My Name was Supposed to be Elizabeth Ann

I write stories about stories–Reading them, writing them, living them

(third in an occasional series on Media Literacy) During the Big Brother season 26 live finale, the two remaining contestants vying to win its ninety-day competition were reunited with their previously evicted housemates. Seven sat on a jury that would vote to select the $750,000 winner, while the other seven had been sent home following …

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(second in a series on teaching media literacy in high schools) So I’m glad you’re here today. Have a seat. Cameras on, if you don’t mind. Thanks.   You may be wondering why I invited you here.  Good question. I’ll get to that.  But first I want to tell you a story: My daughter is an …

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(First in a series on teaching media literacy…) I’ve been told I’m weird. I love teaching writing. (Grading writing, not so much. But that’s a topic for another post.) I particularly love teaching research writing. Forget all the formatting and college prep stuff–though that’s part of it, yes, and important–what I love about it is …

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