by WHWPAdmin | Jan 25, 2014 | Music
At the Guild we often impart history to our apprentices, beginning with single words. This time our little lesson began with the word Epiphany. …we celebrate words—Lexicon. Epiphany is a word that comes from the Koine Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia from the verb...
by WHWPAdmin | Jan 25, 2014 | Science
by WHWPAdmin | Jan 20, 2014 | Creative Writing
I began the writing workshop with Cuisinare rods and colored pencils. My writers looked puzzled. “Today you’re going to make a Cuisinaire construction and then describe how you made the construction with words on paper so that a reader will be able to navigate...
by WHWPAdmin | Jan 20, 2014 | Literature
Reading and writing should be first and foremost a fun endeavor. That’s right, fun. But fun—the true kind—is not a byproduct of easy. Fun is hard work. Developing reading fluency takes years. Developing writing proficiency takes years. One can’t really be accomplished...
by WHWPAdmin | Jan 19, 2014 | Creative Writing
In our world where fast paced technological communicating is the norm, our lexicon is shrinking hand over fist. But the potential of words is a great wonder. Words are salty goodness that pepper writing with flavor. So this month at the Guild we are, once...