My colleague, Lori Dixon, directed me to this February 2008 Vanity Fairarticle, “Keys to the Kingdom” by Jim Windolf. It is a long article, but this quote especially highlights the importance of story elements in the development of a plot that holds interest. What a cool way to connect the world of entertainment to our [...]
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Last week Stacey posted about using Ali’s OLW challenge in her classroom. It’s a very cool post & if you missed it, take a few minutes to check it out by clicking here.
2008 marks my third OLW. In 2006 the word was GRACE. 2007’s word was GENUINE. And in early December I chose the word [...]
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In a recent email, I explained to Stacey that life has just consumed me recently and the blogging end of it has taken the hit. The past few weeks have been bittersweet. The joy of the holidays could not be beat. I absolutely loved celebrating with our extended family, our friends, and our little family of [...]
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Another wedding poem… an original (of course) list poem.
Debacles (that really don’t matter)
In the end, who really cares that…
My wedding ring got stuck on my finger the day before the wedding and therefore it had to be enlarged?
I left my lip gloss in Rhode Island?
My suite wasn’t as bright as I wanted it to be?
I [...]
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