Holler once if you used a rotary phone. Holler twice if you've only used a cellular device. Holler three times if you had a party line. Holler four times if you talked to a friend with a tin can and strip of string.
Hi, I’m Greig — welcome! Here you’ll find sharp writing, creative ideas, and standout resources for teaching, thinking, making, and dreaming in the middle and high school ELA and Humanities classroom (Grades 6–12).
2.4.10
Compare and Contrast: Old and New Telephonic Device
Labels:
cell phones,
nostalgia,
technology

1.4.10
Video Games Live: PBS Station in Louisiana Films a Live Symphonic Orchestra Feature Music from Popular Video Games
At the Pontchartrain Center in Metairie, Louisiana PBS is filming a live symphonic overture of famous video games, like Super Mario and Legend of Zelda by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. I attended the event with friends and was greeted by a student. Wow.






Location:Horseshoe Rd,Kenner,United States
Labels:
Music,
orchestra,
Video games

Bathroom Graffiti
Graffiti from a desk in a church school in Bordelonville, Louisiana
Some of the Graffiti dates back to the 1950s. Some of it was more recent, like the one above.
2-22-06
Some of the Graffiti dates back to the 1950s. Some of it was more recent, like the one above.
Shawn B.
Wuz
hyre
on

31.3.10
Infographic: How to Write a Research Paper
You'd think that a mural by Dom Gregory DeWitt of Christ (painted in the Abbey Church in Saint Benedict, Louisiana) would be a strange visual to teach students how to write a research paper — but sometimes the weirdest ideas are best!
Use this simple hand out to teach students how to form an argument for a research paper.
Labels:
essays,
graduate school,
high school,
infographic,
Lesson Plans & Teacher Resources,
research paper,
research papers,
writing

Marengo Street Free Collective Library
I was at Hey Cafe on Magazine street yesterday, sipping a coffee and writing, as usual.
I walked over to Marengo and Magazine and saw this green box.
Come help feed starving readers, at least with words, not spaghetti.
Thit Marengo Collective Library
Take a book / leave a book
Take a DVD / Leave a DVD
Read! Watch!
Free Materials for the People
Noticed some Richard Wright; Season One of the Office.Come help feed starving readers, at least with words, not spaghetti.
Labels:
books,
collective,
public library

30.3.10
Photo: "Police at Crystal Burger"
The Finest dine at Krystal Burger (Nothing Like It!) on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Labels:
bourbon,
louisiana,
new orleans,
photograph,
police,
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