Learning to Use Punctuation
In my composition classes, I often spend time going over punctuation concerns, since students often suffer from confusion, especially when …
Tag Archives: English
Writing While Wet
My best ideas come in the shower. I will be in the middle of scrubbing suds into my hair, with …
Consorting With Great Books
A few years ago, a favorite professor of mine, Dr. R., suggested that I read Great Books: My Adventures with …
The Seven Deadly Grammar / Punctuation Sins
When I taught a composition class this summer, I was reminded of all of the common mistakes I see in …
Book Quiz: Identify These Famous Lines and Win a Guest Blog Post
Today’s post is a quiz with famous lines (sometimes the very first lines) from books. See how many you can …
There Is a Bicycle Named Hepzibah
I had to finish reading The House of The Seven Gables (1851) by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) so I …
Myth Busting and Myth Building in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
A few years ago, my husband and I watched a popular television show. Whenever I tried to explain the show’s …
The Little Woman Who Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
I have been in group settings in which people will say, “I don’t really care about [insert societal problem] because …
The Best Quotes from Middlemarch
This is the third and final installment of my thoughts for Middlemarch Week. If you missed post one, A Preview …
George Eliot on Marriage, Human Nature, Money, Politics, Religion, Feminism, and Gossip in Middlemarch
Well, that title is quite a mouthful. I should’ve just said that George Eliot covers just about everything in her …
