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A whole day of lapbooking!
R started this lapbook last week. And she spent the whole day yesterday finishing it off. I left her to it apart from two minibooks where I had to interview her and write down her responses. What was … more →
Ummi Homeschools Me!!
A whole day of lapbooking!
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ummraiyaan wrote 2 days ago: R started this lapbook last week. And she spent the whole day yesterday finishing it off. I left her … more →
How to write academic sentences
sallyhanan wrote 3 days ago: For those of you who like to sound as if you are from an elite group of academia, here is a handy-da … more →
Book Review: Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine
marielamba wrote 1 week ago: Right after her wonderful novel Ella Enchanted came out, my daughters and I were lucky enough to mee … more →
Lane DeGregory's "The Girl in the Window"--Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalism
Amanda Punshon wrote 1 week ago: The Girl in the Window By Lane DeGregory The St. Petersburg Times, July 31, 2008 [Link here] Dani wa … more →
The middle way and our day..
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ummraiyaan wrote 1 week ago: I copy and pasted my last blog post on the IHSAN Forum and received some good advice from other sist … more →
Investigative Journalism Done Right- I.F. Stone's Weekly
Amanda Punshon wrote 3 weeks ago: McCarthy’s Bluff and the Two Who Called It By I.F. Stone I.F. Stone’s Weekly, July 25, 1953 [Link he … more →
More Journalism Greats- Seymour M. Hersh on the My Lai/Pinkville Massacre of 1968
Amanda Punshon wrote 4 weeks ago: My Lai Massacre Coverage [Series of Articles] By Seymour M. Hersh The St. Louis Post Dispatch, Nov. … more →
Commonly misspelled words
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sallyhanan wrote 1 month ago: There are written words that people misspell, and seeing them causes my fists to form and my brain t … more →
H.L. Mencken- Hilariously Biased, Highly Effective Journalism
Amanda Punshon wrote 1 month ago: Scopes Trial Coverage [Series of Articles] By H.L. Mencken The Baltimore Evening Sun, June 29-Sept. … more →
Gonzo Greats...Lessons from the Writings of Lester Bangs
Amanda Punshon wrote 1 month ago: Patti Smith’s Top 40 Insurrection By Lester Bangs Phonograph Record Magazine, May/June 1978 [Link: h … more →
Writing the synopsis
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sallyhanan wrote 2 months ago: A synopsis is a short summary of a novel, movie, play, etc. Apparently there is a huge benefit to do … more →
Writing air quotes
sallyhanan wrote 2 months ago: Quotation marks are used for speaking most of the time, but they are also used for the classic air q … more →
Easy lessons in writing well from the Institute for Excellence in Writing
hollycraw wrote 2 months ago: THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING PRESENTS 6 EVENTS WITH ANDREW PUDEWA – MESA [Sub … more →
Finally we are back!
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ummraiyaan wrote 2 months ago: I have been rather useless at blogging these past couple of months. But I have a good excuse for it. … more →
One Year to the Writing Life--Lesson #12: Writing the Way Home
kellymcmichael wrote 2 months ago: This is our final installment in the Tiberghien’s One Year to a Writing Life book. Woohoo! L … more →
Painted Smiles and Iron Guts
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wlr wrote 3 months ago: This morning, my classroom is buzzing with the taptaptaptapping of students’ fingers on keyboa … more →
Vocabulary Games
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Maddie wrote 3 months ago: Many people recommend to do as many interactive games as possible when teaching vocab. What games or … more →
Today's Writing Lesson
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Tricia wrote 3 months ago: On his 74th birthday, a man received a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate paid for a … more →
Ellipses, dots ( . . . ) periods . . .
sallyhanan wrote 3 months ago: Ellipses are those dots that people put in their writing. . . . Mirriam Webster’s Collegiate Diction … more →
