Category: Essay
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Grammar for Grown-Ups
Here’s a cute little graphic to help you with two words that are often confused! Now, Dessert Island is a place I’d really like to visit! Enjoy! Need Grammar for Grown-ups sessions, via Zoom, one-on-one or in a small group? I’m here to help with all your writing, editing, and grammar needs!
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Grammar for Grownups
Just for fun: How many of these can you check off? ☐ Do you ever lose your train of thought when you stumble upon a typo while reading a magazine or newspaper article? ☐ Do you cringe when you see a billboard or signage in a store with an apostrophe being used to show possession…
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Grammar for Grownups: Kangaroo and Joey Words (yes, really)
Allow me to blow your 🤯 mind! I recently saw this image on a friend’s post on Facebook. I guess that makes Facebook an educational tool, right (LOL)? To understand this, just look at the white letters above. The word “masculine” contains within its letters the word “male” which is another word for masculine. So,…
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My latest piece – published in a national outlet!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/classroom-teacher-retired-covid-19-pandemic_n_5ff89e3bc5b63642b6fb71e4
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New Article!
November is a busy month for me! Check out my new article in Baltimore’s Child! http://digital.baltimoreschild.com/issues/November-2020/index.html
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New Article!
Please check out my latest article in Washington Family! http://digital.washingtonfamily.com/issues/November-2020/index.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=Delivra&utm_campaign=nov20
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In the Silence
Silence. As a former middle school teacher, I have often thought, “How can you hear me if you are talking?” Or, “Weren’t you listening? I just explained how to do this.” As adults and educational professionals who spend all day in noisy, busy classrooms, is it possible for even us to listen and talk at…
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What Y’all Want to Eat Tomorrow?
If high school football is classified as a religion in Texas, then food is certainly a religion in Louisiana where it is always a prime topic of conversation. While enjoying a delicious meal, someone will inevitably say, “What y’all want to eat tomorrow?” I grew up in southeast Louisiana, where from a young age I…
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Small Town Girl in a Big City
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which aired from 1970 to 1977, was a sitcom about a young single woman moving to the big city of Minneapolis. The show began my freshman year of high school and lasted through my junior year of college. It was designed as a star vehicle for Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017),…
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Tom’s Truths
My husband Tom is the smartest person I know. Lots of people throw these kinds of platitudes around, but I’m serious. He remembers everything he learned in school, and I don’t mean college or grad school. He remembers science facts from middle school. He remembers the title of every book he was assigned to read…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 