The Fundamentals of Writing can be found at South Carolina ELA Standards.
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John Jakes is a well-known author of historical fiction. He is also a research fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Carolina. He discusses his trilogy, Love and War. He...
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Tom Feelings was both a writer and an illustrator. He taught illustrating at the University of South Carolina. Usually, the process is that a manuscript is submitted to a publisher, and the publisher...
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Students speak with poet, storyteller and writer Tommy Scott Young. Mr. Young starts with The Gingerbread Man. One of his secrets is to read outloud. The characters do not come fully alive without...
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South Carolina author of children's books, John Troy McQueen, begins with a reading from A World Full of Monsters. Mr. McQueen says that he sometimes writes story ideas down, but sometimes he allows...
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Despite the fact that Emily Dickinson had little of her poetry published during her lifetime, her work is considered a major influence on modern poetry. Emily's family allowed her limited access to...
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Using a news photo, students use close reading skills and assume the role of journalists who must write about events represented by the image.
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Every day we are all bombarded with events, that together, form our daily lives. These events affect our lives in small and large ways. Often, simultaneous events overlap, which compound the effect of...
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A former public school teacher in New York City, Joyce Hansen writes contemporary novels, as well as historical fiction, exploring the African American experience. The Gift Giver was her first...
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As an author who writes paranormal romance novels and young adult stories, Rochelle Bailey lives in Charleston and often writes under an alias. Writing as Regan Black, she is the award-winning author...
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A native of Charleston, which is also the setting of her novels, Rich in Love and The Fireman’s Fair, Josephine Humphreys was educated at Ashley Hall and studied creative writing at Duke University...