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Tis the season for Christmas tree battles
I won’t be posting this week since I’ll be busy celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior with my family, but I...
 
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You do it: A publishing project for freshmen
Somewhere near the end of January I have a couple extra weeks to try something new with my English 9 students. I am thinking...
 
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The perfect release of the great detail
Great writers have a knack for recognizing something valuable. When they’ve got that detail, they can hold it until just...
 
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Sharing things that are good: Beginning to read Charlotte Mason
When it comes to educational philosophy, I have a worry that I have articulated in tidbits here and there. Essentially, the...
 
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No one tells it like David McCullough
I just listened to David McCullough’s 1776 on CD and would like to offer an unapologetic and enthusiastic recommendation...
 
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Writing well includes having something worth saying
I have always wanted to be a writer professionally, but earlier in my life–particularly when I was a student choosing how...
 
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Trying opening lines until one works
I’m playing with more of the exercises Aimee Buckner mentions in Notebook Know-How, and I like in particular a pair that...
 
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Preparing to write: Two tricks for expanding students’ grasp of character
I participated in theatre a bit in high school, not so much that I began down the road of marked skill, but enough to...