Entries by Bethany

Ah, Spring

Spring, and spring break. I just submitted my grades for winter quarter and in a few minutes I will stand up from my desk and walk out of this office. I have to come back tomorrow and Wednesday to get my spring quarter classes ready (why did I choose new books — again?), but tonight […]

Change which Life?

A friend let me know that my line in the last post, “I want to change my life” didn’t hit exactly the right note. I am getting up every morning, after all, and writing! To be more precise, the video about Oliver Jeffers made me want to stick a chalkboard up in my potting shed, […]

Butcher, Baker, Picture Book Maker

Omigosh, I loved this video so much. I’ll have to share it with my classes, too — all about writer/illustrator Oliver Jeffers and  the creative life. It makes me want to change my life. I have to credit Aerogramme Studio again.

How to Avoid the Passive Voice

I found this on the Aerogramme Studio site. To test a sentence to see whether or not it is cast in passive voice, try adding “by zombies.” If it can be added, then you know it’s passive. The sentence was written on the whiteboard … by zombies. The post was added that evening … by […]