Category Archives: Visual Thinking

Why We Have Two Hands

So this is a response of sorts to watching The Master last night.  Joaquin Phoenix was better than Daniel-Day Lewis.

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Specificity Illustrated

Find here several outstanding handmade responses from students in my advanced English grammar class who have just read a couple of chapters on writing with clarity in June Casagrande’s It was the best of sentences, it was the worst of … Continue reading

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Two Cartoons in JAEPL

Just received the latest volume of JAEPL today with two of my cartoons.   JAEPL is The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning.  The assembly or AEPL is a group of English educators who are also members of … Continue reading

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Phrases and Clauses Illustrated

Phrases and Clauses Illustrated from Laurence Musgrove Here above are a few sample handmade responses from the seventh time students in this advanced English course on grammar have used handmade responses for drawing their responses to a reading assignment.  In … Continue reading

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Subjects and Predicates Illustrated

Subjects and Predicates Illustrated from Laurence Musgrove Here above are a few sample handmade responses from the sixth time students in this advanced English course on grammar have used handmade responses for drawing their responses to a reading assignment.  In … Continue reading

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Conjunctions and Interjections Illustrated

Conjunctions and Interjections Illustrated from Laurence Musgrove Here above are a few sample handmade responses from the fifth time students in this advanced English course on grammar have used handmade responses for drawing their responses to a reading assignment.  In … Continue reading

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Grammar and Ukulele Basics

Nice article in San Angelo’s Standard-Times this morning with this photo by Kimberley Meyer.   Recently, I brought a couple of my ukes to class to compare the basics of playing an instrument to the basics of grammatical form.  Thanks to Becca Nelson … Continue reading

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Prepositions Illustrated

Prepositions Illustrated from Laurence Musgrove Here above are a few sample handmade responses from the fourth time students in this advanced English course on grammar have used handmade responses for drawing their responses to a reading assignment.  In this case, … Continue reading

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Adjectives and Adverbs Illustrated

Adjectives and Adverbs Illustrated from Laurence Musgrove Here above are a few sample handmade responses from the third time students in this advanced English course on grammar have used handmade responses for drawing their responses to a reading assignment.  In … Continue reading

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Illustrating Developmental English Placement

OK, if you care to look at this chart, click on it for larger view.  I include it here because I think it fairly represents a discussion I had today with my Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, … Continue reading

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