Readers and Writers
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
The capacity to use your native language, and perhaps other languages, to express what's on your mind and to understand other people.
These students have highly developed auditory skills and are generally elegant speakers. They think in words, explore and play with the meaning of words, and have a quick grasp of information presented in text form.
These students have highly developed auditory skills and are generally elegant speakers. They think in words, explore and play with the meaning of words, and have a quick grasp of information presented in text form.
The "Word Smart" Student
- Enjoys reading
- Possesses excellent vocabulary
- Usually writes above grade level
- Takes notes with ease
- May find school is boring, too easy
- Loves to tell a story, whether it is on topic or off (sometimes way, way off)
- May be distracted in classroom by traditionally text-rich environment: posters, bulletin boards, printed instructions, etc.
Famous Verbal/Linguistic Learners
Maya Angelou
Ernest Hemingway Homer |
J. K. Rowling
William Shakespearre |
The Book Seer: Recommendations for Ravenous Readers
Grammar NinjaWacky Web Tales (Mad Libs Style)National Geographic Funny Fill-in |
e-Book Reading RoomMad Libs Online (Parts of Speech) |
36 Dramatic Situations
Georges Polti was a 19th century French writer who described 36 dramatic situations found in the plots of many stories. They provide interesting examples of real human problems people like to see in books, movies, and games again and again. http://www.changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/plots/polti_situations/polti_situations.htm
The Big List of Plots by S. John Ross
Are you trying to describe a story's plot or create a story of your own? Mr. Ross lists and give brief descriptions of plots commonly found in popular books, movies, and games. http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/blueroom/plots.htm
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