Poets & Writers Discussions (274)
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EDITORIALS: Abolish Standard Spelling?Excellent point and counterpoint from Wired Magazine that you could use as models of persuasive writing. Certainly an interesting topic for… Started by Ryan Goble |
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Feb 9, 2012 Reply by Ryan Goble |
VIDEO: Colbert Interview Maurice Sendak ('Where The Wild Things Are')You can't show this interview to kids but I think anyone who is a Sendak fan will enjoy this candid (and very funny) interview with the gre… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Jan 29, 2012 |
Thanks to Big Brother, I am Dick-lessBig Brother is watching me. ME? I am a mild mannered high school teacher. I pay my taxes. I read a book a week. I don’t own guns. I h… Started by Mike Gange |
0 | Jan 29, 2012 |
ARTICLE: Inquiry Based Grammar Instruction from Rethinking SchoolsExcellent article from the Fall 2011 issue of Rethinking Schools on teaching grammar through inquiry. The author is a 4th and 5th Grade tea… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Jan 3, 2012 |
ARTICLE/COMIC: Indiana Teen Rules Tumblr With Wry ComicsFrom the January 2012 Wired Magazine... Indiana Teen Rules Tumblr With Wry Comic By Marisa Meltzer llustration: Taylor-Ruth Baldwin Taylor… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Dec 28, 2011 |
ARTICLE: 5 Quick BooksI suspect this article is a bit disingenuous as they all most certainly did quite a bit of editing after their first draft but still quite… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Dec 28, 2011 |
TOON: On EditingGreat toon from the Oct. 17th issue of the New Yorker... http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2011/10/17/cartoons_20111010#slide=6 Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Oct 29, 2011 |
TODAY! Why I Write: A Celebration of the National Day on Writing, Oct. 20 NYTLNAnother great initiative from the New York Times Learning Network See their Twitter feed and all the fascinating #whyIwrite Tweets! Read… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Oct 20, 2011 |
CONTEST/GRANT: Improve Reading and Writing Across Content Areas & Bob Costas Grants for Teaching of WritingImprove Reading and Writing Across Content Areas K-6 The International Reading Association (IRA) will honor an outstanding mainstream, ele… Started by Ryan Goble |
0 | Oct 17, 2011 |
LYRICS: Using 2Pac's "Thugz Mansion" to teach paraphrasing and quoting from sourcesThere are two similar handouts here, used following presentations on paraphrase and quotation. One handout asks students to paraphrase an e… Started by camille napier bernstein |
0 | Oct 3, 2011 |
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