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#227133 05/31/13 04:22 AM
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I was fascinated with this BBC article about a database made from the words used by children entering a short story competition. The data was then studied to see what words children are using, why and how.

Makes you hopeful for the future, really. If you discount the final paragraphs. laugh

What can we learn from children\'s writing?

LabRat :-)



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Ferguson says boys' preoccupation with violence during her storytelling workshops has made her introduce a rule that if a child kills someone off they have to replace them with a new character.

"Otherwise they'd kill off every character."
dance ). I wonder if they've ever done one of these contests for the teenage bracket? Find out exactly when that change occurs...

Thanks for sharing, Labby!


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