The Englishist
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I can complicate anything–even my fall 2016 TV viewing
So, basically every single show that I watched and loved last season got canceled. Except one. There was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth in my house after the upfronts...
It’s Monday & I survived Hurricane Hermine
Also, the start of the semester. One of those is more impressive than the other. Hint: it's the one related to school. Hello! I haven't participated in this meme in a while...
Diversity on the Shelf Link Up: September 2016
I was about to get all teacher-y and ask about AYP (adequately yearly progress). As it is, I just hope everyone is plugging along and moving closer toward their goal for the...
Dear English/Lit teachers of the world, just stop
I recently finished J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter & the Cursed Child and then went online and read some reviews (as one does). And I saw an alarming pattern in quite a few...
Worst First Day Ever? Possibly. But Maybe Not.
Normally I am Nemo on the first day of school, but today I felt like Marlin. To start, none of my classes are fully loaded into the LMS our school uses. Not a single one. I...
Ten Random Facts about Me
This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic is rewind aka pick an old topic and do or revisit it. Well, I'm rewinding all the way back to July 12th's topic and sharing some random facts...
Where are you going? Where have you been?
Sorry (not sorry) to all you students looking for homework help, but this post is not about the Joyce Carol Oates story. (P.S. Stop Googling and do your own homework. I...
Diversity on the Shelf Link Up: August 2016
Last month I encouraged us to make July even better in terms of linked reviews...and didn't add a single one of my reviews to the link up. So let's make August awesome and do...
It’s Monday! What are you reading? (7/18/16)
Oh, so I finished some books since the last time I participated in IMWAYR. I haven't really had time to post (even missing the Top Ten Tuesday I was most excited about--ten...