http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2591&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Julia Beiruten-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/57246.aspxWed, 25 Nov 2009 19:30:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:57246JuliaBodeebWhiteThis lesson about helping students create an inspiration folder will help get teens on track to start dreaming about and planning their future. An inspiration folder helps teenagers start to focus on their dreams. Preparing the folder helps them think about the steps they will take to make the dreams come to fruition. Getting students to think abou...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/57007.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 19:48:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:57007JuliaBodeebWhiteIf love blooms in a work setting is it safe to pursue the romance? Or will it impact one's career? Is it a good idea to date coworkers? Sometimes yes and more often no. Dating coworkers may be risky to career and romance! Romances End All too often romances eventually end. If you know you want to spend the rest of your career at a certa...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/16386.aspxSun, 23 Nov 2008 23:16:54 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16386JuliaBodeebWhiteHelp students explore their thoughts about the future and their dreams via journal writing. Build Writing Skills Students enjoy “Do Now” activities or writing assignments that relate to journal writing. Spending time with their journal gives them a tiny break from the stress of the school day, and yet they are still learning valuable writing skills...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18956.aspxThu, 11 Dec 2008 18:49:43 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18956JuliaBodeebWhiteLiterature teaches the reader much about the human condition. This essay assignment will help students understand the universal themes in literature throughout the ages. With this essay assignment, students will review the literature they have read this year to find examples of information gleaned about how humans live their lives. The essay will i...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18434.aspxSun, 07 Dec 2008 04:31:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18434JuliaBodeebWhiteHelp students explore their creativity with a fun project that will allow them to do computer research and use their writing skills. Help students build creative writing skills via a project where they create a street name! Have students create a unique street name and describe what their life there would be like. This activity will be fun for stud...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/19397.aspxSat, 13 Dec 2008 17:39:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19397JuliaBodeebWhiteDiscuss photos from around the world with students. Give them tips to use the photo to stimulate creativity and write a unique short story. Students benefit greatly from learning more about world cultures. Thus a slide show of photos from around the world is great fun when used as a writing prompt. Help students build a worldview by showing picture...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18440.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 01:24:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18440JuliaBodeebWhiteTips to help students learn how to write a strong, memorable essay. Build Persusive Writing Skills Students need daily writing practice to improve their writing skills to help them excel on standardized writing tips. One way to obtain this constant level of writing practice is to assign short “Do Now” writing assignments as students enter the room....http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17441.aspxSun, 30 Nov 2008 11:37:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17441JuliaBodeebWhiteHelp students enjoy viewing art and using it as inspiration to write a short story. Fun tips to give students ways to analyze the art and cull out details to use in their story. Let Art Inspire Writing Photo prompts on standardized tests require students to use their creative writing skills and their imagination. The photos used for the prompts are...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/16620.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 05:13:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16620JuliaBodeebWhiteLet students look into the future by creating a timeline of their life. A fun project is to have students create a timeline of their life that includes significant events from the past, present, and future. Have students sit in groups so they may brainstorm ideas for this project together. Provide construction paper or poster board and magic marker...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/16619.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 04:03:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16619JuliaBodeebWhiteGive students advice to outline a short story to ensure their story is focused and interesting. Help students create an outline that will help them write a short story that is well organized, contains interesting plot events, and provides characters that are richly developed. Teach students to make an outline before starting a draft of a short stor...