According to a new study by Farleigh Dickinson University, Fox viewers are the least knowledgeable audience of any outlet, and they know even less about politics and current events than people who watch no news at all.
TalkMiner - 14 views
101 Excellent Sites for English Educators - 27 views
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101 of the best websites for English (ELA) grammar, writing, reading, ESL, vocabulary, spelling and more.
Evernote as Portfolio | The story of using Evernote as a portfolio in my k-12 school - 14 views
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This blog explores the option of using Evernote as a portfolio tool. Worth checking into.
It's Official: Watching Fox Makes You Stupider | The Nation - 9 views
The Case for Breaking Up With Your Parents - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Hi... - 5 views
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More than love, sex, courtship, and marriage; more than inheritance, ambition, rivalry, or disgrace; more than hatred, betrayal, revenge, or death, orphanhood—the absence of the parent, the frightening yet galvanizing solitude of the child—may be the defining fixation of the novel as a genre, what one might call its primordial motive or matrix, the conditioning psychic reality out of which the form itself develops.
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"This is the play-date generation. ... There was a time when children came home from school and just played randomly with their friends. Or hung around and got bored, and eventually that would lead you on to something. Kids don't get to do that now. Busy parents book them into things constantly-violin lessons, ballet lessons, swimming teams. The kids get the idea that someone will always be structuring their time for them."
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A great article, worth 15 minutes.
Why fiction is good for you - Ideas - The Boston Globe - 9 views
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"Is fiction good for us? We spend huge chunks of our lives immersed in novels, films, TV shows, and other forms of fiction. Some see this as a positive thing, arguing that made-up stories cultivate our mental and moral development. But others have argued that fiction is mentally and ethically corrosive. It's an ancient question: Does fiction build the morality of individuals and societies, or does it break it down?"
In Iraq, 'Romeo and Juliet' Portrays Montague and Capulet as Shiite and Sunni - NYTimes... - 15 views
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NY Times article connects Shakespeare with current events.
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Great resource to connect Shakespeare to current events.
From the Birthplace of Big Brother - NYTimes.com - 10 views
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Excellent connection to 1984
Art Project - Teaser - YouTube - 4 views
SideVibe - 12 views
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"A simple way to place useful, formative classroom lessons over any Web page. "
The Neuroscience of Your Brain On Fiction - NYTimes.com - 13 views
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Stories,
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stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
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nterprets written words. What scientists have come to realize in the last few years is that narratives activate many other parts of our brains as well, suggesting why the experience of reading can feel so alive.
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analysis of impact of reading, novel especially. validates focus on class SSR, even in 11-12th grade (my groups)
The Merchant of Venice - Book Graphics - 4 views
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The Merchant of Venice - Book graphics - illustrations by Sir James D. Linton.
ShakespeareHelp - Merchant of Venice Lesson Plans, Merchant of Venice Quizzes, Help wit... - 1 views
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The merchant of Venice lesson plans by ShakespeareHelp.com
Three Scenes, Three Societies, Three Shylocks - 2 views
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Essay about Shakespeare's 'The merchant of Venice" by Mary Ellen Dakin
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