Elizabeth Alexander’s inaugural poem "Praise Song for the Day" didn’t really impress me. It was what it was: an occasional poem that tried very hard to sum up a moment of emotion and history. The poem was quite suitable, but…
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Tips for Making a Good First Impression
“For a friendly letter use white paper (or you may use a pastel shade if you’re a girl) in any sizes of single or double sheets for personal correspondence.” p. 119, Modern English in Action, Seven, (D.C. Heath, 1968) You’ve…
Webpages as Graphs
Because I wanted to be cool like Johndan: To make your own, go to Websites as Graphs.
CCCC 2006: Day One
Ahh. Day one, and how do I spend it? Fiddling about for a while in my room. I didn’t go to a morning workshop, so there seemed no reason to rush. I did go downstairs to make myself a nametag…
11/23 Journal
Cleanapalooza is 90% over. The living room is inhabitable again, and there’s enough space in the kitchen to cook. Spent the afternoon in Salem, with my mom, sister, and niece. Mom had an eye doctor’s appointment, and we went along…
Writing like a writing teacher
Perhaps this will interest no one other than me, but I think it’s a reminder of how we sometimes forget who we are and what we know. I struggled for weeks with the text I’m trying to write. I’m still…
Musing on Martin’s Big Words
got loads of cleaning and organizing done, though no real writing. looking for some kind of small magnetic board for the office, but all i seem able to find are big magnetic white boards. not exactly the ideal solution have…
Traci’s 1st List of Ten: Ten Ways to Ask Students to Re-Think the Classroom
Originally Posted July 1, 1998 to ACW-L, WCenter, NCTE-Talk, and TEACH and at the Daedalus Website Place your students in the future. It’s the year 3098. A team of archaeologists discovers your classroom, exactly as it is now. What do…