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Dear Valued Reader,

Your support is welcomed. If you have liked what you have read here at Out of Her Mind and you want more of my insights, irreverence, and voice, please check out my book of poetry, Herself: Pieces of Me, available around the web, but easily available as an ebook at Barnes and Noble. Also, head over to lulu.com and read my children's book, Can You Count the Toes, available for free in its entirety if you click the preview button, and available in print on their website (original full color art). Finally, feel free to scroll to the bottom of this page and make a donation.

Thank you for reading.

Stay tuned for webinars and educational resources as well as forthcoming books. I have a young adult novel in the works, and I will be previewing it here in installments over the next few months.

Yours in education,

B. Faulkner

xoxo

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AP Language and Composition Syllabus

AP Language and Composition Ms. Bobbi Faulkner 2015-2016 Course Description: An AP course in Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts and becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their reading and their writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. Teacher Expectations: It is important for both students and parents to understand that this class is taught as a college class. Students should anticipate challenging material involving both short- and long-range writing and reading assignments which will demand effective and consistent time management. The goal of this class is to prepare students for the independence they will be facing as students in

Decoding the Babble: Navigating the Educational Jargon Jungle Top Ten +1 Phrases Decoded with a Wink and a Smile

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Unlocking Creative Brilliance with Digital Magnetic Poetry: Teach Syntax, Diction, and Tone

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