Sentences with phrase «like writing workshops»

A mere 80 pages but this book works like a writing workshop with worksheets to help writers develop key components like characterization, dialogue, and even word choice.

Not exact matches

While journals like African Affairs (co-edited by Nic Cheeseman) hold writing workshops in African universities and offer prizes to encourage and celebrate African writers, they rarely publish issues that feature a majority of African authors.

Using same mapping exercise debuted at our five Community Congresses this past November, workshops like this will allow a greater number of citizens from across the region to map, write and discuss their vision for the future of Erie and Niagara counties over the next 40 years.

For example, workshops offer you the opportunity to provide your attendees with a great deal of information on a given topic, like grant writing, resume writing, or interviewing skills.

My interests were diverse: I really enjoyed the writing aspect of my job; I craved a chance to learn about a broader range of medical and biological topics; I wanted more social interaction in my job, but I also needed «quiet time»; I wanted to continue organizing workshops and conferences, which I had been doing on a volunteer basis; I liked to focus on the details; and I constantly needed to learn something new.

The review, entitled Scientists must be taught to manage, was written by husband and wife faculty members who attended the February 2012 workshop, gives their personal perspective on why the skills they learned are so important and why more workshops like this are needed throughout the academic and scientific communities.

Perhaps John Lennon wrote this song to entice all of us to come out to play with the plethora of yoga events, workshops, and opportunities out there to connect with like - minded individuals also looking to connect in a deep but playful way.

In order to ease the process for incoming students, the Harvard Graduate School of Education recently offered an online workshop called Writing Like an Educator (WLE).

Although the writing classroom may not look like a makerspace, the principles that drive a maker project can also be seen in a student - driven writing workshop.

«For example, in the Manga workshop run by Matthew Lin, the students drew manga characters; Candy Royalle's poetry workshop led to students creating pieces of poetry — some of which were later published online; John Larkin and JC Burke worked with students to develop «show don't tell» writing skills whereby they took a word like «walk» and then all the synonyms associated with that word — for example skip, hop, stumble, sprint, shuffle, stride — and learned how each word has a nuanced meaning and how this can change the feel of a text.

Next I taught a writing workshop using this technique, bringing books like Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America, Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region, and Field Guide to North American Flowers for participants to peruse.

So we have schools that purchase books like Everyday Math, which eschews honest arithmetic in favor of fuzzy math and the overuse of calculators; Teachers College Writers Workshop, which downplays grammar but obsesses about the «process» of writing (a process that's not based in any research); and all manner of reading programs that fixate on «skills» while ignoring literature, history, science, and everything else that might make reading an enjoyable and enlightening experience (and that might actually prepare kids to understand what will be taught to them downstream).

Thinking Like a Journalist Fareed Mostoufi This workshop plan was written to be facilitated with teachers as part of a professional development.

«What I liked the most is finding out how many people have very interesting stories,» Soloman wrote at the end of the final workshop.

On the final day of the «Walk Like a Journalist» workshop, students met with Shelley to review their photos from Dupont Circle and to discuss how to write strong captions.

Due to the immediacy and explicitness of the connection, the teacher may categorize and connect these technologies with concepts like writing instruction and writers workshop method — concepts likely to be part of an English teacher's pedagogical content knowledge.

For example, in the context of learning writers workshop method, teachers can simultaneously learn technological tools and strategies that support such an approach to writing, such as portable writing hardware like AlphaSmarts or handheld PDAs, word processing software, or software features like tracking changes (Microsoft Word).

You might well already spend money on writing - related things you enjoy — like attending festivals or workshops — and there's nothing wrong in spending your money on editing or cover design, so long as you can fit it into your budget.

Like bookstores, many public and even academic libraries now offer writing and publishing workshops to their local community of writers and students.

About one third of the pros in every class I have taught on this topic are like that and struggle for the entire workshop to spot and take out passive language in what they write.

«Like many people who secretly want to write, I became a lawyer,» she told the crowd with a laugh, relating her personal journey from a childhood where books held a special place to a writing workshop where an editor spotted her talent.

I agree with you about beta readers, but I feel like the negativity toward writing workshops and editors is as much of a sacred cow as the idea of writers» art existing pure and golden untouched upon the page.

Announcing a new roundtable / workshop presentation for San Diego - based Founder Roundtable to take place October 6, 2011 titled: eBook Publishing for Businesses, Associations and Non-Profits: How to Develop, Market and Sell Your Organization's Existing Content Here is a summary of the topic: The proliferation of e-reading devices like the Kindle, iPad and smartphones — together with online media stores like Amazon and Barnes & Noble — have created opportunities for organizations to write... [Read more...]

One of the perks of being part of a writing group like the Des Moines Writers» Workshop is having access to great beta readers.

While she can't help but imagine what it might be like to be involved with her pretty writing workshop professor, the up - and - coming literary star Harriet Drake, it all just seems like a wild fantasy, a far away dream, until she suddenly finds herself as the object of her older teacher's romantic affections.

Each writer has the opportunity to workshop writing, plus receive feedback anytime on shorter pieces, newsletter and the like.

Several years ago, when I was green as lettuce and attended the Kris Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith workshops on fiction writing — which made me a little less green, if nothing else by providing a much needed wilting — they kept saying the same puzzling phrase «Treat it like a business.»

I've presented workshops and written several articles (here's a good one) on tips for approaching the whole editing and revising process, starting with macro issues like logistics, characterisation, plot, and pacing, and working your way through awkward phrasing and wordiness down to micro errors like spelling and punctuation.

He has taught writing at Pepperdine University and at workshops in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, though he always likes coming home to L.A. where he can enjoy an authentic street dog.

It's rather like sitting in a writing workshop and telling the people providing feedback that it's their fault for not getting from the story what you intended.

I was talking more about the start up costs of finding a great editor, proofreader (s), cover artist, and formatter (for those technically challenged like me:)-RRB- I also felt that I needed to take a few writing workshops before I published and that all does cost a bit.

I was interested in the workshop because I wanted to see how my writing stood up to the scrutiny of others, but also because I wanted to see what the competition looked like: What were other first - time novelists writing about?

We live off the work subsidiary to book - writing — speeches, readings, workshops, residencies, or writing essays like this one.

You and your family can participate in cheerful events like writing letters to Santa Claus, a picnic party with a show, and a workshop with a surprise appearance from Saint Nick himself.

It looks like it would be very helpful, much like the San Miguel and Taos Writers workshops... all fabulous opportunities for developing your writing craft.

She's also doing some killer research and write ups of artist tools, and helping with a ton of stuff behind the scenes, like setting up local workshops.

The workshops will be two hours and cover topics like how to write an artist statement, PR 101 for artists, grants, and how to price your artwork.

This write - up of a March 2015 workshop conducted by Director Susan Hassol and Science Advisor Michael Mann at Virginia Tech, illustrates what a day - long Climate Communication workshop looks like, addressing framing, messaging, social media, public talks, and media training, and offering lots of opportunities for practice.

Novices have a week of initial training covering basics like «here's how HR works and these are the computer systems, etcetera,» and some practice - specific sessions on «advocacy and the life cycle of litigation, plus a writing workshop run by an external coach.»

As an attorney, I am always striving to improve my writing, so workshops like yours are incredibly helpful.

Peter Shults, Foley Hoag: «I liked the writing drills and interactive nature of the workshop.»

He has conducted 2,000 workshops on three continents for lawyers and judges and is the author of the bestselling Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates and of Point Taken: How to Write Like the World's Best Judges.

There are career placement centers and they may run workshops to help with things like resume writing and interviewing but there's a lot about the job hunting process that isn't covered.

Online features include a job and internship guide, online workshops on relevant topics like job fair success and resume writing, a resume toolkit and resume samples, and an online mock interview tool called Perfect Interview.

The work responsibilities of the social worker includes writing assessments, conducting interviews to clients and their families to know the type of problem, providing counseling support, recommending best solutions ion particular cases, coordinating and making referrals to different agencies, participating in meetings like child protection seminars or mental health, maintaining records needed in preparation of legal action, guiding evidence to be used in court, helping clients through individual or group conferences, developing and implementing written materials for educational purposes, conducting workshops and providing psychiatric social work.

Also, visit EIU's Career Services website to learn more about the workshops offered, like resume writing and critiquing, interviewing skills and mock interviews, Career Boot Camp, writing cover letters, job search strategies, dining etiquette, and professional dress.

In this FREE introductory workshop, our professional resume writers will teach you: — How to write your resume — How to think like a hiring manager — How to stand out in an applicant tracking system

• Hands - on experience in supporting the delivery system by compiling and writing reports as well as maintaining records • Proficient at coordinating training events as well as other events like workshops and conferences • Skilled at instigating pioneering strategies in training which help in keeping the company up - to - date

I work mostly with wool, and enjoy creating and repairing knitted objects.By writing this blog, running darning workshops and taking repair work commissions I provide mending inspiration, skills and services to people and hopefully persuade them that shop - bought clothes deserve care and attention too, just like a precious hand - knit.

If you would like to sponsor a Workshop in your area, please write to us and inquire as to how that can be done.