Comments for mollyclare.com http://mollyclare.com/wp Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:46:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Strong verbs for history essays by molly clare http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-160 molly clare Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:46:17 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79#comment-160 My nefarious plan is working. Q.E.D. My nefarious plan is working. Q.E.D.

]]> Comment on Beatles song titles, as rewritten by high school teachers by A U.S. History Student http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=167&cpage=1#comment-158 A U.S. History Student Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:13:26 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=167#comment-158 Ah, so this is what the history department does in their department meetings. Ah, so this is what the history department does in their department meetings.

]]> Comment on Strong verbs for history essays by U.S. History Student http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-157 U.S. History Student Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:10:03 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79#comment-157 " I know that some of them [students] read this blog, so my posting this is a sneaky, underhanded way to get them using better verbs – an alternative teaching avenue, if you will." Haha. I would have to agree because instead of defining U.S. History terms, this is what I do on my day off. And to boot, I found a really helpful list that will make my U.S. History paper flourish. ” I know that some of them [students] read this blog, so my posting this is a sneaky, underhanded way to get them using better verbs – an alternative teaching avenue, if you will.”

Haha. I would have to agree because instead of defining U.S. History terms, this is what I do on my day off. And to boot, I found a really helpful list that will make my U.S. History paper flourish.

]]> Comment on Beatles song titles, as rewritten by high school teachers by Jimmy http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=167&cpage=1#comment-140 Jimmy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:09:11 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=167#comment-140 clever molly clare clever molly clare

]]> Comment on Strong verbs for history essays by molly clare http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-137 molly clare Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:47:34 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79#comment-137 I agree, you absolutely could have! (And you should - brainstorming words will be good for your writing). So why do I post it? Two reasons: 1) It's a powerful illustration of all the the actions that happen in history. You need verbs other than 'was' to write history - the past is a crazy dynamic place, as this verb list illustrates. 2) Even my good writers get mired in 'was'. I can tell students to use active verbs until I'm blue in the face, but we all know that a lot of what a teacher says goes in one ear and out the other. However, I know that some of them read this blog, so my posting this is a sneaky, underhanded way to get them using better verbs - an alternative teaching avenue, if you will. I agree, you absolutely could have! (And you should – brainstorming words will be good for your writing). So why do I post it? Two reasons:
1) It’s a powerful illustration of all the the actions that happen in history. You need verbs other than ‘was’ to write history – the past is a crazy dynamic place, as this verb list illustrates.
2) Even my good writers get mired in ‘was’. I can tell students to use active verbs until I’m blue in the face, but we all know that a lot of what a teacher says goes in one ear and out the other. However, I know that some of them read this blog, so my posting this is a sneaky, underhanded way to get them using better verbs – an alternative teaching avenue, if you will.

]]> Comment on Strong verbs for history essays by john doe http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-136 john doe Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:36:49 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=79#comment-136 nothing great. could have thought of these myself. nothing great. could have thought of these myself.

]]> Comment on In defense of silly videos by Teri http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=101&cpage=1#comment-113 Teri Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:04:01 +0000 http://mollyclare.com/wp/?p=101#comment-113 I love this! I posted a link to this on my Facebook page, right after posting the video. Did you send a copy of this to TMBG? They love educating kids (and everyone), they'd dig a contact from you. I love this! I posted a link to this on my Facebook page, right after posting the video. Did you send a copy of this to TMBG? They love educating kids (and everyone), they’d dig a contact from you.

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