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		<title>Best of the Blogs in #amwriting #writetips #yalit #teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the posts by remarkable writers I&#8217;ve found for you this week from @suzannelilly. Here&#8217;s a listing in case you missed any of them on Twitter. The Craft of Writing Here&#8217;s the thing about independent editors&#8230; http://wp.me/ppJnZ-1KK &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2012/05/17/best-of-the-blogs-in-amwriting-writetips-yalit-teaching-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=3150&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Best of the Blogs in #amwriting #writetips #yalit #teaching</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve tweeted bunches of great posts for you this week from @suzannelilly. Here&#8217;s a listing in case you missed any of them. Young Adult Lit That was a fabulous article. The YA Genre is Killing Itself http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/the-ya-genre-is-killing-itself #yalit #amwriting #fiction The Craft of Writing &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2012/05/10/best-of-the-blogs-in-amwriting-writetips-yalit-teaching-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=3115&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve tweeted bunches of great posts for you this week from @suzannelilly. Here&#8217;s a listing in case you missed any of them. Teaching Tips Candid advice on how to keep students engaged. http://tinyurl.com/cvzcmbs #teaching From Chronicle of Higher Ed. Like &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2012/05/03/best-of-the-blogs-in-amwriting-writetips-yalit-teaching/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=3100&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Figurative Language of Simile and Metaphor: Which is Which?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telling the difference between simile and metaphor isn’t as hard as you think. Why should we care? Simile and metaphor create imagery, a mental picture that makes our message clear to our readers. Figurative language isn’t just for poetry. It’s &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2012/04/30/the-figurative-language-of-simile-and-metaphor-which-is-which/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=3087&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Writers – Finding Your Personal Writing Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you write? There are as many styles for getting the words on paper as there are writers. Do you write quickly, mashing out several thousand words in a day? Or do you write more slowly, doing a little &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2011/09/14/tips-for-writers-%e2%80%93-finding-your-personal-writing-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=2238&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know, “be in the moment” sounds very zen-ish. It&#8217;s also some of the best advice I&#8217;ve received about writing and about life. Don&#8217;t hurry to move on. Be in the moment. Savor the moment. Practice mindfulness. Today I &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2011/02/09/tips-for-writers-be-in-the-moment-even-when-youre-not-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=1779&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you back up your teaching and writing files? See if one of these describes you. You save your files to a thumb drive and carry it around with you. You email files to yourself for safekeeping. You subscribe &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2010/08/19/sync-your-files-across-multiple-computers-with-dropbox/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=1400&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the school year begins again, it&#8217;s time to review classroom management strategies and rev up for the incoming classes. To help you with that, I&#8217;m posting links to my most popular classroom management articles. If you&#8217;re a new teacher, &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2010/08/07/my-ten-most-popular-articles-on-classroom-management-techniques/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=1372&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Mozart make you smart? My class of fifth graders decided to do an experiment to find out. The Mozart Effect has been recognized since 1991, when Alfred A. Tomatis first gave a name to the phenomenon. Since then it’s &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2010/04/17/the-mozart-effect-and-learning-in-a-fifth-grade-classroom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=1318&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it. Most teachers are not as adept at PowerPoint presentations as they could be. How many of us have suffered through a presentation that was full of annoying sound effects, words zipping across the screen, and a confusing &#8230; <a href="http://teacherwriter.net/2009/12/22/tips-for-creating-a-powerful-powerpoint/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teacherwriter.net&#038;blog=3160595&#038;post=1245&#038;subd=teacherwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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