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April is….(drum roll)
What’s so great about April? No….it’s not the verse, “April showers bring May flowers”. Blah! Although, that little verse does rhyme, which kind of goes with what I was going to tell you. April is NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! Woohoo!! I … Continue reading
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Love and Hate
Love and hate. Two words with very powerful but different meanings. Describe love and hate. You may use any words to do this. You can use colors, a story, describe the feelings each brings, or anything you think might be … Continue reading
Word of the Day #3
People’s Top 10 Favorite Words #6: Serendipity Definition: luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for Example: “Old-time print journalists bemoan the absence of serendipity – the accidental discovery of stories that … Continue reading
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Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
#2 Kerfuffle Definition: disturbance; fuss Example: “‘Glee’ Cast Members React to GQ Kerfuffle” – Headline on WashingtonPost.com, October 21, 2010 About the word: Kerfuffle is the most recent coinage on this list, dating to 1946. It may be an alteration … Continue reading
Merriam-Websters Top 10 Most “Liked” Words of the Day #1
Merriam-Webster has a Top 10 List. I thought I would give you a new word every day to add to your already growing repertoire (look that up) of good strong words we have learned. I will give you 5 points extra credit … Continue reading
Poetry + Video = AWESOME!!!
So as you know, it is POETRY MONTH!! Okay, I will stop shouting, but I am excited. I found this video on a website I follow for English teachers, and it was incredible. Not only is it one of my … Continue reading
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Fun stuff!
I found a new website, Tagxedo. It takes words from a website, a word document, tweets, or anything else you can think of, and it puts the words into a shape of your choice. You can also change colors, fonts, … Continue reading
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Word of the Day – April 2nd
People’s Top 10 Favorite Words #6: Serendipity Definition: luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for Example: “Old-time print journalists bemoan the absence of serendipity – the accidental discovery of stories that … Continue reading
Crazy word of the day
Flibbertigibbet Definition: a silly flighty person Example: “I was very good at being a girl and I’m not quite so good at being a woman. I was good at being quite flighty and dippy and a flibbertigibbet. But I don’t … Continue reading
Writing Outside of the Lines 