Generally this blog is about literacy. But every now and then I blog about other important topics. This is one.If you're like me, you might have wondered what you can possibly do to provide assistance in the wake of the disaster in Haiti. This week I found an answer in Donna Earnhardt's blog. She wrote… Continue reading Help for Haiti
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Help for Haiti
“Cupboards were nearly bare before the winds started whipping, the skies opened, and this seaside city filled like a cauldron with thick, brown, smelly muck.”- Marc LaceyStorms heighten Haiti’s suffering, Charlotte Observer, September 12, 2008.I used that quote this fall to demonstrate to teachers how image-driven writing should include specific nouns ("cupboards, seaside city, cauldron");… Continue reading Help for Haiti