-
Join 516 other subscribers
My Twitter-ing
Tweets by SurviveEnglishLooking for something specific?
Archives
- August 2019
- March 2019
- February 2018
- October 2017
- August 2017
- May 2017
- December 2016
- September 2015
- August 2015
- June 2014
- April 2014
- November 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- April 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Tag Archives: English
Separate Worlds: A Misguided Look at the ‘Intangible’ Differences Between Public and Private Schools
It seems some conservative Think Tank has published a study that claims teachers are overpaid. I have a lot of issues with this study, but one thing that really stuck out as I was reading it was a section on … Continue reading
Posted in Education Reform, Rants
Tagged Andrew G. Biggs, articles, education, education reform, English, Jason Richwine, overpaid teachers, private school, public school, teaching
1 Comment
A Civilized Discourse on Human Wind: Combating Rigor with Fart Humor
Story time, boys and girls… So the Common Core standards are bearing down on the Georgia state Language Arts curriculum for next year, and one of the primary focuses (foci?) of the new standards is introducing more “rigor” in literary … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in teaching, Lessons, Sarcasm
Tagged Ben Franklin, education, English, farts, humor, Letter to the Royal Academy, reading strategies, rigor, sarcasm, satire, teaching
2 Comments
What I didn’t do on my summer vacation…
My school district just wrapped up its first week of classes, and I’m happy to report that my first real year of teaching has started off very well. Normally, the first couple of days of school are reserved for those … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in teaching, Lessons
Tagged creative writing, education, English, grammar, grammar in isolation, lesson plans, mini lessons, teaching, writing, writing prompts
3 Comments
Proffreed you’re advertizmints
As an English teacher, I have the arrogant (and lame) hobby of looking for proofreading mistakes in the real world. I take pictures of billboards, signs, shop windows, product packaging – anything that has some blatant (or sometimes not-so-blatant) error … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in teaching, Fun Stuff, Lessons
Tagged advertising, carl black, education, English, errors, grammar, grammar in isolation
5 Comments
Reimagining texts through technology: The Exodus
Just in time for Passover, Jewish website Aish.com has posted a clever video that retells the story of the Exodus. The question posed is “What if Moses had Facebook?” The answer is both visually stunning and contemplative, and it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Videos
Tagged adaptations, education, English, exodus, passover, social media, video
Leave a comment
Ripping the literary world in “Twain”
If you’re in the literary loop, you’re probably aware that publisher NewSouth Books is releasing an “updated” (their word) version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn this February. The new version replaces 219 instances of the “N-word” with the word … Continue reading
To kill, or not to kill…a mockingbird.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those pivotal American works that everyone just “has” to read at some point. Critics have been singing its praises for decades, and the novel has become a fixture in the US literature curriculum. … Continue reading
Surviving English 
21st Century Literary Forms: Comment Spam
For a new blogger, it’s always exciting to receive “new comment” messages in your email or blog inbox, but it’s also a colossal letdown when you discover the comment is a rambling, strangely worded, generic message with a hyperlink to … Continue reading →