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SURVIVOR Citation Island: How to Host an MLA Game Show

Easing into March, we’re rounding the corner on research time (at least in my department). While research has become the most enjoyable part of my curriculum since launching the passion project, most of my colleagues seem to dread the research portion of their curriculum, finding it downright painful and cumbersome, Read more…

By sarahkrause88, 2 years ago March 6, 2019
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16 Personalities: More Than Just a Writing Activity

BY: LIZ KEIPER I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being. -Elizabeth Edwards This year, my New School Year Resolution was to assign more writing to my students while at the same time increasing their positive attributions towards writing and their view of themselves as writers. Wait, Read more…

By Liz Keiper, 3 years ago January 8, 2018
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