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Kid'sWriting Resources
Quills and Quotes Recommends:
Inspiring articles and talks:
The Benefits of Writing
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Writing begets critical thinking: when you write, you must research, organize, analyze, develop, and persuade.
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Writing is part of success: school work, University/Program acceptance, SAT, work proposals.
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Writing reflects your abilities: does your writing say you are powerful? Effective? Organized? Persuasive?
The Benefits of Public Speaking
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Public speakings skills develop confidence: to express your ideas, to be heard and to lead.
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Public speaking is part of success: presentations, interviews, networking, competitions, debate and relationship-building.
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Public Speaking is an exercise for the brain: you must critically learn a topic and deliver a response with clarity.
Books for the Child Who Reads, and Reads, and Reads...
Grade 3-5
Land of Stories
Matilda
Rules
Floors
Melonhead
Random Acts
Neil Flambe
Pocket Full of Murder
Series of Unfortunate Events
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Grade 5-7
Bridge to Terabithia
Because of Winn-Dixie
Holes
The Magician's Newphew
City of Ember
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Counting by 7's
Silverwing series
Swindle
Airborne
Theodore Boone
Grade 7-9
My Sister's Keeper
Angela's Ashes
The Glass Castle
The Road
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
Everything, Everything
The Outsiders
Into Thin Air
Fahrenheit 451
Stargirl
Ted Talks We Love
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