Goodbye and Good luck

FAREWELL
This is the last post that I will be writing. Next month will be one year since I started Counting Stars Education. I have met such interesting people. I have met people who really required my help and then changed their minds. I have met two wonderful families and am excited for what the rest of the year will bring. The possibilities are endless now that I have a wonderful venue. I will keep the blog open to anyone who needs it for academic resources. Perhaps one day I will post again but for now, I need to focus on what the rest of the year will bring and I need to focus all my time on my new students.





Don't stop learning!

Kind regards

Krysten Jackson

Fifth (final) post on Creative Writing Week

Descriptive Words
A friend of mine in high school used to write a lot and any chance she would get between doing her school work. Her genre of writing was more Medieval times. We are talking knights, kings, queens, the works. I think if you have that knowledge then why not make a good story? So imaginative! But the point I am trying to make about all of this is that she always told me the number one item she always has with her is a Thesaurus. I am yet to invest in one for my bookshelf but it is always a good item to have for any aspiring writer. Before using a Thesaurus, have a lesson on one and also teach the skill of how to use a dictionary. An important skill that many learners just don't use anymore. After your successful lesson, use the print out on the Creative Writing tab. Finding different words for something is thinking out the box with writing and inspiring your students to be more creative so why not? This is Creative Writing after all.

Hope you all have enjoyed the posts this week on Creative Writing. Perhaps sometime I will do something similar for Maths and English Language? Now that is an idea for another blog post for another day.

Happy writing! :)

Fourth post on Creative Writing Week

The sound of a person's voice
Have you ever thought about the way you sound when you talk? Now think about how you can add that dimension to your character when writing. Have the reader picture the character in their mind as if they were a real person. Thinking about the tone of a person's voice as a wonderful dimension to the character in the story but also an exiting element in the story. When thinking of character for your story, see them (you as the writer) as someone who really exists. Seek inspiration from your own life. Stuck on how to get started? Have a look at the Creative Writing tab for some fun ideas.

Happy writing! :)

Third post on Creative Writing Week

Character Traits
On the Creative Writing tab today, Character Traits. Giving the characters traits in your story helps the reader identify with the characters and also gives the characters more personality. Characters can have positive or negative traits. Shaping characters more in a story makes the reading that much enjoyable. On the list, there are lots of character trait ideas you could use. Print either for Student files or your growing wall on Creative Writing in the classroom.]

Happy writing! :)

Second post on Creative Writing Week

Writing strong leads
The start of the story is the most important aspect of any story. The first couple of sentences is when you want to hook your reader in to keep reading the story. Have a look on the Creative Writing tab for ideas for strong leads. Print this section to place into Student Files.

Happy writing! :)

First post on Creative Writing Week

Adjectives

On the blog today, the first post for the Creative Writing Week. It is all about Adjectives. Adjectives make writing more exciting and add more detail to sentences. Feel free to print the pictures on the Creative Writing tab for your classroom or for Student Files. Adjectives are fun to teach. It is a good idea to show why it is important to add Adjectives to the sentences.

Happy writing!

Sharpen that pencil!

Creative Writing
All on the blog next week I will be featuring something that has to do with Creative Writing. I will be writing a post on:

• Descriptive words to use in Creative Writing
• Poster on words that describes a person's voice
• Poster on different Character Traits to use in Creative Writing
• Writing ideas on how to write strong leads
• Poster on Personality Adjectives

All the blog posts will be under the Creative Writing tab: https://countingstarstutoringsupport.blogspot.co.za/p/creative-writing-development.htmls 

The blog posts can be placed in your students Creative Writing folders. 

Sharpen those pencils, get the paper out and get ready to write.

Happy learning!