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Summer of Learning: Fun and Creative Ways to Keep Kids’ Minds Active
As the school year has come to an end, and summer vacation is now upon us, you may be wondering how you can ensure your child does not lose everything they learned over the past year. Just because school is out, it does not mean that learning should stop. Summer is the best time for…
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Breaking Down Barriers: How to Have Open and Honest Discussions About Difficult Subjects
While we are in the midst of a pandemic, we are also witnessing an uprising and, if you are a parent or a teacher, you might not know where to begin when talking to children about difficult subjects. It might feel impossible to talk about challenging issues, such as racism, violence, drugs, sexuality, and diseases,…
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Unleash Your Imagination: Short Story Ideas by Popular Themes
In “Short Story Prompts by Popular Genres”, Bridgette gave us a rundown of popular genres in literature and provided a list of fun writing prompts to inspire our next epic short story. Now, along with using genres to help you write a cohesive, purpose-driven short story, you can also center it around a specific theme.
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Genre-based Short Story Ideas to Spark Your Creativity
A key component in writing a great short story is choosing a genre. Genre is a type of literature characterized by a specific style, form, or content. There are a variety of genres throughout literature and movies, which will be highlighted in this post.
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From Ordinary to Epic: How to Take Your Short Story to the Next Level
Unlike essays, which are long and require research, short stories are writings of fiction that are typically no longer than 8,000 words. It usually includes a protagonist (sometimes two), a plot structure, and a beginning-middle-end. Short stories are a lot of work, but once you are good at them, you will be able to succeed…
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