How to Improve your Vocabulary (0)
10/07/09 •
How to Improve your Vocabulary
The phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword” has many interpretations. The correct usage of words in communication can help you get your point across more effectively and improve your communication skills dramatically. In this article, I will discuss ways that you can improve your vocabulary and its affect on [...]
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Scribblenauts and the Future of Educational Gaming (2)
9/27/09 •
If you haven’t heard of Scribblenauts…you’re not a gamer. Scribblenauts is the new DS puzzle game where you solve puzzles by writing objects into the game. The object is created and it helps you (hopefully!) obtain a “Starite” to complete the level. So what’s the big deal about this game? Why all the buzz? Well [...]
News! (1)
9/09/09 •
Lot of news-worthy stuff happened this weekend, but I’ll keep it down to two pieces.
First of all, my proposal for the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) has been accepted. So what does this mean? This means that in March, I will be flying to Louisville in order to give a 30 [...]
Plagiarism 101: Common Problems (1)
9/01/09 •
Since school is starting up again for so many of you, I had a suggestion to write a post about plagiarism. As technology advances, it’s becoming increasingly easy to plagiarize–and increasingly easy to get caught. Today I’m going to cover the basics of plagiarism so that YOU don’t accidentally do this!
What is plagiarism?
Essentially, plagiarism is [...]
Sonnet Forms (1)
8/25/09 •
I’m finally back from vacation and am recuperated enough to start posting regularly again. As I’m preparing to take my GREs (both the general and the subject test in literature), I’m brushing up on my literary terminology. Sonnets are a very important thing to know–whether for the GRE subject exam, poetry courses, basic English courses, [...]
