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A Video and Internet Links for Madeleine L’Engle

Post Published July 23, 2016 by William Rubel

This is a video of an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the the publication of "A Wrinkle in Time." Children, as well as adults, are interviewed.
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Writing Activity: Bringing Animal Characters Alive Through Gesture

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

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

Post Published June 16, 2016 by Jane Levi

Introduction to This Stone Soup Writing Activity “Once Upon a Time” is an example of a story written in unusual English. This work is by a six-year-old and is a good example of how young children ...
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Using the Young Adult Author Resource Pages

Post Published June 10, 2016 by William Rubel

Writers are readers. The purpose of the Young Adult Author Resource Pages is to bring young writers closer to their favorite authors. Through social media and recorded interviews many authors offer fa...
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Complex relationships and why expectations matter

Post Published May 27, 2016 by Gerry Mandel

It’s a funny thing. If your friends, parents, and teachers expect you to accomplish something great, you very likely will. Not only do you want to please the people you care about, but their support...
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