http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:06:40 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:36 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Review-of-Humberto-the-Bookworm-Hamster?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Young writers who wish to improve their writing can do many things.  One of the tips often given by teachers and authors is to read.  Read books every day.  Read books that are enjoyable.  Read books that will expand their imag... Book Reviews book review Mayra Calvani Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Review-of-Humberto-the-Bookworm-Hamster?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Top-five-spooky-books-for-kids?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner When looking for good spooky stories that are so many to choose from.  Novels.  Short stories.  Anthologies.  Here is a list of a few that will really spook kids out. 1.  The Takers (Oz Chronicles one) by R.W. Ridley ... books spooky scary Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:54:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Top-five-spooky-books-for-kids?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Help-your-child-write-a-spooky-story--part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner For parents who have kids who are excited about writing mysteries or spooky Halloween stories, there are many places to get help. Today, I’m going to share a few interesting sites that I like and recommend. A very fun tool on a site cal... Spooky Stories writing Halloween Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:47:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Help-your-child-write-a-spooky-story--part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Help-your-child-write-a-spooky-story--part-one?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Probably the main thing that makes a story seem spooky is sound.  Watching a scary movie without sound takes away all the tension and feelings of suspense.  The same is true with a written story.  Besides, it's fun to add sensor... Spooky Stories Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:58:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Help-your-child-write-a-spooky-story--part-one?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Kids-write-the-plays-Adults-act-them-out?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner The Striking Viking Story Pirates, a not-for-profit organization, has come up with an original idea to promote creative writing among children. Kids write the stories or scripts and the adults adapt and perform them. This helps to promote l... Writing opportunities Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:56:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Kids-write-the-plays-Adults-act-them-out?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Newly-released-childrens-books-reviewed?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Novel by Heather HeplerLooking for some good books for your children?  This week, Borders is offering a 30% discount to all educators.  Great time to stock up on books if you're a teacher!To help you make a decision on what books to choose,... Book Reviews reviews books children's books Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:41:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Newly-released-childrens-books-reviewed?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Teaching-kids-to-edit?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Persian Cat There’s one sure way to make a child whine and that’s to tell them they must edit their writing project. Most kids actually enjoy writing. They like the creative process of building their own worlds and populating it with ... Editing stories Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:19:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Teaching-kids-to-edit?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Book-Festival-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner  Latino Book and Family FestivalOn October 10-11, 2009 at California State University Los Angeles, the Latino Book and Family Festival will offer a number of free workshops for children and adults about writing and education. Providing a un... Festivals Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:29:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Book-Festival-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Your-child-can-write-a-novel?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner  If having your child write an entire novel sounds like something that could never happen in a million years, I need to introduce you to fellow Norfolk Book Examiner, Lydia Netzer who wrote an entire series on exactly this topic.She actually tea... Writing a novel Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:37:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Your-child-can-write-a-novel?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Successful, independent writers not only need parent support at home, but as we’ve covered in part one and two of Tools for writers, they also need a few tools to help them with their writing. A good computer software program and the good refer... Back to school Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:02:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Successful, independent writers not only need parent support at home, but as we’ve covered in part one and two of Tools for writers, they also need a few tools to help them with their writing. A good computer software program and the good refer... Back to school Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:02:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Successful, independent writers not only need parent support at home, but as we’ve covered in part one and two of Tools for writers, they also need a few tools to help them with their writing. A good computer software program and the good refer... Back to school Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:02:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Tools-for-writers-part-three?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Tools-for-writers-part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner  DK Merriam-Webster Children's DictionaryWhen planning which are the right tools to have for writers, books make the top of the list. Having the right books makes a big difference. Writers not only need a good software system as discussed in par... Back to school Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:17:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Tools-for-writers-part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Tools-for-writers--part-one?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Back to school time is fast approaching, and you want to make sure your writers have the right tools to produce excellent writing, and that you have the right tools to teach them. In this three part series, we’ll go over the most important tool... Back to school Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:46:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Tools-for-writers--part-one?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Inspiration-from-authors?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner PhotoXpressWriters find inspiration from the world around them. Sometimes the words of a song might spark and idea or a feeling that then transfers into a story. Other times, it might be a day spent at the beach or climbing painted rocks in the south... Education Quotes Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:22:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Inspiration-from-authors?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Read-book-reviews-on-Publishers-Weekly?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereIf you’re looking for some children’s books that might be good for your kids this summer, Publisher’s Weekly reviews books every week. Reviews are short and give the price of the book, ISBN to help... Book Reviews Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:14:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Read-book-reviews-on-Publishers-Weekly?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Author-reminds-us-that-high-school-and-reading-can-be-fun?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Today, I’m thrilled to introduce author, Julie Prestsater, who learned about the joys of reading while getting her master’s degree. She was asked to present a bag of books and written materials that represented a biography of her life. Go... Authors Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:50:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Author-reminds-us-that-high-school-and-reading-can-be-fun?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Eliminating-writers-block?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner AP Photo/Denis PoroyYou ask your young child to write a story and he looks at you blankly and proclaims that he doesn’t know what to write about. Or you’re an older student and you’ve been asked by a teacher at school to write a pap... Writer's Block Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:39:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Eliminating-writers-block?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Summer-reading-programs?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner  Photo Express - 1164882Great writers are always great readers. Reading books from various genres helps to build a large volume of story types in a child’s mind. They can enjoy a few fantasy books, for example and start to intuitively pick... Reading Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:23:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Summer-reading-programs?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Parents-greatly-influence-success-of-young-writers?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner Estevan VegaToday, I have the pleasure of chating a Estevan Vega, the talented young author of SACRED SIN. SACRED SIN was published when he was 18 years old, and tells the story of Jude Foster, a cynical self-loathing detective,assigned to bring down... Authors Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:07:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11344-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Parents-greatly-influence-success-of-young-writers?cid=exrss-LA-Writing-Education-Examiner