Food for Thought - July 2003
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Webgrammar's Food for Thought - ISSN: 1530-034X
Editor and Publisher: Judy Vorfeld
mailto:judyvorfeld@webgrammar.com URL: http://www.webgrammar.com
July - 2003
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Close Current Window
Complimentary Endorsement - Jan Pierson and Norman Lieberman
Did you Know - Commas After Names Like "Jr" & "Inc"
Recommendations
Arts
Education
Grammar
Writing/Journalism
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. This month, thanks to the generosity of Norman Lieberman and
Jan Pierson, we're giving away four books. You'll find the details
under the "Complimentary Endorsement" section.
If any of you have books you'd like to give away to other subscribers, contact me. I can't think of a more appropriate list of people to give books to than my loyal subscribers.
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - Close Current Window: Alt + Spacebar + C
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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --
CALAMITY JAN: Internationally published author, Calamity Jan has
generously offered to give away three autographed book from her latest History Mystery Ghostowner series for young readers. The EIGHTH person to send me an email, (clicking on the link below) will win a copy of Goodbye God, I'm Going to Bodie" (Bodie, California). The NINTH person to send me an email, (clicking on the link below) will win a copy of "Ghost of Nighthawk" (Nighthawk, Washington). The TENTH person to send me an email, (clicking on the link below) will win a copy of "Shadow of Shaniko" (Shaniko, Oregon).
Jan, who happens to be my sister, researches each ghost town thoroughly, photographing and gathering as much local history as possible. She alsoenjoys giving Young Author presentations to students. To learn more about her books, go to http://www.calamityjan.com. And to enter the drawing, click this link:
mailto:judyvorfeld@ossweb.com?subject=calamityjan_webgrammar
UNDERSTANDINGDAD: Norman Lieberman recently published a journal called "UnderstandingDad." I mentioned this in the last issue. Now he's giving away a copy of his book to the FOURTH person to click on the link below:
mailto:judyvorfeld@ossweb.com?subject=understandingdad
In case you haven't had the chance to visit his site, UnderstandingDad is designed to help readers move closer to their fathers while creating a legacy for the family. This workbook has 130 questions, each on its own lined page, that provide a foundation for readers to journey into the hearts and minds of their fathers. Here's the website:
http://www.understandingdad.com.
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DID YOU KNOW - USING COMMAS AFTER NAMES LIKE "JR" & "INC"
The Gregg Reference Manual, Ninth Edition (2001), says (123f): "...In personal names and company names, the trend is not to set off elements like Jr., Sr., III, Inc., or Ltd. (for example, Guy Tracy Jr. and Redd Inc.); however, individual preferences should be respected when known."
In (156) Gregg says: "Do not use commas to set off Jr., Sr. or roman or arabic numerals following a person's name unless you know that the person in question prefers to do so."
In (159) Gregg says: "Do not use commas to set off Inc., Ltd., and
similar expressions in a company name unless you know that a
particular company prefers to do so."
We're talking trends, not rules.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
NEW ENGLAND ART EXPRESS
http://www.neartexpress.com/
PERFORMING ARTS IN AMERICA 1875-1923
http://dlc.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/home.html
STERN GROVE CONCERTS
http://www.sterngrove.org/
EDUCATION
ABIYOYO
In addition to the Henry and Mudge books, this page includes links
for teaching All I See, Birthday Presents, Missing May, Waiting to
Waltz, and When I was Young in the Mountains. Pete Seeger.
http://webenglishteacher.com/seeger.html
A SPECIAL PLACE FOR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS
Teaching across the curriculum with the novels of Will Hobbs, a
former reading and language arts teacher.
http://www.willhobbsauthor.com/teachers.html
GIVING TREE LESSON PLANS
Sustainable Forestry Teacher Resource Center Project. Students will distinguish between wants and needs and recognize individual
differences. They'll also list objects that we either make from
trees or that are produced by trees. And more.
http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/forest%20_lessons/f025.htm#F025
INTERNET INNOVATIVE AWARDS
The Internet Innovator Awards are available for teachers in the
communities surrounding National Semiconductor's major facilities.
Ten awards will be given for the 2002-2003 school year. The deadline for the 2002-2003 awards application is Sunday, July 6, 2003. Note: only teachers teaching in Qualified Schools in select regions of Maine, Texas, or California may apply. See Eligibility Criteria for full list of eligible regions.
http://www.nsawards.com/iia/index.asp
KIDS DIG REED
Reed Farmstead Archaeological site: an actual site. Learn about
archaeology and how archaeologists work, and reconstruct how our ancestors lived over 150 years ago. Meet families who lived on
the farmstead through a series of games, puzzles, and a virtual
site tour.
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/
MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE
Extensive ideas for teaching "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/longfellow.html
RANDOM THOUGHTS
Louis Schmier is a Professor of History at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. He is an inspirational teacher and philosopher. His Random Thoughts have been appearing on the Internet in educational listservs since April of 1993. His comments about teaching, his students, and life in general apply to all levels of education.
http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/louis.html
GRAMMAR
COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH: PROFESSOR PAUL BRIANS' SITE
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Use the archives or sign up twice a year for daily e-mail lessons. Quizzes take four minutes
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html
MRS. BLUEZETTE'S GRAMMAR CORNER
"A PBS mind in an MTV world." Delightful, highly educational articles by a wonderful English language wizard (umm...wizette).
http://www.newsblues.com/grammar.htm
PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
WRITING/JOURNALISM
BAY AREA EDITORS' FORUM
After lurking on this site for years, I finally got up my courage
and joined. What a marvelous group of people. And they know the
publishing world well. Powerful files you can download from this page:
http://www.editorsforum.org/meetingNotesWork.html#FindWork2 Example: if you're thinking of setting up your own style guide, look at these files: "Ten Speed Press/Celestial Arts General Style Sheet," and "The Ten Speed Press Cookbook Style Sheet." And look at the ideas for a style sheet for writers and editors of software documentation: The AutoCAD Documentation Style Guide at
http://editorsforum.org/meetingNotesSuppl/techstyles.html
http://www.editorsforum.org
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF NEWS LINKS
Offered by Mike James, founder of NewsBlues, and husband of the
famous Mrs. Bluezette. Excellent resources for journalists.
http://www.newsblues.com/library.htm
MRS. BLUEZETTE'S GRAMMAR CORNER
Great tips by the former Columbus anchorwoman (and former English teacher) Mona Scott to help people keep on top of grammar and style issues. Educational and entertaining.
http://www.newsblues.com/grammar.htm
OMNIGLOT
This website provides a guide to over 160 different alphabets,
syllabaries and other writing systems. It also contains details of
many of the languages written with those writing systems and links to a wide range of language-related resources, such as fonts,
online dictionaries and online language courses. Simon Ager.
http://www.omniglot.com/index.htm
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