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		<title>Move with a Movie Review . . . GG Style</title>
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With all the spirit of the Academy Awards upon us, this week&#8217;s blog assignment will be for the students to write a movie review.  
Move Us With a Movie Review
 
Here is what you need to include in your blog post:
Paragraph 1
Include the following: name of the film, stars of the film, basic setting ( time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3231</link>
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		<title>So Little Time . . . Only One Word</title>
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I just stumbled upon this website and instantly realized I will be able to use this in all of my classes . . . not to mention play on it myself for my own writing warm-ups.


It&#8217;s called oneword.com.  Here&#8217;s how to join the fun ✏

Once you are on the site, click on the little circle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3224</link>
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		<title>Bringing Blogging to the Classroom #4</title>
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This is what I shared with my students before they wrote their first comments to each other&#8217;s posts:
Follow these simple rules when writing comments on your peers’ pages!!!!   
 
Rule #1 &#8212; Determine Your Reason for Commenting
Are you trying to get the writer’s attention? Do you appreciate the writer’s work and want to say thank you? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3218</link>
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		<title>March Motivating Cardio Playlist!</title>
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This is the month when we start to catch &#8220;Spring Fever.&#8221;  This is the month when we want to pack away our winter gear and don the breezier spring pieces.  This is the month where our hearts turn to new love, we get the urge to clean and make things fresh, and . . . [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3203</link>
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		<title>Bringing Blogging to the Classroom #3</title>
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Today, students are typing their first posts!  All is quiet as they anxiously type, edit, and insert away!!! Here is the initial worksheet I used to aid in their set-up.  
 
Getting Started with Your Blog! ☺
Go to www.edublogs.org .  Click the box labeled “Sign up here”
Create a Blog Domain &#8211; this will be the url [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3191</link>
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		<title>Lay Down the Lie</title>
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There are so many misused words in our crazy language.  This pair is one of the most confusing because the past tense of one is the same as the present tense of the other.  ⇒ ⇒

Lay vs. Lie
 
Lay means &#8220;to place something down.&#8221;  It is something you do to something else.
Incorrect: Lie the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3177</link>
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		<title>Bringing Blogging to the Classroom #2</title>
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Last week, my students signed up for their blogs!  They are excited to write their first post later this week. Here is the deets on this new blogging project we&#8217;ve embarked upon ~

WHO:        3 classes of sophomore Reading Strategies (students reading scores below grade level)
WHAT:   
a.  Two introductory activities (click here for GG&#8217;s activities)
 b.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3153</link>
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		<title>Tubular Videos #4</title>
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Here are my current favorite videos.  There are some fabulously inspirational gems here!!  For my educational followers, most of these could certainly be used in the classroom.  For everyone, each video offers its own meaningful message and entertainment value.

This is SOOOO GOOD!!  It visually illustrates a philosophy I truly believe in and try to follow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3139</link>
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		<title>The Top Phrases in the English Language!</title>
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Screen Shot of Words from GG &#8211; go to Wordle.net, type your web site URL and watch the magic!



This is something I started just for fun.&#160; Can you think of others???
The Single Best Word:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Yes!
The Two Best Two-Word Phrases: &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160; I&#8217;m sorry.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Snow Day!
The Three Best Three-Word Phrases: &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3115</link>
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		<title>February Valentine Playlist</title>
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In honor of this short month&#8217;s prominent holiday, Valentine&#8217;s Day, I&#8217;m in the mood to share one of my easy listening cardio playlists rather than my usual heart-pumping compilations.  You can certainly use this during cardio; in fact, just today, I listened to it while climbing the stairmaster.   I chose and ordered the songs on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gradinggirl.com/archives/3096</link>
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