A guide to creating attention grabbing infographics
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«Mi piacerebbe sedermi con cinque o sei compagni scelti a bere fino a crepare ma sono stufo in egual misura della vita, dell'alcol e della letteratura. Se non fosse per Zelda, credo che scomparirei...
Discover the Oxford comma and the case for why you should use it, including examples of how to use it in sentences.
Here’s a free printable for teachers and parents. I drew this to teach kids how to help when they witness acts of bullying or exclusion. Parents, teachers, educators, you can download and print this for your classroom or your home. No commercial use […]
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Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news. Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. As parents and teachers we need to make sure our kids and students do not fall for such news and that they are empowered with the necessary media literacy skills to help them safely navigate this fake-news-infected world.
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Tom Gauld talks about art, publishing, the balance between commissions and passion projects, and his upcoming book, Goliath.
Discovery what a contagonist is and why your story definately needs one. All the markings of a killer contagonist to take your story to the next level.
By mapping notes to letters, some musicians sneak secret words into tunes.
The challenge: Be an explorer of the world: observe the world around you, collect useless objects, wander around and live by the rule (...) Read More
Concerned about the state of the world, Canadian author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a wonderfully timely illustrated poster that explains the
Use this page to help you understand the “tone” for any article or story that we read in class. If you understand the author’s tone, you will most likely understand the main idea …
Puzzle-solving genius kids form a pint-size crime-fighting Mod Squad in this month's Backseat Book Club pick. Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society, takes questions from young readers about the book's twists, turns and creative conundrums.
As most readers will tell you, there is something quite disturbing about a character who loves dogs one moment and is terrified of them the next, or who has pants on at the beginning of a line of d…
Via Audra Wolowiec’s beautiful blog Lineforms. bang, bark, beep, bellow, blare, blast, bleat, bong, boom, bray, buzz, cackle, cheep, chime, clack, clank, clap, clatter, clink, cluck, clunk, c…
This smart comic by Grant Snider, which is available in his shop as a poster, breaks down the archetypal conflicts in literature… although he did leave out man vs. computerized wolf god.
Our favorite "Saturday Funnies!" Get a laugh! Funny stuff for parents, boomers, and the young at heart! See them all! >>
"Who could have imagined how important grieving the loss of my alcoholism was to the success of my long-term recovery," says Regina Eversole.
Drama Triangle--The model describes three unconscious and habitual behavioral habits as “roles” which people often play in relationships.
What if there were a sure-fire secret to creating stunning character arcs?
Looking for new favorite picture book read alouds? Don't forget to include nonfiction books, too! Take a look a 10 favorite nonfiction picture book picks from our classroom book a day reads.
Hello all! Today’s motivation post is more a collection of how–to’s. There’s always more to learn, right? Brainstorming, writing, character development, erasing, writing more, edi…
The distinction between "you're" and "your" might not look like much to some, but confusing the two can deeply annoy those of us who value good grammar. While we do understand that learning a second language is a hard job, these comma usage mistakes or spelling errors happen even to the native speakers. That, in turn, can either make the recipient laugh or miss your message entirely. Following the rules of English grammar makes your texts clearer and more respectable.
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