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Gretchen's Grits: August 2012
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012. 8220;Dear Sir: Regarding your article 'What's Wrong with the World? I am Yours truly,”. I tend to have a VERY long-winded answer to that question. Mean drivers on the Beltway, my neighbor whose cigarette-infused apartment. Greets me every day, interminably slow clerks at the store, red lights, Capitol Hill, Westboro Baptist, the cost of gas in Northern VA, and my current supply of chocolate in the pantry. There are MANY things far worse than me. Note: While the validity of this ...
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Gretchen's Grits: February 2014
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Friday, February 28, 2014. 8th grade girl talk in Advisory: bring on the sass. Student A (in reference to an upset student): "Poor thing.". OMG You can't call a girl a thing! Mrs Malik: "Poor thing just means pobrecita.". Student B: "Ohhhhh. I was gonna say! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe To Gretchen's Grits. Good stuff worth reading. Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia. Winning at life, aka 10 bookish things that give me joy. The Garth Brooks Dilemma.
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Gretchen's Grits: Gothic/Horror Stories
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Thursday, October 24, 2013. My high school class is reading Dracula. I' must be capitalized. No exceptions." "But Miss. It's too hard.". You do not need to hit enter for every sentence. That does not count toward your minimum one page.". A two-paged story should have more than one paragraph.". You're in 9th grade. Do you know how to use a period? Obviously not." (Ok, ok. I was a bit more kind than that.). But I also love the errors due to second language acquisition. How does one gently critique that?
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Gretchen's Grits: October 2013
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Thursday, October 24, 2013. My high school class is reading Dracula. I' must be capitalized. No exceptions." "But Miss. It's too hard.". You do not need to hit enter for every sentence. That does not count toward your minimum one page.". A two-paged story should have more than one paragraph.". You're in 9th grade. Do you know how to use a period? Obviously not." (Ok, ok. I was a bit more kind than that.). But I also love the errors due to second language acquisition. How does one gently critique that?
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Gretchen's Grits: Dracula hates Snapchat more than I do!
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Friday, December 13, 2013. Dracula hates Snapchat more than I do! Fiiiiinally grading those Dracula. Directions: You are Dracula and have been a vampire for over 100 years. Give some advice to a new vampire on what he or she should do or not do. Write at least 5 sentences. Stay away from garlic, steak, and crosses. Don't do an Instagram or Snapchat.". No red meat OR social media! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Dracula hates Snapchat more than I do! Good stuff worth reading.
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Gretchen's Grits: September 2012
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Once upon a time a fellow fourth grade teacher was approached by a new, VERY limited English student. He said, "Give me rubbers! His teacher's eyes bugged out, and she hollered for an Amharic-speaking classmate. "WHAT does he want? Always fearing the worst of 4th grade boys. Translation from Amharic to English. "Um, he needs an eraser.". British English. Gets ya every time. I have several students from this country too.). Links to this post. Monday, September 3, 2012. My fi...
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Gretchen's Grits: July 2013
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Oh yeah. I have a blog. Last week my sister. Re-entered the blogging world after a few months off. And like any good little sister, I figured I should follow suit. Why, you ask? Well maybe you didn't ask, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Finally it's summer. And I have time. I will probably post a handful of posts and then go a little crazy when a new school year starts. So enjoy it while you can! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Gretchen's Grits: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012. The Amazing Adventures of Snakewoman. Transcription (because the handwriting hasn't improved much from his loin. The Amazing Adventures of Snakewomen (Part 1). Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Amazing Adventures of Snakewoman. Subscribe To Gretchen's Grits. Good stuff worth reading. Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia. Winning at life, aka 10 bookish things that give me joy. Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff. The Garth Brooks Dilemma.
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Gretchen's Grits: No Edward Cullen here.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013. No Edward Cullen here. From my vampire-loving, Twilight. You live in Washington? Yes Last year.". You go to Forks? Am I forgetting a suburb? Those words do sound similar.). Ohhhh I lived in the capital, Washington, D.C. That's where the President lives. Washington state is on the other side of the United States, near California.". Supreme disappointment.) "Oh.". There aren't any vampires in Washington, D.C. But we do have monster politicians! As an addition to our Dracula unit.
