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I've been learning a new literacy practice in school the past few weeks. It's an online literacy game called Twine. I had to laugh at myself because I didn't get the name until my son asked, "Twine? You mean like yarn?" I had an a-ha moment right then. spin a yarn-Tell a story, especially a long drawn-out or totally fanciful one, as in This author really knows how to spin a yarn, or Whenever he's late he spins some yarn about a crisis. Originally a nautical term dating from about 1800, this expression probably owes its life to the fact that it embodies a double meaning, yarn signifying both "spun fiber" and "a tale This all just goes to prove, you're never too old to learn something new, especially a literacy practice with a really great name. As a writer, I'm always looking for the challenge of conquering a new way to write. You can check out my Twine story below. It's about how this writer learned to appreciate the two basic literacy practices of reading and writing.
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I found a funny meme on the internet for Pi day and posted it to my personal Facebook page. A friend of mine was complaining about people posting Pi day stuff. When he saw my post he thanked me, thinking I was agreeing with him.  In case you were unaware, the number Pi is an irrational number per the scientific definition. See the full definition on the website Dictionary.com ( http://www.dictionary.com/browse/irrational-number). Irrational number in science: My friend's post made me chuckle. I didn't have the heart to burst his bubble by giving him a math lesson on irrational numbers and how the meme I posted wasn't meant to support his criticism of those excited about Pi day, but rather swim in the ocean of nerdiness with them. Oh well, Happy Pi day anyway.
Did you know that Cuneiform is considered one of the oldest known forms of writing? Human writing systems have a long, rich history dating back about 5,000 years. Cuneiform is thought to have originated in ancient Sumer, part of the Mesopotamian Empire. For more information, check out the research project I did on cuneiform for my Writing as a Social Practice class at the University of Utah.
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