Profile : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

Mrs. Gossert

Subscriber since: February 2012

About Me

I teach Computer Technology in grades 5, 6 & 7.

My Word Lists

Favorite Word:

technology

Technology opens doors for many people. I love that there is so much to explore.

Other subscribers who love this word:

Least Favorite Word:

disengage

Other subscribers who dislike this word:

Mr. Sandez (NY)

Favorite Topics:

Advertising:

Dubiously Distinguished

January 1, 2020 - 12 Comments

Under the Influence

February 18, 2019 - 2 Comments

Blogs:

Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language

October 8, 2013 - 2 Comments

On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog

September 10, 2013

Books:

Dennis Baron's "What's Your Prounoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner

February 27, 2020 - 2 Comments

Inspiration to All

December 10, 2019 - 1 Comment

Creativity:

Self-Partnered to Poppycock

December 11, 2019 - 5 Comments

How to Name Your Characters

November 4, 2019 - 3 Comments

Fun:

Finding Distraction in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang

June 10, 2020 - 4 Comments

Which Came First: The Chicken or the Hen Apple?

May 8, 2020 - 8 Comments

How to write:

How to make your sentences shorter

June 25, 2020 - 2 Comments

Why do the best writers have the most emotional intelligence?

May 27, 2020 - 4 Comments

Language arts:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students

April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics

December 5, 2014 - 4 Comments

Naming:

Slogans for Health

June 18, 2020 - 3 Comments

The Case of the Generic Name

May 20, 2020 - 1 Comment

Poetry:

And Forget the He and She

December 2, 2019 - 2 Comments

In Praise of Ambiguity

July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!

March 21, 2008

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!

February 13, 2008

Reading:

How to Read More Books

November 19, 2018 - 5 Comments

Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing

April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

Spelling:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable

May 29, 2015

Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?

September 17, 2014 - 7 Comments

Storytelling:

Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory

May 7, 2014 - 7 Comments

Type Casting

January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments

Students:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable

May 29, 2015

"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping

August 29, 2014 - 12 Comments

Teachers:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students

April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?

March 6, 2015 - 2 Comments

Teaching:

Teach Your Children Well

February 1, 2019 - 5 Comments

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students

April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

Visual Thesaurus:

Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus

August 24, 2012 - 5 Comments

Reconsidering the Thesaurus

April 2, 2012

Vocabulary:

Going Viral: The Origins of "Contagious"

June 15, 2020 - 2 Comments

A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year

January 11, 2017

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

Words:

Traffic in Words

July 1, 2020 - 1 Comment

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade

January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment

Writing:

How to make your sentences shorter

June 25, 2020 - 2 Comments

Finding Distraction in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang

June 10, 2020 - 4 Comments

Young readers:

How to Encourage Summer Reading

July 16, 2014

Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom

July 23, 2013 - 4 Comments