It’s that time of year again. College applications are flowing out of high school students and parents are getting nervous. testing is a huge part of the formula, so here are some suggestions and resources to help keep nerves calm: Barron’s ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook by Linda Carnevale gives college-bound students extensive practice…
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Mastering Basic Grammar and Usage for the ACT
As you’ve probably already gathered, the English Test will never explicitly ask you to name a grammatical error, reads SparkNotes. “But in order to identify and fix errors, you should know what they are. While you’ll often be able to rely on your ear to detect errors, many of the questions will ask you to…
Books by Michael Strickland That Celebrate the African American Experience
Families: Poems Celebrating the African American Experience Family relationships are explored and affirmed in this joyful anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African American families. Michael Strickland, has collaborated with his mother, noted educator Dorothy Strickland, to bring us this warm collection. Rich and powerful poems by Eloise Greenfield, Lucille Clifton, and others are…
350 Fabulous Writing Prompts: Thought-Provoking Springboards For Creative, Expository, and Journal Writing
350 Fabulous Writing Prompts: Thought-Provoking Springboards For Creative, Expository, and Journal Writing Paperback by Jacqueline Sweeney highlights creative, engaging, thought-provoking prompts for every day of the school year! More than 300 ways to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Topics include feelings, ethics, “imagineering,” quotations, humor, problem-solving, school situations, and so much more. For use…
Talk to your sons about Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and “Blurred Lines” too
‘Blurred Lines’ is four weeks from being the most popular song ever. However, critics including Tricia Romano of The Daily Beast argue that the song trivializes sexual consent. She charges that many female fans were uncomfortable with both the song and the video. Her article quoted feminists who interpreted the song’s message as being promotion…
AL and TEDDY, first picture book published by Dream Yard Press “destined to become a classic.”
This is the story of Al, who is also King Alejandro, and his kid brother Teddy. Who is four. Almost five. Every night Al flies to exotic places and meets fantastic beings, and every morning he’s back in his room in their little house. Because Al can draw and paint. And he promises Teddy that…
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up For Others … plus other books and resources
“Every child deserves the opportunity to have a successful early learning experience, which is the foundation for becoming a lifelong learner,” writes Bob Sornson, PhD, author of The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up For Others. “My work with the Early Learning Foundation is all about helping parents and schools be more effective…
Group strives to wipe out Kenyan poverty
BOISE — Caring Hearts and Hands of Hope is a Boise-based organization that wants to eradicate poverty in Kenya by helping orphans, children of widows and those from abject poverty with high school tuition costs, the Idaho Press Tribune reports. Today in Kenya, 56 percent of the people earn less than a dollar a day….
Michelle Witte: “Big Isn’t Always Better”
The following is an excerpt from a blog entry by Michelle is an author, editor, and literary agent Michelle Witte, “Publishing is in flux,” Michelle writes. “Anyone who pays attention to the industry knows that. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. With change comes opportunity, and some of the smaller independent publishers out there…
Absolutely Normal Chaos (and teaching tips to use Sharon Creech Novels)
Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment to keep a journal over the summer. She also has to read The Odyssey, which she often relates to her own story. Then her cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, under the pretense of looking for a job, which he eventually finds…
Young People's Pavilion 