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Jim Burke of English Companion shares some tips on the goal of using graphic organizers for writing. Essentially, he says to use graphic organizers during class time to focus students’ writing on a topic. The goal is to have students...
In this episode of Friends, Joey Tribbiani wants to write a letter, and he is attempting to sound smart by using a thesaurus. In the process, however, he creates an incomprehensible mess. Lesson: Use the most concise, fresh and original...
Here are some examples of hyperbole: My potatoes are swimming in gravy! It’s so cold that the polar bears are wearing jackets. I’ll be ready in a second. He is as old as the hills. He has a ton of...
Concise writing involves focusing on one idea at a time and eliminating unnecessary words. Sometimes writing less is more. Here is a little exercise in writing concise sentences. Seventeenth century French mathematician, physicist, inventor and writer Blaise Pascal observed how...
Use this tool to help come up with creative writing topics. Click the buttons for setting, character and conflict suggestions. If you don’t like the suggestions, click again. Maybe you’ll use the idea or maybe it will stir up an...
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