The fact that oral language is foundational to all learning was emphasized at our book discussion group a few nights…
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Scintillations From Their Own Genius
As I sat down to plan out some details of our next semester in the new year, I read some…
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“Why Should Anyone Be Tense About Tense?”
“Who climbs the Grammar tree distinctly knows Where Noun and Verb and Participle grows.” -John Dryden I love fun grammar…
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“Ulysses S. Grant as Desdemona” or “Adventures in Speech Class”
“A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to…
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Stupid like Thoreau
I’ve been constantly teaching some aspect of the writing process for over 15 years. Because we homeschool, I get to…
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