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Six Word Memoirs- So Simple, Yet So Profound5 comments

writereadtalk wrote 2 weeks ago: I recently had my students write their own six word memoirs. If you haven’t seen any of the bo … more →

Tags: books for young adults, warm up, Writing ideas, Writing Workshop, minilesson writing workshop, Six Word Memoirs, writing workshop writing idea

When I ride my bike...

littlegreenpig wrote 5 months ago: We had fun on Saturday leading a ‘Words on Wheels’ trail in Hove Park as part of the Cou … more →

Tags: Everything Else

Writing with Spin: Making Your Readers Happy with Bad News1 comment

preciseedit wrote 7 months ago: Perhaps you have heard the adage “No news is good news.” In contrast, sometimes the news is bad. How … more →

Tags: writing, Editing, Other Musings, Businesses, Proofreading, Marketing, Article Writing, Grammar, Writing Strategies

Cinematic Experiences1 comment

littlegreenpig wrote 9 months ago: The Ghost cinema, originally uploaded by phill.d. Lots of memories are evoked when we go to the cine … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18)

Girl on the chair

littlegreenpig wrote 10 months ago: Frankie chose this atmospheric postcard in last week’s workshop. It is called ‘Resting … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Frankie, Postcard

A Giraffe's New Year's Resolutions

littlegreenpig wrote 10 months ago:   Skylight Giraffe, originally uploaded by MerlinJnr. The Piglets also had fun last week coming up w … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Leo, lillie, New Year's Resolutions, piglets, Ruben

Is it... résumé, resumé or resume?

rictownsend wrote 11 months ago: Update now, use the free blank resume (résumé or resumé) form, fill in the blank sections by editing … more →

Tags: resume form, Career Advice, Free Blank Resume Form, brand yourself, career resume, www.orglearn.org, Curriculum Vitae, blank resume, Resume

Streets for the People - Piglets' Storywalk

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Like the Saddlebacks, the Piglets really got their teeth into creating some very strange stories on … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Streets for the People, storywalk, Journey On...

Listening

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago:     Photo courtesy of  debastoba. Last week in the Piglets workshop we wrote some pieces inspired by … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Almodovar, juno, talk to her, writing from music

Battling with Ballads2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Ever tried to write a ballad? It isn’t easy, but the Saddlebacks composed an impressive variet … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Ballads, Poetry

What's your story?2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago:    Piglets and Waterstones competition, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig.    Both the Piglets a … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Competitions, Waterstones, Writing Competition

Ask the Audience

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Saddlebacks waiting to perform, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig. You may remember that we left … more →

Tags: Performances, Poetry

Counting sy -lla -bles

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Leo and Lillie Sorry for the late post this week. I am up to my ears in ear poems, preparing for a p … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Haikus, Poetry

I Have a Dream2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: We experimented with some visualisation work last week in the Saddlebacks group and went on dream jo … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Dreams, SAM

You are what you wear2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: The Saddlebacks are all working away at their short stories at home so we took the opportunity at th … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Poetry, jake

Pictures paint a thousand words...5 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: A big welcome to Sam and Leah, who joined the Saddlebacks group last week and were thrown in at the … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Poetry, Dillan, writing from pictures

Character, Place, Dilemma2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Ruben reading We started off the Piglets session today with some word association games to get us in … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Ruben, Add new tag, Word Games

Sound Detectives2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Ruben and Leo with giant ears Last week the Piglets group and I had lots of fun trying on giant ears … more →

Tags: Piglets (ages 7-11), Poems, sounds, Leo, Ruben, Issie

Once upon a ...2 comments

littlegreenpig wrote 1 year ago: Well the Saddlebacks have started off the new term with an ambitious project to write some proper sh … more →

Tags: Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Saddlebacks, Short Story, Ione


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