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Month: January 2016
Illustrator Spotlight: Christopher Denise
He’s Quite An Adonis
The language that describes archetypes may change over time, but the basic archetypes found in our fictitious characters (and the real human nature they reflect) remain the same.
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Read more from: Lesley M.M.Blume.
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Don’t miss the recipes from Hallmark on the Countdown to Valentine’s Day page.
Are You Studying Too Much?
Students are awarded credit for classes on the basis of the Carnegie unit.
(pinterest)
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The Information Age is changing the way students learn, making the Carnegie Unit a somewhat flawed measuring tool— but it is still used.
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Thoughts from Arthur Levine at InsideHigherEd here:
Hyphens and Dashes
Don’t confuse the hyphen (−) and the dash (—).
The Purdue Owl simply says:
Hyphens (-) are used to connect two or more words (and numbers) into a single concept, especially for building adjectives.
- The family’s money-saving measures have been helping them to build their savings.
- I had a conversation with Mrs. Skinner-Kcrycek this morning.
They are also a necessary component of the numbers 21 through 99:
- Before the exam, Tomas studied for thirty-three hours without sleep.
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Dashes (—) can be used to indicate an interruption, particularly in transcribed speech:
The chemistry student began to say, “An organic solvent will only work with—” when her cell phone rang.
They can also be used as a substitute for “it is, “they are,” or similar expressions. In this way they function like colons, but are not used for lists of multiple items, and are used less frequently in formal writing situations:
- There was only one person suited to the job—Mr. Lee.
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Note that dashes are double the length of hyphens. When you type two hyphens together (–), most word processors automatically combine them into a single dash.
More at Purdue Owl
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Many word processing programs allow you to add a proper dash by going to the Insert tab at the top of your screen and selecting Special Characters. Many programs also allow you to specify that when you type two hyphens in a row, they will automatically transform into a proper dash symbol.
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Michelle at the Waterhole gives good examples of hyphen, n-dash, and m-dash usage. Read her description of the en-dash below:
The next dash is called the en-dash (–). The en-dash is used to connect values in a range or values that are related. A useful tip to help you identify when to use the en-dash is when you’re talking about a “to” relationship (as in March to June). Examples are:
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1935–1945
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Olivia Newton–John
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UCLA beat USC 37–10
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March–June
The Stack Exchange offers a concise description below:
Those Inevitable Deletions
Wisdom from Maggie Stiefvater at Twitter
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Take a look at this script of Jane Eyre by
Moira Buffini, a native of the U.K., who works as both a screenwriter and a playwright.
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Also watch for:
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Sobel, who helmed the Sundance 2015 drama Take Me To The River, has been set by Focus Features to direct The Scorpio Races. Jack Thorne is adapting Maggie Stiefvater’s bestselling YA novel, which was published in 2011 by Scholastic. Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing via their KatzSmith Productions banner. Jay Ireland is executive producing.
A Film to Watch: Mostly Martha
Martha Klein (Martina Gedeck) is a chef at Lido, a gourmet restaurant in Hamburg, Germany. A perfectionist who lives only for her work, Martha has difficulty relating to the world other than through food.
Also, starring the charming Sergio Castellitto.
Mostly Martha (original German title: Bella Martha) is a 2001 German romantic comedy . . . (wiki)
Watch the trailer or the whole movie on youtube.
It’s in German— watch it with subtitles on Amazon.
Today’s Assignment: Watch Mostly Martha. You won’t regret it.
Artist Spotlight: Norman Rockwell
This print available at Art.com.
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Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School of Art (formerly The Chase School of Art). (more)
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Today’s Assignment:
1. Remember Burn’s Night.
2. Plan for Valentine’s Day— perhaps with the gift of art.
Use Your Snow Day
More about Simon Beck here.
Today’s Assignment:
1. Move a bit of snow; perhaps snowboard.
2. Then make yourself some hot chocolate and work on your STORYBOARD.
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Donna Makes Cakes
Hedgehog's Quill 
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