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A Teller’S Tale: Joining The Circle -- A Discussion Of Process In The Writing Of A Novel For Young Adults, Susan A. Butler Dec 2002

A Teller’S Tale: Joining The Circle -- A Discussion Of Process In The Writing Of A Novel For Young Adults, Susan A. Butler

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In this thesis, I reflect on the writing of fiction for young adults against the backdrop of autobiography. Context is provided by the accompanying opening chapters of a novel for young adults—The Defectives of Ulibar— and excerpts from a journal written during the writing process. Aspects of the creative engagement—open brainstorming, focusing, rewriting—are anchored in the specific locations—a country road, a cabin in the woods, an indoor study—in which the processes occur. In the course of this endeavor, I learn that the writing of fiction, and the reflecting on the writing of fiction, are not after all so different. It …


The Colorsong Prophecy: Using Gardner's Theory Of Multiple Intelligences To Develop Hero Archetypes For A Young Adult Fictional Fantasy Series Aimed At Promoting A Mythology Of Nonviolence, Danielle Selyse Shylit Dec 2002

The Colorsong Prophecy: Using Gardner's Theory Of Multiple Intelligences To Develop Hero Archetypes For A Young Adult Fictional Fantasy Series Aimed At Promoting A Mythology Of Nonviolence, Danielle Selyse Shylit

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This synthesis explores the value and possibility of using Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory to inform the development of hero archetypes for use as protagonists in my original fictional fantasy series entitled The Colorsong Prophecy. These seven books, in the process of being written, are intended to provide adolescent readers with strong hero models that mirror the intellectual diversity of their own population and promote a new mythology of nonviolence that depicts nonviolent choices as mighty in their own right. I relate this literary work-in-progress to the foundational theories upon which it is based, examining the relevant literature from the …


Et Cetera, Marshall University Apr 2002

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.


Et Cetera, Marshall University Apr 2001

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.


Et Cetera, Marshall University Apr 2000

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.


En Route To Marquesado, Karl Chandler Apr 1999

En Route To Marquesado, Karl Chandler

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My Life As A Salmon, Tom Johnson Apr 1999

My Life As A Salmon, Tom Johnson

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Riding The Bus, Davey Erekson Apr 1999

Riding The Bus, Davey Erekson

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Principles Of Tree House Construction, Laura Owen Apr 1999

Principles Of Tree House Construction, Laura Owen

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What's Funny And What's True, Krista Halverson Jan 1999

What's Funny And What's True, Krista Halverson

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Congratulations On Mandela, Patrick Madden Jan 1999

Congratulations On Mandela, Patrick Madden

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Wednesday Tennis, Christine Guerra Jan 1999

Wednesday Tennis, Christine Guerra

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Purple Armchairs, Amy Baker Jan 1999

Purple Armchairs, Amy Baker

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A Glimpse From Bald Peak, Jim Richards Jan 1999

A Glimpse From Bald Peak, Jim Richards

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The Dryer, Stephen Craig Jan 1999

The Dryer, Stephen Craig

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The Grasshopper Holocaust Of Summer Suburbia, Brian Jackson Jan 1999

The Grasshopper Holocaust Of Summer Suburbia, Brian Jackson

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Riding The Water, Shannon Murdock Jan 1999

Riding The Water, Shannon Murdock

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Et Cetera, Marshall University Apr 1998

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.


Et Cetera, Marshall University Apr 1998

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.


Grounded, Christl Call-Cook Jan 1998

Grounded, Christl Call-Cook

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Anahola, Ed Whitley Jan 1998

Anahola, Ed Whitley

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Fruit Leather Suit, Jim Richards Jan 1998

Fruit Leather Suit, Jim Richards

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The Man Who Murdered Himself, Nancy Owens Jan 1998

The Man Who Murdered Himself, Nancy Owens

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The Name Game, Whitney Fox Jan 1998

The Name Game, Whitney Fox

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Art, Scott Hanson Jan 1998

Art, Scott Hanson

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Peace Purchased Of Separation, Liesl M. Buskirk Jan 1998

Peace Purchased Of Separation, Liesl M. Buskirk

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Red Shoes, Kristine Fielding Jan 1998

Red Shoes, Kristine Fielding

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Birth Of A Daughter, Angela Colvin Jan 1998

Birth Of A Daughter, Angela Colvin

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Sharlimar, Aaron Eastley Jan 1997

Sharlimar, Aaron Eastley

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Shrink, Kjell Rosenberg Jan 1997

Shrink, Kjell Rosenberg

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