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Fancy Oatmeal Blog

Fancy Oatmeal Blog

FancyOatmeal ― http://fancyoatmealblog.com

A blog devoted to a girl who loves oatmeal on the fancy side! I'm an English teacher by day, runner by...well whenever I get a chance. This blog is the story of my journey filled with trials and "That's one way to do it."

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Listed: Jan 3, 2012

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Poe Poetry

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― Can you guess what we are going to be studying this week???? Being inspired by the concept of un/reliable narrator, I decided to begin studying Poe and his poetry with my Honors English class. Filed under: Authors, Poetry, Reading Tagged: …...

Tags: Authors, Poetry, Reading, Edgar Allan Poe, Literature, Poe Poetry

FancyOatmeal ― 6 weeks 2 days ago

Pardon the Interruption

Pardon the Interruption

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― Hello All, Just wanted to drop in and say that I’ll be on a mini break from the blog, only until I finish up my last term paper for the semester. Please don’t worry; I am keeping up with my … Continue reading →

Tags: Uncategorized

FancyOatmeal ― 6 weeks 5 days ago

Request to Retest

Request to Retest

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― I found this pin on Pinterest this morning, and I thought to myself, “What a wonderful life lesson to implement in my classroom!” Request to Retest Filed under: Classroom Tagged: Pinterest, Request to Retest form, secondary english...

Tags: Classroom, Pinterest, Request To Retest Form, Secondary English Teacher

FancyOatmeal ― 7 weeks 2 days ago

The Dinner by Herman Koch Review

The Dinner by Herman Koch Review

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― The Dinner by Herman Koch – Goodread’s Summary “A European Gone Girl.” –The Wall Street Journal An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling ...

Tags: Books, Reading, Reviews, Books, Goodreads Review, Goodreads.com

FancyOatmeal ― 7 weeks 3 days ago

April Reading Goals

April Reading Goals

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― I looked at my calendar this morning and HOLY SPIMOLY it’s March 29th already. I’ve always been a fan of creating monthly goals and challenges for myself. Thirty days seems to be a manageable amount of time; not too long …...

Tags: Books, Reading, April Reading Invitation, Awaken, Book Challenge, Brent Runyon

FancyOatmeal ― 7 weeks 5 days ago

Epigrams 101

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― While spinning through my Tumblr page this morning, I came across the following photo: Thank you, Amanda Patterson I love this, but aren’t these just quotes??? Ummm, apparently not! They are Epigrams. What is an Epigram? An epigram is a...

Tags: Literature, The Written Word, Epigrams, Gandhi, Johnny Carson, Literature

FancyOatmeal ― 7 weeks 6 days ago

Author Love from Tumblr

Author Love from Tumblr

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― Happy Birthday to the author of so many literarily and life inspiring poems, Robert Frost. Without a doubt, the line that truly truly keeps me humble and motivated were his: Literary Birthday – 26 March Happy Birthday, Robert Frost, born 26...

Tags: Authors, Books, John Green, Reading, American Poet, American Poets

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 1 day ago

DNF: Reached by Ally Condie

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― Sorry guys. I can’t. I won’t. I should have known better. I DNF’d Crossed, so why did I think Reached would have been different? Boring. Snooze fest. No connection to characters. Don’t care if the Pilot is ever discovered ...

Tags: Books, Reading, Reviews, Uncategorized, Ally Condie, Crossed

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 2 days ago

Lauren Oliver’s Delirium Series Review

Lauren Oliver’s Delirium Series Review

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― I have a book review format that is required for my 9th grade English students, and I thought that the completion of the Lauren Oliver series Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem would be the perfect opportunity for me to test out my own assignment....

Tags: Books, Reading, Reviews, Assignment Requirements, Book Review Format, Book Review Requirements For Secondary Classes

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 3 days ago

Mimicking “Mother to Son”

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― After dissecting the literary and metaphorical implications of the Langston Hughes poem, Mother to Son, I assigned my students to mimic the writing style and create their own poem whose purpose is to give advice. I wanted to share one …...

Tags: Writing, Langston Hughes, Literature, Mother To Son, Student Sample

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 5 days ago

Goodreads and Listopia Saved Me

Goodreads and Listopia Saved Me

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― That’s me on the left. I am the annoying person who wakes up, on a daily basis, long before I “need” to. But who’s to say what is the appropriate amount of time that someone requires before leaving the house …...

Tags: Books, Reading, Ally Condie, Books, Crossed, GoodReads

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 5 days ago

The Fault in Our Stars Movie Moves Forward

The Fault in Our Stars Movie Moves Forward

Fancy Oatmeal Blog ― This afternoon I was searching online for a photo of the cover of the novel, The Fault in Our Stars for a mural that’s being painted in my classroom. The Google results showed that there was movie news, and a star … Continue reading...

Tags: Books, Books, Divergent, Film Version Of Divergent, Film Version Of The Fault In Our Stars, George Clooney

FancyOatmeal ― 8 weeks 5 days ago

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