Sentences with phrase «story writing abilities»

I don't know what her story writing abilities are like, I guess we shall wait and see.

Thirteen intermediate - level students with learning disabilities and poor writing ability were taught how to use a prestructured story web to improve their narrative story writing ability.

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You want to run a business, not write a hit TV show, so why is the ability to tell a great story so important to success as a CEO?

If only her powers had included the ability to help write a better story, this film might have been much better.

From calculated jewellery heists to cold blooded murder, police chases, hijacking planes and even the ability to control a dog with some truly hilarious results, GTA V has one of the best stories to date that is not only well - written with some great comedic moments but boasts some really fun protagonists.

This ability is needed for Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson's and writing partner, Roman Coppola's («The Darjeeling Limited «-RRB-, sweet, often hilarious story of two misfits who try to form a loving bond, despite difficult odds.

Star and Writer Jason Segel, who wrote the wretched Knocked Up and director Nicholas Stoller (who also directed the upcoming Pineapple Express) have crafted a cute story about a television composer, Peter Breter (Segel) who gets dumped by his television star girlfriend, played by Kristen Bell who is really stretching her acting abilities here.

While students may take part in very different writing tasks depending on the subject area, their ability to craft a creative story in English and to produce a detailed report in science (for example) are in part dependent upon the attitudes, behaviours, and emotions relevant to writing and writing tasks.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A display border with colourful Hermit crabs An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures A title poster for display Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells Sea creature flash cards Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story Tracing pattern worksheets Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes - great for discussion and displays Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet Label the sea creatures worksheets A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs Sequencing picture cards for the story Cut and paste sequence worksheet What happens next worksheets My favourite part of the story worksheet Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet - with different version for different abilities Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures Beginning, middle and end worksheet Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets An alphabet line on Hermit crabs A number line to 30 on different sea creatures A crab face mask to make - in colour and black and white Writing paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourwriting about the story and sea creatures A title poster for display Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells Sea creature flash cards Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story Tracing pattern worksheets Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes - great for discussion and displays Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet Label the sea creatures worksheets A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs Sequencing picture cards for the story Cut and paste sequence worksheet What happens next worksheets My favourite part of the story worksheet Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet - with different version for different abilities Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures Beginning, middle and end worksheet Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets An alphabet line on Hermit crabs A number line to 30 on different sea creatures A crab face mask to make - in colour and black and white Writing paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourWriting paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Pluses include the ability to use a story - starter template or write from scratch; the ability to write and draw pages that students can change according to their purposes; the ability to choose between clip art and paint pictures or original artwork; and the read - back feature.

It is a detailed and extensive resource which includes a wide range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities: Making predictions about the story Animated film of The Owl and the Pussycat Retelling strategies and comprehension questions Cloze exercise and storyboarding activities Tackling unfamiliar words and using a dictionary Rhyming words lesson with interactive game Identify adjectives in The Owl and the Pussycat A lesson on using adjectives to improve writing Compound words lesson and activities Create a children's story book Full unit of work overview

Or, as is the case with the collaborative story - writing ideas that we'll be discussing, there is explicit space made for students to first use their own intellectual abilities.

Luck, and his ability to find the story in anything, has worked well for Littlefield — a former high school teacher who honed his writing skills at the Ed School — and the show, which is about sports, but not about sports.

Young men with athletic ability in sports such as Football or Basketball were considered heroes, regardless of their ability to solve algebraic equations, or write short stories effectively.

Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.

Worksheets designed for SEN students of low ability, supporting reading, writing and understanding of the story.

With the ability to choose what becomes part of the story, as opposed to fast - forwarding past videotape of students writing quietly at their desks or throwing spitwads at a neighbor, digital storytelling can offer teacher educators a new way to shape narratives about classrooms.

Comprehensive evaluations in writing should include measures of handwriting and / or keyboarding, spelling, the ability to formulate sentences, writing fluency, paragraph writing, and the ability to plan and organize a story or an essay.

In the beginning, when I was trying to sell my first novel, I had a weird experience of editors really wanting me to write, sort of magic realism set in the Caribbean, or about recent immigrants with a magical ability (I've had two editors actually give me that logline and ask if I'd be interested in writing that story, but it's just not there for me, I've got other stories still to tell).

I didn't question my abilities for story telling, I just wrote and took a chance.

I found the story compelling, mainly because of the author's ability to write in great detail about the minutae of Perowne's job or family or uncertainties in such a way as to have me almost always reading something that was both informative and believable.

Though Moyes writes books that are generally classified as women's fiction, she possesses the rare ability to inject life and pathos into the most clichéd or rote - sounding plotline, as well as a talent for digging out historical details that ground her stories.

As long as I'm writing each story to the best of my ability and people tell me they enjoy them, I figure I'm doing something right.

Sometimes we get shocked when a crappy book (say, for example, Fifty Shades of Gray) suddenly starts showing up everywhere — but it showed up because, in spite of the boring story and fourth - grade writing ability, the book SOLD.

Use any short stories you get published — especially if they win an award — in your submission to agents as evidence of your ability to write, and increase your chances of getting an agent.

The rejection doesn't reflect on the quality of our premise, story, characters, or writing ability.

While opponents of the writing point to fan fiction as being nothing more than outright theft of authors» works, supporters of these writers — who include the likes of Hugh Howey, Blake Crouch, and Barbara Freethy — recognize the writing ability of fan fiction authors, coupled with the almost worshipful love of a published work that leads them to continue the story long after the cover is closed.

Wattpad Stories, which goes live at 10 am ET, takes an in - depth look at people whose lives have been transformed by the power of writing and storytelling, and by the ability to instantly share that creative work with an audience of over 20 million users.

Some reviewers are so sure of their ability to predict where I'm going next that they barely bother to glance at the book at all, with embarrassing results (check out the journalist who described Coastliners as «another of Harris» sweeping historical epics», or the one who based her entire review of Jigs & Reels on a single story and wrote how «once more, food and France play a leading role in this feelgood confection.»)

On the other hand, if you start to feel a little... twitchy... when you go more than a day or two without writing, if you have the ability to tell stories and phrase things in interesting ways, if you are confident in that ability without being unrealistic in your expectations, if you recognize the value of hard work and you're willing to take a chance on yourself while understanding there are no guarantees in this world, then by my estimation, there's never been a better time to be a writer.

And downward price pressure on ebooks means we ultimately get paid less, which means it's harder for us to make the living we do, which means both our ability and our financial incentives to write the stories readers want to see are compromised.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at how details and description can affect your story and how they differ pending on your genre, your readers» expectations, and your ability to write Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at how details and description can affect your story and how they differ pending on your genre, your readers» expectations, and your ability to write write them.

Whether you're in awe of an author's writing capabilities, his / her ability to self - promote, or the sheer range of outlets that have reviewed his / her work, by better understanding success stories in your genre, you have the opportunity to then identify the media outlets that have reviewed and shared information about these books and authors — outlets that you know are receptive to works in your genre.

A number of authors and rights» holders are already lending their characters to the platform, allowing fan fiction authors the ability to write new stories with these characters and to publish them via the Kindle Worlds platform for a profit.

The stories are those of the love of the written word and the ability to study, analyze, understand.

The argument could be made that everything I've written since I first conceived «The Last Chronicles» has been an attempt to expand my abilities and resources; to make myself ready for the story I'm writing now.»

I think we are all doomed to suffer from our personal histories unless we own our stories and our ability to write them.

As a reader I can speak highly of the quality of his writing and ability to tell a very good story, despite the handicap of being an indie author.

She is best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real - world diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, colonialism, physical ability, age, and other sociocultural factors.

Because readers who like mail - order bride romances want to read all the mail - order bride romances that the author has written, where that reader has fallen in love with the author's voice and story - telling ability.

These are a particularly difficult but important process because they require you to write, within one page, a very brief breakdown of your story and its potential audience, a short biography of your writing experience and your ability to promote the book, and to add a unique spin to your letter that helps it stand out from the remaining million queries that they receive.

- I typed at length about Adam Warren's writing abilities, and how his work on Iron Man: Hypervelocity with Brian Denham was a brutally effective way to do an Iron Man story.

If you have a story to tell, but fear you lack the writing ability to tell it — I am your girl.

This creative writers» critique group is open to BWA members and is devoted to helping writers not only revise their stories but improve their writing abilities.

In most instances, the senior has access to word processing software, and the ability to use the software, but after writing their story has to wait for printers or traditional publishers to review and approve their stories.

Therein lies part of the reason Wattpad is attractive to certain writers: it offers a real chance to directly reach and grow a readership — even if it means giving away the writing for free — and also be front - of - mind with fans due to Wattpad's ability to ping a devoted readership whenever a new story or installment gets posted.

He sat down and wrote a book to the best of his ability, telling the kind of story he wanted to tell, and now it's a Ridley Scott movie, capitalizing on bestseller status.

It's the ability to write stories that readers want but publishers fear to invest in.

And then I remembered, I had an agent, a great agent, I wrote great books (so all the rejecting editors told me) and yes, you are right, self pub has given my stories a voice and an ear and the chance to be read, when they otherwise would have still been gathering dust on my hard drive, yet, on the other hand this is hard, REALLY HARD, it is SO hard to find your way to a readership as a SP, with limited funds (dwindling)... and the glimmer of trad pub — with their power to splash your name around established circles of readers, and their ability to secure a great number of reviews where, as a self pub, doors have been slammed in my face — becomes temptingly shiny again, (it's like childbirth, you forget all the painful stuff with time)... and it all gets very tempting... almost tempting enough to consider sacrificing one work JUST one artistic premise for the trade off of visibility... and then perhaps, just perhaps THEN, my SP efforts will finally sprout wings... but then I hear you and other say, it wasn't worth it, you'd never do it again, and I sigh... And then I wake up the next morning and think of packing it all in, and going to work for Walmart and steady shitty pay... lol And then along comes this blog post.

My goal is to continue to improve the quality of my writing and tell the stories I've got to the best of my ability.