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- What can be taught (The Washington Examiner)
In a recent column, I argued that good writing can be encouraged in the classroom, but not "taught." This column looks at the love for literature, which can be taught through modeling. Some of my most vivid memories of high school teaching come from students who surprised themselves (and me) by becoming inspired while reading a novel.
- 3 in 4 Minn. sophomores satisfy reading requirement - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Three-quarters of Minnesota sophomores can begin their summer break knowing they've performed well enough on a state reading exam to satisfy a requirement for high school graduation. As freshmen, they faced a writing exam with diploma implications ...
- Celebrating Poetry - Hartford Courant
Celebrating PoetryHartford Courant, United States - 6 hours agoThe appointment of a new national poet laureate is especially newsworthy in Greater Hartford, home to one of the nation's biggest and most successful poetry ...
- Unique kid biography brings Abraham Lincoln alive (Post-Bulletin)
"LINCOLN SHOT," screams the headline! "Condition Considered Hopeless. Will Not Live Through the Night." So begins a gripping read for middle-graders ahead of the February bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a b
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search - NWI.com
BOSTON - Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what is ...
- SRB: Sam (in) Hunt for Laureateship - Scoop.co.nz
SRB: Sam (in) Hunt for LaureateshipScoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 22 minutes agoWell, if not a clamour a chorus of two; former Listener staff writer Denis Welch took time out from writing his unauthorised biography of Helen Clark to ...
- Battle over thinning mustang herds (Seattle Times)
Five mustangs pounded across the high desert recently, their dark manes and tails giving shape to the wind. Pursued by a helicopter, they...
- Finns ban poetry reading in Russia (Baltic Times)
TALLINN - The Finnish consulate-general in St. Petersburg has said no to the attendance of Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish writer of Estonian background, to a poetry evening in St. Petersburg.
- Why Cuts? (Berkeley Daily Planet)
My second-grade students want to know the answer to that question and they’ve written a poem to elicit an answer. Each year my Spanish dual-immersion students at Rosa Parks produce laminated poetry bookmarks as part of our “Pepper Ink” labor unit.
- Rendered Mute - National Review Online Blogs
Rendered MuteNational Review Online Blogs, NY - 1 hour agoAnyone familiar with Hispanic art and literature knows that poetry isn’t only a genre. Poetry is in the DNA of this romantic, passionate people. ...
- Canadian poet and playwright James Reaney dies at 81 (CBC)
James Reaney, a poet, author and dramatist of three famous plays about Ontario's feuding Donnelly family, has died. He was 81.
- In short, a perfect day - Miami Herald
Father's Day is coming, and millions of children and/or wives are thinking: ''This year, I think I'll get Dad a nice casual shirt.'' Fine. Go ahead. Although you might want to ask yourself a couple of questions first, such as: Does Dad WANT another ...
- Jerry Zeller, priest, professor whose optimism inspired others (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dr. Jerry Zeller's heart was revealed in passport stamps, a telltale reminder of the beauty he found in other worlds and other people. A professor, poet and priest, Dr. Zeller studied in Egypt as a Fulbright scholar and led students on field trips across Europe. The insights he gleaned from his travels abroad surfaced in classroom lectures, in spiritual conversations and in random bits of verse. ...
- After Dark: Can't beat the livin' on Carrol's Creek deck - HometownAnnapolis.com
"Summertime, and the living is easy." Gershwin could have been writing about life along the Chesapeake Bay when he penned those lines 70-some years ago, as this is one of the best places to live come summertime, with so much to do and everyone ...
- Teachers get refresher on creativity - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
A group of 21 teachers is participating in the college’s Creativity Institute this week, which is funded by the South Carolina Department of Education. This is the third session the college has organized in three years, and its long waiting list is ...
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