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PROFILE

Vince Puzick

Colorado Springs, CO
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ABOUT ME:

Currently, I serve Colorado Springs School District 11 as the K-12 Literacy and Language Arts Facilitator. I work with literacy coaches in each of our buildings and with secondary English / Language Arts departments throughout our District. Beyond my school life, I am an avid fly fisherman, enjoy the beauty of Colorado, and believe in the power of story. Curriculum 21 Ning

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FAVORITE WORD
consciousness
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barrier
FAVORITE QUOTE:
"The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you."
- Bill W.
FAVORITE TOPICS:
Creativity:
Word Lovin' Iconoclast
October 10, 2007 - 6 Comments
Dictionaries:
The Birth of "Webster's Dictionary"
October 17, 2011 - 3 Comments
In Dictionary Battle, Scrabblers Become Squabblers
September 15, 2011 - 4 Comments
Grammar:
Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
November 17, 2011 - 6 Comments
Ice Water, Ice Cream, but No Ice Tea!
October 13, 2011 - 4 Comments
How to write:
Free Your Writing from Buzzwords
August 24, 2010 - 26 Comments
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010 - 22 Comments
Language:
"Meh"? "Fail"? GOP Debate Elicits Words of Disappointment
February 23, 2012
The Lin-guistics of Lin-sanity
February 17, 2012 - 3 Comments
Language arts:
Nouns on the Loose
January 20, 2012 - 5 Comments
Getting at Connotation by Interviewing a Word
December 15, 2011
Poetry:
Beyond Words: Getting Animated About Poetry
March 16, 2011 - 5 Comments
To a Thesaurus
January 26, 2010 - 4 Comments
Teaching:
Teaching the Power of Word Coinage
December 12, 2011 - 3 Comments
Word Up: Putting the Flow in Vocabulary Instruction
October 6, 2011 - 1 Comment
Vocabulary:
The Story Behind "Fulsome"
February 22, 2012 - 2 Comments
Confused about "Censor" vs. "Censure"?
February 9, 2012
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012 - 12 Comments
David Henry Hwang Traverses the Language Barrier in "Chinglish"
October 27, 2011 - 2 Comments
Writing:
Little Commas Make Big Waves
November 11, 2011 - 17 Comments
David Henry Hwang Traverses the Language Barrier in "Chinglish"
October 27, 2011 - 2 Comments