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"Writing an Exquisite Corpse Adventure episode is like playing a game of hot potato, tossing the spud from person to person, passing it down a line of friends.
Welcome fellow Exquisite Corpse Adventure travelers! Yes, you have found The Exquisite Corpse Adventure educational resource center—the go-to place for supplemental E.C.A. activities to unlock the creative monster within even the wariest writer or artist, as well as a treasure trove of rich resource material for the more serious-minded who can’t get enough information about reading, writing, books, and literacy. The Exquisite Corpse Adventure is a project of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance and the Library of Congress.
This educational resource center is brought to you by the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance and our distinguished colleagues at the Butler Children’s Literature Center at Dominican University. We have designed these pages for moms, dads, grandpas and grandmas, guardians, teachers, librarians, scout leaders, playground supervisors, ringmasters, snake-charmers, baby sitters, parachute jumpers, English Lit majors!—anyone and everyone interested in helping kids read more, write better, and reaching deep into the magic hat of their own inner resources, create stories and art that expand all of our universes. You know the young people you live with and work for far better than we do. You know their listening capabilities, their level of reading achievement. You know what resources you have on hand and your young people’s capabilities using those resources. You know what your kids and teens will find exciting and challenging. So, on these pages we refrain from using age-level designations for suggested reading lists, activities, and discussion questions. And we present activities and discussion questions for general use at home and in schools and libraries, hoping that you will use your own insightful creativity to shape the ideas and activities to meet the needs of the young people in your life. This educational resource center is divided into three main sections: Section 1: The Journey Continues: General Interest Articles Section 2: The Exquisite Corpse Adventure Episodes Section 3: Literacy Resource Treasure Chest: A Useful List of Internet Resources |
General Interest Articles • What is The Exquisite Corpse Adventure? |
The Exquisite Corpse Episodes Author/Illustrator Information, Booklists, Activities, and Discussion Questions for Each Episode!
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 No need to dig for resource gold—we’ve done the work for you! Browse through our overflowing treasure chest of literacy riches mined from the depths of the Internet: articles, resources, website links, and blogs all focused on reading and writing and the joy of books! Direct to You from the NCBLA The NCBLA’s Young People’s Right to Read Mentor Literacy Handbook Recommended Reading Lists Created by Children’s Literature Experts Advocating for Literacy and Libraries: How You Can Make an Impact The NCBLA BLOG OurWhiteHouse.org Annotated List of Literacy Associations Across America Annotated List of Education and Literacy Associations of Special Interest to Parents and Teachers Beyond the NCBLA: Experts Speak Out on Reading and Writing On ReadingRockets.org: FAQs from Real Parents and Teachers About Reading On ReadingRockets.org: The Building Blocks of Reading On ReadingRockets.org: Why Some Kids Struggle Reading and Writing: An Open Letter to Parents by Dean Schneider and Robin Smith To check out the coordinating writing activities created by Reading Rockets especially for The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, visit The Exquisite Prompt: Classroom Writing Resources on ReadingRockets.org. Additional Websites and Literacy Organizations to Explore The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Great Websites for Kids Guys Read: A Literacy Program for Guys by Jon Scieszka The Horn Book: Publications About Books for Children and Young Adults The Library of Congress The National Endowment for the Humanities School Library Journal Blogs That Inspire Anita Silvey’s Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac Jen Robinson’s Book Page Association for Library Service to Children FUSE #8 on School Library Journal Page by Page by Maria Salvadore on Reading Rockets PlanetEsme: The Best New Children's Books from Esme's Shelf Read Roger: The Horn Book Editor's Rants and Raves Richie's Picks: A Collection of Essays and Reviews About Great Books for Children and Young Adults Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: A Blog About Books ShelfTalker: A Children's Bookseller's Blog Team Corpse: Bios and Official Websites of The Exquisite Corpse Adventure Authors and Illustrators
For information about additional children’s book authors and illustrators, check out Bethany Roberts' Directory of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators and Children’s & YA Literature Resources. Do you know of other great literacy resources? Email your recommendation to info@thencbla.org. |
