Sentences with phrase «core of any good story»

Characters that feel and act like real people are the core of any good story.

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Chip: We believe that the best ideas have most of these traits: They are simple, core messages; they are unexpected; they are concrete, credible, and emotional; and they are stories.

Director Jonathan Levine («The Wackness,» «The Night Before») and screenwriter Katie Dippold (2016's «Ghostbusters») were obviously going for an edgy «mom - com,» in which the men are idiots and a story of self - discovery is at the core (Emily helps Ecuadorian women form a human chain to take water from a well, which brings her to an aha moment).

I think we forget to tell our story because we're immersed in the green world, but in a half hour Shel brought me back to my core values and how best to market the green aspects of the Becky Bones brand.

«Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the seven core commitments required to bring it about.»

Frankly, though, the real reason why such stories of sin and salvation cause us discomfort may well be that they bring us too close to the molten core of the Christian faith.

extremely and actually amazingly well - constructed and conceived, without ever losing track of the core story — indeed, there's almost no hope that any modern film, it's almost pitiful — could ever hope to match the grandeur and brilliance of

Yates recognizes that Snape's story is the core of this film, as well as the broader story, which in part explains why the opening shots are devoted to him.

Good sci - fi has all these things, of course, but «bigger» isn't better, and most of the «big» idea movies use «the future» as a setting for action and adventure, whereas true sci - fi films (and books) use that setting to tell human stories in new ways; human relationships (with others, with self, with the environment, etc...) are are the core of the best sci - fi movies we've seen.

Each supporting character from Hazel's parents (Laura Dern & Sam Trammell) to Gus's best friend, Issac (Nat Wolff) all have moments to shine, but the story never loses its core focus of Hazel and Gus.

So good is Cable that you wish the film would've allowed more room for growth with his inclusion into the story and while he plays a key role in proceedings, you still can't escape the feeling that the film would've grown as a whole had Brolin been allowed more spotlight, ditto for Dennisen and Reynolds budding mateship, that despite forming the core of the narrative thrust is never properly built up, making Wilson's mission as a whole less engaging than it could've been.

But especially given that, according to my friends who are its fans, Scott Pilgrim the comic is a story that tries to combat much of the misogyny that underlies Scott Pilgrim the film and other works of its ilk, it's a shame that this is the best Edgar Wright could come up with — a film that uses flashing lights and bright colors to distract its viewers from the unpleasantness at its core.

Ratatouille — Director Brad Bird's best film to date, and certainly the best Pixar movie, if not the best Disney - related film since Sleeping Beauty, this story of a rat who wants to be a chef gets to the core of what it means to be an artist.

It finally decides that at the core of the elaborate structure is a touching story about a father and son, and it pays off quite well.

Playing through the main story, I felt that I was gaining a better grasp of each of the core mechanics of the game.

While the film seems at first glance as if it is going to go down familiar tubes of crass and crappy comedies, there's a core intelligence to its characterizations and situations that allows the story to stay afloat during the sloppier passages, and unlike may other dumb sport comedies, the action on the ice is quite well shot and edited.

That's the core story of «Furious 7,» but there are terrorists, a hacker and a device that can track anyone in the world that the «Fast» family must contend with as well.

While Stiller has retained the core spirit of the original story, he's produced a more modernized, feel - good road movie that's got a bit of a «Forrest Gump» vibe to it without quite the same heavy - handedness.

When Usable Knowledge launched in September — with a handful of stories focused on the Common Core, how teachers can make caring more common, and the best strategies to expand high - quality early education, among others — we had no idea what the response might be.

This Presentation Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Learning Objectives and Outcomes Short Description of the Author with an Introduction and Summary to the Story Overview of Vocabulary for the Story - The Lost Dollar by Stephen Leacock Flipped Lesson Part - Audio, Text of the Story, Life and Works of the Author Day 1: Story Setting - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PEE Day 2: Character Description - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PQP Day 3: Story Analysis - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Rubrics, Plenary - PQE Day 4: Summary - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PEEL Day 5: Reference to Context - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Rubrics, Plenary - PEEC Lesson Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — 3 Quizzes Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Story Comprehension Checklist Home Learning for Reinforcement - Retrieval and Inferential Questions Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - MCQs Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Story Starters Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Digital Story - Telling Lesson Flipped Lesson Part - 2 Videos and 2 Resources on Digital Story - Telling Collaborative Group Task — Pair - Share Space for Peer Teaching - Seven Elements of Digital Story - Telling Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Shared Writing Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — 2 Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Seven Stages of Life Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PEEL - Point - Evidence - Explain - Link Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - 18 Free Digital Story - Telling Tools Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Story Elements Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Story Writing Lesson - Story Terms Real Life Application and Career Options of Story Writing Flipped Lesson Part - 3 Videos - Telling a Story, Write a Narrative Story Collaborative Group Task — Pair - Share, Shared Writing Space for Peer Teaching - Story Guide Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — 3 Quizzes on Narrative Story Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Story Starters Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Prompts Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PGP: Praise - Question - Polish Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Narrative Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Online Stories Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Thirsty Crow Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Story Writing Lesson - Story Terms Real Life Application and Career Options of Story Writing Flipped Lesson Part - 3 Videos - How to Write a Picture Story Collaborative Group Task — Pair - Share, Shared Writing Space for Peer Teaching - Genre Features Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — 2 Quizzes on Picture Story Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Story Template Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Think of a Picture Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PGP: Praise - Question - Polish Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Picture Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Picture Chart Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — KWL Chart Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Story Writing Lesson - Story Terms Real Life Application and Career Options of Story Writing Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Fictional Story Collaborative Group Task — Interactive Venn Diagram, Think - Write - Share Space for Peer Teaching - Fiction VS Non-Fiction Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — Quizzes on Elements of Fiction Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Story Template Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Writing Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PEEC: Point - Evidence - Explain - Conclude Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Fictional Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Fantasy Story Outline Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

(1 hr PP, 6 differentiated worksheets, clip link) Complete 1 hour lesson with starter handout and worksheets Suitable for KS3 / 4 Variety of different level tasks for MA, LA or Core Differentiated to 4 levels Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for» Good» or above A focus on what unites the three religions, and a look at the story of Abraham.

Suitable for KS3 / 4 easily adapted for either Different level tasks for MA, LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for» Good - Outstanding» Credit to BBC for clip link Note - This resource contains the Story of Lot.

«The proponents of Common Core are trying to bill this as a state - led, state - initiated effort, and, at best, it might have been state - initiated initially, although I find that is only part of the story,» says current doctoral student Chris Buttimer, Ed.M.»

This Presentation Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Learning Objectives and Outcomes Short Description of the Author with an Introduction and Summary to the Story Overview of Vocabulary for the Story - The Canterville Ghost Flipped Lesson Part - Video and Text of the Story, Life and Works for Pre-Learning Day 1: Story Setting - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PEE Day 2: Character Description - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PQP Day 3: Plot Development - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - IQE Day 4: Story Analysis - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Rubrics, Plenary - PQE Day 5: Summary - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Scaffolder, Rubrics, Plenary - PEEL Day 6: Reference to Context - Starter, Guide and Prompt, Rubrics, Plenary - PEEC Lesson Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — Online Quiz and Questions Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Story Comprehension Checklist Home Learning for Reinforcement - 4 Exercises Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Comprehension Questions Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

The abundance of stories from teachers about how motivated weak readers have become, and how much better those kids feel about themselves as a result of being included in reading the core texts and doing the work of the unit, is — without question — a summative finding of the Knowledge Matters School Tour.

As Jason DeParle wrote in the Times's «Two Classes» story, an epidemic of single motherhood among the poor has created «a tidal surge of inequality» that has raised «questions about a core national faith, that even Americans of humble backgrounds have a good chance of getting ahead.»

And we think we did a pretty good job of predicting this year's big stories: Glenda Ritz, Tony Bennett and Common Core, to name a few.

Then the Times published a «news» story that completely ignored any well reasoned criticisms of the Common Core and framed the opposition as mostly a political tactic from rightwing factions of the Republican party.

The 50 stories gathered here, along with hundreds of others, were submitted as part of the Rethink Learning Now campaign, a national grassroots effort to change the tenor of our national conversation about schooling by shifting it from a culture of testing, in which we overvalue basic - skills reading and math scores and undervalue just about everything else, to a culture of learning, in which we restore our collective focus on the core conditions of a powerful learning environment, and work backwards from there to decide how best to evaluate and improve our schools, our educators, and the progress of our nation's schoolchildren.

In 2013, he briefly suggested that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was «impolitic» to place opposition to the Common Core State Standards upon «white, suburban moms» who don't want to find out that their children are not brilliant — just before he jumped in and declared that Secretary Duncan was right to be concerned that «a laudable set of guidelines» would be rejected for making kids work too hard, characterized most opposition to the standards as «welling hysteria» from the right and left wing, and chided parents concerned about the increasing lack of joy in school with declarations that portions of school ought to be «relatively mirthless» while blaming stories of students breaking down from stress upon their parents.

Building a Better Pipeline to the Principalship: The SABLE Story In response to a shortage of qualified leaders, the Atlanta Public Schools developed the Superintendent's Academy for Building Leaders in Education (SABLE), which prepares aspiring principals with the specific standards, core values, knowledge and skills required to lead the district's schools.

Every good story has one core problem in need of being resolved.

Journalism is at the core of the whole story The exploitation of Henry Sexton's research became the tipping point for Forrest Knox Good factual journalism is often the alarm to the public, as well as authorities, that something needs investigating.

By telling stories from a wide range of perspectives, we tell the larger story of who Amazon is and how Amazon's core business practices contribute to a better India.

The three siblings are at the core of the story, but the supporting characters are interesting and important as well.

The rest of the specification story is already well known: a 1.6 GHz dual core chip, 1 GB of RAM, and a 8 GB internal storage.

Developmental editing on these projects may address issues like sustaining the original characters but creating new challenges in their private and public lives, points of view, and life cycles, as well as the usual core elements — story, relationships, pacing, narrative structure.

Plus, Brenda (my editor) really gets the story I tried to create with What We Saw, and helped me return to its core to get the best out of it.

Not the original intention, but I recently read a story that skirts around the substantive core of Credit Slips, as well as the fabulous work of sociologist Viviana Zelizer, a past Credit Slips guest.

There are plenty of kick - ass shooters without co-op but given the core gameplay of how shooters are played and how big online gaming has become a co-op option in any shooter past or present would be a definite plus and like many reviews for KZ2 stated you already have teamates along for the ride through the whole campaign allowing one of them (or more) to be playable in co-op mode doesn't change the story or how the game is played in anyway, except instead of AI controlled teamates you have your best bud along to shoot the bad guys with you, which is WHY shooters are the perfect genre for co-op, and its becoming more and more EXPECTED as a feature / option in shooters this gen. I remember when it was questionalbe reading requests for a certain game on a certain forum filled with Gamers request for co-op campaign; It was crazy.

It's best to think of a lot of the games as a retelling of the core story between Link, Zelda, and Ganon.

Of course, there are different heads, cores, generators, and other pieces as well that can be found within the story missions or bought from the store.

While LBPV doesn't revolutionize the core formula of LBP, it does have the best story mode in both level design and hilarious characters,...

As well as interactive bits to keep players entertained outside of the core story.

The destructible environments are not just a gimmick, but a core part of the game that fit well with the story and the setting.

Even though Destiny doesn't captivate its audience with great story elements, it simply captures the core mechanics of a shooter better than any title has so far in 2014.