The Power of Reading and Writing What if reading and writing help us build meaningful skills and deeper understanding? When we teach students to read through mysteries, we can also foster critical thinking and analysis. This leads to the skills we want them to develop and the core values we want them to hold. As we read: We can tread carefully... through the rising darkness of criminal consequences and motivations to find our way to truth with intriguing characters and si

Characters: Great characters resonate with readers - they face the same challenges we all face; they may fight the same fights, or they may be so broken they can't fight anymore. The most interesting characters face challenges that reveal these complexities. Understanding how to create memorable characters begins with comprehending the many ways you can integrate various traditional roles for characterization while adding your own unique style to make each character believabl