Stop writing in the passive voice, and use strong verbs to make your sentences jump! Knowing the difference between active and passive voice can change the quality and strength of writing. This lesson teaches the definitions of active and passive voice, and lets students to practice converting passive to active voice with a fun Twitter activity.
Have you ever thought, "Gee, I love Hip-Hop U.S. History, but I really wish Flocabulary would offer it in Chinese"? Well, today is your day. Last December, we received an email from Isabella, a Chinese postgraduate from South China Normal University. A professor had given her a copy of Hip Hop U.S. History, and Isabella and a group of her fellow students became eager to learn more about Flocabulary. As the group began to study how Flocabulary worked, they decided that they wanted to spread it as a resource in China. But there was a problem... It wasn't in Chinese.…
There are lots of principals out there. And there are lots of rappers out there. But rhyming principals? Seem crazy to you? Well it's time you met Mervin Jenkins. Or Spectac, as we call him in the studio. Mervin is both an emcee and a former middle school principal. As an artist, he's recorded albums with Big Daddy Kane and 9th Wonder, and you can hear him on our Motion, Hamlet and European Middle Ages tracks. As an educator, he has been a principal and an assistant principal in North and South Carolina. We've been working together for years, and…
Teaching writing doesn't have to be a struggle. You're already using Flocabulary to spice up vocabulary instruction or make math facts fun... so why not writing, too? We've got plenty of ways to get your students pumped about putting pen to paper.
Review the Biggest Buzzwords of the Week! When you follow national and worldwide affairs, you get access to perfect basketball teams, controversial Supreme Court decisions, mind-reading devices, dyed animals and more. Each week, we’ll highlight the top buzzwords or terms that your students might not have known or even heard until now. All these words are featured in the most recent edition of The Week in Rap. And once students beef up their vocab, the news will make a lot more sense. THIS WEEK incomparable (adjective) -- without an equal Why it matters: The Baylor women's basketball team was the first in…
