1. On Lesson Plans. As a student, I always hated learning from PowerPoint presentations. As a teacher, I have learned to love teaching from PowerPoint presentations. I’ve just finished writing the world’s most boring presentation on MLA format. Yes, it does boil down to telling my students to figure it out for themselves on the Purdue OWL.
2. Not That It Will Do Any Good. Considering that I have been asked by students what a narrative was after teaching them about that concept for no fewer than three weeks, I don’t have high hopes that trusting my students to teach themselves where to place the commas will have positive results. I direct you to one of my new favorite sites, S**t My Students Write. (Despite temptation, I have never and will never submit here.)
3. Super Bowl Party. My husband and I are going to our Sunday school’s Super Bowl party tonight. I learned from Cake Wrecks that the “Gaints” are playing, but I had to ask to find out that their competitors were the Patriots. At least I know that the sport in question is football.
4. Party = Food. There will be a ton (2,000 lbs.) of food at the party tonight, where I will be resolutely exercising my self-control in order not to eat any sweets. The good news is that my resolution does not extend to ribs or chips and dip. The bad news is that my resolution does not extend to ribs or chips and dip.
5. Look! A Fifth Point. I usually stop at four for some reason. Not today.
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