This video will teach you the 3 different pronunciations of the past tense -ed. If you leave off this little ending, many of your native American English speakers will seriously be lost! Learning English
Poetry comes in many forms, including unique visual forms. The books of poems in this list vary from acrostics to concrete and multi-voiced poems. Concrete poetry is also sometimes referred to as visual poetry. Try a few of these books out and then have fun making your own visual poems! Definitions: – Acrostics: The first [...]
I teach 9th grade and the vast majority of the time my students come in absolutely off the walls. I have folders for them that they are to grab the second they walk in the room as well as a ‘Do Now’ posted at the front of the room everyday. I worry though that my [...]
A colleague of mine sent me this website the other day and I thought I would pass it along to the rest of you. The website is called “History is a Weapon” and it is essentially a giant compilation of interesting, “counter-hegemonic” readings. The page that I’ve linked to is organized by time periods in [...]
Before someone else says it, I will… There sure seem to be a lot of us cashing in it on this board recently. :wowee: The difference in my case is that I will be able to complete the year. And my departure is my choice. At this point, at least, I am not being pressure [...]
tinyurl.com This video takes the fear and embarrassment out of the taboo subject of yeast infections. This extremely common problem occurs in three out of four women, so there is no reason for a woman to feel humiliated or ashamed … Continue reading → Learning English
Streptococcus pneumoniae in spinal fluid Serious pneumococcal infections – pneumonia, bacteremia, meningitis – are responsible for up to 11 percent of child deaths on the planet. Vaccines exist, such as Prevnar, but they have two big shortcomings. First, they’re designed to help people build antibodies against specific strains of pneumococcus. But new strains keep emerging, [...]
My case went before some board at the state department today, and that committee decided to give me a letter of concern–which is a private reprimand that will not be reported to whatever agency they report to AND it will not affect my certificate in any way. How lucky am I? I am going to [...]
Several yeas ago, I decide to stop buying my sisters birthday gifts. In lieu of traditional gifts, I give a fun outing. It might be a day of antique shopping and lunch or a movie and dinner. One summer, we did lunch and went to see the movie “Mama Mia”. Big, Huge, Enormous Mistake! We [...]
One day as the Old Irish Setter lazes his life away a fly comes along. When Amos swats at it suddenly his whole life is changed! You won’t believe how he suddenly can get around and how that changes the life of the whole family. All because of an old black fly. This is by [...]