When Vivian Kirkfield's feet touched the ground after skydiving, she had an epiphany. "I realized that if I could jump out of a perfectly good airplane, I could do anything." For Kirkfield, who ...

Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to ...

Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. An activity to observe, describe, and write a story about an artwork. Emphasizing the process of writing rather than simply the end product, this ...