Writing
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Exploring Figurative Language Across Cultures
Something that has always fascinated me is how figurative language can capture tiny chunks of culture. For example, in the United States when we want to say something is familiar to us we tend to say one of two expressions. (1) I can say/do that with my eyes closed; or, (2) I know it like Continue reading
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The Lights
The lights I close my eyes and see the lights Twinkling reflections off the snow The cold air pressing against my body My breath visible in the sky Your arm wrapped in mine The sound of your laughter in my ear The warmth of your love Like a fire in a hearth The lights shining Continue reading
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Item Analysis
One thing that I have learned from doing this project on tracking student data for ELLs is that there are many layers to understanding data that is collected. I think that each of the layers are equally important and have been the cause of much of my confusion about how I wanted to track the Continue reading
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Happy Halloween
Modeling, modeling, modeling. I know. I am getting repetitive. But I don’t care. One thing that I see as being most helpful in almost any situation is modeling. Think about it. If you want to fix your car but don’t know what to do, you go to YouTube. You may even find yourself watching several Continue reading
The Life Argotic 