INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use pliers to bend 18 to 24 inches (45 to 61 cm) of framing wire into a hook. The indentation for the hook should lie at the exact center and should be about 4 inches (10 cm) deep. Bend either end of to the side and away from the indentation in a spiral or curlicue. Make sure that the framing wire is sturdy enough to hold your plate. Size #2 wire is usually strong enough and holds up to 51 lbs (23 kg) standard. This can vary based on the manufacturer, though, so check the label specifications before you pick the wire gauge. Look at the front of the plate to determine where the center top should be. Hold the wire against the back of the plate so that the hooked indentation lies at this center top, oriented upward. Adhere the wire to the back of the plate in this position using a hot glue gun. Apply hot glue in between the wire and the plate. You should also get glue along the sides and top of the wire. The more you use, the more secure the bond will be. Do not allow any hot glue to get onto the hook/indentation. Wait 5 to 20 minutes, giving the glue plenty of time to cool and harden. The hot glue can be difficult to remove later on, so you should only use this technique if you do not plan on ever using the plate for practical purposes. Apply several layers of duct tape over the glued wire and onto the back of the plate. You should cover all parts of the wire except for the hook/indentation. Make sure that none of the tape is visible from the front of the plate. Carefully bend the exposed wire indentation back, bringing it out at an angle. There should be roughly 1/2 to 1 inch (1.25 to 2.5 cm) of space in between the top of the indentation and the back of the plate. The wire should not wiggle or break off from the plate as you bend the hook out. If it does, you need to use more hot glue and/or duct tape to secure the bond better. This bent portion of the wire is where the nail will rest. Position the plate against the wall to determine where you want it to hang. Mark the top of the plate, then set it down and measure the distance between the top of the plate and the top of your hooked wire. Make a second mark on the wall matching this distance, then firmly hammer the nail into this second mark. Trace your marks lightly using a pencil so that you can erase them later. Use a nail with a large head or a special picture hanger. At least half of the nail should be inside the wall, but you should also have 1/2 to 1 inch (1.25 to 2.5 cm) of nail extending out from the wall for the wire hanger to rest on. Carefully rest the hooked wire onto the nail in the wall. With this, the process should be finished. If the hook seems loose as you hang the plate, reinforce it with more glue or tape. If the nail does not seem secure, you may need to use a different nail or choose a different spot. If the plate appears crooked, try bending the top of the wire so that the nail rests on it differently. If this does not work, you will need to scrape off the tape and glue so that you can reposition the wire.

SUMMARY: Bend framing wire into a hook. Hot glue the wire onto the back of the plate. Reinforce the bond with duct tape. Bend the hook back. Hammer a nail into the wall. Hang the plate.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Reread your favourite fairy tale and think about how you would retell it. Pick a fairy tale that you have always found engaging or unsettling. Choose a fairy tale that you feel might be good source material for a modern tale. For example, you could retell classic fairy tales like "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," or "The Three Little Bears." Try writing the fairy tale from the perspective of a minor character in the story, or a character that just appears once in the tale. For example, you may try writing "Little Red Riding Hood" from the grandmother's point of view. You can also try writing the fairy tale from the point of view of an inanimate object in the story, like the house in "Hansel and Gretel." You can also create a new perspective to update the story, such as writing "Little Red Riding Hood" from the perspective of a young, female wolf who lives next door to the wolf. Change the original setting of the fairy tale so it is more modern or futuristic. Put the characters and plot in a completely new setting so the tale feels new or engaging for readers. For example, you may set "The Three Little Bears" in the future, one hundred years from now. Or you may set "Little Red Riding Hood" in Tehran in 2017. Take the main characters and add to their personalities. Expand the characters so they are more three dimensional or well rounded. Play around with the main characters in the fairy tale and make them your own. For example, you could switch around the villain and the hero in the traditional fairy tale so your main character is now the villain. You could make the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" the hero in your retelling. Take the plot of the fairy tale and adjust it so it has a different ending or a new beginning. Use the existing plot as a jumping off point and adjust it as you see fit in your retelling. For example, you may change the ending of "The Three Little Bears" so Goldilocks has to pay for eating all the porridge by cutting off her golden locks of hair. There are many fairy tale retellings in modern literature. They often choose a different perspective or change the setting of an existing fairy tale to make it new. You may read examples like: Wicked by Gregory Maguire The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

SUMMARY: Choose an existing fairy tale to retell. Pick a new or different perspective. Update the setting. Recast the main characters. Expand or adjust the existing plot. Read examples of fairy tale retellings.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: For the best results, wash and rinse the hair before you begin to cut it. While the hair is still wet, comb through it to release tangles and remove loose hair. Textured or tightly coiled hair should be dried and straightened before being point cut. Hold the scissors in your dominant hand and the styling comb in your non-dominant hand. Comb the hair upward away from the head. When there is about 2 inches (5 cm) of hair in the comb, pinch the hair between your forefinger and middle finger. Start at the crown of the head, then work around the head in a circle. If you hold a section of hair that is longer than 2 inches (5 cm) in your fingers, it will begin to flop over and you can't point cut it effectively. If there is less than that much, you won't be creating the desired texture. For a traditional cut, you'd hold the scissors parallel to your fingers. For a point cut, angle the scissors downward, perpendicular to your fingers. For the basic point cut, the scissors should be pointing straight down toward your fingers. The idea behind the point cut is to create texture and remove bulk, rather than removing length. This is why the scissors are held straight up and down. Begin point cutting at the nape of the neck, then work your way up to the sides. From there, move to the crown then the top of the head.

SUMMARY:
Wet the hair and comb out any tangles. Comb thin, 2 inch (5 cm) long sections of hair into your fingers. Angle the scissors straight down. Work from the bottom to the top.