Literature Circle Book Response

Character Commandant - Your job is to think about the main character or characters featured in the first two or three chapters of your book.  What are they doing?  What are they thinking or saying?  How are they feeling?  Are they facing any conflicts or problems?  Have they reached any epiphanies or made any insights or realizations?  Are they experiencing hardship or good fortune?  What details about the character(s) does the author reveal?
Task:  Generate five textual citations (page numbers) that contain noteworthy information about a main character or characters.  Summarize the material in one to two paragraphs for each textual reference.

Haiku Poetry Writing Contest - Submission Deadline - Apr. 30th

Writing Contest - Write For A Better World - Submission Deadline - April 4th

Contest Information:
http://www.worldlit.ca/canada-programs/write-for-a-better-world/
Open the link below to read the winning entries from last year -
http://www.worldlit.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Write-for-a-Better-World-magazine1.pdf

Practice your creative writing skills while promoting the values of global citizenship. Through their Canadian Programming, WLC works to inspire young people to read and write and to see themselves as global citizens. I am interested in seeing your contributions.

Neuroscience for Kids

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Open the above link and explore.  What did you find out about the brain and stress?

Mystery

Have you ever read a book or watched a movie with a red herring in them?  Tell me about one.  Post your responses.

Using Quotation Marks Quiz

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/quotes_quiz.htm

Storybird Writing - Art Inspired Collaborative Story Telling

http://storybird.com/create/
Art Inspired Collaborative Story Telling! Storybird reverses the process of visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Choose an artist or a theme, get inspired, and start writing!