Lew Riley
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Yorba Linda, California, United States
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Lew Riley received his B.A. and M.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton. While earning his M.A., Lew began teaching writing courses at Cal-State Fullerton, and he's been teaching and writing professionally ever since.
Lew has written several full-length comic plays that have been published and produced ("Game Show" is his most staged work; see dramaticpublishing.com), numerous magazine and newspaper articles, and a writing primer for the Avery Corporation ("Quick Writing Guide").
Currently, Lew is teaching online (after completing a three-year on-ground stint at DeVry University), writing (he just completed a screenplay, "Stealing Elvis") and rooting on the Anaheim Angels and Mighty Ducks, who play about ten miles from his home. (Watch out for the Angels; it could be a repeat of 2002!)
Though Lew enjoys seeing his plays produced around the country, he considers his greatest "productions" his son, Christopher (17) and his daughter, Shannon (13).
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Quick Writing Guide
I wrote the "Quick Writing Guide" for Avery Products on a contract basis, and it sold quite well. In fact, some of you may have a copy or at least saw it in supermarkets and stationery stores, among other sales venues.
When Avery decided to leave the "student instruction" business to focus on selling office supplies, all marketing rights were returned to me.
The idea behind the "Quick Writing Guide" was to produce an easily accessible, hands-on primer for any and all students (and anyone else
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
Supersize Your Basketball Skills
"Supersize Your Basketball Skills" is a just-completed, 30 page videoscript that demonstrates how kids and adults can dramatically improve their game by learning and using the 6 Supreme Court Skills of basketball.
The "star" is a local coach, Biff, who uses his son and daughter and his team of 7th and 8th grade girls to demonstrate these crucial skills; the presentation of each skill is followed by effective--and sometimes even fun--drills to help "students" learn these skills.
This script,
3rd - 12th
Physical Education
Supersize Student Spelling Skills
Twenty sentences are given--each containing one of the most misspelled words by students (and everyone else). Following is an Answer Key that provides a number of mnemonic devices to help students remember the correct way to spell these oft-used words.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
How to Write Quickly and Effectively
Many of my students complain about having writer's block. For a long time, I, too, suffered from this paralyzing disorder.
Then I read an interpretation of the popular dictum, "Writing is thinking."
My interpretation of this particular interpretation instantly solved the problem of writer's block for me--and has subsequently helped myriad students of mine as well.
My 600-word "explanation" can surely resonate with you if you or your students suffer from writer's block, an affliction that ca
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
Free Yourself from Writer's Block
A quick-to-learn and long-lasting method of forever banishing writer's block from your vocabulary.
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
The Importance of Specific Examples in Writing
The writing motto "Show, Don't Tell" is so crucial to writing success, and yet so many students don't pay heed to the theme of this most-important dictum.
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
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Lew Riley received his B.A. and M.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton. While earning his M.A., Lew began teaching writing courses at Cal-State Fullerton, and he's been teaching and writing professionally ever since.
Lew has written several full-length comic plays that have been published and produced ("Game Show" is his most staged work; see dramaticpublishing.com), numerous magazine and newspaper articles, and a writing primer for the Avery Corporation ("Quick Writing Guide").
Currently, Lew is teaching online (after completing a three-year on-ground stint at DeVry University), writing (he just completed a screenplay, "Stealing Elvis") and rooting on the Anaheim Angels and Mighty Ducks, who play about ten miles from his home. (Watch out for the Angels; it could be a repeat of 2002!)
Though Lew enjoys seeing his plays produced around the country, he considers his greatest "productions" his son, Christopher (17) and his daughter, Shannon (13).
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