This week’s story, “ Deal-Breaker ,” will appear in your new collection, “ This Is Not About Us ,” which comes out in ...

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Pictures, props and other prompts can really help learners of all abilities develop their descriptive writing techniques. We all know that some learners find descriptive writing very difficult; this ...

Narrative writing is where children create stories with a clear structure – beginning, middle, and end – while developing characters, setting and a simple plot. Practising narrative writing helps ...

Teaching narrative writing can be a rewarding experience for both educators and students. Through storytelling, students learn to express themselves creatively, while teachers help students develop ...

Descriptive writing is a powerful tool that adds life and depth to your writing. Effective descriptions breathe life into your ideas and put the reader in the scene where those ideas live. If I want ...

Narrative writing is an essential skill for elementary school students to develop. It helps them express their thoughts and ideas in a coherent and engaging way. One effective way to teach narrative ...

School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Introduction: Genres, having distinct communicative functions, elicit different levels of reasoning demands in writing tasks ...

Storytelling saved my sanity during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown afforded me time to write and share stories about my life and career. I wasn't writing my memoir as much as I was engaged in ...

Colleges and universities are filled with brilliant people, but not enough with the skills to communicate with and meaningfully connect with the wider public. That means sharing insights in new, ...