think about different ways characters might...
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Writing Activity: biography, war, and the power of what is not said, with “My Story” by Yuthilcar Sokban, 12

by William Rubel

Published May 20, 2016

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity Yuthilkar Sokban's story, simply titled "My Story," is about war. It starts in...
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