tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post112843485455597005..comments2024-03-07T11:07:16.564-06:00Comments on The Beehive: Adjectives are Noble ThingsLynn Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13993480021529143159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post-1128611282785890642005-10-06T10:08:00.000-05:002005-10-06T10:08:00.000-05:00Cool!Cool!Life is better in the Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811275605877694391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post-1128548049573067512005-10-05T16:34:00.000-05:002005-10-05T16:34:00.000-05:00Splendiferocious! I totally, unanimously absobala...Splendiferocious! I totally, unanimously absobalalutely agree!ithchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194436873687770894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post-1128518872116306802005-10-05T08:27:00.000-05:002005-10-05T08:27:00.000-05:00I asked FSLL, and she does not recall the titles, ...I asked FSLL, and she does not recall the titles, just remembers leafing through such curricular offenders while at a book fair with me. IIRC, IEW relies more on imitiation than embellishment, and I do not believe it was the culprit. I have my suspicions as to what curriculum she is remembering, however. Later, via email, dearest.Lynn Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993480021529143159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post-1128497327053799902005-10-05T02:28:00.000-05:002005-10-05T02:28:00.000-05:00>I have actually seen a writing curriculum that ad...>I have actually seen a writing curriculum that advocated having children write a strictly factual paragraph, and then 'dress it up' with adjectives!<<BR/><BR/>Do you recall which one that was? Was it Institute for Excellence in Writing? Curious, and have reasons for asking.<BR/><BR/>Aunt Rachelrachel tsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341853236508936157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885501.post-1128479822024409482005-10-04T21:37:00.000-05:002005-10-04T21:37:00.000-05:00A beautiful thought, expressed beautifully.A beautiful thought, expressed beautifully.Nomoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774222075407176699noreply@blogger.com