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ISEELONDONISEEFRANCE - Research world
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A couple of weeks ago, a Buffalo Sabres fire sale video started making the rounds on YouTube. While the clip proved to be amusing, rebuilding the Sabres is not a laughing matter to General Manger Darcy Regier.
The project reached another stage Monday night with veteran free-agent-to-be Robyn Regehr opting to waive his no-trade clause in exchange for the life of a King. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound defenseman accepted a trade to the Los Angeles Kings, the defending Stanley Cup champions, pending the results of a physical. In return, L.A. sent the Sabres second-round draft choices in 2014 and 2015.
The Kings do not have a first-round pick in this June's draft and so were reluctant to part with this year's second rounder.
"He expressed an interest in remaining here," Regier told The News late Monday night. "We had some preliminary discussions relevant to the contract. Ultimately we made the decision that we were going to move him. He was fine with the opportunity."
Adam Pardy was recalled to take Regehr's spot, giving the Sabres six defensemen.
There could be more deals in Sabreland before Wednesday's 3 p.m. deadline as the 13th-place Sabres appear to be in clearance mode. There are multiple reports Sabres captain Jason Pominville has been asked for a list of the eight teams he'd refuse to go to in a trade. His agent, Normand Dupont, didn't return messages left for him by The News seeking confirmation. Pominville has one year left on his deal, with a salary cap hit of $5.3 million.
The club also announced center Luke Adam has been called up from the Rochester Americans. Adam was sent to the minors after 52 games last year. His return could be a security move in the event ailing wingers Ville Leino (lower body) and Thomas Vanek (upper body) can't skate tonight against the Penguins at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Or, it could be a signal a deal is in works involving another forward.
Regier has said he's willing to trade anybody if the price is right. Monday's deal completes a three-day stretch in which he's traded two defensemen in exchange for four draft picks.
The Sabres sent veteran Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick and a conditional fifth that could become a fourth rounder Saturday. Last month, Buffalo sent rookie blue-liner T.J. Brennan to Florida for a fifth-round pick.
"We have to be realistic about where we are and the direction we're going," Regier said. "And in this case, it was important to take advantage of getting draft picks and to use those draft picks to build."
With the Kings in need of defensive depth, especially with reliable stay-at-home veterans Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene injured, Regehr provides a stabilizing presence on their blue line.
The 32-year-old, 13-season veteran blocks a lot of shots (385 for his career) and willingly throws his weight around in corners and in front of the net. He's scored 30 goals and recorded 170 points in 931 games and has a reputation of being a solid locker room guy.
"Another #greatteammate dealt: Good luck in LA Robyn!" tweeted Buffalo defenseman Christian Ehrhoff.
Regehr didn't return a message left by The News after the deal. Earlier Monday, Regehr didn't shoot down the idea of waiving his no-movement clause if approached by Sabres management provided it was the right situation.
Apparently a chance at winning a ring proved to be more attractive than Hockey Heaven.
The closest he's ever gotten to hoisting the Stanley Cup was back in 2004 when he and the Calgary Flames lost Game Seven in Tampa Bay after having a 3-2 series lead and failing to clinch on home ice. The Kings, who became the first No. 8 seed to ever win the Cup last year, stand in fifth place in the rugged Western Conference and began expressing interest in Regehr two weeks ago.
Everything fell into place Monday.
"We indicated to him that we were going to look toward next season and we're really going to look toward building this team not just to move it into the playoffs but to go deep into the playoffs," Regier said. "No one is quite sure of the time line but we're certainly going to focus on next season."
Should Pominville wind up being dealt, it would extend a run in which players wearing the Sabres' captain's 'C' – from Lindy to Pat Lafontaine, Michael Peca, Danny Briere and Chris Drury – have departed.
The 30-year-old Pominville has 10 goals and 23 points in 36 games. He has just one goal in his last seven games and three points in his past 10. The 2001 second-round pick has recorded 185 goals and 454 points in 577 games.
News Sports Reporter John Vogl contributed to this report.
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Here are your favorite craft projects from May and a few bonus projects to make, hand selected based on your interests.
- 11 Free Birdhouse Designs: Decorate your home, indoor and out, with this collection of free birdhouse designs. These birdhouse crafts are fun to make and also make low-cost gifts for any occasion. You will find free birdhouse designs for fall, summer and winter in this collection.
If you like these projects, check out more birdhouse ideas:
Plastic Bottle Birdhouse & Airbrush Birdhouse
- Dollar Store Petal Skirt: The best way to celebrate spring is by making a skirt that is inspired by a flower! The dollar store petal skirt can be made from an old t-shirt, some dollar store flower petals, and these free sewing patterns.
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- 20 Minute Ruffle Dress: The 20 Minute Ruffle Dress is one of those simple sewing projects for kids that really does take only 20 minutes! The pre-ruffled fabric makes the dress look much more complicated than it is.
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- Kate Spade Tank Knockoff: Don't pay $200 for a cute tank top, especially when you can make a similar version yourself! Since you're so handy with the sewing machine, why not design and make your own clothes? The Kate Spade Tank Knockoff gives you a new idea to try.
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When Cedrick Alexander was reviewing the courses he needed in order to complete his journalism degree at the University of Alabama, he found that some classes that fit his schedule were only offered online.
"If I would have had the option, I would have probably gone with in-class options," says Alexander, who is in the process of finishing his degree. "The reason I took online courses was because they were the only ones available, [and] with time commitments, they worked for me."
Alexander notes that there were some benefits to taking classes online, beyond the flexibility. "Online classes make you more accountable for your learning, instead of relying on guidance or instruction," he says. "But I definitely appreciated the in-class experience more just because it allowed me to have more interaction with instructors and students."
According to a recent report from Eduventures, a higher education research and consulting firm, which surveyed 1,500 U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 70, a majority of prospective students prefer the in-class experience compared to an online-only or majority-online course.
In fact, just 38 percent of respondents noted that they prefer online courses, which is up only 1 percent from 2006. But, whether it is due to the convenience of online courses or increased options for online classes, the report shows that while adults prefer in-class instruction, 28 percent of respondents are enrolled in an online course, up from 18 percent in 2006.
"The good news is that there is still a significant gap between preference and participation," the report's authors write. "The bad news is that the gap is shrinking, and cautions that unless online delivery develops a broader value proposition, long-term growth may prove elusive."
The fact that adult preferences for online courses have remained relatively stagnant between 2006 and 2012 may be due to the lack of information people have regarding the technological advancements in education, notes Coursera cofounder and Stanford University professor Andrew Ng.
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For Arizona State University graduate student Megan Goodrich, online courses have been a prominent fixture in her academic career: She took nearly 20 online courses during high school and as an undergraduate at Florida State University.
"Online classes are more acceptable than they were a couple years ago," Goodrich says. "I had to self-teach myself through these courses, though. You're able to get ahead [in online courses] but I don't feel like I was learning. If you're going to school to learn, go to class and don't take it online."
Goodrich's assessment of online courses compared to in-class courses aligns with what the majority of respondents noted in the Eduventures study. According to the report, only 7 percent of adults view online delivery as superior to in-class delivery, up from 1 percent in 2006.
"Both ratios are low in absolute terms, and reiterate that to date online higher education fundamentally embodied convenience rather than broader value-add," the report's authors write, "but the improved ratio may be an encouraging sign that online sophistication is increasing."
Coursera's Ng says that many online courses already rival that of large classrooms and, in fact, a "website can be made to be much more interactive than a large lecture hall.
"For a 400 student course, the online experience is that every week, students watch two hours of video of me lecturing and then they do homework," he notes. "The live classroom turns out to be only slightly better. With a class of 400 students, there really isn't that much one-on-one interaction with students."
Although perceptions and preferences among adults lean heavily toward in-class instruction, Ng believes the growth of massive open online courses, provided by companies such as Coursea, edX, and Udacity, will change outlooks in the long term.
Coursera alone has 33 member schools, including Stanford, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania, offering free online courses, and the company recently announced that it passed 1 million student enrollments. Having top-ranked universities offer courses through the online delivery model will ultimately have a strong influence on adults' perspectives on online education, Ng says.
"We all trust prestigious universities to have high standards," he notes. "From a student perspective, if you go online and take a class through Princeton, there's something reassuring that it's a Princeton course. When you put on a résumé that you took a course from a Princeton professor, that means something."


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- Subjects:Literary Criticism and Analysis, Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skills:Reading Comprehension, Nonfiction Texts
My March Top Ten List: Nonfiction Reading Resources
- Grades: 3–5
Last month I shared my favorite resources for teaching fiction reading, and this month I'm focusing on nonfiction.
Last month I shared my favorite resources for teaching fiction reading, and this month I'm focusing on nonfiction. Students (and teachers) often choose to read fiction texts in the classroom, but it is crucial that we expose our students to nonfiction texts as often as possible.
Nonfiction texts allow children to experience the wonder of the world. Facts come alive when books about animals, people, or objects are read to children. Nonfiction texts build on children's interests and increase vocabulary and background knowledge. When we help our students become proficient readers of nonfiction texts, we help them become successful at school and in the "real world." Research shows that about 85% of what adults read on a daily basis is nonfiction. Teachers have a great responsibility in teaching students to tackle this genre.
READ ON to check out resources for teaching nonfiction reading concepts, including posters, links to great Web sites and articles, printables, an exciting new way to make current events interactive, and much more!
1. Using Text Features to Successfully Navigate Nonfiction Texts
Before I can teach students to gather information, determine importance, or find supporting details, I must first show them the tools that they will be using. Those tools are the predictable, common features of nonfiction texts. I created text feature posters to help my students recognize, name, and understand the purpose of the most common features. Below are nine of the 23 posters I created. (Special thanks to Charla Lau, the reading specialist at my school, for the idea.)
Download a PDF slide show of all 23 of my Nonfiction Text Features posters. Since it is a large file, right click on the link and choose "save target as."
2. Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
After students learn the different text features, I want them to start paying close attention to the text features they find in their own books. In the primary grades, students may simply do a scavenger hunt where they check off the features they find, but in the upper grades, they also need to be able to determine the purpose of each text feature and explain why it helps them read the text. Below are activities your students can use to accomplish these goals.
Download the "Text Feature Scavenger Hunt" and "Using Text Features" recording sheets pictured above. I've posted them as MS Word files so that you can adapt them for your grade level.
3. Teaching Students to Recognize Different Text Structures
Content textbooks are often above the reading level of the grade for which they're intended. If some students struggle with grade level texts, how can they comprehend history and science textbooks? One strategy that can aid students in breaking down informational text is understanding text structure. Research shows that an awareness of text structure facilitates a greater ability to recall important information in expository texts.
Text Structure Posters: Knowing the elements of text structure is an effective tool in understanding nonfiction. Each structure can be identified using "signal" words. Words such as "then," "next," and "afterward" are indicators of a sequencing pattern. When students learn the key words and can recognize the predictable patterns, they will be better equipped to scan the text and pinpoint the information they seek. Below are posters that I created to teach my students about the most common structures found in nonfiction texts. Download a PDF slide show of the text structure posters. Since it is a large file, right click on the link and choose "save target as."
Professional Books & Lessons: Of course just introducing the text structures is not enough. Below are three great Scholastic professional books I have used. Click on the books for more information.
You can also check out this great text structures SMART Board lesson created by Marcia Jones. It has tons of activities to help you teach your students about the different text structures.
4. Have Students Create Their Own Text Features and Text Structures Books
Some teachers at our school have students cut out examples of different text features from magazines and paste them into blank versions of the text feature posters in #1 of this post to make a book. Scholastic News is a great source of text features for a project like this. The "My Text Features Book" can be an ongoing project throughout the school year. Students may cut out one or two text features from each new edition of Scholastic News as they read it in class (or any other magazines or newspapers they have access to). Download a PDF slide show of the "My Text Features Book" (shown below) in which I have included templates for 23 different nonfiction text feature pages that you can print and use with your own students. Since it is a large file, right click on the link and choose "save target as."
Students in older grades should start recognizing that the articles in magazines and newspapers typically follow one of the five text structures I described in #3 of this post. Students can cut out and paste entire articles onto each page of a "My Text Structures Book" to show examples of text structures. Download a PDF slide show of the "My Text Structures Book" (shown below) in which I have included templates for these text structures.
5. Make Current Events an Interactive Experience!
With all that is currently happening in our country and around the world, I find it more important than ever to keep my students informed of current events. I use Scholastic News not only because the weekly editions are written at an appropriate level for my 3rd graders, but because they also include a new "whiteboard-ready" interactive option with the subscription. Check out the photos below to see how this new feature can spice up your teaching of current events.
The digital edition can be displayed on your interactive whiteboard — a great option for sharing reading in primary classrooms!
Highlight important text, use shape tools to circle text features, and add "digital sticky notes" with student ideas. Tap the purple W next to important new words to reveal the definition.
Students can watch videos related to the text to find exciting additional information.
Teachers can access both current and previous editions at any time. Teacher editions, skills sheets, and even alternate versions of the cover story written at a lower reading level are also available.
Watch a demo of Scholastic News Interactive!
6. Comprehension Strategies for Reading Nonfiction Texts
Author Laura Robb presents several classroom-proven strategies that enable students to construct meaning from nonfiction in her book Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math: Practical Ways to Weave Comprehension Strategies Into Your Content Area Teaching. These include asking open-ended questions, skimming text, and making connections.
You can use her lessons "Posing Questions," "Skimming Text," and "Connect & Apply" to model each strategy. They will help you improve student reading and support learning in different content areas.
7. Evaluating Internet Resources
While publishing companies work hard to create quality nonfiction texts for our students, the Internet is also a valuable tool — when used effectively, that is!
My students are currently doing research on a country from which their ancestors came to America. While we have checked out lots of great books from the library, we have found that many of them are outdated. For the most current information about population, government, etc., students must use the Internet. However, it is more important than ever that students (and teachers) learn to evaluate Web sites. I love Kathy Schrock's "5 Ws of Web Site Evaluation" handout.
Brent Vasicek, the Scholastic classroom advisor for grades 3–5, also wrote a great post a couple of weeks ago titled "Danger on the Internet: A Lesson in Critical Thinking." In it he includes some great lessons to help students distinguish the "real" from the "fake."
8. Make Research Exciting and Memorable!
International Festival: As I mentioned, my students do country research each year. In addition to a traditional report, we host an international festival as a culminating activity. The festival allows students to share what they have learned about their country through a performance, fashion show, and taste-fest. To learn more about this memorable event, read my post from last year "Host an International Festival at Your School!"
African-American Wax Museum: Our 4th grade students do research on a notable African American during Black History Month. To make their research more purposeful, they do a presentation at the annual Hill School 4th Grade African-American Wax Museum. All classes take turns visiting the museum to listen as the wax figures come alive and talk about their lives and achievements. To learn more about this special event, read this post I wrote a few years ago.
How do you make your research come alive? Perhaps you bring visitors to your classroom, take virtual field trips, or plan special events at your school. I'd love to hear how you make your nonfiction reading or research units come alive for your students!
9. More Nonfiction Materials and Lesson Ideas
My Top Teaching colleague Angela Bunyi wrote a great post titled "Taking a Look at Nonfiction Conventions." In it she provides tons of resources and ideas for teaching the conventions of nonfiction, including great mini-lessons and anchor chart/bulletin board ideas. She includes lots of photos of projects in her classroom and printables to download.
10. Nonfiction Reading Sources and Strategies
Brent Vasicek recently posted another great piece describing purposeful ways to weave nonfiction into your curriculum. He provides teachers with a list of sources to use for nonfiction texts and describes three creative nonfiction comprehension strategies: "Mind Mapping," "In Three Words," and "RCRRC: Read, Cover, Remember, Retell, Check." Read his post "Nonfiction Reading Sources and Strategies" to learn more!
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Thanks SO MUCH for the wonderful non-fiction features posters. I look forward to using them with my grade 3 class! I also really liked the idea of the scavenger hunt. Thanks for all your work:)
I am hoping that you can share your 23 Text Features posters with me. I can't seem to download them. I'd appreciate if you could explain how I would can download them or if you could send them to me directly.
Thanks very much! I'm anxious to use these in my new second grade classroom this year!
are you aware that another Scholastic top teacher is using this idea as her own? I think she needs to give you credit, as do so many others who continually copy and sell your ideas...
Hi Beth! I am excited to use the nonfiction text feature posters, however I can not open the link with all 23 posters. Can you help with this? Or is there another place these posters are located? Great resource!!
Hi Beth, I am trying to access your downloadable PDF of Non-fiction Text Features Posters, but I am not having much success. Each time I click on the link and try to save it or open it it times out. I am wondering if it still accessible.
Great links, thanks for sharing!
I'm looking for the writing "ending" posters (wish, hope). The link sent me to this site, but I can't find them. Can anyone help me locate them. Thanks! :)
This site has provided me with amazing resources for an informational text features and structures unit! You rock! I was hoping though that you could create a page to go with the "My Text Structure Book" that is Question & Answer. To go along with that, a Q & A poster to go with the absolutely fantastic posters you have of text structures too! That would be a lifesaver! I have to say, I struck gold when I found this site! I hope you can create and add those two pages soon!!
Thanks again!!
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REALLY!!!!!???? Cannot believe this. She has all these amazing resources and this is your commmenttt! WOW!
Wow! This information is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I can't wait to use it.
Hi Beth,
The Diagram poster has a typo in the purpose section. Are you able to repair that and repost it? We are using your posters to tackle a schoolwide goal of improved recognition of non-fiction text features. Thanks for all you do!
Hello Beth! Thank you for all the inspiration you have given me through your postings. I am interested in your Fiction resources but it appears the link is not working? Anywhere else I can get access to these?
Hello Beth,
Thank you so much for posting resources to share! I am also unable to download the PDF slideshow. Thank you for your help. :)
Great material thanks.
Hello, Thanks a lot for this awesome article! I will save this website. Thanks.
This is amazing work! Thank you so much for sharing! It's appreciated more than you know...
Your website is phenomenal! I have used it as a refrence and guide for many things. I am unable to open your February Top Ten List. I am very anxious to see a few things I have made notes about for your fiction blog. Would you be willing to repost?
Beth, I tried to download the text structure templates for the non fiction book and it said the file is damaged. Is there a way you can re-post them?
Thank you for all of your hard work & wonderful posters. It is appreciated!
I really can't understand what you are arguing about!!??
Beth! I love all of your ideas, but am looking for your February top ten list about fiction reading resources. Where did it go?! So sad!
Beth! I love your ideas, but where is your February top ten list?? I was going to use your smart board activities with my class and now it's disappeared! So sad!
I also tried to open your file of nonfiction text posters and got the message that the file was damaged. I would love to use them,as I am trying not to reinvent the wheel. If you could repost or let me know where else I could find them I would appreciate it. Thanks for sharing your great ideas to make teacher a little easier for others:)
I love your text features posters! I tried to open it and it said the file is damaged. Am I doing something wrong? Please help, I would love to use this in my classroom.
Thank you Beth sharing all of your ideas. I have been using your website for many years now.
Recently I tried to go onto your February top ten list: Fiction Reading Lessons and Resources, but found that the page is no longer there. Do you still have this page available? If so, where could I find it?
Thanks again!
I love your book genres bulletin board. Dd you make those posters or did you order them from scholastic?
I love your non-fiction text structure posters. Do you have any for fiction text structure? Such as main idea, summary, inferencing, etc?
Thanks! Laura
Julia (comment #39),
I teach at a public school, so standardized testing is most definitely a reality. You wondered how I was able to be so creative and still prepare my students for standardized testing.
I am very serious about my curriculum and meeting the benchmarks that are set by the state (and soon the common core standards). I have implemented intensive reading and writing workshops in my classroom and believe that I am helping my students grow to be very strong readers and writers. Each unit of study addresses different benchmarks that my students are expected to meet in third grade. However, my goal is to make the learning as enjoyable and creative as possible. That doesn't mean that I am straying from the benchmarks. I am simply working as hard as I can to make my teaching as effective as it can be while also making it fun. Creativity and thinking "outside the box" are important as I shape my students as learners and prepare them not only for "the test" but also for the real world. Many teachers in my district take this same approach, and I am proud to say that we regularly have some of the highest standardized test scores in the state:)
Samantha (comment #38),
You asked if I would share my year-long plan of units. I cannot share the units themselves because I wrote them for our school district with a team of teachers. However, you can see the order in which I teach my units of study in comment #40 of this post.
Here is a great website that provides reading workshop units of study avalable for download: http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang_literacy_cultural/literacy/elem_lit/curric_instruc_assess/planning_guides/index.shtml
Lucy Calkins has also written reading workshop units of study for grades 3-5: http://www.unitsofstudy.com/teachingReading/default.asp
I hope this helps!
Sara (comment #37),
You asked about my book basket labels. I created them in Print Shop Deluxe Version 23 for PC. I believe you can purchase Print Shop for MAC, but I know that the files cannot be opened in Print Master. It is a similar but different program.
Alison (comment #36),
When I write my reading and writing workshop mini-lessons, I follow the "Architecture of an Effective Mini-Lesson" format. Effective mini-lessons tend to follow a similar structure. That is, while the content of the mini lesson changes from day to day, the architecture of mini lessons often remains constant.
Connection: My mini-lessons begin with a connection, in which you talk about how this lesson will fit into the work students have been doing and how it will fit into their lives as readers.
Teaching Point: Next, tell students exactly what you'll be teaching them. This is the teaching point.
Teaching: Now you teach students something you hope they'll use often as they read. You usually do this by demonstrating a strategy you use to read with greater accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Sometimes you might share a strategy used by a student in our class, retell a vignette, or re-enact something you've seen other readers do. Usually, this component is structured sequentially, like a how-to text.
Active Engagement: Now you give all students a quick opportunity to try what you've taught with your support, or to imagine themselves trying it before you send them off to continue reading. This active engagement phase often involves students practicing the strategy we've just demonstrated on a familiar text, and it often involves them talking with their reading partner.
Link: To bring closure to the mini lesson, try to link the mini lesson to what the class has learned on previous days, to that day's work-time and to students' lives as readers. You may recall the major topic the class has been studying. "You already learned ... and today you have one more strategy to add ... " Sometimes the subject of the mini-lesson will only be pertinent for some readers. "How many of you will do this today?" you might ask. Other times, you will want to be sure every reader incorporates the new strategy into his or her work that day. "I'd like everyone to try out this strategy today to see how it helps you as you read." In these ways, you make it likely that at least some students transfer the mini lesson to that day's independent work, and that it becomes part of all students' ongoing repertoire.
I learned this approach when I first started exploring reading workshop and still use each component when planning and writing my reading workshop and writing workshop mini-lessons.
Kristie (comment #35),
You asked about my calendar for reading workshop. This is what my year looks like (listed in the order in which the units are taught):
Launching Reading Workshop: 6 weeks Reading Fiction: 5-6 Weeks Mystery/Detective Book Clubs: 3 Weeks Nonfiction: 5 weeks Research/Report: 5 Weeks Poetry: 4 Weeks Reading Partnerships: 3-4 Weeks Author Study/Book Clubs: 4 Weeks Reflection/Summer Reading Plans: 2 Weeks
I hope this helps!
I have found your resources to be invaluable. There are teachers at my school who might think you don't have the constraints of statewide, standardized tests and that might be why you have the freedom to be so creative. I didn't think there were any public schools unaffected by NCLB & AYP. Is yours a public school? Make my day and tell me that you can do all of this despite the standards, because I want to brag on you!!!
Hi, Beth. I have been using your website since I started teaching 5 years ago, and I have gotten so much valuable information from you! I follow a lot of the same ideas that you do for reading workshop, and I was wondering if you have a year long plan of units that you cover that you'd be willing to share, particularly in reading. I feel like a lot of my units are disconnected, or week by week. I want to do more that "flows." Can you share something like this here or on your website?
Hi Beth, Thank you so much for sharing all of your materials! I am sharing with my school and they are really excited about Reader's Workshop!
I have a question about your book labels. I have a mac, and I just bought a new version of Printmaster. i can't open any of the documents you made or the ones I made, unless I saved them to a PDF. Do you happen to know the formatting you used for your labels? I would like to recreate labels with the same format. I also use them for math centers too.
Thank you!
Thank you so much, Beth! Those links are very helpful and I've already saved several things from them. I was wondering if you have a blank template that you use for your lesson plans for reading and writing workshop and/or word study. If so, I'd love to see it (if you are able to share it). I understand completely why you can't share your entire units of study because you created them with other professionals. Thanks for sharing so much!!
Beth, Thank you so much for sharing all your awesome ideas. I am new to third grade this year and have implement a lot of your ideas into my classroom. I look forward to each new top 10 post each month.
I was wondering, do you have some sort of calendar you follow for reading? As to when you teach the certain big units? If so, would it be possible for you to share it? I struggle a lot with where to go from one thing to the next.
Thanks, Kristie
Alison (comment #33),
Have you have read my previous posts I have written about Reading Workshop on my Scholastic blog? Here are links to those posts. Hopefully you will find answers to any questions you may have about my reading workshop.
Reading Workshop: What it Looks Like in My Classroom: http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/10/reading-workshop.html
The Reader's Notebook: http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/11/readers-notebook.html
Assessment in My Reading Workshop: http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/11/assessment-reading-workshop.html
A Virtual Peek Into My Classroom Library: http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/10/classlibrary.html
I would use the summer to first get your classroom library organized so that your students are able to use it effctively during independent reading time each day.
I am not able to share my units of study since I created them with other members of a reading committee for my school district. However, here is a link to a site where you can find great reading workshop units of study for all grade levels: http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang_literacy_cultural/literacy/elem_lit/curric_instruc_assess/planning_guides/index.shtml
I hope this helps!
Hi Beth, I've been using your class website as a reference for a few years now and I've always been interested in the "Reading Workshop" model of teaching. I've always had to use a specific reading curriculum that doesn't allow for a lot of flexibility. My school is allowing me to pilot a reading workshop model next year with my 2nd graders. I'm very excited, but a little overwhelmed. What do you recommend I focus on first? When you write your plans, what do they look like? I actually loop at my school, so I will teach the same students in 3rd grade, as well. Any suggestions or starting points you could give me would be so appreciated. The resources on your websites are so wonderful and I really appreciate your willingness to share!
Erica (comment #30),
You asked some questions about how I use Everyday Math in my classroom. I think most of your questions will be answered when you read a Math Workshop post I wrote last year. Here is a link to that post: http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2010/05/math-workshop.html
To address some of your questions, I correct Home Links and use them to guide my future instruction. If a large number of students do poorly on a home link concept, I know I need to reteach those skills. If just a small group of students do poorly, I will put them in the same rotation group during math workshop and reteach the concept to just those students.
On our report card, students receive S (secure) P (progressing) or N (needs improvement) for each unit. Then skills like basic facts and problem solving are given individual marks. I feel like I know my students in a much more thorough way than our report card allows me to show, so I always add lots of additional comments about math to each child's report card.
I think my Math Workshop post will give you a better idea of how I differentiate my instruction and manage math in my classroom to best meet the needs of all students.
Kathleen and Jamie (comments #28 & 29),
Thanks for your thoughtful comments! It's always so nice to hear from teachers who are enjoying my blog!
I recently found your website and I am amazed and excited at the same time! You have really motivated me to make some changes in my classroom. Most of your posts refer to reading and writing. I am also very curious to learn more about your EDM program. How do you deal with all of the HomeLinks and going over them? Also, what do you do for grades? Do you have a standards based report card? I teach 2nd grade and I find that the children have difficult time doing a lot of the pages independently and there isn't a lot of practice due to the spiraling of the program. Do you create additional worksheets? I would love to read a few more posts about how you handle math. Thank you for getting me excited to try some new things!
Hi Beth, I just wanted to say how AWESOME you are! Thank you so much for sharing all of your TOO CUTE posters, etc. and your great lessons! I look forward to your monthly posts! Please don't stop!
Beth,this is a great website! Thanks for sharing your ideas. :) Kathleen Fox LibraryGames.com
Angie (comment #25),
You asked if I had a list of good nonfiction books that have clear examples of different text structures. Since identifying text structures can be a challenging skill for students, I try to use short articles from magazines or student newspapers instead of full-length books. I find that, many times, a nonfiction book will actually have a variety of text structures within it, so that can be confusing for students. Short articles tend to be written in a single text structure and are much easier for students to identify.
Scholastic News is a great magazine to order for your class! Check it out here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/classmags.asp
Amanda (comment #23),
You will be able to open any of my Print Shop files in versions 23 or any previous versions. Apparently anything created in earlier versions of Print Shop will not open in the new Print Shop 2.0 version, so my files will not open in the 2.0 version.
I hope that helps!
Do you have a good to list of nonfiction books that are strong examples of the different type of text structures? I'm trying to put a group of titles together for my kids to use.
Thanks! Angie
Thanks, Beth! If you do find the visuals, I would love to see them. The leads you shared have made such a difference in the quality of writing my students are doing!
Hey Beth, Bless you for getting back to everyone on here! I truly don't see how you do this and teach too~ and keep up with two little boys. I only wish I had your stamina!
I have a simple question: There are a few of your literacy centers that I'd like to take and tweak but I don't have Print Shop. I'd like to buy it but I'd like to buy the version compatible to your materials. Can you share that with us? Is it a newer version???
Your site is awsome by the way! Thanks, Amanda


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What is the difference between the terms "myeloma" and "multiple myeloma?"
There is no difference between the two terms and they are used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, the term "myeloma" was used to indicate the disease, which is derived from the Greek words "myel" (meaning "marrow") and "oma" (meaning "tumor"). Because the malignant plasma cells almost always occur in more than one location, the term multiple myeloma is often used.
My grandmother died of multiple myeloma and now my dad has been diagnosed with this disease. Is myeloma hereditary?
There is only a weak family tendency to develop myeloma. Approximately 3-5% of patients with myeloma give a history of myeloma or a related condition within the extended family. Thus far, no specific gene has been linked to this myeloma tendency. When family members get their annual check-ups, make sure that the physicians know about your family medical history. If standard laboratory blood work indicates an increase in protein, the doctor will have a note in the medical chart so that any protein increase is properly evaluated.
The small town I grew up in has had many people diagnosed with multiple myeloma. How can I go about finding out if this town has a cancer cluster?
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My doctor mentioned something about a "monoclonal" protein. How does that relate to plasma cells, which I read is the cell affected by myeloma?
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it's hard to put an exact number on how many Americans
have no internet
coverage, there are still some regions of the country in which less
than 5 percent of the population has access to the internet.
Depending on how you define "high speed", over
80 million Americans, or about a quarter of the population, have
no access to the high speed broadband that the modern web relies on
so heavily.Interestingly, a public poll from the Pew
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concerned with pushing better coverage for these individuals.
The phone survey (which would only be conducted via landline phones) asked 2,252 adults (aged 18 and older) whether
expanding affordable broadband should be a top priority for the
government and 53 percent of those polled responded "No".In
total, 26 percent said the government should play no part in pushing
out high-speed internet; 27 percent indicated they didn't care if it
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a top priority. The
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internet use among African Americans is outpacing that of white
Americans.Aaron Smith, author of the Pew Internet Project's
report, comments,
"A debate has arisen about the role of government in stepping in
to ensure availability to high-speed Internet access for all
Americans. The majority think not, and the surprise is that
non-users are the least inclined to think government has a role in
the spread of broadband."The Federal Communications
Commission -- led by appointees of U.S. President Barack Obama -- has
made it clear that it thinks that broadband access should be
a top priority. It's in the process of deploying a scheme to
offer high-speed 100
Mbps internet to 100M U.S. homes and to extend cable
coverage to areas that currently cost to much to deploy to (according
to the telecommunication companies).If the recent poll is any
indication, the FCC's plan may prove unpopular. The
debate over internet coverage isn't just a U.S. one, though.
Internationally, the level of coverage, freedom of information,
and net
neutrality are hotly debated issues. Finland recently
propelled the debate to the forefront when it legislated broadband
internet as an
essential human right.
quote: Since I imagine you oppose this, wouldn't it be far more responsible of you to allow elected officials to exercise their own judgment when elected, as the Constitution intended, as opposed to a ham fisted attempt to supplant it with mob rule when it suits your policy purposes?
quote: Well the majority of legal experts disagree with you on whether it's unconstitutional or not.
quote: Other than that, you seem to lack a basic understanding of the US constitution. It is a general statement of principles, and there are loads of things it does not mention that are appropriate exertions of federal power. The argument that you are trying to make, that if it's not explicitly mentioned in the constitution that the fed can't control it, is an absurdity. The constitution never mentions an air force, only an army and a navy. Does that mean that the air force is unconstitutional? Of course not.
quote: (this will require you to go to sources that aren't Free Republic or Fox News however.
quote: The Constitution never mentions an air force; it explicitly mentions an army and a navy, but nothing else. You may THINK it means a military, but that's not what it says.
quote: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A2Sec2
quote: Nice, now you're arguing against yourself. Obama's health care plan most certainly provides for the 'general welfare'.


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quote: T I'm saying now that we are comparing systems, comparing CPUs is not possible
quote: (and incidently we are comparing systems with a 4 month gap in hardware availability - this Intel system isn't even available yet).
quote: Again comparing AMD's only against Intel's best, Intel beats AMD just barely by using 269 watts at 100% load against 276.
quote: But then Intel gets a bonus because it does 3x the work for those watts, giving it over 3x the score. If we had a test system and swapped in one Intel CPU for another and then compared performance/watt it would be a much fairer comparison
quote: So basically the only use I see out of these numbers is helping a system administrator pick between Intel by server manufacturer X and Intel by server manufacterer Y. In this case I see the system administrator as already having decided between AMD and Intel - though it could be used to help decide this - and wanting to find the best performance per watt per server cost.
quote: This is because SPEC is not a consumer level benchmark suite
quote: Precisely, that is the intent of the benchmark
quote: we had a test system and swapped in one Intel CPU for another and then compared performance/watt it would be a much fairer comparison
quote: In terms of efficiency of the PSU as you try to argue, it does not matter.
quote: Yes, comparing system to system is the intent of the benchmark. However, the article said it was the intent of the benchmark to compare CPU to CPU, which it is not.


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The annual one-week summer institute in Rhetoric and Public Culture for graduate students will be held at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) on July 15-19, 2013. This year's institute theme is: "Film and Media in the Tracks of Deleuze". Thirty years after the publication in French of Cinema 1: The Movement-Image, Deleuze's work on cinema remains at the center of contemporary debates on film, and its relationship to other visual media, as well as to philosophy, literature and political thought. This institute will bring together prominent scholars of film, literature and theory to explore the relationship of Deleuze's work on cinema to his thought as a whole, as well as to that of other major theorists who are, in various ways, in dialogue or conflict with that work. It will particularly focus on the possibilities and limits of Deleuze's approach to media aesthetics both for interpreting historical and contemporary media practices and for mapping the relationship of film (and art in general) to politics.
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Serge Cardinal, Professeur agrégé, Département d'histoire de l'art et d'études cinématographiques, Université de Montréal.
Tom Conley, Abbot Lawrence Lowell Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University.
Gregory Flaxman, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies, UNC, Chapel Hill.
Eleanor Kaufman, Professor of Comparative Literature, English, and French and Francophone Studies, UCLA.
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4.5 inch Apple iPhone 5S coming in 2014?
0. phoneArena 28 Feb 2013, 20:21 posted on
A report out of Japan suggests that Apple will be releasing a version of its iconic smartphone next year with a 4.5 inch screen, a half inch larger than the current 4 inch glass on the Apple iPhone 5; the phone will have a polycarbonate body that will be thicker, and perhaps more durable, than the current version of Apple's smartphone...
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1. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
My salt shaker ain't got time for this mess...I just just went to Ethiopia and got a big giant salt chunk because this mess ain't true...
35. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
iPhone 5S in 2014 ? then what is in 2013 ? o.O
2. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Please make the screen wider and not just longer.
7. GrowYourThumb (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
Please (apple) just die
15. rgxVOiD (Posts: 440; Member since: 30 Aug 2012)
But I like apple, they taste good, especially the Japanese Fuji apple
33. tusshharish (Posts: 342; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
RIP apple..........
60. alouden (unregistered)
I am no fan of apple either. But they are at least acknowledging that their stubborn insistence on 3.5 inch screens was misguided. Maybe they will truly innovate someday. I still will never get an iPhone for all the reasons we talk about on this site. Even if they came out with a 5 inch screen.
29. faisolbauuz (Posts: 121; Member since: 05 Jan 2013)
Remember when steve jobs said 3.5 inch is perfect screen size for phone and 9.7 is ideal for tablet ?
37. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
I liked the wide screen on the iPhone a lot 16:9 aspect ratio .
Why you fanboys no complain when Samsung went from WVGA to wide screen in Galaxy s3 ?
40. faisolbauuz (Posts: 121; Member since: 05 Jan 2013)
Lol iphone 4 and 4s uses 2:3 screen ratio while iphone 5 uses 16:9 screen ratio,and you say samsung fanboys doesnt complain in s3 ? Dude i dont think changing from wvga screen to 720p 16;9 widescreen is a bad idea anyway i dont use samsung phone now
43. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
One think that I don't like about my GS2 is that rivals like ARC S and Sensation have 16:9 aspect ratio while mine doesn't !
So fanboys likes to complain about iPhone 5 getting wide screen , but doesn't complain when Samsung does it ?
f**k logic
41. ankitp (Posts: 138; Member since: 19 Feb 2013)
it will be di**k sized one day .lol
3. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
That's it only 4.5"? damn they must be really behind technology. 2013 is the year of 5" phones with FULL HD
6. GrowYourThumb (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
Microsoft = Micro & Soft
Apple = Short
You know what I'm taking about
26. stealthd (unregistered)
Screen size is a choice, not a technical achievement.
30. chadrick0814 (Posts: 209; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
As are rounded corners.
31. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
and SLIDE TO UNLOCK screens
42. wando77 (Posts: 838; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
I think getting a 1080p screen shrunk down to 5" is a technical achievement actually
46. therealestmc (Posts: 316; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Which only Samsung can do, right?
48. andylancheros1 (Posts: 11; Member since: 24 Dec 2012)
How many Inch HTC one has? is just a matter of preference. I have an S3 I personally think that size is enough. Any bigger is just way too big!
52. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Screen size is actually an achievement. For customers its a choice. For a company to make a quality screen with high graphics and big is achievement.
34. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
lol its the Apple way. Why give you what you want now when they can wait to give you a little bit of it now and wait 2-3 versions of the phone later and make more money?
4. ckoch125 (Posts: 192; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
So they aren't going to release any phone this year? I'm calling bs. This will be named something else as its a cheaper iPhone and the 5s will look just like the 5 with upgraded internals and maybe a camera
5. GrowYourThumb (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
Apple need to wait for their fans to have a surgery to EXTEND their thumb. so they can operate the 4.5" with a single hand....
20. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
This is probably the best post I've ever seen on this site.
27. Droid773 (Posts: 28; Member since: 22 Dec 2012)
jajajajja you made my day.
44. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
no, if the people extend their thumb size, then they can use the android phones with one hand as well and apple doesn't want that to happen
i think they will make 2 phones every year, a big phone and a 4 inch phone, they will run an ad saying that some people have bigger hands and the bigger phone is for them, or maybe they will just make a bigger idevice and call it a phablet
8. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Oh really so we have to wait for atleast one year,apple u r very slow
9. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Iconic? Iconic! Iconic!! iconic PA? Really.. can you possibly mention the iPone without saying the word iconic? iSad at how lamely biased your site is towards Apple which means evil in B.C. btw
10. Andrewtst (Posts: 631; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Probably 4.5 inch for iPhone 5S and 4.8 inch iPhone 6 with minor enhancement.
11. nikenturd (unregistered)
Wow, how revolutionary!
I cant wait to get this dual core beast packed with an extra row of icons! I cant wait!!!! Bring it on Apple !
12. jove39 (Posts: 1858; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Another row of icons...lol
32. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
lmao of course
59. iWorld (Posts: 85; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
One more feature lolzzzzzzzzzz
13. lyndon420 (Posts: 4372; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
If they start incorporating removable batteries and sd cards, they might actually start to have some icrazy sales.
14. tha.fox (Posts: 100; Member since: 30 Nov 2011)
Apple shouldnt make a phone Bigger than 3.5 inch or Steave Jobs will turn over in his grave!
16. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
let me guess if apple do release a 4.5 or more inch screen the apple fanboys will claim thats the new perfect size just as how 3.5'' was and now 4'' is...its only the perfect size for them when apple tells them
21. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
There is no perfect size everyone's hands are different. For me the 3.5 inch screen is comfortable on all corners while the 4 takes a lil strech. 4.5 becomes clumsy.
23. nikenturd (unregistered)
YOU must be a midget
28. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I'm average size. I think if apple can reduce bezel that could help to have more screen real estate.
17. BadAssAbe (Posts: 456; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)
Apple iPhone 2014: 4.5in Glass screens
Android 2014: 6in unbreakable, foldable screens
True Story, Google it fool.
18. Android4u (Posts: 456; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
Playing catch up is apples new motto!!!!
19. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
apple is still behind to all mobile companies, but i know there so many people like iphones and using iphones this is 100% true and every time iphone sold good amounts......who know future.......but i like Nokia.......!!!
22. dreeemer (Posts: 28; Member since: 04 Sep 2012)
Polycarbonate? Bigger screen? Sounds like they are slowly caving...
24. Pyoung0560 (Posts: 26; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
All phones with polycarbonates body are called cheap on phonearena when compare to the iphone but when it come to comparing Apple iphone to another Iphone is consider more durable
47. therealestmc (Posts: 316; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
No, all phones made with glossy plastics like the S3 and Note are considered cheap. HTC phones are often considered phones made with high quality materials.
25. BennySingh (Posts: 2; Member since: 20 Jan 2013)
earlier it was saying that IPhone 5S Will Arrive This July.........
why they delay it now???????
39. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
I can't see Apple delaying it. With the PS4 and Xbox 720 arriving this holiday season, I think releasing a new flagship around that time won't be a good idea. I think we'll probably get the next iPhone mid-late summer/early fall or at least I hope.
57. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
There is no xbox 720.
36. mydi.maus (unregistered)
when pigs fly..
38. masterchina (Posts: 55; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
Oooh, a piece of crap a 1/2 inch bigger! Can't wait!
58. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
You can stretch a turd and make it longer but its still a piece of s**t.
45. .warrenmosler (Posts: 10; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
How about a 5 inch screen
Live tiles
And a stylus with a camera and led?
49. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
2014 and 4.5 inch would be antique :D
50. darkkjedii (Posts: 21211; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Still don't get why droiders troll apple articles constantly to hate, then get mad when Someone calls them out on it. Somebody please explain that to me.
51. Aeires (unregistered)
Years of being put down with condescending comments from iFans. Neither group is right.
53. darkkjedii (Posts: 21211; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Now we're getting somewhere fair comment
54. Izoe (Posts: 131; Member since: 02 Sep 2010)
I find it hard to believe the iphone will be that cheap. One of the reasons people buy it is because to many people it has become a fashion accessory/status symbol. If it becomes that cheap, it will lose its "cool" tag, it will become somewhat less desirable. People will start looking for something that is more premium. I'm sure Apple is aware of that.
55. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
I think ifans hands are growing .5 inch every year...
56. Eonnaydra (Posts: 217; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
I can see it, the comments section here will turn into another Battle Field as usual between 100s of fandroids and 4 to 5 Apple drones... no matter what's the outcome of this clash, I got my popcorn set and ready :)


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My boyfriend and I stayed here for 6 nights and it was absolutely wonderful! Exactly what you see in pictures, except there isn't actually a balcony. Just a glass door with railings right behind it. The area was by far our favourite in Barcelona. Truly unique and enjoyable to just walk around at any time of the day. The stairs are a frightening first impression, 57 in a small spiral staircase, but still definitely worth the mission. But yes, pack light!
Thank you Maria for your kind hospitality, suggestions and being readily available for anything we needed.
I definitely recommend :)
Clean and comfortable. Friendly hostess. Handy for the Circumvesuviana train station for Napoli, Sorrento and Vesuvius sites. Friendly little neighbourhood shop very handy. Our apartment did not have balcony as claimed - others in the complex did. Some noise from neighbouring flat. Very much enjoyed our stay.
Clean and a good restaurant!
Fantastic views - just like in the pictures.
Would go back anytime!
A great place to stay in the summer.
Very friendly and nice host.
Biarritz is really beautiful, this apartment is definitley not.
The first thing I noticed after the booking was the ~20€ cleaning fee per person (!!) you have to pay, which was not mentioned before I confirmed the booking. We were 6 persons, all in all we had to pay 114€ for cleaning.
Upon our arrival, there were dirt stains all over the walls in 2 bedrooms, mold in the bathroom and one of the two single beds was broken (the mattress would crack down to the floor). Seeing the huge cleaning bill we had to pay, we contacted the office that rented the apartment and showed them pictures of the shortcomings. They didn't react very nicely. At first they proposed to us to send a cleaning lady over to clean walls and bathroom, but with us only staying for 2 days and having plans, this was not an option. Then, they proposed to give us an extra bed which we would have had to transport with our car (!) to the apartment. After heavy protest, they finally agreed to pay us back the money we had to pay in front for cleaning.
Towels and bed linen weren't included either, per person we would have had to pay extra to get some from the office. Fortunatley we had sleeping bags and towels ourselves.
The upsides of our stay were that the apartment is located close to the city center and shops are around the corner, and that Biarritz is a very beautiful town. Also, apart from everything else, the living room is quite nice.
All in all I would not recommend a stay in this apartment, even though the price (at first) sounds reasonable for an expensive town like Biarritz.
The house was lovely with a beautiful private garden and veranda.The beach was a short walk away and historic sites were within easy driving distance. The area was quiet and agricultural and we enjoyed our stay.
The host was very friendly and helpful and I would recommend this property
Appartamento molto carino in ottima zona, a 50 mt da fermata metro Porta Genova, sotto casa ristorantini di tutti i tipi. I proprietari rilassati e disponibili, tutto perfetto e facile!
Die Vermieterin vor Ort war sehr freundlich, die Wohnung nett eingerichtet und für 2 Personen gerade richtig. Übergabe und Rückgabe der Wohnung funktionierten perfekt. Rundherum ein wunderschöner Urlaub. Ein extra Lob für die Vermieterin von meiner Frau und mir !!!
Appartement très fonctionnel et calme dans une rue aminée et sympathique.
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You're on notice in the first 45 seconds of James Polsoldt's well-intentioned "Smashed." It's going to make sure you know exactly how much ugliness is involved in being an alcoholic.
If you think that bed-wetting makes the point quite well, just wait three more minutes. That's when the young heroine of the movie – well played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead – shows us a first-grade teacher whose buzz lets her be charming and inspiring for her kids but doesn't prevent her finally from vomiting into a classroom wastebasket.
"Are you pregnant?" they ask. As good an explanation as any, she figures. So she goes along with it.
What follows is one of the distinctly lesser movies in one of the more remarkable waves in movies of the last 15-years: call it, if you want, the Cinema of Recovery, based on the conspicuously large number of people in American film and television who have straightened themselves out in anonymous 12-step recovery programs and have resulted in an ever-growing number of films about the experience.
It's no accident. Storytelling is so basic to the recovery movement – where honesty is key ("it's hard to live your life honestly" says the young alcoholic's sponsor, played by Oscar winner Octavia Spencer) that there was no way the massive number of stories heard by Hollywood addicts in recovery wouldn't somehow find their way into movies and TV programs.
And so they have. What used to be rare in the era of Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend," and only slightly less rare when Blake Edwards' "Days of Wine and Roses" came along, has become something close to commonplace.
Sometimes the result is a first-rate film and performance – Denzel Washington, for instance, in Robert Zemeckis' very recent "Flight."
"Smashed" is indie film-making on another level entirely based on a story that is the gender opposite of the one enacted so brilliantly by Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick in "Days of Wine and Roses" ‑ the alcoholic young couple who have to figure out whether a life together is compatible with only one of them getting sober.
It's the school teacher heroine in "Smashed." Her stay-at-home husband has no intention of ending his alcohol consumption. She, on the other hand, scares herself to death when on one lost evening she samples crack with an addict she just met.
"I don't think I can do this anymore. I think I want to slow down." she says. "I might need help."
And she follows through. Her sympathetic vice principal – who ultimately reveals himself to be all too human – gets her to a meeting. Where she meets the witty and wise woman who will become her sponsor. Octavia Spencer, at that point, briefly saves the movie from being one where it is not only everyone in it who seems to know less than the audience but the people who made it, too.
The music to the movie, for instance, is all wrong. Its gaiety and good cheer isn't ironic counterpoint to the raw, naturalistic facts of alcoholism, it's just impossibly clumsy.
And when our teacher heroine finally figures out her fate and struggles to change it, what you hear is pitilessly dull pseudo-folk guitar picking. Compare what you see in "Smashed," for instance, to Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, and you fully understand that "Smashed" is a smart enough movie to be true but, sadly, neither true or smart enough to be good.
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Whether a senior likes his or her exercise slow and steady or fast-paced and fun, Blair Senior Services has classes to fit their needs.
Jennifer Park, APPRISE coordinator for Blair Senior Services, leads classes from YogaFit for seniors and Zumba Gold at the Central Blair and Northern Blair centers that began earlier this year.
Park and Angel Dandrea, community services program supervisor for Blair Senior Services, were looking for new activities to offer at the center. A dancer at heart, Park wanted to offer fun ways for older residents to keep moving. They decided on the YogaFit and Zumba Gold dance fitness classes, specifically designed for seniors.
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(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) Enjoying their Zumba Gold workout are (from left) Elaine Taylor; Holly Miller, Central Blair Center manager; Carole Lee, Maria Jimenez, Trudi Kane and Janie Kuhn.
(Mirror photo by J.D. Cavrich) Participating ina a yoga class designed for seniors are (from left) Marcella Ianniello, Doris Silveri and Joe Ianniello.
To be qualified to lead the classes, Park took training offered by YogaFit International in Chambersburg and Zumba Gold in Reading last year.
"I have a background in dance and creative movement," said Park, who was a performer with Allied Motion, a former dance company at Penn State Altoona.
Yoga is a form of movement, she said, and Zumba is a way to have fun while getting an aerobic workout.
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Yoga: 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Central Blair Senior Center, 1320 12th Ave.
Zumba Gold: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday at the Central Blair Center.
The hourlong classes are $1 per session, but the fee is waived if a participant cannot afford it.
"It's not considered exercise," Park said of the Zumba Gold dance fitness program. "It's suppose to be a dance party."
Anyone 60 and older can enroll in the classes, and seniors say Zumba gives them energy while yoga helps with balance.
Kathy Moser, 70, of Altoona said she joined the Zumba Gold classes because she needed to exercise after suffering a stroke two years ago.
She originally tried regular a Zumba fitness program, but found the steps too vigorous for her health. During her first regular Zumba workout, she said had an angina attack.
"Zumba Gold is not as strenuous," Moser said. "I don't get any angina attacks, and I do it for a whole hour."
"You go at your own speed," said Elaine Taylor of Altoona.
In addition to Zumba Gold classes, Taylor walks two miles about four times a week and exercises at home.
"It's great," she said of the class. "It gives you a full body workout. I like the versatility and speed."
Dancers do a variety of movements to the Latin beat, and the music changes throughout the workout.
"It gives you a good feeling," Taylor said.
Janie Kuhn, 70, of Altoona admitted she did not know much about the dance when she came to class.
"I had no idea what it was even like," she said. Now, she enjoys Zumba Gold so much she is trying to organize a class at her church.
"I love learning the different steps and enjoy being with all the other women," she said.
"Jennifer is delightful," Kuhn said. "It's a lot of fun and good exercise."
Perhaps no one puts her heart into the dance more than Maria Jimenez, a native of Peru.
She said the music makes her think about her homeland.
"Jen is a great teacher," Jimenez said. "In my country we dance, but we don't learn all the steps.
Jimenez, 73, of Duncansville worked with children with learning disabilities in the Altoona Area School District before she retired.
"It's good for the mind," Jimenez said of Zumba Gold. "It's fun."
Jimenez also takes the yoga classes.
"Yoga is good for flexibility," she said. "It helps me with my balance, my posture."
Because adults who are 60 or older may not be as agile as they once were, the modified yoga exercises are done using a chair rather than sitting on the floor.
The class includes breathing awareness.
"Many folks mention how unaware they were of holding their breath and their endurance improved just by keeping regular breathing going during an activity," Park said.
She said about 15 seniors attend the sessions in Altoona and about one-third of the participants are men. Two of the participants are women in their 90s.
"Both are dedicated," Park said. "They can't say enough about how much the exercises are helping them."
Park said yoga has been known to benefit people suffering from arthritis or high blood pressure. The breathing exercises are calming and the movements are smooth which provides flexibility to joints and muscles, she said. It also improves mobility, balance and posture and strengthens and conditions the body.
The exercises can be a little strenuous, she said, but changes can be made.
"Like in Zumba Gold classes, I offer modifications for each pose depending on the ability of the participant," she said.
Zumba Gold has benefits, too.
"It increases endurance," Park said.
And everyone in both classes gets the added benefit of enjoying social time. Park said she chats with the participants and sometimes invites members of the class to pick the music.
"We once did yoga to '50s music," Park said.