Moe's Cafe

by Mark Henry Larson, Bob Boone

GY-9781596470880 So begins Moe's CafÉ, one of 48 innovative and intriguing prompts for student writing. These classroom-tested prompts put students in a place or in front of a character and ask them to describe what they "see." Th thinking, writing, and scribbling they do for the prompts inspires them to create their own stories and poems. After writing 90-word mini-stories, students read a short story or watch a film scene to help them expand on their own creative works. A section of longer readings models writing strategies.

124 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Mark Henry Larson grew up in Elmhurst, IL, and attended Northwestern University (BS in Education, ’79; MA in Literature, ’85). After 33 years as an English teacher and athletics coach at Maine Township HS North, Riverside-Brookfield HS, and Highland Park HS, he retired from teaching in June 2012. He now works as a freelance writer and editor with former HPHS English teacher, Bob Boone. Along with coauthoring Write Through Chicago (Amika Press), he and Boone have written two other creative writing books, Moe’s Cafe and Joan’s Junk Shop. Mark married Debbie, a fellow teacher, in 1981, and together they have three children.

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