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Librarian Gang Prevention: a tragic issue that needs more attention.

Words We Invented By Getting Them Wrong (YouTube 2:39): youtube.com/watch?v=HSdSuO…

@starrestelle I hope the humor helps students understand. :)

World's first detective story, "Murders in Rue Morgue," published today in 1841. Poe established genre elements. writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date…

@bitgabEnglish Thanks for the invitation! Regret I am unable to accept right now.

For your next lesson on irony: viralsprint.com/oh-the-irony-c…

In honor of the anniversary of Shakespeare's death: buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulo… (just for fun)

Would this app help your students review? nytimes.com/2016/04/17/tec…

A long way to go for a pun:

Share the spirit of #OneBostonDay where you are: boston.com/culture/events…

@mrsluthin Thank you! I appreciate that!

If pencils ever become obsolete, there's always this: salavatfidai.com/sculptures.html (Fav: camera, picture being worth thousand graphite scratches)

@cybraryman1 Thoughts and prayers to you and your family, Jerry!

For your next lesson on citation:

Make Way for Ducklings turns 75: npr.org/2016/04/12/473…

Beverly Cleary Turns 100: bigstory.ap.org/article/a305cd…

For your next lesson on euphemisms: mentalfloss.com/article/77544/…

Exploring poetry through open-ended questions: learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/wha…