{"id":2764,"date":"2011-04-03T13:44:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T17:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T20:57:17","slug":"cake-bits-flashback-for-april-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/cake-bits-flashback-for-april-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cake! Bits Flashback for April 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15302763@N04\/3159641584\/\" title=\"Chocolate cake slice by alexanderward12, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3128\/3159641584_73641bb27f_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"Chocolate cake slice\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright\"><\/a>The solution to writer&#146;s block is cake! A  round-up of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/university_of_venus\/tips_for_fighting_writer_s_block\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Fighting Writer&#8217;s Block<\/a>, from the Inside Higher Ed&#146;s University of Venus blog, includes everything from setting rigid deadlines to sitting down for some  cake and coffee. <\/p>\n<p>Cake may not be the answer to every problem, but it can&#146;t hurt to give it a try. My suggestion for curing writer&#146;s block? Why not take a break and read one of the new entries posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bedford Bits<\/a> last week?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Holly Pappas discusses her techniques to foster a sense of curiosity, inquiry, and  wonder in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/research\/learning-to-ask-the-questions\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Learning to Ask the Questions<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>A picture might be worth a thousand words. But words paired with pictures? That&rsquo;s worth even more! Andrea Lunsford discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/handbooks\/words-and-images\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Words . . . and Images<\/a>, and teaching graphic novels.  <br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>What role does the Writing Center play in Writing-About-Writing? Blogger Doug Downs explores how tutors contribute to the pedagogical approach in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/writing-about-writing\/wawriting-center\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">WAWriting Center<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>What kind of progress students can make in one semester? Barclay Barrios shares another student paper and his comments in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/readers\/emerging\/more-sample-work-student-progress\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">More Sample Work: Student Progress<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>High School Bits blogger Jodi Rice asks why people read literature and what reading will look like in the digital age in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/highschoolbits\/literature\/storytelling-2-0\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Storytelling 2.0<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Where does the military get names for their operations? Reflecting on the Operation Odyssey Dawn, Traci Gardner talks about <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/uncategorized\/assignment-naming-and-the-rhetoric-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Naming and the Rhetoric of War<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Susan Naomi Bernstein reflects on classroom assignments and her own writing in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/developmental\/writing-for-the-catastrophic-moment\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Writing for the Catastrophic Moment<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Few Extra Reminders<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Poetry Month is here, and so is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/tyca\/poetrymonth\" target=\"_blank\">Third Annual (TYCA) National Poetry Month Celebration<\/a>!<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Read the top intellectual property developments of 2010 in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/cccc\/committees\/ip\/2010developments\" target=\"_blank\">CCCC IP Caucus Annual<\/a>. The free document can be downloaded as a Word document or PDF from the CCCC web site.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/#!5785737\" target=\"_blank\">A Comic Book Lover&#8217;s Guide to Going Digital<\/a> has for resources and tips you can use when discussing comic books graphic novels.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>If you&#146;re heading to CCCC, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/eNndHG\" target=\"_blank\">C&#8217;s the Day! CCCC &#8211; the Game?<\/a> Level up through a series of quests, earn special prizes and titles, and more. Follow the game  on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/csthedaygame\" target=\"_blank\">@csthedaygame<\/a>. <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Don&#146;t forget to tag your <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%23cccc2011\" target=\"_blank\">Tweets with #CCCC2011<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23cccc11\" target=\"_blank\">#CCCC11<\/a> so we can follow your comments on this year&#146;s conference online. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#146;re still looking for suggestions. Tell me what you want to know about teaching writing or about using digital tools in  the composition classroom by leaving a comment. Your response will help shape upcoming posts.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>[Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15302763@N04\/3159641584\/\" title=\"Chocolate cake slice by alexanderward12, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolate cake slice by alexanderward12, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The solution to writer&#146;s block is cake! A round-up of Tips for Fighting Writer&#8217;s Block, from the Inside Higher Ed&#146;s University of Venus blog, includes everything from setting rigid deadlines to sitting down for some cake and coffee. 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