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Writing Workshop: AP Lit FRQ 2 2025 "Memories"
As the old codger in our ELA department, on the heels of several colleagues retiring at the end of this year, I am in…
Read issue →Writing Workshop (AP Lit: FRQ 1 "Monolgue for St. Louis")
At the close of this school year, the baton will be passed to me as four of my ELA colleagues are embarking upon their…
Read issue →How to Write an Ivy League Opening Line
As this academic year is quickly drawing to a close, I have my sights on summer vacation - paddle boarding in Walden…
Read issue →Employing the Seinfeld Method
I'm a composition instructor that loves me a good writing heuristic, so it goes without question that I chalk Seinfeld…
Read issue →5 Common Ingredients That Comprise a Rejection Cake
Concerning the recent TikTok trend that sees college applicants making rejection cakes, I'd like to call upon the wise…
Read issue →Voice Lessons: What Children's Stories Tell Us About Narrative Writing
Isaac Asimov once opined that it is the obvious which is so difficult to see, so let me say something that may blur a…
Read issue →Employing the 3 Act Structure: College Personal Statement
Imagine an instance whereby the likes of a William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, or Eugene O'Neill…
Read issue →4 Ways to Seamlessly Embed a Quote
In today's video, I hereby declare: Hooray ... Death to the quote dump! Over my 20+ year career, I have developed and…
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