by
Lillian Morrison
by
Eloise Greenfield |
Skateboard
Science
This
site from the San Francisco Exploratorium
investigates the science behind skateboarding.
Make your way through the site,
being sure to click on trickscience to
learn about the physics involved in several key
skateboarding tricks. In "The Sidewalk Racer,"
Lillian Morrison uses metaphors to help readers
visualize a skateboarder. In the Web
Links Activity Log, write your own metaphor
to describe a skateboarder performing an ollie
(or a different trick from this site).
NCTE
Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Eloise
Greenfield was the 1997 recipient of this distinguished
award. In her profile, Greenfield discusses the
inspirations and processes involved in her writing.
For example, she wrote "Daydreamers"
to accompany a series of child portraits drawn
by the African American artist Tom Feelings.
Copy this process by choosing a piece of artwork
that you admire and then writing a poem to go
along with it.
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