by EA Shields | Nov 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by EA Shields | Nov 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by EA Shields | Oct 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by EA Shields | Oct 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by EA Shields | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by EA Shields | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
