Table of Contents

Text Audio

Leveraging the Human Brain’s Hunger for Story
by Doug Rekenthaler, Jr
Brain Secrets by Lisa Cron

Writing Tasks

S-8: Writing Across Texts Advice to Fellow Writers

Charts for Discussion

S-1: Qualities of Our Most and Least Favorite Stories
S-1: What We Learned About Our Brains and Story
S-1: “Hunger for Story”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
S-2: What We Learned About Identifying and Resolving Unfamiliar Terms or Difficult Moments
S-3: What Science Says About Why We Hunger For Story
S-5: “Brain Secrets”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments 

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-8: Advice to Fellow Writers
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