English Companion Ning Group

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A good list of the "Great Books" curriculum.

# Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. # Never use a long word where a short one will do. # If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. # Never use the passive where you can use the act

# Record five minutes of a talk radio show. Write down the dialogue and add narrative descriptions of the speakers and actions as if you were writing a scene. # Write a 500-word biography of your life. # Write your obituary. List all of your life's acco

Google brings in a remarkable range of speakers and authors to its workplace, all of which are broadcast through Authors@Google. These are like TED Talks but not all fall into those same categories.

. What happened? Most discussions focus on the details of the more than 1,000-page law, which has provoked widespread criticism for the myriad issues it has raised. All of its flaws deserve scrutiny in the reauthorization debate, but it's also worth takin

Blog with suggestions/reviews of books which might be interesting to boy readers

Linking history to moral choices today. Organization that offers valuable curriculum.