Tag: grammar
My 10 Favorite Learnist Boards Built By Teachers
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When you're perusing Learnist, you come across great things. I wanted to provide a little guidance and share my favorite Learnist boards by teachers.
5 Tips For Teaching Young Students Proper Grammar
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It's tough to resonate with students of any age. But teaching young students proper grammar seems like a nearly impossible task.
40 Everyday Phrases We Owe To Shakespeare
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You may not have all of William Shakespeare's work committed to your memory, but you probably know each and every one of these phrases.
250 Ways To Say The Word ‘Went’
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One of the most boring and banned words in classrooms is 'went.' There are SO many synonyms that you're simply trying at all if you stick with the word 'went.'
100 Words High School Students Should Know
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Suffragist, quotidian, expurgate? These are just a few of the words high school students should know. If they're foreign to you, time to bone up! Now you can do that thanks to a book from the editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries who compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know.
The Importance Of Education In A Facebook World
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If you're on Facebook, you've most likely seen it: stories or images about a controversial topic that stir up emotion in people, only to be proven false with a quick search from Snopes or Google.
How Texting Is Changing Your Grammar
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From OMG to LOL, there’s no denying that texting has changed the way we communicate with each other. Look no further than the fact that you don’t need clarification of what OMG or LOL means as proof that our written communication is evolving.
Oxford English Dictionary Wants You To Help Crowdsource Word Origins
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The Oxford English Dictionary wants YOU! They've just launched OED Appeals, a dedicated community space where OED editors solicit help in unearthing new information about the history and usage of English.
‘Diphthong’ Is Officially The Best Word Ever.
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What's your favorite word? Kerfuffle? Scallawag? Edudemic? Whatever it is, there's never really been a simple way to figure out what the truly best word is. Until now.
Lettrs Encourages Thoughtful Digital Writing And A Slower Communications Movement
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Students are being encouraged - conditioned in fact - by many social platforms to like, comment, tweet, text, or send at communication speeds that are more akin to a reflex rather than a well-composed expression of thought and ideas. This communication acceleration has created new challenges in both literacy and attention. A new platform for "slower communications" hopes to change that trend.
New Study Uncovers If Texting Actually Affects Grammar
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If you're worried that your students or children are eroding their vocabulary due to texting, you may want to sit down.
How Many Books Have You Read?
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How many books have you read in your lifetime? Do you know an exact number? A Reddit user's grandfather knows exactly how many books he has read: 6,070 (so far).
The Hokey Pokey, If Shakespeare Wrote It
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You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out... you know the song. You probably also know the work of William Shakespeare. What if the bard wrote the aforementioned 'Hokey Pokey' song?
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I’m Allergic To Bad Grammar [Comic]
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Does your head spin when someone writes something like "I hope you're day is going great!" or "Are their others like you?" If you're anything like me, you loathe bad grammar and internally judge people when you receive a poorly worded e-mail.
What Did Shakespeare Call You?!
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Do you love reading Shakespeare for all the saucy name-calling and not really for the romantic plot twists? Me too. Lucky for us, I just stumbled across a great chart via Facebook that lets you use your initials to find out what William Shakespeare would have called you were he to lob a few insults your way.
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How English Teachers Party [Comic]
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POP QUIZ: What is the favorite party game of English teachers? Here's a hint: it's not Scrabble. Although, that's probably a close second.
