Reading+like+a+Writer

=== // "In order to gather a repertoire of craft possibilities that will help a writer write well, that writer first has to learn how to read differently, how to read with a sense of possibility, a sense of “What do I see here that might work for me in my writing?” // === **// This is what reading like a writer means—to read with a sense of possibility." ~ Katie Wood Ray //**

**1. Check out these links for great pieces full of VOICE & STYLE**
 * Stephen King's column for //Entertainment Weekly//
 * [|//Rolling Stone// magazine]
 * WIRED magazine
 * Salon.com - This is a link to the "Life" section, but feel free to check out other pages
 * [|Bill Simmons, "The Sports Guy" on ESPN.com]
 * Rick Reilly, "Life of Reilly" on ESPN.com
 * //TIME Magazine -// Go through old issues and scroll down to the "Essay" section

=2. Fill out a "Reading like a Writer" chart= Using a separate piece of notebook paper, follow the same procedure used in class: read through your article and find/record at least four interesting "moves" on your handwritten "Reading like a Writer" chart. Remember, you're making note of effective uses of style, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.

=3. Share one of the author's "moves"= Go to the [|"Reading like a Writer" discussion board] and share **ONE** of the author's moves you find particularly effective with your classmates.

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