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The Display Takes Shape ESWA’s December 13th Holiday Book Festival at Cult Classic Brewing helped me realize so many successes, particularly meeting fellow writers, their families, and visitors— connections far more important than book sales, newsletter sign-ups, business cards distributed, and the hard numbers talked about in marketing workshops. I’d like to thank the woman... Continue Reading →
Academic interventions are more than individualized action plans designed and implemented to improve failing grades. Mindfully and cooperatively designed interventions provide opportunities to build relationships and soft skills related to emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resiliency. Delving into some of the philosophies behind the practice of intervention can also provide educators with new insights into assessment,... Continue Reading →
Proofreading can be a habit just as much as a set of skills, and consistent use of informal writing checklists can help to foster this habit in students. Structured proofreading is an ubiquitous part of composing essays, assembling projects, and writing reports, the big summative projects occurring every-once-in-a-while in our jam-packed curriculums, but are occasional applications... Continue Reading →
Gus and Gus, a Rehoboth Beach boardwalk food stand operating since 1956, serves an outstanding burger. I stood a few hours ago at their ocean-facing counter and watched my cheese, fried-onion, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, and mustard masterpiece come together on a grill possibly original to the stand. The grill is the magic ingredient. Grilling lore tells us my... Continue Reading →
To all of our teachers in the Eastern Shore Writers Association (and ESWA writers interested in education), please check your inboxes for an invitation to the Thursday, May 8th session The Subject is Writing beginning at 7:30 PM via Zoom. We will explore practical techniques to promote writing across subject areas and grade levels-- and... Continue Reading →
Plot, character development, and setting are expected ingredients for an engaging and moving story, but what about energy? A pivotal moment in my evolution as a writer occurred in the late nineties when Stuart Jaffe and David Bender, fellow members of a writers’ group, helped me to see the relationships between pacing, rhythm, and scenes, which... Continue Reading →
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