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Great Lines: Julius Caesar

March 15, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

The portentous warning of the Soothsayer to Julius Caesar is a line of potent cultural resonance.

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March 15, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, March 15, Ides of March
Craft, Language, Writing

The Kinder Habit: Kendra Adachi

March 08, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Action

In honour of International Women’s Day, a kinder take on a rigid concept, by Kendra Adachi.

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March 08, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Kinder, Habits, Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi, Dictionary, Definition, International Women's Day
Idea, Language, Action

On the Strength of Silence: Ryan Holiday

March 01, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

Stoic philosophy warns against the social tendency to express every thought we have to others.

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March 01, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Ryan Holiday, Discipline is Destiny, Expression, Clarity, Purpose, Virtue, Temperance, Style, Concision, Silence, Strength
Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

Great Lines: Alyson Hallett

February 22, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Befitting its ancient watery seat, Hallett’s poem is called ‘Source’.

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February 22, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Alyson Hallett, Poem, Poetry, Bath, Pavement, Stone, Script, Carving, Creation, Self-Fashioning, Source
Craft, Language, Writing

How to Think Critically (Like a Student)

February 15, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Reflection, Teaching and Learning

Critical thinking is crucial training for exams—and for life.

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February 15, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Critical Thinking, How Far, How to, Students, Spectrum, Agreement, Disagreement, Alternative, Views, Counterarguments, Complexity, Nuance, Ambiguity, Balance, Moderation
Idea, Action, Reflection, Teaching and Learning

5 Thoughts On... Flow

February 08, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the concept of flow.

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February 08, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Flow, Being, Life, Force, Work, Arts, State, Consciousness
Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

How to Embed Quotations

January 25, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

Embedding quotations into analysis is a key English skill.

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January 25, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Embedding, Embedded, Blending, Blended, Quotations, English, Analysis, How To, Flow
Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

How to Use Sensory Imagery in Creative Writing

January 18, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Image, Impression, Writing

Sensory imagery enlivens writing with descriptive detail and ambiguity, allowing the reader to imagine and infer.

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January 18, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Sensory, Imagery, Creative, Writing, Telling, Explicit, Narration, Showing, Implicit, Description, Visual, Sight, Auditory, Hearing, Olfactory, Smell, Gustatory, Taste, Tactile, Touch, Kinesthetic, Movement, Body, Action, Position, Feeling, Emotion, Inference, Imagination, Detail, Ambiguity
Language, Image, Impression, Writing

5 Thoughts On... Health

January 11, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the concept of health.

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January 11, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Health, Wealth, Happiness, Hope, Society, Needs
Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

5 Thoughts On... Clarity

January 04, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Impression

Five thoughts on the concept of clarity.

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January 04, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Clarity, Clear, Clearness, Language, Virtue, Poignancy, Game, Heart, Judgment, Water, Mirror, Self, World
Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Impression

Great Lines: WS Merwin

December 28, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Merwin personifies the New Year as a calm presence that meets us where we are.

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December 28, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, WS Merwin, To the New Year, Christmas, New Year, Quiet, Calm, Self-Assessement, Self-Inventory, Hope, Hopes
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Carol of the Bells

December 21, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Impression

The popular ‘Carol of the Bells’ features the word ‘Christmas’ at its best, in euphonic lines.

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December 21, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Carol of the Bells, Christmas, SIbilant, Sibilance, Sound, Effect, Connotations, Season
Craft, Language, Impression

How to Make English Analysis Flow

December 14, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

Making analysis flow is a key target for English students who want to strengthen their work.

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December 14, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
English, Analysis, Fluency, Flow, Target, How to
Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

5 Thoughts On... New York

December 07, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the city of New York.

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December 07, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, New York, Travel, Shows, Streets, Mystery, Beauty, Hope, Stars, Will
Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Language, Impression

The Power of Narrative Gratitude: Huberman Lab

November 23, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Reflection, Action, Media

Huberman makes the scientific case for a narrative-based gratitude practice.

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November 23, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Narrative, Gratitude, Practice, Huberman Lab, Story, Receiving, Perceiving, Helping
Idea, Reflection, Action, Media

5 Thoughts On... Paris

November 02, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Action, Reflection, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the city of Paris.

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November 02, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Paris, Travel, Soul, Life, World
Idea, Ideas, Action, Reflection, Language, Impression

Language Devices: The Rule of Three

October 26, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

The device is employed to have a reinforcing effect on the receiver.

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October 26, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Rule of Three, Language, Device, Rhetoric, Speech, Tripod, Tricolon, Triadic Structure, Reinforcing, Effect, Rishi Sunak, Image, Impression, Stability
Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

5 Thoughts On... Service

October 19, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Action

Five thoughts on the concept of service.

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October 19, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Service, Others, Human Service, Public Service, Sincerity, Integrity, Joy, Purpose, Common Good
Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Action

Great Lines: Herman Melville

October 12, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion

Melville’s simple expository style offers a pointed and poetic line: the observed human truth.

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October 12, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Writing, Language, Craft, Style, Character, Queequeg, Soul
Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion

5 Thoughts On... Faith

October 05, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Action

Five thoughts on the concept of faith.

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October 05, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Thoughts, Faith, Trust, Self, People, World
Idea, Ideas, Reflection, Action
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