http://weeksy.edublogs.org Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:55:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever wondered what it is like to produce a picture book? And how it is possible for more than one person to  involved in its creation? How do authors and illustrators work together? And whose book is it anyway when it's finally finished? These were some of the questions ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/lisa-shanahan-parenting-a-picturebook/ There may be times in your writing when you just can't find the right word. Yes, you could right click and use the synonym/thesaurus option in Word, but there is a more exciting option out there. Visuwords is a great online tool which helps you to not only understand the meaning ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2008/03/04/cant-find-the-right-word/ Over the Christmas break, there were a number of movies released which began their life as literature. These included: Beowulf, an old English poem dating from the tenth century AD The Golden Compass (Northern Lights, Philip Pullman) The Waterhorse, Dick King-Smith (author of Babe) Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini Even Alvin and the Chipmunks began life ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2008/02/07/you%e2%80%99ve-seen-the-book-%e2%80%93-now-read-the-movie/ The New Year has come and gone and by now many of your New Year's resolutions may already be broken. Or you may be like me, and have only just decided to 'get fit'. It's hard isn't it - taking those first few steps after making a decision to do something? But ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2008/01/31/reading-fitness/ One of the great things about reading good literature is how you can unwittingly expand your vocabulary. You can often work out the meaning of a word by considering the context in which a new word is used. In today's world another option is available on the internet. In a game ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/12/11/reading-and-vocabulary-%e2%80%93-improve-yours/ It's not too late. You can still read the musings of fantasy writer, Sophie Masson, on 'Inside a Dog?' this month. It will soon be time for someone else to take over, but you can catch up on all the things she has to say about writing at: http://www.insideadog.com.au/residence/index.php It's been ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/reading-writers/ At a recent ASLA conference, I had the pleasure of hearing Susanne Gervay speak about her latest book (That's why I wrote this song) which is a book she wrote in collaboration with her then teenaged daughter, Tori.  Susanne took us through the journey she experienced as she wrote - with ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/10/08/thats-why-i-wrote-this-song-book/ At last – a chance for teens to vote for their favourite read. Here’s your chance to voice your opinion on some of the latest offerings for young adults from both Australian and international authors in the Inky awards. You can vote via the web or SMS for both the Gold ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/inkys-vote-now/ For many years now, the writings of J.K.Rowling have been hailed as the mechanism by which the youth of the world have been returned to the pleasures of reading.... a book! With follow-up movies and merchandising, Harry Potter has remained a popular figure in the minds of school children as ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/07/18/the-harry-potter-phenomena/ Sometimes the classics just seem too hard to follow. How many times have you started a novel from another time, and found it difficult to understand the poetic language and the often very descriptive passages therein? Many 19th and 20th century authors, such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Henry James, may ... http://weeksy.edublogs.org/2007/06/16/to-read-or-not-to-read/