Monthly Archives: March 2010

“Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay” — now in print!

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

Yesterday, I was excited to receive my copies of the new TESOL publication, Effective Second Language Writing (in the Classroom Practices series), which opens with my chapter: “Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay: A Content-First Approach.” In my essay — which is … Continue reading →

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It’s Paddy not Patty!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, commemorating the patron saint of Ireland. So, I was rather disappointed to receive this email today from CVS: The “nickname” for Patrick is Paddy not Patty (St. Patricia?)! The confusion is uniquely American, and … Continue reading →

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Over on “ESL on the Hill” this week …

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

Separatists, rebels, and other problems of word choice

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An architect’s view of writing

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

I’m glad that I saved the current issue of one of my alumni magazines, The Penn Gazette*, from the recycling bin long enough to read Denise Scott Brown’s essay “From Words to Buildings: What good is language to an architect?“ … Continue reading →

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