Compare Two Renditions of “The Jabberwocky”
Using specific expectation 1.3 “Responding to and Evaluating Texts” in Media Literacy, grade 7s and 8s could use the two …
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Reading nutritional labels
On his website Scooby explains how to build muscle by eating the right foods. He carefully explains how to read …
What does the Spanish sign intend to say?
On a recent trip to Spain I photographed this cryptic sign in a parking garage of a museum in Valencia. …
Picture Books for Intermediate Students–Maria Martella
Maria Martella’s Grade 6 to 9 Picture Book Suggestions are a great resource for Toronto teachers. All books were chosen by …
Bad Teachers are Unaffordable
Economists at Harvard and Columbia have released the results from the study: “The Long Term Impact of Teachers” which suggests that …
Stephen King’s 7 Writing Tips
In his book, On Writing, King gives us 7 tips. They are: Get to the point Write a draft and …
What are some best-practices when writing on the web?
WiseGeek has some best-practices when writing on the web: Use short and concise sentences. It’s harder to read from a screen …
How we read on the web
Jakob Nielsen holds a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction from the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen. He has written many …
Places for students to publish
826 National is a non-profit organization in United States that accepts submissions from kids aged 6-18. Children’s writing is published on …
TDSB Urban Voices is Back!
Urban Voices was gone for a while but thankfully it is now back. Urban Voices has been a place for …
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