by Scott Dreyer | Feb 27, 2020 | Writing
For most people, a “sketch” is a painting or kind of artwork. In writing, a “biographical sketch” is like trying to paint a “picture” of a person, but not with paint, but with words. A biographical sketch can discuss a...
by Scott Dreyer | May 30, 2019 | Writing
In our Advanced Writing class, we are working on writing a biographical sketch. The textbook* gave us a list of several key events in the life of American pioneer Daniel Boone. However, writing an interesting biographical sketch is not just writing a boring...
by Scott Dreyer | May 10, 2019 | Writing
You are my sunshine. He roared with laughter. Variety is the spice of life. What do these three have in common? They are METAPHORS. These, along with similes, are a great way to spice up your writing. (Actually, “spice up your writing” is a metaphor...
by Scott Dreyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Writing
Recently I taught one of our Advanced Writing classes–the students attend the prestigious school in the Hsinchu, Taiwan Science Park where I taught from 1992-1997. The students have been working on description essays. So, as homework, I gave them this prompt:...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 1, 2019 | Writing
During a Chinese New Year 1 on 1 class, our student Nicky in Hunan Province, China had this writing assignment: If you could have dinner with any three people (dead or alive), who would they be and what would you ask them? She was creative and wrote this...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 18, 2019 | Writing
“Pourquoi” means “why?” in French. Therefore, a Pourquoi Story is a short fictional story that tries to explain why something is the way it is, especially something in nature. These legends, also called “Origin Stories” or...
