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Franny
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location: Kendal, United Kingdom
About Me
I am a retired university lecturer. My academic area is drama in education and I am now writing and working in the visual arts.
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Favorite Word:
juxtaposition
It was a long running joke with my students - I overused the word and they would cheer when, despite my efforts to avoid it - I did so!
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Least Favorite Word:
awesome
Overused and often the object of its use in not deserving of its use.
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Favorite Quote:
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- socrates
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2
Comments
Language arts:
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
- 3
Comments
Media:
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Exposure, Excitement, Inspiration
December 19, 2011
- 4
Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Teachers:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
- 1
Comment
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
Word Origins:
"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
February 7, 2012
- 3
Comments
Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
January 26, 2012
- 6
Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12
Comments
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
Writing:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
January 11, 2012
- 24
Comments
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