Writing A Personal Narrative - Part 1
YouthEducationWritingCreativityAre you ready to write a personal narrative? First you have to brainstorm some ideas! This video shows you how to think of topics for your narrative writing.
Writing Strategies - Tips
YouthEducationWritingCreativityKnow what you want to write but aren't sure where to start? These sentence prompts will help.
The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsEducationHistoryWriting...One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named Narcissus. Cursed by Hera to only repeat the last words spoken by another, Echo was unable to converse with him and was soon cruelly rejected.
Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham
AdultsBooksCreativityWritingDig into Toni Morrison’s novel, "Beloved," which tells the story of a family of former slaves whose home is haunted by an abusive spirit.
Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? - Dan Finkel
AdultsGamingHistoryWriting...The underworld is overcrowded, and Zeus has ordered Hades to let some spirits out. Hades arranges all the souls of the dead in a line before Cerberus. When one of his three heads bites down on the soul in front of it, they’ll get returned to the land of the living. Anyone to the left must stay in Hades forever. Can you pick the right spot and escape the underworld? Dan Finkel shows how.
Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler
AdultsListeningPsychologyWriting...After years of war, the world’s kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting...