Writing about Food and Culture | High School Writing Projects Do you have a teen gourmet or budding chef in the house? Have any of your kids traveled overseas? These writing activities invite them to explore recipes, describe travel experiences with food, or write a restaurant review. Encourage your high schoolers to explore their culinary passion or hobby with one of these projects that encourages writing about food and culture. This article contains affiliate links for books we think your family will enjoy. Writing Project: American As Apple Pie A well-rounded study of a geographic region or period of history can include maps, literature, art—even food! Search recipe files, family cookbooks, specialty cookbooks, and online sources to find some recipes that are uniquely American. If possible, choose a theme that ties into your current history or geography studies. Once you’ve chosen your topic and gathered your recipes, prepare three of them. Finally, make a booklet of your 10 recipes, designing or decorating it to match your theme. By Kim Kautzer
How to Write a Short Story: 10 Steps | Now Novel Writing a short story differs from writing a novel in several key ways: There is less space to develop characters, less room for lengthy dialogue, and often a greater emphasis on a twist or an ‘a-ha’ realization. How to write a short story in ten steps: Step 1: Devise an intriguing scenario. Step 2: Plan what publications you will submit your final story to. Step 3: Find the story’s focus before you start. Step 4: Outline character and setting details. Step 5: Choose a point of view for the story. Step 6: Write the story as a one-page synopsis. Step 7: Write a strong first paragraph. Step 8: Write a satisfying climax and conclusion. Step 9: Rewrite for clarity, concision and structure. Step 10: Pick an intriguing story title and submit to short fiction publishers. 1: Find the scenario for your story Writing a novel gives you more elbow room to develop characters and story arcs and symbols at a leisurely pace. Find a scenario you can write down in a sentence or two. On the topic of publishers:
Four Different Types of Writing Styles: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, ... Four Types of Writing A writer’s style is a reflection of his or her personality, unique voice, and way of approaching the audience and readers. However, every piece writers write is for a specific purpose—for example, writers may want to explain how something works or persuade people to agree with their point of view. While there are as many writer's styles as there are writers, there are only four general purposes that lead someone to write a piece, and these are known as the four styles, or types, of writing. Knowing all four different types and their usages is important for any writer. Here are the categories and their definitions: Expository writing's main purpose is to explain. Key Points: Usually explains something in a process.Is often equipped with facts and figures.Is usually in a logical order and sequence. When You Would Use Expository Writing: Example: Many people associate the taste of pumpkins with fall. This writing is expository because it is explaining. Non-example: Example:
Six Word Stories Creative group writing I have used this activity with children and adults from pre-intermediate level and up. At the end of this activity, students usually get a funny story written by at least seven students or pairs of students from their class. Preparation Make copies of the worksheet (or you could use a blank piece of paper, lined if possible). Procedure Tell the students that they are going to write a story together. When did you see the alien and where were you? After the students have completed the answer for the first question they fold the worksheet over so that their answer cannot be seen and then they pass it to the student/s on their right. Who were you with? What were you doing? What did the alien look like? What did you do when you saw the alien? What happened in the end? The students shouldn't read what the previous student/s have written. Alternatives This activity can be used for many other topics. Meeting someone famous What famous person did you meet? A great holiday Where and when did you go?
Cirkelmodellen kring beskrivande texter om djur och natur Språk är människans främsta redskap för att tänka, kommunicera och lära. (Lgr11) I skolan ska eleverna få delta i språk, använda språk och uppleva språk. Livet i Bokstavslandet ger rika möjligheter till ett språkutvecklande arbetssätt där samtala, läsa och skriva tillsammans i klassen grundlägger elevernas förmåga att så småningom kunna använda sina läs- och skrivstrategier på individuell nivå. Att läsa för att uppleva och lära i ett meningsfullt sammanhang och där eleverna känner att de är delaktiga är en viktig del i läs- och skrivundervisningen. Cirkelmodellen innebär många tillfällen där man integrerar tala, lyssna, läsa och skriva med ämnesinnehållet i undervisningen. Så här har vi arbetat i klass 2 på Bryngelstorpskolan kring beskrivande texter: Fas 1: Bygga upp elevernas bakgrundskunskaper Vi hade textsamtal kring kapitel 3B, Scoutstugan Ekorren, i Livet i Bokstavslandets läsebok. Fas 2: Studera texter inom genren för att få förebilder Fas 3: Skriva gemensam text Länktips: Välkommen!
Letter to future self Emotion Wheel Formal and Informal Writing Styles | SkillsYouNeed This page covers the key aspects of formal and informal writing styles. Before deciding which style is appropriate to your message you should read our page: Know your Audience. You may also find our page: Writing Styles helpful, part of our study skills section, it summarises the main styles of writing that a student may encounter during their studies. Informal Writing Style Colloquial – Informal writing is similar to a spoken conversation. Formal Writing Style Complex – Longer sentences are likely to be more prevalent in formal writing. When to Use Formal and Informal Writing A formal writing style is not necessarily “better” than an informal style, rather each style serves a different purpose and care should be taken in choosing which style to use in each case. Writing for professional purposes is likely to require the formal style, although individual communications can use the informal style once you are familiar with the recipient.
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