Christine Pekatos
@MsPekatos
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Future English teacher and occasional Grammar Granny.
Joined August 2012
More than you need to know about the Oxford Comma. http://t.co/sZ9wity7Qz DEAR STUDENTS: Check it out; it's a frequently missed comma rule!
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New punctuation marks? I think the mockwotation marks are my favorite. http://t.co/vNZpK87xvb
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The new book is officially official! :) Thanks, @TCPress! http://t.co/BWaKCaAw
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AJC blog: discrepancy b/w emphasis of failing schools in the media & how students/teachers/parents actually feel. http://t.co/Hj3rcrd5
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@NishiPatel90 About to start a twitter project with my students too- they are resistant. It's supposed to be FUN. You having that problem?
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#TheGivingTree: I think readers feel bad for the tree, & identify with the giving, not the taking. Well, maybe not everyone. #YAlit
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@NishiPatel90 I know I'm a little late is responding, but I think the point of the Giving Tree is you read it from the Tree's perspective.
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The Atlantic Wire has a weekly column: YA Lit for Adults!! : http://t.co/zLieA2Kg
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#Westlandia is frustrating bc the kid makes his friends by being clever/ better than others, not by being friendly or kind; message? #YAlit
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#Westlandia would be great to use in a S.S. interdisciplinary unit about how culture is built from geography- in this case 1 plant. #YAlit
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Just read #Westlandia by Fleischman- strange picture book about a super smart loner who builds his own civilization over summer break #YAlit
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#Ghostopolis explores deep themes with silly action: forgiveness, trust, corruption of power, death. Pair with #TuckEverlasting? #YAlit
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#Ghostopolis: fun choice for reluctant readers! Packed full of ghosts/mummies/zombies/flying/superpowers; for short attention spans. #YAlit
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Picked up Doug TenNapel's graphic novel #Ghostopolis at the scholastic book fair- highly recommended by some of the boys I teach. #YAlit
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"If cheeseburgers were cute, folks would probably think you were Big and Bad, too." -True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! #YAlit
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! would be a fun picture book to use before reading Grendel by John Gardner with high schoolers. #YAlit
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! By Scieska- a childhood fave told from the wolf's perspective, for help w/ point of view. #YAlit
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@AimeeFessenden LOVE Persepolis! Great repetition & examples of images creating meaning, and they're based in Iranian art traditions! #YAlit
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