Monthly Archives: September 2018

The Algonquin Wits: George S. Kaufman on Raymond Massey’s Method Acting

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“‘Massey won’t be satisfied until he’s assassinated.’ Kaufman remarked about actor Raymond Massey’s heralded performance in Abe Lincoln in Illinois.”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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Demonize (vt)

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I don’t know if there is much call for it in schools, but here, in any case, is a Context Clues worksheet on the verb demonize. Apparently it is only used transtively.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

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Raku (n)

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“Coarse-grained, low-fired, and soft-glazed pottery ware developed by the Japanese for articles used in the tea ceremony. It is notable for its refined rusticity.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Abraham Lincoln

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Maybe you can use this reading on Abraham Lincoln. If so, then here is the reading comprehension worksheet that accompanies it. I can think of a lot of uses for these documents.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

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The Devil’s Dictionary: Opiate

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“An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads to the jail yard.”

Excerpted from: Bierce, Ambrose. David E. Schultz and S.J. Joshi, eds. The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2000. 

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Cultural Literacy: Megalomania

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If there was any time better both in the United States and internationally to consider politicians and power, not is it. Perhaps this Cultural Literacy worksheet on megalomania would serve as an appropriate introduction to the concept/

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