I'm not you're momma!
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).
4.4.10
Dot's Diner
Labels:
food,
new orleans

3.4.10
Reading is Smexy
It's a commonly underrepresented fact that reading is smexy.
YAY! Reading!
Yes, reading is smexy. It's that cross between smart and sexy — that makes any reader a sight for sore eyes. So pick up a book. And read. It'll make you look better than even a freshly cut do.
Labels:
books,
reading,
stereotypes

2.4.10
Compare and Contrast: Old and New Telephonic Device
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.
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
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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

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