Tag: setting

• The Devil and Tom Walker

  What is it like to move for three months? That’s what we did. My husband took a coaching job at Southern Virginia University, so we are in Virginia for three months. I really enjoy exploring my surroundings wherever I go, and the first morning I laced up my running shoes and took off to explore…

  berrykayauthor

  September 6, 2023

  Nature, Teaching English, Travel, Writing Inspiration

  Buena Vista Virginia, Faust, Reservoir Hollow Trail, setting, Teaching High School, The Devil and Tom Walker, Washington Irving, Writing Inspiration

• Understanding Literature Settings

  Today I was preparing a lesson for my students in my dual enrollment literature class on setting in literature. For years, I have kept different journals where I write down quotes and passages from books I read that I enjoy or have some impact on me and many of them are on setting.  In Wired…

  berrykayauthor

  August 16, 2023

  Teaching English, Writing Inspiration

  gary schmidt, Sensory imagery, setting, setting in literature, The Wednesday Wars, Writing Inspiration, writing tips