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Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors
January 28, 2021
By Daphne Gray-Grant

Learn why you should stop comparing your writing rituals to that of famous authors.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Humaning in an Inhuman Year
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Wordshop

Vocab activities for your classroom

Common at the Core: The Shared Vocabulary of State Standards for Language Arts
July 31, 2014
By Georgia Scurletis

There has been a lot of hubbub over the last few months about states defecting from the original group of 45 states that had adopted the Common Core State Standards. But how different are the state standards that have diverged from the Common Core when it comes to the teaching of vocabulary?  Continue reading...
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Useful sites for educators

The Evolution of a Word Lover
September 4, 2013

In a moving autobiographical essay in the New York Times Book Review, Joshua Henkin recounts how his bombing of the PSAT sent him on a lifelong word-learning journey, with the unlikely duo of his father and Stanley Kaplan as his mentors. Read Henkin's essay here.
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Weekly Worksheet

Getting to the Heart of Gettysburg
November 19, 2013

One hundred and fifty years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous American speeches: The Gettysburg Address, a speech that reportedly lasted less than two minutes and that he considered "a flat failure." Use this worksheet to help students use vocabulary and key lines from the address to discover Lincoln's lasting message to Americans.  Continue reading...
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VOCABGRABBER

Automatically create lists of vocabulary from any text using the Visual Thesaurus VocabGrabber.
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SPELLING BEE

Think you are a good speller? Take the Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee and find out!
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Stage Directions: the Vocabulary of Theatrical Delivery

November 1, 2013
How can interpreting the language of stage directions enhance students' comprehension of drama? Continue reading...
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Why Visual Thesaurus?
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Visual Thesaurus:

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A federally-funded study has found that the Visual Thesaurus can significantly help students struggling with reading comprehension.

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Professional Development

using the Visual Thesaurus in the classroom

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