Literature Discovery Tour » Uncategorized http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Tour the Universe! http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/10/06/tour-the-universe/ http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/10/06/tour-the-universe/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:55:44 +0000 bookjewel http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/?p=16 Our next stop is one for picture fiction lovers.  Big Universe allows you to read and write picture fiction online.  You’re sure to find something you love here.  If you get a chance, check out my first attempt at picture fiction: ‘Discover.’ While the words and pictures have been ‘cut off’ at various places in the story, (something to be aware of if you create your own story), I am still quite proud of it!  Of course, it is based on a true story!

]]> http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/10/06/tour-the-universe/feed/ 1 Next stop…please choose your own path! http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/next-stopplease-choose-your-own-path/ http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/next-stopplease-choose-your-own-path/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:23:28 +0000 bookjewel http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/?p=14 We Tell Stories is certainly worth another stop on our tour. The (Former) General in his Labyrinth by Mohsin Hamid allows you to choose the direction of the story.

We Tell Stories

]]> http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/next-stopplease-choose-your-own-path/feed/ 0 A short detour: recommended by Andy. Only 21 Steps… http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/06/04/a-short-detour-recommended-by-andy-only-21-steps/ http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/06/04/a-short-detour-recommended-by-andy-only-21-steps/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:52:38 +0000 bookjewel http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/?p=10 One of the best things about an online tour is that we can take short detours without moving or paying extra for petrol or accommodation.

Andy, a recent guest on our tour, is responsible for our next stop.  As a reader of all types of Literature and a gifted writer, Andy declared ‘21 steps’ “Not bad”, high praise indeed from any teenager.  The writer,  Charles Cumming, uses Google maps to tell a story that travels across the world.  Chapter 1 begins at the link below:

http://wetellstories.co.uk/stories/week1/

]]> http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/06/04/a-short-detour-recommended-by-andy-only-21-steps/feed/ 0 China, Italy, Russia and Inanimate Alice… http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/china-italy-russia-and-inanimate-alice/ http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/china-italy-russia-and-inanimate-alice/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:39:02 +0000 bookjewel http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/china-italy-russia-and-inanimate-alice/ Phew! It certainly took a while to get started on our tour but our first few locations are certainly worth the effort. Each is full of action, mystery and intrigue. Our tour group will be meeting Alice, a very tech-savvy girl who travels the world with her parents. Alice will be leading our group through one of the hottest destinations in the world –the intense and often eerie landscape of the digital world.

While visiting Alice keep an eye and ear out for these ‘Items of Interest’ along the way:

  • The wildflowers of China
  • The music, which is provided for your reading pleasure.
  • The mysterious Brad.
  • The use of images, light, colour, sound and music to tell each story. Note how these things change to enhance each leg of our journey.

Remember to stay alert. There are parts of this tour that may require you to immediate action. In Russia you must make a very important choice: whether to play the game or not. Choose wisely.

http://inanimatealice.com/

Don’t forget to design a keepsake for this leg of our wonderful journey. My Literature Discovery Tour Scrapblog is below:

]]> http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/china-italy-russia-and-inanimate-alice/feed/ 1 Literature Discovery Tour http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/literature-discovery-tour/ http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/literature-discovery-tour/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:30:38 +0000 bookjewel http://literaturediscovery.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/literature-discovery-tour/ Take the Literature Discovery Tour with us as we visit some of the most amazing locations in the world! Explore the dizzy heights of online fiction and the stunning landscape of digital storytelling as we travel through the world of online and offline literature!

Why not keep a scrapblog of your journey so that you can share the highlights and lowlights of your trip with us?

Our first tour leaves soon. Watch this space. Page one of my scrapblog is below:

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