Resources for communicating persuasively (Ch. 19)

  • I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow

    A funny picture book for young kids, about a boy who uses his communication skills to argue for a new pet.

  • Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies

    For a comprehensive tour of logical fallacies and cognitive biases (plus posters of them!) check out this site.

    https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/

  • Jill Bearup on cognitive fallacies

    What cognitive fallacy is it if you rely on a sword-fighting expert to summarize cognitive fallacies for you? Watch this fun video and find out!

    YouTube link

  • BBC DanceMat Typing

    This is one of the best typing programs for kids, and it’s free. Thanks BBC!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr

  • NaNoWriMo and Young Writer’s Program

    National Novel Writing Month is a tradition for November, but you can get started anytime! There’s a special version just for kids too called the Young Writers Program.

    https://nanowrimo.org/

    https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

  • Creative writing tools

    This site has plenty of fun tools to get your creative juices flowing, like random first lines, random bits of dialogue, or randomly generated characters.

    https://www.writingexercises.co.uk/index.php