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  1. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Nov-Dec '10
    Sun Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2010

  2. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Nov-Dec '10
    Sun Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2010

  3. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 8 Blue Division Nov-Dec '10
    Sun Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2010

  4. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 8 Gold Division Nov-Dec '10
    Sun Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2010

  5. Blog Excerpts

     Words of the World
    Fri Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    "Words of the World" is a series of short videos presented by experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Modern Languages and Cultures. From vodka to junta, from aficionado to zeitgeist, the Nottingham scholars explore the global history of words in fascinating detail. Start watching here.

  6. Contest

     The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: October Edition
    Fri Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    For the October edition of the Visual Thesaurus crossword puzzle, we've got a spooky Halloween theme. Figure out the hidden word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!

  7. Behind the Dictionary

     A "Literal" Paradox
    Thu Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    The English language is full of paradoxes, like the fact that "literally" pretty much always means "figuratively. Other words mean their opposites as well — "scan" means both 'read closely' and 'skim.' "Restive" originally meant 'standing still' but now it often means 'antsy.' "Dust" can mean 'to sprinkle with dust' and 'to remove the dust from something.' "Oversight" means both looking closely at something and ignoring it. "Sanction" sometimes means 'forbid,' sometimes, 'allow.' And then there's "ravel," which means 'ravel, or tangle' as well as its opposite, 'unravel,' as when Macbeth evokes "Sleepe that knits up the rauel'd Sleeue of Care."

  8. Edulinks

     Writing Across the Curriculum
    Thu Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2010

    Teachers, if you are looking to incorporate writing into your specific content area, check out these helpful writing sites:

    Purdue Online Writing Lab

    The Writing Site

    National Writing Project

  9. Blog Excerpts

     The Original Pronunciation of Shakespeare... in Kansas
    Wed Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    How did Shakespeare's plays originally sound? Audiences at the University of Kansas will get to find out, with a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" entirely in the original pronunciation, the first time such a production has been staged in North America.

  10. Dog Eared

     One Word: "Verb," by Lia Purpura
    Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    We are pleased to present another excerpt from the new anthology entitled, One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe, published by Sarabande Books. The editor, Molly McQuade, asked 66 writers the question, "What one word means the most to you, and why?" Among the essays McQuade has collected is "Verb," by Lia Purpura.
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