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Daily Quote: Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.- Bernard Williams
Word of the Day: deleterious- harmful to living things
Idiom of the Day: Chip on your shoulder- When someone is upset about something that happened a while ago
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September 22, 2021 | Why read scripts?(Reading)
Why read scripts?(Plays) |
July 10, 2020 | "Nobody Ever Died from Marijuana"(Healthy Living) |
January 29, 2020 | For the Love of Books(Reading) |
January 10, 2020 | Audio Books(Audio) |
September 13, 2019 | 10 Questions You Should ask Yourself While Reading(Reading) |
August 12, 2019 | How to Be an Excellent Leader(Groupwork) |
August 9, 2019 | Audio: Rare interview with Toni Morrison on the importance of reading and writing(Reading)
Audio: Rare interview with Toni Morrison on the importance of reading and writing(Writing) |
June 24, 2019 | Summer Classic Reading(Reading) |
May 13, 2019 | Article: In This House We Read Actual Books So Our Kids Don’t Become Screen Zombies(Reading)
Article: In This House We Read Actual Books So Our Kids Don’t Become Screen Zombies(Technology) |
May 7, 2019 | All Art is Propaganda(Writing) |
April 17, 2019 | Amid Rising Anxiety, Colleges Tell Students It’s OK To Fail(Healthy Living) |
December 4, 2018 | How Long Reading is Important(Technology)
How Long Reading is Important(Reading) |
December 3, 2018 | The Different Types of Satire(Word Play) |
November 19, 2018 | Middle School Misfortunes Then and Now, One Teacher’s Take(Technology) |
October 3, 2018 | 5 Oddities Of Everyday Language That Leave Experts Baffled(Grammar)
5 Oddities Of Everyday Language That Leave Experts Baffled(Vocabulary)
5 Oddities Of Everyday Language That Leave Experts Baffled(Word Play) |
September 21, 2018 | Protect Yourself from Teen Locusts(Healthy Living) |
September 17, 2018 | Where Can you Listen to Books?(Reading)
Where Can you Listen to Books?(Audio) |
May 2, 2018 | The Stories Behind 15 Poems We All Learned in School(Poetry) |
April 11, 2018 | 5 Academic Skills Students Can Practice Viewing Art(Literacy) |
February 26, 2018 | How to shout down your insecurities and keep on writing(Writing) |
February 9, 2018 | The surprising thing Google learned about its employees — and what it means for today’s students(Technology) |
December 15, 2017 | Thoughts on Essay Development(Essays) |
November 30, 2017 | A Uniquely Shakespearean Trial(Shakespeare) |
October 26, 2017 | The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons(World Building) |
October 18, 2017 | Five Common Twists and a Model for Writing Short One Act Plays(Writing) |
October 13, 2017 | 38 Facts About Shakespeare’s 38 Plays(Shakespeare) |
October 13, 2017 | Fears of Smartphone Addiction(Technology) |
October 7, 2017 | Continual Improvement- a mode of travel, not a destination(Writing) |
September 24, 2017 | Common Myth Conceptions(Studying) |
September 19, 2017 | 'Kids can't live on literary Twinkies alone': What kids should be reading in classrooms(Reading) |
September 19, 2017 | Most Accurate World Map(World Building) |
September 18, 2017 | 10 Hilarious Reasons Why The English Language Is The Worst(Grammar) |
September 18, 2017 | The Most Ancient Civilizations...(History) |
September 15, 2017 | Sometimes Those We See as Villains(Writing) |
September 4, 2017 | The Opening Lines of Romeo and Juliet Recited in the Original Accent of Shakespeare’s Time(Shakespeare) |
August 21, 2017 | Attention, Students: Put Your Laptops Away(Technology) |
August 8, 2017 | The “Wait Until 8th” Pledge – Let Kids be Kids a little longer…(Technology) |
June 16, 2017 | As Summer Fast Approaches...(Reading) |
May 26, 2017 | These Are The Top 37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old(MetaCognition) |
April 29, 2017 | Heroes(Writing) |
April 26, 2017 | English Doesn't Always have the Right Word!(Word Play) |
April 26, 2017 | Words for the Extended Piece into the Water(Word Play) |
April 25, 2017 | Nuts and Bolts: “Thought” Verbs(Writing) |
March 27, 2017 | Dictionary of Canadianisms is a fine birthday gift to Canada(Vocabulary) |
March 20, 2017 | The Most Important Dystopian Fiction Novel?(Reading) |
February 15, 2017 | Up!(Grammar) |
February 12, 2017 | Heteronyms (Grammar) |
February 10, 2017 | English is a Crazy Language(Grammar) |
January 28, 2017 | Teamwork skills: being an effective group member(Groupwork) |
January 28, 2017 | The Components of Speaking Skill(Speaking) |
January 24, 2017 | Critical Thinking Cheatsheet(MetaCognition) |
January 4, 2017 | 23 Emotions People Feel, But Can't Explain(Writing) |
December 13, 2016 | Listening to Music While Working(Creative Discipline) |
November 27, 2016 | Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability To Tell Fake News From Real, Study Finds(Literacy) |
October 16, 2016 | Double Negatives(Joke) |
October 15, 2016 | 13 Little-Known Punctuation Marks We Should Be Using(Grammar) |
September 11, 2016 | Bochord(Reading) |
March 21, 2016 | Hustle and Bustle(Creative Discipline) |
February 18, 2016 | Classic IQ Test Range(MetaCognition) |
February 17, 2016 | What is your birthword?(Vocabulary) |
February 16, 2016 | 7-5-3 Code(Knights) |
November 30, 2015 | Addicted to Distraction(Technology) |
February 13, 2015 | 100 Words High School Graduates Should Know(Reading) |
February 13, 2015 | Affect Versus Effect(Grammar) |
February 13, 2015 | Essay Format: APA(Writing) |
February 13, 2015 | Malaprops, Puns, Spoonerisms, Eggcorns, and other hilarity-inducing word mix-ups(Word Play) |
February 13, 2015 | NPR's Amazing Sci-Fi and Fantasy List!(Reading) |
February 13, 2015 | Some Great Videos On Studying!(Studying) |
February 13, 2015 | The Difference Between Symbol, Metaphor, and Motif(Reading) |
February 12, 2015 | Study Techniques That Really Work and Others That Don't(Studying) |
February 9, 2015 | The Four Steps of Learning(MetaCognition) |
February 6, 2015 | Essay Format: MLA(Writing) |
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