When Water Can Bring Smiles & Much Cheer
Discussions the Young Writers' Club about water scarcity and survival- Being thankful for the water that flows through the taps even...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Creative Writing Workshops Teach Children How To Write Stories. But Is That Enough?
Writing as a skill needs practice and time to develop. Learning to observe writing approaches while reading Reading outside of school is...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
The World Cup & Going Green?
It's an exciting time for football fans across the world. At the Young Writers' Club, teens who are sports enthusiasts and otherwise came...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Peer Support Helps Build Confidence in Communication and Public Speaking Skills
Do these skills get acquired only if a child appears in short term courses, oratorical competitions and debates? Perhaps yes. But these...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 min
Reading Together To Write Better
The style of writing, the choice of words, the writing approach (direct or metaphorical) and the connections that the written content...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
A Book That Created Ripples In Our Book Club
Harvey Comes Home written by Colleen Nelson and illustrated by Tara Anderson was chosen by the young readers. At first, we enjoyed...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Writing an essay/speech? How you begin matters.
Do you get to the point or do you build context first? #writing #teens #speeches #essays #arguments #argumentativewriting...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Can Creative Writing Alone Help Teens With A Variety of Writing Requirements?
Real world writing applications are not restricted to imaginary/creative writing but have a lot more to do with written communication as...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
A Book That Shows That Failing Can Eventually Lead To Progress
That is true if one doesn't give up, one tries different approaches and perseveres. Science is about experimenting with different...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
"Climate Change isn't a distant threat. It is our reality"
Selina Neirok's powerful speech on the impact of climate change on her home island in the Pacific ocean, set the ball rolling for...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Direct Connection Between Reading Outside of School and Understanding Textbooks
As schools reopen, reading outside of school takes a backseat. In the process all the benefits reaped from regular reading gradually...
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lakshmimitter
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
Traffic Congestion, Flyovers & Expressways- Speaking Of Their Impact on Quality of Life
Flyovers have always seemed to be the obvious solution to reduce traffic congestion on the roads and to ease traffic flow. Major cities...
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lakshmimitter
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
The Surprising Side Effect of Reading- An Imagination Boost
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination Will Get You Everywhere."- Albert Einstein How did that butterfly land on the tip of the...
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lakshmimitter
- Feb 16, 2022
- 4 min
Should children be reading the news?
The term "news" may immediately make you associate it with negative/disturbing stories that appear in the news leading to several...
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lakshmimitter
- Feb 15, 2022
- 5 min
Does creative writing help children to enhance their ability to communicate clearly in writing?
We write to gather ideas, to think, to plan, to convey something important, why even to get something done. Yet the emphasis early on in...
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lakshmimitter
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
Writing a Formal Letter That Results In A Desired Action.
Students learn formal letter writing for several years in school. However, does writing a formal letter for a school test or exam equip...
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lakshmimitter
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Creative Writing Section In A Test/Exam, What Is It Trying To Achieve?
Experienced writers sometimes write several drafts before their writing is published. Children on the other hand are given little time to...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
Building A Model City of the Future That Could Help Reverse Climate Change
Growing up in the digital world, children especially teenagers are privy to all sorts of information. Climate Change has been a much...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 1, 2021
- 5 min
Reading To Write Better
Children who read for fun generally tend to write better. Here is why... Reading for some children clearly is a chore, not something that...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Spinning the right narrative
Role play helps in overcoming inhibitions and helps in free participation in group discussions.
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