I’ve been reading Animal Farm recently, which isn’t something I’d done since I was a teenager. I’ve never taught the book, which is surprising, because as many of my students will tell you I’m a little too enamored by horrifying reads. (Students: Laura, don’t you like any stories that aren’t creepy? Me: Of course, I love . . . Um . . . Well, there’s, nope, actually that is also creepy.)
Animal Farm revisited pt. 1 Read More »
Essentially, what we’re calling reading tests, if we mean phonics and decoding, and what we’re discussing as a failure in reading ability, ignores that we’re also testing background knowledge and comprehension.
Scofield’s primary point is that each scene has a pulse, which writers can think about in all kinds of ways, but, basically, the scene has emotional dynamics that relate to the overall story. The characters have wants or needs.
Wait, What is a Scene? (Part II) Read More »
We often talk about scenes like we know what they are, but I sometimes see students mistake the following non-scenes for scenes . . .
Wait, What’s a Scene? (Part I) Read More »
It’s a great scene, but is it the scene you need?
It’s a great scene, but is it the scene you need? Read More »