Rock and Roll Literacy

Bestselling author Sigmund Brouwer brings his unique sense of play to the serious business of learning to read and write. Armed with music, humor and heart, he connects the dots for people who work with kids to cultivate reading and writing skills. The love of writing begins and ends with the love of story. Story can connect child to teacher Story can teach reading and writing Anyone can enjoy a story Anyone can create a story Anyone can revise a story

Introduction	p. xi
Understand Story	p. 1
The Princess Bride	p. 2
Story	p. 8
Make The Connection	p. 12
Know Your Audience	p. 17
Teach Story	p. 23
A Very Large Orchestra	p. 24
Doc Ivan	p. 28
A Little Boy Attached to Every Story	p. 31
Twenty Percent Mechanics	p. 37
Assembly Line	p. 42
When Information Matters Most	p. 49
The Gender Difference	p. 55
Write Story	p. 61
Motivation	p. 62
Daydreams and Research	p. 66
Story Structure	p. 71
Seriously, What Is Story Structure?	p. 72
Story's Engine	p. 73
Hide the Thumb	p. 76
Revise Story	p. 79
Never Write Beyond the Headlights	p. 80
riting Is Difficult	p. 86
Teaching Revision	p. 89
The Writing Pyramid	p. 95
Pyramind Base: Revising Story	p. 97
Pyramid Middle: Word Choice	p. 101
Pyramid Middle: Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 105
Pyramid Middle: Redundancy	p. 108
Pyramid Middle: Five Senses	p. 111
IPyramid Middle: Word Count	p. 113
Pyramid Tip: Spelling	p. 115
Pyramid Tip: Grammar	p. 118
Pyramid Tip: Punctuation	p. 122
Run Away Horse	p. 123
Some Final Thoughts	p. 127
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