Articles from April, 2013

Last week, usage guru Bryan A. Garner collected a list of business-speak or "bizspeak" to avoid and posted it to the Harvard Business Review blog. What he describes as "vogueish" and "hyperformal" vocabulary makes an easy target. Continue reading...

Topics: Vocabulary Words Usage

Learn vocabulary as you read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, Rita Williams-Garcia's One Crazy Summer, Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak, Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. Continue reading...

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013.

Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.

Topics: Vocabulary Media Teachers Politics Students

Students from Correia Middle School in San Diego, CA continued to dominate the school leaderboard in March, coming out a clear winner with more than 10 million points earned. Congratulations to the intrepid eighth graders leading Correia's charge! Continue reading...

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Words to Avoid in Business Writing

From Bryan A. Garner, writing on the Harvard Business Review blog

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Lists of the Week: Young Adult Lit!

Old and new, sure to capture teen imaginations

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Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013

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Correia Middle Dominates School Leaderboard Again

School players earn more than 10 million points

Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013

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