Teaching Suggestions – War Poetry
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Chapter One Study Questions – Paths of Heaven
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Getting to know your students through Poetry
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Steampunk Architecture – Teaching Suggestions
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Chapter One – Imperial Nostalgia
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Chapter Study Questions
A warm welcome to teachers and students! The Study Questions in this blog, are designed for classroom discussions, study groups or book clubs. If you have extra questions to add, please contact us. We welcome all suggestions. Students – please note that all your comments are public. Comments are moderated. Let us know, if you’d like…
Writing Nemesis Three – I can’t create believable characters!
I can’t create believable characters – they seem to lack their own voice. Here’s a practical exercise that can help you get started: Picture the last time you felt a strong emotion. Now write for 15 minutes about that experience. Don’t correct your writing. Don’t criticize yourself. Don’t change words to make yourself sound smart,…
Writing Nemesis Two – I don’t know how to get started!
I’m terrible at managing my time. I don’t know how to get started and I don’t have a writing routine. Time management and motivation are learned behaviors. There are many ways to build these habits. Here’s something you can try: Block off large spaces of time in your week, so you can re-center yourself and…
Writing Nemesis One – What will people think?
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Overcome your Writing Nemesis
Professional writers, university students, ESL students – regardless of their background – everyone struggles with writing at some stage. These problems are often called ‘writing blocks’. Sometimes they can be so daunting, they become a nemesis rather than a simple block. They stop you every time you try to be creative, or enjoy the writing…
Chapter One – Ecotopia
What is implied by the subtitle of Chapter One – 10 Years after Fallout? Define the term ecotopia. Write a short descriptive explanation linking the two terms. Explore how one reality would lead to the other. Suggested Readings MATHISEN, W. (2001). The Underestimation of Politics in Green Utopias: The Description of Politics in Huxley’s……
Chapter One – Alternative History
Rebuilding Arcadia is set in a steampunk universe. This means that history has taken a different course. Events in the past have led to a radically different future. Take a moment to examine historic events, organizations and political entities. Use reasoning, logic and your imaginations to explore how this world may have developed. Answer those tricky……
Chapter One – Observation Skills
With any book, the setting in the first chapter, often holds clues to character traits, themes and plot lines. Test your observation skills, with these questions: Observation 1) What are the key words used to describe this world? 2) What type of government is featured in this book? What clues do you have? 3) How……
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