Updates from a young author and educator.
This EDUC 200 assignment required us students to research an article of our choice from the Phi Delta Kappan about any of the following controversial topics: Teacher tenure, the rights of teachers to private lives, prayer in school, performance pay for teachers, teacher liability, or religious freedom in education. I chose the latter. After reading the article, …
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Another school writing assignment, this time from my Bible Survey class (read my last essay from my Education class here). For this project, we were to write three mock Bible Dictionary entries, one about a book of the Bible, one about a Bible character, and one about a place mentioned in the Bible. Each "entry" was …
I promised you all some examples of how an article on Deep Character Point of View changed my writing. Here is Part 1 and Part 2 of the article, if you care to read it. Incorporating Deep Character Point of View into my writing means, in a nutshell, that I no longer take the liberty of …
Today is my LAST DAY of summer break! My Junior year in Elementary Education begins on Monday, August 18th. So, for the next few months, the majority of my posts will probably center around essays, exciting new educational theories, and research papers. But there's plenty of time for that in the upcoming months. In this post I wanted …
As many of your already know, I am in the midst of editing and re-editing (and then editing some more) my soon-to-be-released book, Cheeper. I have good news, though--I believe that I am currently going through the manuscript for the last time before I will begin publication! Let me be honest: I don't like editing. I love …
I thought you all would find it interesting to see how the illustrations for Cheeper are coming along. I am currently spending the most time on finishing the illustrations, as well as some more in-depth final editing of the story. My primary tools are a charcoal drawing pad (11x17), charcoal pencils (soft and medium), a blender …
Many (if not most) of you have heard of Mariam Ibrahim. I was shocked and appalled when I first learned of the persecution she was enduring in Sudan simply for her determination to hold fast to her Christianity. With all my heart I wanted to do something to help her. Most importantly, I prayed for …
On June 14th & 21st I did a book signing at the Hutchinson camp meeting. This is an event that I have been doing annually now for the past 2 years now, and hope to continue doing in the years to come. Here are some pictures from the event. Although I did not completely sell out as …
Hello to all! I thought you would enjoy a sneak peak of "Cheeper," so here's the first chapter for you to read and review. Does it leave you itching to read more? Are there any mistakes or potential improvements you noticed? Your feedback is always welcome! Chapter 1: Storm Shimmering rays of late afternoon sunshine beat …
The new and improved edition of The Prodigal Pup is NOW AVAILBLE! Get your copy today on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or TEACH Services publishing (best price offered here). This new edition has the following improvements: Beautiful, full-color illustrations done by a dedicated artist who cared about providing quality artwork! Corrected textual errors (missing punctuation, grammar improvements). Correlated …
Sarah E. Brown 