From: "Editor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 21:05:36 -0500 Subject: What's new at Web English Teacher?
What's new at Web English Teacher? June 29, 2002 1. 5 new pages 2. Site revision 3. Space puns ====================================== 1. New Pages Web English Teacher has gained five new pages in the past few weeks. Sandra Cisneros http://webenglishteacher.com/cisneros.html Cisneros is most famous for The House on Mango Street. Lois Duncan http://webenglishteacher.com/duncan.html Duncan is the popular author of several YA books, including Killing Mr. Griffin and I Know What you did Last Summer. Kimberly Willis Holt http://webenglishteacher.com/holt.html Holt wrote When Zachary Beaver Came to Town and My Louisiana Sky, which was recently made into a Showtime movie. Copies of the Showtime video are available from Showtime while supplies last. To request a videotape, send a note on school letterhead to: Cable in the Classroom Coordinator, c/o Corporate Communications, Showtime, 1633 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Include your name, title, school address, phone number, and e-mail address. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston http://webenglishteacher.com/houston.html Houston wrote Farewell to Manzanar, her autobiographical account of Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. Gary Soto http://webenglishteacher.com/soto.html Soto writes YA poetry and stories, including Too Many Tamales and Baseball in April. ====================================== 2. Site revision Watch for a new look at Web English Teacher, launching in July if all goes as planned. This should not affect your bookmarks. Look for more color, online newsletter archives, and easier navigation. ====================================== 3. Space puns In honor of the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, and all the dreams fueled by Neil Armstrong's "one small step," here are some puns from The Virtual Teacher newsletter. What do astronauts wear to keep warm? Apollo-neck sweaters! Where do astronauts leave their spaceships? At parking meteors! Where do Martians drink beer? At a Mars bar! How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep? You rock-et! Two astronauts went to the football stadium on the moon, but they left after a few minutes, saying the place had no atmosphere. How do spacemen pass the time on long trips? Astronauts and crosses! First Spaceman: I'm hungry. Second Spaceman: So am I. It must be launch time! What do you call a loony spaceman? An astronut! What do you call a space magician? A flying sorcerer! What did the metric alien say? Take me to your litre! How does a robot shave ? With a laser blade! What do you call a robot that always takes the longest route round ? R2 detour! Do robots have sisters ? No, just transistors ! What holds the moon up ? Moon beams! --- from the Virtual Teacher newsletter ====================================== I am enjoying teaching summer school for a few more weeks. We always learn from our students, though, and this summer I have learned that my favorite English word of Spanish origin is SIESTA! I hope your July is filled with warmth and laughter. And the occasional siesta. Carla Beard Web English Teacher http://webenglishteacher.com ====================================== This newsletter is copyright 2002, Web English Teacher. Permission is granted to forward it as long as the copyright notice is included. ====================================== ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
