Kelly Clarkson bought Jane Austen's ring -- but can't bring it home. Singer Kelly Clarkson, the first "American Idol" winner, bought a ring at auction that belonged to author Jane Austen, but the British government won't let her take the ring out of the country. The gold and turquoise ring cost the "Tie It Up" singer approximately $228,000 at auction last year.
The ring had remained in the Austen family ever since Jane left it to her sister Cassandra in her will. On Thursday, the British government temporarily halted the export of the ring, judged to be a national treasure. The export bar on the item will remain until Sept. 30, and it could be sold to the right British buyer if they expressed interest. The value of the ring is more than just money, according to British Culture Minister Ed Vaisey.
If a buyer comes forward, Clarkson has agreed to sell the ring. Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve returns Happy birthday, Herman Melville! Want to sell Kurt Vonnegut fan fiction? Copyright © 2014, Los Angeles Times. Living With Less. A Lot Less. Unit-Lesson%20Planning%20Handbook%20Hoboken. APA-Sixth-Edition-Style-Format-Instructions-for-Office-2007-and-2010-2. How To Teach Close/Critical Reading Skills. I had a favorite prof who simplified analysis down to three questions that we had to be ready to answer about any reading, and its simplicity works well for my undergrads (at least in my field, with the work that we do): 1. What is the author's/s' argument? (prof takes time to define and discuss the term)2. What is the evidence? And then, the prof added the ever-unspoken but always-crucial question to consider: Why did the prof pick this reading?
Actually, this works well for intro grad seminars, too. So I tell them that this is how the discussions of readings will be structured. Assessment & Rubrics. A common question that we get with regard to technology projects is "how do I grade it? " The 21st-century communication and collaboration skills which are used with most technology based projects are, in many ways, real-world problem-solving skills. The standard, multiple-choice type tests simply are not going to be able to assess students' learning. Instead of thinking of the assessment itself as the measurement, we are going to need to examine our students' performances of understanding.
In other words, the assessment is the tool through which we can gauge how much our students have learned. Performance is most often viewed in the form of formative and summative assessment. Formative assessment is ongoing and provides information needed to adjust teaching and learning. It not only helps to monitor student progress throughout an activity, but can also gauge student understanding and readiness to proceed to further tasks. Rubrics to Measure Student Learning Assessing Student Blogging.
Persuasion Map. Persuasion Map. Enthymeme. Common Core Curriculum Maps | English Language Arts. The 7 Skills Students Must Have For The Future. Are students prepared for the future? Are they graduating ready to innovate? What are some of the skills students should have in order to have a successful future? Those are some of the questions Tony Wagner (follow him on Twitter @DrTonyWagner ) answers in a powerful talk all about the skills students must have for the future. During the half-hour talk, Wagner talks about the “global achievement gap” which is essentially the divide between what our best schools are teaching and what’s actually needed in the future.
In other words, even our best schools aren’t really adequately preparing students for the future. The Skills Students Must Have So if you’re not able to sit down and watch the full video below, here’s a quick rundown of the student skills Wagner recommends. The Video The PowerPoint Presentation A Quick Aside As someone who graduated with my Master’s Degree from Harvard, I feel like I should be more than prepared for the jobs of the future.
Analyzing Grammar Pet Peeves. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice This lesson is designed to help students become “rhetorically savvy” through their analysis of their own and others’ grammar pet peeves.
Back to top ReadWriteThink Notetaker: Students can use this online tool to take and organize notes about any topic. Grammar Pet Peeves Analysis Chart: Students can use this graphic organizer to analyze their own pet peeves, as well as those from Dear Abby's article. Further Reading. Analyzing the Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.
More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice The decisions students make about social and political issues are often influenced by what they hear, see, and read in the news. Back to top It’s No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons: This interactive activity has students explore the different persuasive techniques political cartoonists use and includes guidelines for analysis.
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