Teaching & Learning English
Having been teaching English literature as part of my day job for the last few years, I thought I really ought to put some of this knowledge together to create my own novel. So, for my 50th birthday treat, I set a little book-writing challenge for myself. I took some of the characters and plot … Read more
I’ve made two artworks of this weird nonbinary teenager in the span of a month. Thats two more than my favorite character. Anyways, enjoy some wonderful art made by yours truly. yes they are blue in the second art
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book that is suitable for a middle school readership. There are, however, some parts that sensitive readers may find disturbing so here is an advisory: Note to Readers: 6-7 Yoshi Kingdom is a collaborative fantasy novel created by student writers. It contains … Read more
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book suitable for a middle school readership. This team had something of an artistic disagreement when putting the final book together which resulted in this alternative version: This is a creative, collaborative fantasy adventure written in the style of a middle-grade or … Read more
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book suitable for a middle school readership. Here is the result: This is a creative, collaborative fantasy adventure written in the style of a middle-grade or young adult novel. The themes are positive—focusing on friendship, courage, loyalty, sacrifice, and the triumph of … Read more
The 67th Move The air in the maximum-security prison, known colloquially as “The Stone Maw,” was perpetually thick, a stew of damp concrete, stale sweat, and the acrid, lemony sting of industrial-grade disinfectant that never quite masked the deeper, more organic odors of despair. It clung to the skin, a second, grimy uniform. High above, … Read more
Part 1: The Rustbucket King Tank was a man built of spare parts and stubbornness. He was broad-shouldered and thick-chested, with a welding mask permanently pushed up on his forehead like a steel crown. His kingdom was the “Sanctuary,” a scrapyard fortress of stacked cars and corrugated metal that hummed with the quiet industry of … Read more
chapter one there was a guy that’s called Steve that has no rizz and his friends decided that they went to a wizards shop to know why he doesn’t have any rizz ,but the wizard is actually evil and teleported them to the underworld. Steve woke up in terror. He found his friends limbs … Read more
My Accidental Adventure in Glimmerbrook I never saw the point of fantasy. Why read about magic and talking animals when you could learn real, amazing facts about the world? My favorite book was a thick guide to weather patterns, full of cool facts about thunderstorms and tornadoes. One perfectly normal afternoon, I was reading in … Read more
My Tornado Adventure on Sparkle Star It all started when I hated fantasy books. I hated fantasy books so much that I ripped and crumpled almost a hundred of them in one year. One normal school day,I was reading a boring nonfiction book about alligators, which in my words”was cool and interesting,” I heard a … Read more
No one ever noticed, in a hole of a tree in the woods, not only bits of wood or nasty bugs, there is also a tiny tribe of creatures known as the Demus. Each Demus, only the size of a pen cap, looks like a kid with dragonfly wings. Many of them are digging Demus … Read more
The Clock That Borrows Time Emma first noticed it on a Tuesday afternoon, when she sat at the dining table, shoveling breakfast into her mouth. The minute hand of the old town clock had been stuck at 7:15 for a couple of minutes. She stared at it for a while, forgetting her breakfast as it … Read more