Search the Site

Your Search:
76 77 78 79 80 Displaying 771-780 of 3460 Results

  1. Teachers at Work

     The Nitty-Gritty Essay, Part I
    Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    Okay, let's be honest. I'll go on record and say it. Some students are naturally more gifted at writing essays than others. Oftentimes these are the students to whom writing simply springs forth. It doesn't matter if it's narrative, persuasive, expository or descriptive, these students' paragraphs simply flow and their choice of words seems innate. These students naturally gravitate to the honors level classes, expanding their essays in ways that make teachers' eyes tear up with joy.

  2. Word Routes

     The Story of "Boondoggle": A Useful Word for Useless Work
    Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015
    For the Slate podcast Lexicon Valley, I explored the peculiar origins of the word boondoggle, which took a strange trip from the world of Boy Scouts to the world of politics 80 years ago.

  3. Lesson Plans

     Introducing Synonyms to Early Writers
    Mon Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    This lesson introduces students to the basic concept of a synonym and how varying vocabulary usage through synonyms can enhance their writing. Students will also synthesize their understanding of synonyms and the Visual Thesaurus by playing "Synonym Charades," a fun guessing game where students will figure out original book or movie titles based on synonym clues.

  4. Word Count

     Par for the Course: Slicing Through the Golf Lexicon
    Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    Let's say you've just arrived from another planet, with a mastery of English, but little exposure to the popular sport known as golf. So you don't understand why one golfer would hit a "banana ball" and end up with a "bogey," while another used a "chicken stick" and ended up with an "eagle."

  5. Word Count

     Why You Should Blog BEFORE Writing Your Book
    Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021
    Seven reasons why blogging and writing a book go hand-in-hand.

  6. Teachers at Work

     Sister(s), Sister(s): Teaching "Little Women"
    Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    I do not have any sisters. I have but one sibling, a beloved brother, Poopie (not his real name). I'm blessed in that over the course of my life, I have made very close female friends who feel like family to me, but no actual sisters of the Lord-Help-The-Mister-Who-Comes-Between-Me-and-My-Sister type. Maybe that is why I've long been fascinated with Louisa May Alcott's classic American novel, Little Women, about four sisters.

  7. VT Tip o' the Week

     Context Sensitive Menus
    premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2008

    If you right-click on a word or meaning in the Visual Thesaurus display (command-click on Macintosh computers), you will see a "pop-up" menu that shows the various actions that can be taken on that word. Not all actions will be available on every word and/or meaning.

    Pronounce Word. Hear the word spoken out loud. (Requires an Internet connection)

    Search Internet. Use your default web browser to search the Internet for web sites that are related to this word. (Requires an Internet connection and an Internet browser)

  8. Word Routes

     Getting "Discombobulated" on Lexicon Valley
    Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
    On Lexicon Valley, Slate's podcast about language, I'm taking part in a regular feature. I come prepared with a mystery word, and the hosts have to guess the word itself and its origins. The first word didn't remain a mystery for very long: discombobulate.

  9. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '08
    Fri Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2008

  10. Dog Eared

     "Trench Talk": A Compelling Look at the Words of WWI
    Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Any news event brings new terms and phrases to life while reinvigorating old ones. Look how the recent Presidential election spread malarkey, binders full of women, and bayonets across headlines and tweets. Forevermore, those words will jog the memory of anyone who was paying attention to the 2012 election.
76 77 78 79 80 Displaying 771-780 of 3460 Results