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Archive for March, 2005
NCTE Inbox
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Fun Meme–try it!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This is a meme (information that quickly gets passed around, say, the internet or blogs) that has been going around. I saw it on e-selves. I have edited it slightly. Does anyone else want to try it?
Directions: Choose a band/artist and answer in song TITLES by that band
Choose a band/artist and answer in song [...]
Postmodernism Generator
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Have you seen the postmodernism generator? Here’s the link:
Click here
Click refresh for a new essay!
And here’s the link for technorati.
Another Fabulous Author at Book People
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow I forgot to mention that Rachel Cohn, who wrote Gingerbread, will be at Book People, the next night, Friday, April 8. I’m going to this one, too. Anyone else into YA lit?
BookTEENS Very Special Event: Rachel Cohn presents her new book Shrimp and let’s us know whatever happened with Cyd Charisse and Shrimp
Date: [...]
YA Authors at Book People
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Laurie Halse Anderson (the author of “Speak“) and Sarah Dessen (“The Truth About Forever” and “How to Deal”) will be at Book People in April! Anderson’s latest book is called “Prom”.
Date of event: Thursday, April 7, 2005 6:00 PM, Book People (6th/Lamar).
I’m going. If anyone else wants to go, we could all go [...]
Great Blogs
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Are you interested in new literacies? This blog, by Angela Thomas, at the University of Sydney, is called e-selves…cyberkids, literacy and identity …and other commentary about literature, pop culture, education and amusing internet myths…
Her post from Saturday, March 19th is called From the Post-PhD Blues to Publication Bliss , and it’s an excellent little write-up [...]
“Write this! Kids are nervous”
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This article from “The Desert Sun” (Palm Springs, CA) describes how the new SAT writing test is causing testing anxiety. It also summarizes educators’ perspective on the test itself. Randy is quoted, speaking for NCTE.
The Baltimore Sun has a different perspective on this issue: Click here to read more.
And the state of Illinois has [...]
We’re a statistic
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Via Boing Boing, I found this article by Dave Sifry about the growth of blogs, which says that every day, people are creating 30,000 – 40,000 new blogs. There are complexities in this, and Sifry is writing a series of entries to tease out some of those. This feels very significant to [...]
Spring Break
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Salt Lick BBQ, Driftwood, Texas
Angela, Peggy, and friend
Tree at Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
This tree reminds me of hyacinth plants.
Slow-paced lifestyle
Bluebonnets
Photos
Posted in Uncategorized on March 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
If anyone would like to have photos posted on the blog, you can email them to me and I’ll put them up.
–Peggy (peggysemingson@yahoo.com)
