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THE ART OF WRITING HISTORY THE AUTHOR "Fire in the Belly" (Choose a subject that pleases you.) Choose Your Era3. Select a Window in History Visit the Setting Study the Customs, Costumes and Conditions of the Era NUTS & BOLTS OF TECHNIQUE Select Your Slant Craft Your Characters For Fiction: Keep "Just the Facts, Ma'am" wrapped in a warm, colorful blanket. For Non-Fiction: Weave Fictional Techniques into Your Book. Study Dialect for Use in Dialogue THE RESEARCH PROCESS "Manage Rabbit Trails" (Control the spin-off sources of information.) "Rule of Three" (Choose three sources for certainty of facts.) Catalog Your Resources Make Use of Interlibrary Loan Tag Pertinent Information for Use as Future Handouts Create a Bibliography (as you do your research) Create a Glossary (as you do your research) Get Permission for Use of Specific Information USE OF CREATIVITY Role Models Build on Previous Experiences Use of Serendipity Place Photos of Characters by Computer	Sally Roberts was born in Bay City, Michigan, and came to Texas to become an airline hostess for Braniff Airwways. After marriage and monterhood, she attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, with a B.S. in Special Education. She worked as a teacher in Resource Room. She has published numerous articles and poems. She lives with her husband in Richardson, TX THE LEGEND OF CRYSTAL LAKE is the story of twelve-year-old Sarah Kensington who leaves Abbotsbury, England, with her father and older sister, Emily, and starts a swannery in Texas as part of the Stephen F. Austin settlement in the 1800s. With her beloved pet swan, Celina, and twenty other swans, Sarah seeks to carry on her mother's duty as royal swan mistress. In this romantic tale of growth and transformation, Sarah grows strong and joyful as a Texan. RL Grades 4-6, HB, 6X9, 136 pages, $16.95, Glossary, Illustrations, ISBN 157168-369-0.

THE ART OF WRITING HISTORY

THE AUTHOR

"Fire in the Belly" (Choose a subject that pleases you.)
Choose Your Era3. Select a Window in History
Visit the Setting
Study the Customs, Costumes and Conditions of the Era

NUTS & BOLTS OF TECHNIQUE

Select Your Slant
Craft Your Characters
For Fiction: Keep "Just the Facts, Ma'am" wrapped in a warm, colorful blanket. For Non-Fiction: Weave Fictional Techniques into Your Book.
Study Dialect for Use in Dialogue

THE RESEARCH PROCESS

"Manage Rabbit Trails" (Control the spin-off sources of information.)
"Rule of Three" (Choose three sources for certainty of facts.)
Catalog Your Resources
Make Use of Interlibrary Loan
Tag Pertinent Information for Use as Future Handouts
Create a Bibliography (as you do your research)
Create a Glossary (as you do your research)
Get Permission for Use of Specific Information

USE OF CREATIVITY

Role Models
Build on Previous Experiences
Use of Serendipity
Place Photos of Characters by Computer

Sally Roberts was born in Bay City, Michigan, and came to Texas to become an airline hostess for Braniff Airwways. After marriage and monterhood, she attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, with a B.S. in Special Education. She worked as a teacher in Resource Room. She has published numerous articles and poems. She lives with her husband in Richardson, TX

THE LEGEND OF CRYSTAL LAKE is the story of twelve-year-old Sarah Kensington who leaves Abbotsbury, England, with her father and older sister, Emily, and starts a swannery in Texas as part of the Stephen F. Austin settlement in the 1800s. With her beloved pet swan, Celina, and twenty other swans, Sarah seeks to carry on her mother's duty as royal swan mistress. In this romantic tale of growth and transformation, Sarah grows strong and joyful as a Texan. RL Grades 4-6, HB, 6X9, 136 pages, $16.95, Glossary, Illustrations, ISBN 157168-369-0.

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The Art of Wring History

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