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The Writing Classroom – Summer Reading Story Quilts
Writing coach Robin Rivers shows off the Summer Reading Challenge Quilt her students made as a result of reading 100+ novels this summer.
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The Summer Reading Challenge Quilt
Writing Coach Robin Rivers shows how her students are creating a Summer Reading Challenge Quilt as they complete their Summer reading lists.
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When Kids Learn to Love Poetry
I admit it, poetry was never my favourite thing. In fact, it’s easy and honest to say that I’ve spent pretty much no significant period in my life reading any sort of rhythm or rhyme. For a long time, I dismissed such musings outright. Who wants to read stuff that you have to guess at […]
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Why Summer Reading Makes You Smarter (Reading Lists for Every Age Included)
Summer Reading Book Lists For Kids – 2019
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Fan Art From My Students
Sometimes, as a writing coach, you get fan art from your kids to remind you that life is good.
Robin Rivers
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Young Author Feature – Mac Boy by Quintin Dong
Note: When I am not writing novels of my own, I lead creative writing groups for young writers in Vancouver. Each week, I feature one young author and their original work here as a celebration of creativity and the power of story. This week, the classic tale of good vs. evil in Saskatchewan—where macaroni is […]
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Day 25 – The Teacher
As a writer, I have found nothing more aggressively instructive in the best of ways than teaching creative writing to others. Unless you’re wealthy by other means, a writer’s life requires a day job or a side hustle to make the pieces fit together. Not to get all cheesy, but teaching writing is really the […]