Resources: Workshops
Workshop 1Large-screen computer projectionStudents look at different ways to hook up a laptop computer to a projector or large-screen TV...
Resources: Websites
Poets & Writers(Editorial Office)212.226.3586 | www.pw.org Pen American Center(Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists)212.334.1660 | www.pen.org Author’s Guild212.563.5904 | www.authorsguild.org Poetry Society of America212.254.9628...
Resources: Publications
Briefings Publishing Group252 Ways to Communicate Better, Work Smarter, and Get Ahead39 Communication Bloopers… and How to Avoid Them476 Quick...
Resources: Books
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam Bedford St. Martin’sBedford Handbook for WritersA Writer’s...
Notes: Fumblerules of Grammar
Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read. Don’t use no double negatives. Use the semicolon properly, always use it...
Notes: Grammar
Make sure each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. Just between you and I, the case of pronoun is important. Watch...
Notes: Reasons English Is Hard
21 Reasons the English Language Is Hard to Learn The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used...
Notes: Miscellaneous Advice for Writers
Avoid alliteration. Always. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. Employ the vernacular. Eschew ampersands &...
Notes: The Process of News Writing
Idea StageDeveloping the premise. Deciding how/why this story is important to the reader. Collect/GatherThe “reporting” part of the process. Involves...
Resources: Invitation to Teachers
Clemente News ClubHow YOU Can Use Clemente News as an Outreach Tool One problem that many teachers face in their classes is...