Whether you've arrived here as part of the larger Gender Representation Unit, or while searching for a strong short story to use with your students, X: A Fabulous Child's Story by Lois Gould is perfect for your classroom. A copy of the story can be purchased online or downloaded from The Gender Centre (currently the fourth link from the top at the time … Continue reading X: A Fabulous Child’s Story – Literacy Skills Review
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Converting Twine 2 Stories to Android APK Apps for the Google Play Store
In our last part you learned how to write a Choose Our Way tale with Twine 2, and share it on a website so that it could be shared with people outside of the classroom. Now you will learn how to transform your Twine 2 story into an Android APK App file which can be played on … Continue reading Converting Twine 2 Stories to Android APK Apps for the Google Play Store
Using Twine 2 to Create Chooseable Path Stories
Twine 2 is a piece of software that allows you to create Choose Our Way tales. In our last parts you learned about palm stories, familiarized yourself with the basics of choose our way tales, and then learned how to write basic choose our way tales. Now we'll look at how to digitize those tales using Twine 2. … Continue reading Using Twine 2 to Create Chooseable Path Stories
Alligator River: Point Evidence Explanation Paragraphs
Point Evidence Explanation paragraphs have all three requirements for supporting an opinion. The point is what the writer believes, the evidence is what the writer is using to prove their belief is true, and the explanation is an explanation of how the evidence supports the point. I use the following activity as a diagnostic to assess Reading and Writing knowledge. It … Continue reading Alligator River: Point Evidence Explanation Paragraphs