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Resources

Use these links to work towards badges. Badge suggestions are offered for resources, but all of these resources may be used to earch other badges too.

 

Writing prompts and Free-write resources:

 

Writing prompts can help with your 2 minute Free Write, or your Style & Voice badges: http://www.writeabout.com/ideas/

 

Write or Die is a site that encourages you to just keep writing. Use this site for your 2 minute Free Write.

 

 

Places where you can find resources to write essays, poems, and your own stories about:

 

The Poetry Foundation contains links to thousands of poems and hundreds of poets. Use this site to earn author badges, or as raw material for your essay badge.

 

Classic Shorts is a bank of short stories you can use to earn author badges, or as texts to compare and contrast for essay badges.

 

Here is a list of 18 short stories by Alice Munro, a renowned Canadian author.

 

Open Culture is an online resource with links to thousands of free stories, books, music and movies.

 

Presentation Examples:

 

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_london_high_school_training_ground

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/paolo_cardini_forget_multitasking_try_monotasking

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived


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