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Reader. Teacher. Fan of sports and games. Sucker for mysteries and thrillers.

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In honour of International Womenโ€™s Day, hereโ€™s some love for Pandora, the first woman of myth - because actually, it might not be that a woman is responsible for all the worldโ€™s evilsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿบ

(More on this and other women of Greek myth in my 2020 book Pandoraโ€™s Jar!)

08.03.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Lines from The Princess Bride That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers โ€œYou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.โ€ โ€œAt a time like this, thatโ€™s all you can think to say?โ€ โ€œNonsense. Yo...

โ€œAt a time like this, thatโ€™s all you can think to say?โ€

01.03.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Purple background with "infozones" title in middle surrounded by 5 white boxes. 
Box 1: "Propaganda is information that provokes you often by using false or distorted information to manipulate your emotions."
Box 2: "Raw information is information that is unprocessed, meaning that it has not been analyzed, checked, edited, explained or placed in any context."
Box 3: "Opinion is information that gives a particular perspective and persuades you, ideally through the use of fact-based evidence, to adopt a specific point of view about an issue or event."
Box 4: "News is information that informs you, through fair and accurate reporting, about local, national and international events, issues and people of significance or interest."
Box 5: "Advertising is information that is designed to sell a product or service."
Box 6: "Entertainment is information that is created to amuse, please, relax or distract people."

Purple background with "infozones" title in middle surrounded by 5 white boxes. Box 1: "Propaganda is information that provokes you often by using false or distorted information to manipulate your emotions." Box 2: "Raw information is information that is unprocessed, meaning that it has not been analyzed, checked, edited, explained or placed in any context." Box 3: "Opinion is information that gives a particular perspective and persuades you, ideally through the use of fact-based evidence, to adopt a specific point of view about an issue or event." Box 4: "News is information that informs you, through fair and accurate reporting, about local, national and international events, issues and people of significance or interest." Box 5: "Advertising is information that is designed to sell a product or service." Box 6: "Entertainment is information that is created to amuse, please, relax or distract people."

๐Ÿ“ข Educators: Can your students tell the difference between a news story & an opinion column?

It's critical to be able to identify types of info & the purposes they serve.

๐Ÿ”— Download the poster: bit.ly/InfoZonesPos...

โž• Checkology lesson: bit.ly/infozonesNLP

#NewsLiteracy
#Journalism

26.02.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase Young people have ditched capitalisation in favour of a writing style that reflects their values and attitudes to tradition. Will this change our language for ever?

The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase

19.02.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 93    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
Close up of my dog resting her head on my husbandโ€™s feet.

Close up of my dog resting her head on my husbandโ€™s feet.

Sunday night mood.

24.11.2024 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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