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Full-Text Articles in Education
Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Hal Blythe
As a regional institution, our university's historic mission is to train area teachers who must operate under the auspices of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act, which mandates extensive writing portfolios i Grades 4,7, and 12. While these portfolios may include as much as 50% creative writing or work employing creative writing techniques, a recent survey of teachers responsible for guiding students revealed that not a single teacher had ever taken a course in creative writing pedagogy and only a handful had even had any formal training in creative writing. We suggested that this lack of teacher training was one reason …
Why Fiction And 'The Odour Of Chrysanthemums, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Why Fiction And 'The Odour Of Chrysanthemums, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Hal Blythe
No abstract provided.
Should Willa Cather Be Taught? Going Beyond The Canon Wars, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Should Willa Cather Be Taught? Going Beyond The Canon Wars, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Hal Blythe
No abstract provided.
How To Find And Fix 'Plotholes': Watch For Common Problems That Can Sidetrack Your Novel, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
How To Find And Fix 'Plotholes': Watch For Common Problems That Can Sidetrack Your Novel, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Hal Blythe
This article offers advice for writer on preventing major plotholes in fiction. Selection of information to be revealed earlier in story; Establishment of credibility of facts; Link of plot events with the motivation of the main character.
A Very Special Christmas, Hal Charles
A Very Special Christmas, Hal Charles
Charlie Sweet
For more than an hour Alyssa had been sitting in front of our picture window without moving. In the darkened pane I couldn't help but notice the contrasting reflections-the bright lights of the Christmas tree and the hollow , unblinking eyes of my nine-year-old daughter. I could have told myself that she was mesmerized by the snowflakes drifting down like angel wings, but that would have been lying
Way Of Being, Not Doing: The Influence Of An Innovative Writing Project On Teacher’S Adaptation To Mandates, Elizabeth Truesdell
Way Of Being, Not Doing: The Influence Of An Innovative Writing Project On Teacher’S Adaptation To Mandates, Elizabeth Truesdell
Elizabeth Truesdell
10 Ways To Begin: Sure-Fire Techniques To Help You Engage Your Reader From The Start, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
10 Ways To Begin: Sure-Fire Techniques To Help You Engage Your Reader From The Start, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
This article offers tips for authors on improving the first part of a story to entice readers. Technique that can be used to make a reader care about a character. Creation of a conflict and use of dialogue.
Library Resources For Faculty And Information Resources Shortcuts, Sonya Shepherd, Robert Fernekes
Library Resources For Faculty And Information Resources Shortcuts, Sonya Shepherd, Robert Fernekes
Sonya S. Gaither
No abstract provided.
Library Tools For Connecting To Online Resources: A Faculty Development Workshop, Debra Skinner, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd
Library Tools For Connecting To Online Resources: A Faculty Development Workshop, Debra Skinner, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd
Sonya S. Gaither
No abstract provided.
How To Find And Fix 'Plotholes': Watch For Common Problems That Can Sidetrack Your Novel, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
How To Find And Fix 'Plotholes': Watch For Common Problems That Can Sidetrack Your Novel, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
This article offers advice for writer on preventing major plotholes in fiction. Selection of information to be revealed earlier in story; Establishment of credibility of facts; Link of plot events with the motivation of the main character.
Critical Memory, Collecting, And Documenting Culture And Community: The Experiences Of Two 19th Century Black Book Collectors, William Welburn
Critical Memory, Collecting, And Documenting Culture And Community: The Experiences Of Two 19th Century Black Book Collectors, William Welburn
William C Welburn
No abstract provided.
Horn Of Plenty, Hal Charles
Horn Of Plenty, Hal Charles
Charlie Sweet
Julia Archer had just sat down in the Lexington Opera House lounge when a stranger slipped onto the sear beside her at the bar. He had on black pants and a black shirt like the orchestra's horn section wore, and he was carrying a battered instrument case.
Paris Sunrise, Hal Charles
Water Imagery In 'Clay's Quilt', Charlie Sweet, Kevin Rahimzadeh
Water Imagery In 'Clay's Quilt', Charlie Sweet, Kevin Rahimzadeh
Charlie Sweet
No abstract provided.
The Converged Appliance: "I Llove It…But I Hate It", John Murphy, Jesper Kjeldskov, Steve Howard, Graeme Shanks, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
The Converged Appliance: "I Llove It…But I Hate It", John Murphy, Jesper Kjeldskov, Steve Howard, Graeme Shanks, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
The last decade has seen convergence marketed as one response to the challenge of users having to juggle an increasingly wide array of digital services, technologies and media. Key to this view is the assumption that by converging computer devices, and digital media, the value of technology for end users can be maximised whilst the overheads involved in purchasing, maintaining and orchestrating a variety of different technology solutions can be minimised. In contrast however, some authors have argued that convergence creates weak-general solutions, and rather we should be aiming for strong-specific technology by means of the deliberate design of multiple …
Why Fiction And 'The Odour Of Chrysanthemums, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Why Fiction And 'The Odour Of Chrysanthemums, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
No abstract provided.
Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
As a regional institution, our university's historic mission is to train area teachers who must operate under the auspices of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act, which mandates extensive writing portfolios i Grades 4,7, and 12. While these portfolios may include as much as 50% creative writing or work employing creative writing techniques, a recent survey of teachers responsible for guiding students revealed that not a single teacher had ever taken a course in creative writing pedagogy and only a handful had even had any formal training in creative writing. We suggested that this lack of teacher training was one reason …
Should Willa Cather Be Taught? Going Beyond The Canon Wars, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Should Willa Cather Be Taught? Going Beyond The Canon Wars, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
No abstract provided.
One Teacher’S Resistance To The Pressures Of Test Mentality, Caitlin E. Mcmunn Dooley
One Teacher’S Resistance To The Pressures Of Test Mentality, Caitlin E. Mcmunn Dooley
Caitlin E McMunn Dooley
No abstract provided.