Origin of National Poetry Month The Academy of American Poets started National Poetry Month in April of 1996. The website states “National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters.” Free poster, poem-a-day, and interact...
6. This is a one-month-old baby. The baby can’t look after___. 7. The twins speak in different___, so that we can distinguish (区分) them from each other. 8. I learn about several interesting___about Spain from that book. 9. I think my dog is...
So this month, my friends, please take a moment to read to one who cannot. Share a story you love, or a story neither of you have ever seen before. Countless worlds await us in the bookshops and libraries, worlds of dragons and treasures and friendships and love, journeys of redemption...
This is my third attempt at writing/editing this post. I was planning to share it last month but couldn’t find the time to finish it. Today, I decided it was done. A work colleague turned friend finished a draft of her book and she’s in the process of getting it ready to send ...
I put an asterisk (*) next to the one(s) I consider the best of the month. I read 57 books. DECEMBERThe Bee Sting (Paul Murray)All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaires #1 (Martha Wells)*Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)The Fraud (Zadie Smith) NOVEMBER*Stalingrad (Vasily Grossman)Soldier ...
12. The Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, is a festival with a history of about 2,000 years. 13. After the meal, they watch TV until the clock strikes twelve. 14. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been en...
I read a book per month along with my sister-in-law. (Hi, S!). In November, we had picked The Hot Spot by Charles Williams. I haven’t written my billet about it yet. I’m glad I waited until the beginning of 2023 to make my best-of-of-the-year list. This is a masterpie...
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Addressing their emotions and feelings is a great way to start each day with your young learners. Try using ourHow Are You Feeling Today?poster during a morning meeting, and have volunteers share their emotions with the rest of the class and explain why they feel that way. ...
During the month leading up to the opening, I had done more than just sit on my ass. I did have to go back down to Greenwich to pick up my suits, along with a ridiculous pile of shirts, a couple of ties, enough socks for a week and a half, and a pair of fancy shoes. This ...