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Election Day!
The USA is based on the idea of "self-government." That is, the people have the freedom--and responsibility--to choose their own leaders, and if those leaders do a poor job, to fire them! This experiment, though imperfect, has been in place since the...
Describe a Person
In my Advanced Writing Class, we read some sample descriptions of people and I asked the students to pick someone and write their own description. We are using Writing with Skill, by Susan Wise Bauer, and on page 215 of the ebook she lists some traits one can look for...
Episode 12–10th Anniversary Online!
October 2008 was a strange time in the USA. For millions of Americans there was terrible fear, but for millions of others, great excitement! Many were afraid because of the global financial crisis. Many saw the value of their homes or stocks drop by one-half or...
Creepy Story!
Photo: Jack Gittoes Recently a teacher on the DreyerCoaching.com team sent me this in an email: "I couldn't resist sending this to you! Katie said she wrote this in 10-15 minutes! Amazing!" Truly, this is AMAZING writing, from Katie, a middle...
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