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25.01.2022 Congrats to Jess, a CBCA notable for 2020

24.01.2022 Interesting research results. Should writing in all its aspects, practical and creative, be taught as a separate subject in Stages 4 and 5?

24.01.2022 Are you looking for A Practical Approach to Teaching Narrative Writing and gaining 5.5 hours of NESA accredited Professional Development? 2020 dates for workshops at our Newcastle studio - - Thursday 28th May - Saturday 20th June - Friday 14th August... - Saturday 12th September - Monday 16th November - Saturday 7th November For bookings - https://www.blackandwright.com.au/contact

23.01.2022 Some video Creative Writing Prompts For the Kids we put together thanks to Newcastle Libraries and Carnivore Films

22.01.2022 We’re offering the two remaining spots for our Practical Approach to Teaching Narrative Workshop on Thursday 17th September workshop FREE OF CHARGE (usual price: $290). Simply message us with 50 words or less of what you’d like most from a Narrative Writing Professional Development Course.

20.01.2022 Putting the finishing touches to our course material. We’re excited about going live on Monday! The Creative Word Shop Jess Black Author

18.01.2022 Hunter and Coastal Lifestyle Magazine interviewed us about our Practical Approach to Teaching Narrative course. https://hunterlifestyle.com.au/2020/05/black-and-wright/

15.01.2022 Narratives are anchored in the specific. They involve characters moving through space and time. Our approach gives kids a creative toolkit so they can own and develop their own creative writing. This makes it possible to achieve student centred learning. Find out more about A Practical Approach to Teaching Narrative Writing here - https://www.blackandwright.com.au/programs

14.01.2022 "Readers and writers practice empathy almost unconsciously. Active empathy, that engaged connect lacking in sociopaths, is a prerequisite for writing language that works."

14.01.2022 We see this all the time. Kids being taught to score points rather than create meaning. One of our bugbears is teachers telling kids not to use said in narrative writing. In fact there's a very good reason why you should. Said is invisible and lets the dialogue stand on its own. Adding too many adverbs is another to way to make something sound fancy and clunky at the same time.

13.01.2022 Another excellent piece of reporting in this series by Jordan Baker

10.01.2022 Here's the first of the four Making Worlds out of Words Creative Writing Challenges we did for Newcastle Libraries with the help of the excellent Carnivore Films. This one's about a town in drought getting some rain with a difference. It's a great exercise for teachers to use with Stage 2, 3 or 4 students, or for anyone to do at home.

06.01.2022 We had heaps of fun hanging out in the (very quiet) Newcastle Library shooting videos designed to excite kids to write. Thanks to the Newcastle Library and Carnivore Films. The videos should be available soon.

06.01.2022 Ed and Jess are both running workshops at the Newcastle Writers Festival Schools Program in April. If you and your school are attending please come and say hi! https://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au//NWF20-Schools

05.01.2022 Last night, Four Corners examined the way reading and writing is being taught in our schools to find out what is going wrong. https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/digi-kids/11693706

04.01.2022 who's your favourite librarian?

03.01.2022 We're delighted that our Completing A Practical Approach to Teaching Narrative Writing has been endorsed by NESA and will contribute 5 hours and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Registered PD addressing 2.1.2, 2.5.2, 3.1.2, 3.2.2 and 3.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW Our classes are limited to 15 people so you can learn what you need to know. Talk to us about one of our Newcastle based courses, or coming to your school today.

01.01.2022 We come to you! It's true we have a funky studio in Newcastle but we can also run Professional Development workshops in your school. If Narrative Writing is a target area for your teachers contact us to find out more. https://www.blackandwright.com.au/