Barry Lane

Posted on 09/08/2009 by debrennersmith

http://www.amazon.com/But-How-You-Teach-Writing/dp/0545021189/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252295984&sr=8-1   I was recently rereading my writing books looking for ideas for teaching writing.  Barry Lane is always full of ideas.  Have you read his book, But How Do You Teach Writing?  It is wonderful!

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Writing about a prompt in an interesting way (Barry Lane)

Posted on 08/03/2008 by debrennersmith

Barry Lane is writing about a prompt in an interesting way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxdrOWUCu48

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Explode the Moment You Tube Video Barry Lane

Posted on 08/01/2008 by debrennersmith

Explode the Moment You Tube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykziiHpyuo

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Barry Lane You Tube Videos

Posted on 08/01/2008 by debrennersmith

Do you like Barry Lane? Michigan suggests using many of the Barry Lane writing strategies to improve writing. Here are several you tube videos by Barry Lane to get you started:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isIyM4-dgw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOmW6R–hSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRJ3mykcb-w

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Snapshots

Posted on 07/27/2008 by debrennersmith

Name the Craft

When the writer wants the reader to picture a moment in time, the writer will describe the sounds, the smells, the specific action. Often the writer will pretend to take a snapshot or a photograph of the setting and visualize it. What do you see in this moment of time? How will you [...]

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Explode the Moment

Posted on 07/27/2008 by debrennersmith

Name the Craft
-Explode the Moment, Slow the pace, Create suspense

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