Until now it was thought that writing developed in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE, followed by hieroglyphics in Egypt and later in China and Mesoamerica. "The Stone Age sign sequences are an early ...
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40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia
Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
New evidence published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates humans experimented with symbolic writing as much as 40,000 years ago. If tru ...
Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build resilience — the ability to bounce back and remain strong when facing ...
The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.
New analysis of 40,000-year-old carvings discovered in Germany show repeated patterns and structure, hinting that early ...
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Does Writing Have to Be Hard?
American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?
Having students move beyond descriptive paragraphs and five-paragraph essays can help improve their ability to write—and their love of doing it.
With frequent modeling, teachers can guide their students to work through the writing process with confidence.
The Writing Resource Center (WRC) is a community of practice where students can come together to develop their writing skills and work on the shared craft of writing. Writing is a craft that can be ...
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