The short answer to this is a resounding YES! Unless you are JK Rowling or Stephen King then you can do whatever the heck you want! This...

I spent 3 days at beautiful Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana attending my first-ever writer's conference! I laughed, I learned, I...

The fifth video in my Elements of Literature Series. Resolution! In this video I discuss where the resolution should take place in the...

This is video 4 of 5 in my Elements of Literature Series. Conflict is the problem in the story and, quite frankly, without it you don't...

This is video 3 of 5 in the Elements of Literature Series. In short plot is the sequence of events in a story, but in actuality it is so...

This is the 2nd video of 5 in the Elements of Literature Series. In this video I explore setting which is composed of time and place,...

This video is the first in a series of five regarding the Elements of Literature. We start the series with all you need to know about...

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I've been teaching for 7 years now and have taught grades 5-8. Over the years, I've used various novels in my middle school language arts...