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Family Feud (Tier II Vocabulary Retrieval Game)
Survey says… Vocabulary just got an upgrade! Heading into a new academic year, it dawned on me that I need to up my…
Read issue →A Lesson On Active Verb Choice
One thing I’ve noticed: struggling and emerging writers often rely on little itty bitty verbs—the “is/was/has/go”…
Read issue →Angela Duckworth's "Cellphone" Commencement Address (Rhetorical Analysis Writing Workshop)
“Funny how students have unlimited data, but no bandwidth left for paying attention in class…” That’s the joke I start…
Read issue →Writing Workshop (AP Lang "Space Debris")
After AP-Exam Season, I get to spend a week with the rising 10 Honors students so that I can transition them to Lang.…
Read issue →College Personal Statement (X Factor = Laughter)
Forbes Magazine just released a very compelling article that spells out the singular biggest X-Factor with regards to…
Read issue →Rhetorical & Literary Terms Diss-Track
For those of us in the North Country of New York State, we're milking this school year for all it's worth (no signs of…
Read issue →Writing Worshop: AP Lit FRQ 2 (Cusk)
A little known fact about Bob Ross is that he championed the use of heuristics as a vital learning tool in the arts.…
Read issue →David Sedaris Ghostwriting a College Personal Statement?
In a hypothetical world, imagine this --- what if we were to hire David Sedaris to ghostwrite a college personal…
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