FEETSPEAK’S STORY QUILT: THEMES & THREADS

QUILTING THEMES & THREADS The Theme of a story is the main message you, as the reader, learn about the main character. It is the writer’s thoughts and views s/he wants to share about the world and/or human nature.  FEETSPEAK’S story contains several Themes...

A RAINBOW OF COLORS

 MILLIONS OF COLORS Do you have any favorite colors? Most people do. Sometimes the clothes I decide to wear each day are chosen because of the mood I’m in. While writing FEETSPEAK, my main character  Lucinda Amelia Ontarion, or Cinnamon, inspired me to Color-Code my...

FEETSPEAK’S NATURE VIEWS

FEETSPEAK’S FLORA & FAUNA There are millions of different plants and animals living on the planet. Over 20,000 are native to the United States! As the characters and events began coming to life in the story of FEETSPEAK, since it was a Realistic Fiction...

FEETSPEAK’S ANIMAL ANTICS

ANIMAL  TALK The many animals portrayed in FEETSPEAK influence the story’s settings and characters’ activities. This Activity unit, ANIMAL  ANTICS, uses a Figurative Language device called Personification ~ giving   human qualities to non-human things. Although the...

CINNAMON SPEAKS

NON ~ VERBAL COMMUNICATION All humans use some form of non-verbal communication with each other. When you smile or frown, you’re showing how you feel without saying a word. FEETSPEAK’s main character, Cinnamon, is challenged with traumatic mutism. She communicates her...

I SPEAK A LITTLE FRENCH !

UN PEU ~ A LITTLE In the beginning of FEETSPEAK’s story, Cinnamon and Anmama meet their new neighbors ~ the Bretons. They are a French family of five (six, counting Rudolf, their dog), who have moved to the United States from the Alsace region of northern...