Laura A.
Subscriber since: May 2011
Location:
RInggold,
GA
About Me
Laura A. hasn't written an "About Me" description yet.
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites
Favorite Word:
OrangeOrange describes the radical personality I have. I am neither rude red, nor mellow yellow, but I am somewhere in between.
Orange is also a tangy fruit in which all parts have a useful purpose, from the pithy rind to the seeds in the very center. All the juicy fruit in the middle just makes for tons of fun!
Least Favorite Word:
suckStudents use this word to describe their classmates, parents, friends, and me when something doesn't go there way or performance is less than exemplary.
I hate it because this once wonderful word that described something you do with a lollipop or a bottle of coke has now turned into this grotesquely spoken word with an ill connotation for young people who do not understand the "other" meaning.
Sad.
Favorite Quote:
"I Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
- Moses
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
How to write:
Language arts:
A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Students:
You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012
- 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012
- 2 Comments
Teachers:
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Schools Are More Than a Test
January 24, 2013
- 7 Comments
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 15 Comments
Usage:
Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013
- 1 Comment
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Vocabulary:
Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013
- 1 Comment
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7 Comments
Web tools:
Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
November 15, 2011
- 3 Comments
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
November 4, 2011
- 4 Comments
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Young readers:
STEM, Literacy, and the Common Core Standards
August 21, 2012
- 3 Comments
A Teacher's Summer Reflections
June 13, 2012
- 2 Comments
About Us
Become an Affiliate
Technology Licensing
Contributors
Contact Us
Copyright ©1998-2013 Thinkmap, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use
Already a Subscriber?
