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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac: July 1: Strunk and White Day
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac. One humble high school English teacher's attempt to make every day of the year relevant to the study and appreciation of the English language. Monday, July 01, 2013. July 1: Strunk and White Day. Strunk and White Day. Today is the birthday of William Strunk, Jr.(1869-1946), the principal author of The Elements of Style. This book, also known as Strunk and White. Is without a doubt one of the most influential style guides of all time, selling over ten million copies.
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac: June 30: One Book Author Day
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac. One humble high school English teacher's attempt to make every day of the year relevant to the study and appreciation of the English language. Sunday, June 30, 2013. June 30: One Book Author Day. On this date in 1936, the novel. Gone with the Wind. Was published by Margaret Mitchell. The website. Has a list of over 60 authors who wrote a single novel. Notable titles include. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Catcher in the Rye. The Stones of Summer. Gone with the Wind. June ...
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac: May 2013
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac. One humble high school English teacher's attempt to make every day of the year relevant to the study and appreciation of the English language. Friday, May 31, 2013. May 31: Barbaric Yawp Day. That Whitman edited and expanded throughout his life. Several critics lambasted. But Ralph Waldo Emerson celebrated it: "I find it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed" (1). I celebrate myself, and sing myself,. For every atom belonging ...
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac: July 2013
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Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac. One humble high school English teacher's attempt to make every day of the year relevant to the study and appreciation of the English language. Monday, July 01, 2013. July 1: Strunk and White Day. Strunk and White Day. Today is the birthday of William Strunk, Jr.(1869-1946), the principal author of The Elements of Style. This book, also known as Strunk and White. Is without a doubt one of the most influential style guides of all time, selling over ten million copies.
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Catching Sparrows: Consistency Is Not A Bad Word
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Gods might note the fall of a sparrow, but they don't make. Any effort to catch them." - Terry Pratchett. The second cyber-life of Redkudu. Friday, January 11, 2008. Consistency Is Not A Bad Word. I've always thought the quickest way to undermine student trust is to enforce rules which students must follow.but teachers don't have to. We all laughed again, but it was a valid question, and one which this teacher will have to get used to if he intends to walk into a full-size English classroom next year wit...
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Catching Sparrows: November 2007
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Gods might note the fall of a sparrow, but they don't make. Any effort to catch them." - Terry Pratchett. The second cyber-life of Redkudu. Friday, November 23, 2007. I noticed the crowd at the checkout counter had gotten very quiet. About seven kids who weren't mine were listening intently to our conversation. I looked up and said, "Why is everyone staring at me? One girl near the front said, "Because you can tell us what books we want to read.". It's good to know books, I suppose. And if you put us thr...
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Catching Sparrows: January 2008
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Gods might note the fall of a sparrow, but they don't make. Any effort to catch them." - Terry Pratchett. The second cyber-life of Redkudu. Sunday, January 20, 2008. I don't know if I still have any readers at this blog, but I want to let you know I'm moving - again. I've finally gotten my own site and blog up to speed, which was what I was working toward (and one of the reasons blogging was light here). Saturday, January 12, 2008. Dumbing Up, Dumbing Down. It isn't that I don't think ideas from other le...
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Catching Sparrows: December 2007
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Gods might note the fall of a sparrow, but they don't make. Any effort to catch them." - Terry Pratchett. The second cyber-life of Redkudu. Monday, December 31, 2007. May Your New Year Bring New Beginnings. Here's a quote I stumbled on a while back, in the blog of a young Swedish graphic designer:. Everything's changing, it is unseemly to stand still.". All my best to you and yours in the new year. Friday, December 28, 2007. Pressing Our Fingers In Clay. I did not start out with the intention to be a tea...
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Catching Sparrows: How They Keep Me Sane
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Gods might note the fall of a sparrow, but they don't make. Any effort to catch them." - Terry Pratchett. The second cyber-life of Redkudu. Wednesday, January 9, 2008. How They Keep Me Sane. The arrival of a note releasing a kid from class is always worth a moment of silence. Reverence and longing, you know. The note came. It was for a student who was not in my class. (Probably got the room number wrong.). One of my students, very dry humor, name of Christopher: Ms. Kudu, who's the note for?