I would maybe even pay you if you'd let me use it with my students. We were having the very FIRST spelling test of the school year. UGH! I'm not glad you're feeling like me, but I'm glad that someone else can sympathize with me. So glad to see you back.You just may have triggered and a ha moment for me! Teachers, add automated essay scoring to your Moodle course with the Fast Assignment plugin. This guide is designed to provide teachers and students with a common shared understanding of what punctuation is and how to use it effectively in all genres of writing. It has become almost fun for me to come across people who take the phrase "a lot" and condense it down into one word, because when someone says "alot," this is what I imagine: The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar. (Like, $5, but still.) And it's heartbreaking to read and see your depression, even in the very funny format you use. Each type of figurative language includes an in Hyperbole: exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. I hope your new mood lasts <3. I will think of him next time someone commits that grammar folly. What can I say? off of the balcony. Yesterday I went to sleep so late that I missed work this morning. You could teach high school English. This may have something to do with my nerdiness, or it may also be my apathy towards my job. I hate that one Alot. Surprisingly, I was just posting about your blog on Facebook - we've been talking about teachers, so I shared the Alot blog post. I currently have 4 different piles of clothing laying in two different rooms because I ran out of dryer sheets like a week ago, and can't even make it to the dollar store that's like a block away. We'll be happy again eventually. Fantastic way to describe depression! Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Being high in the ranks of the Grammar Police myself, you've given me something to cope with my post-traumatic stress after reading mangled language. You are hilarious. ;-)*hugs*. shhh. You are incredible. For example, you win 10 million dollars in a lottery. Simon Fell, MP for Barrow, said: "I think the clear message from the conference is that levelling up is the priority from the Government - something which I am delighted about. While the internet and texting have clearly joined forces to dumb-ify the world, these are useful defense tactics. I could have sworn that you were writing about me. I've done Alot of surving the web. (Also? Thanks, Alot, for sharing! Angry that I had been tricked, angry that what we were told and what was expected were clearly two different things, and most distressingly that now Mr. Edwards thought that I thought "a lot" was one word instead of two.It has bothered me so much that here I sit twenty-four years later and I'm still mad about it. Love the way you laid this all out there; lots of love to you. Seriously. This is brilliant, especially because I thought I was the only grammar pedant on the Internet! Are you sure you want to delete this comment? I'm pretty sure I've had that exact same eskimo vagrant outfit on, actually. See more. Multiple times. And if you need horror movies and skittles I can totally hook a girl up. Thank you for opening up about your depression- most of us readers don't know you personally, but we care about you! Found inside â Page 51One prong focused on attempting to raise teachers' self-confidence; the other on the status of teaching. Remarkably one man was at the ... Generous hyperbole as it may have been, there were many teachers who appreciated such a comment. It takes a great deal of self control for me to not spend hours a day correcting grammar and spelling on YouTube. Uh, yeah -- what Alana said up there! Hope you are okay. Sometimes it's totally worth it to get to the not-giving-a-fuck part, though. That led to a scrum. I truly do wish you the best in this struggle. Roughly translated, it means, "The fact that your suffering is shared by a lot of people is only comforting to idiots." Thank you. Allie, I want to give you like a thousand million hugs. Fallacy definition is - a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea. NEW POST! What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? I L to the O the the V to the E the Alot! lol. xo, I missed you. Since I don't laugh, this is an accomplishment of no little merit.The downside is, I have an evil super-villain laugh, and my roommate now wakes up in the wee hours of the morning to me cackling in the dark. I'll type complete words on my comments from now on.I really loved this one. Really? You are a genius! I'd personally begun to suspect that people who comment on YouTube were some underground tribe of grammatically-challenged baffoons that were created to play a cruel joke on humanity. I don't understand why it happens but then it goes away and I'm ok again until the next time. Thanks "alot" and also Thank You Allie! This just made my day. Baby less dangerous. Wilfred Owen - 1893-1918. Can I get an amen! All I can say is its good to see a new post :) Thanks, Yep, that's how depression feels. I really missed your posts! Have you heard of him? It would give me giggles. Found inside â Page 15His language is often highly figurative , and He made frequent use of similes , metaphors and hyperbole . His figurative language may be so familiar to you that there may be danger of your not realizing how literally some of your pupils ... It seems your recent fame has piqued the interest of several area trolls. However, this is a price I am willing to pay because this blog is awesome. How dare you spell check for underlining Alot! Did you know? (: Best post I've read in a fortnight!I liked it alot. I love the 'load me up' picture and the last picture. Use the feedback and score from the Virtual Writing Tutorâs automated essay evaluation to help you improve your essay. Dare I say it?I this alot!! As in "there are." You never know were they've been.Welcome back!! The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. That's the scariest and perhaps most beautifully heartfelt and vulnerable thing I've ever read. Found inside â Page 151(a) Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except teachers way of teaching because this is 44. not the only determining factor for a child to learn. 26. ... Hyperbole- a way of speaking or ... You should do a post on more mythical creatures representing human deficiencies. Out. go team allie!!!!!!! Start studying Context Clues and Multiple-Meaning Words. as someone who is also grammatically conscious, this will be alot of help when i run into the idiots of the interweb and want to rip out alot of my hairs because of their idiocy. Except about it being sad, because it is a lot of other things, but not sad. I love your blog; I hope to see Alot more in the future. I once discovered Alot of grammatical errors over the years. Subjects: Figurative Language, Hyperbole CCSS Code(s): L.9-10.5 Find the Misplaced Modifiers . Your too funny! Keep fighting. I mean, I knew I was depressed, but the untouchable godlike part, I just realized that that's how it ended, right now, while reading this.I've been depressed since then, for brief periods, but nothing like that one time. :( x x. I need a shirt that says "Nothing can do anything to me." Your posts have not suffered, however, and I recommend the immortal words of Dr. Thompson, "don't take any guff from these swine!". Oh, and touch a spider? “The Tories regularly overuse their ‘levelling up’ slogan but show very little action in actually delivering for communities," a Furness Young Labour spokesman said. Awesome post! Take care of yourself, love :), So glad you're back, Allie, and at least partially without the sad monster. After this lesson no teenager would ever misuse 'a lot. Found inside â Page 40Might we also see this as a use of rhetorical hyperbole? If so, then we would have to go further and apply this kind of interpretive softening to many other ghastly sayings. Not only, as we already noted, that which depicts him who ... ....I think I may finally be able to deal with incorrect grammar now. WE CARE. I would love to order an "I Love you Alot" shirt. So I'm not quite sure how I feel now. Women and consequently children were more likely to rely on the universal credit uplift and will therefore suffer more at its removal. I laughed longer and harder than I have in days.:D. Surprisingly, I was just posting about your blog on Facebook - we've been talking about teachers, so I shared the Alot blog post. (now you have to do one wearing your pink allie dress!). Unless it was being found with a spiky thing or fire.Anyhow, just was giong to say that just the one new post makes a bunch of people all happy, so therefore you are not a bad person on the whole. "trying to use willpower to overcome the apathetic sort of sadness that accompanies depression is like a person with no arms trying to punch themselves until their hands grow back. ;). That you can, have, and do feel these things, and can still turn it into something that had me crying with laughter? ugly sign? OMG thank you so, so much for this. First time on site, I am going to keep this short.Good job. :) PS -- still wanna marry you. Having had two separate bouts of depression during my teens I'm well pleased how much this made me giggle - I Love You Super-Bunches. (Although they aren't so much defending against the dumb as they are defending the dumb from you, and now countless others, who can now think of cute furry alots when the desire to maul some hapless teenager with their iPhone strikes.) I like the emo, Alot. Awww.....the Alot drawings might be better than the Spaghattah Nadle. You are NOT ALONE! Kudos to you, Allie, and for really making depression into something a little more understandable.-Barb. :-D. I imagine him sounding like Ludo from Labyrinth. Go Grammar Police! Or, I will stab myself through the cheek with a fork. View Article Sources. See if you can identify the other misplaced modifiers in this printable grammar worksheet. I'm both scared and comforted on how you've captured what I feel right now. LOOOOOOOOL This is soooooooo funny.. List of literary devices Allegory. Oh, Allie, I'm so sorry you've been suffering so much. I have to re-comment to Raconteur so forgive me. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Helloooo, horrid experience in college. Found inside â Page 114Allegories Paradoxes ficant , but that it simply emphasizes one central teaching . ... In formulating Jesus's aims as a teacher one Hyperboles Debt to Earlier Teachers Concreteness is impressed with the absence in the oldest records 114 ... Hang in there. I've never been so happy reading about depression in my life. (And maybe am there a little bit today). Yep.BTDT.Thank you for being so succinct in your description of how depression can work.I hope you never go through that again, of course, because it sucks, but I'm still glad you posted about it in such a glorious way. It has consciously been written in simple language so as teachers can use these examples directly with students. "Then the Alots are not my Alots. ahgh!! why do I feel like this might be my future...I can practically feel it. Barrow and Furness CLP Women's Officer, Kerryann Lund, said: "As usual this is empty hyperbole. You can use these hyperbole worksheets in the classroom with students, or ⦠A fundamental component of the plan is missing and it isn't going to work. <3. I know I would because how could you not want one? :( *hugs*. Parents and teachers, stand up for your children now." In the story. I think I've been a bit of a shit friend to my friends who have it. The Alot are even better than the Adipose that were in that doctor who story.....how can I adopt one? It sounds like a fun stage, I'm kind of sad I missed it. Head.!!! I don't have words for how brilliantly spot-on this is, so the ones I used just now will have to do for now. I like you alot. Don't be depressed because WE ALL MISSED YOU and are super happy to see you back on the web. I'd rather stick my head in nest of fire ants than go through THAT again. I just want to find my strong point now and kick someone in the face (well... that came off wrong. I have been a faithful reader and um... would really like to get my very own Alot. Found inside â Page 86Teaching tip Ensure the children have plenty of opportunities to read and scavenger hunt for figurative language, ... Hyperbole/exaggeration Distribute sentence openings, and ask the children to finish off as either an exaggeration or ... You've really captured Michael Phelps' nipples and navel with your artwork. Yeah, all of them. Allie, no lie....you're an inspiration, and this is very relatable. I'll be in therapy Mondays and Wednesdays, do you want to carpool? How creative! Don't do it.Just remember that spiders are fucking scary and that the best thing in the world is CAAAAKKKKEEE.Keep your spirits up! Thank God for untouchable exoskeletons. I really like your idea. I've been there and this is one of my all-time favorite quotes:"Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer. An allegory is a type of narrative that uses characters and plot to depict abstract ideas and themes.In an allegorical story, things represent more than they appear to on the surface. It begins with a heading 3 called "Create Account". I would maybe even pay you if you'd let me use it with my students. Wilfred Owen - 1893-1918. "The Vowels of American English." Yup. "The pandemic massively increased this. 8. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. With an eye-catching holographic cover. This is the first in a series of four. I'm so glad I'm not the only one to experience this. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The board then shut down the meeting and continued the meeting the next day in private. Just give me a discount for sharing such a wonderful idea with you. I have been known to refuse to date men who cannot tell the difference between "your" and "you're," based on that principle alone. you have cute eyes! Sorry you're going through this but you can do anything! Haha, I liked that alot (obviously referring to the picture with the alot and the baby)! The 2021-22 school year is off and running, and what Iâve been hearing from teachers over and over, from every corner, is that this is the worst school year ever. At the middle school level, I did one year where I tried to use the STAAR test questions and prep books as stimulus in my language therapy to work with students on strategies, looking at word meaning, context clues etc. Cheers. There has been a pile of folded clean clothes on my couch for about a week now. 'Empty hyperbole' - Furness parties clash following further levelling up promises from government . Sounds familiar. Seriously. Please don't feel guilty about being depressed. Well freaking done Allie. You have totally changed the way I view grammatical errors! So... now I want to see what a Noone looks like. thanks alot allie! If we didn't have pronouns, we would have to repeat a lot of nouns. I talk to no one. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. =D. Stop stalking me alright?! Online grammar drives me up the wall, but now I just get to picture the adorable Alot instead! Spot on with the depression - I've been through it, so has my wife and two of my kids. You have brilliantly described depression - so few people understand what it can be like. ;), I too am a compulsive grammar freak and I absolutely have to correct people the minute I see an error. Allie, leave it to you to make depression awesome. I must write a book about this creature! I completely understand the depression part, how is the invincibility coming along? You explained the whole experience perfectly. Granted, it WAS the 80's, and it WAS Catholic school. Depression and anxiety are linked. Hugs to you! Hnag in there, girl. I hope you're still armored in the exoskeleton of awesome. I had a comment.Really I did.Then, "Anonymous" posted "your a Grammar Nazi" and didn't use the correct "you're". Never thought it possible until now. I'd try to find a way to evict the evil twin who likes to beat you up. 3 things...1. my students will love this alot2. On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl. scary." If you had a plush "Alot" as part of a store on your site you could make ALOT of money. I seen in print all the time "there's three things," when it should read "there're." His parents were both of Russian Jewish descent. An absolute wonder. I can wholeheartedly relate to the entire post.Unfortunately, the numbness doesn't last. Does the alot feel left out when someone says "you guys"? I am a hypocritical run-on sentence abuser.) That made my Tuesday quite a bit more interesting!But seriously, that picture of the Alot fixed my horrible week. Depression summarised in a comic strip. (And coming from a librarian, that means a lot.). Like your post about spiders. His parents were both of Russian Jewish descent. I needed it, the internetz sometimes fill me with rage, especially whe it spills out into real life. So what happened to the "there're". "Thanks Allie. Parents and teachers, stand up for your children now." *hugs*. You should totally make an alot plushie! The lessons you see here have been created by real teachers working in schools across the United States - teachers from our Teacher.org community. There was a glorious day when his typewriter was left in shift mode and HE GOT TO WRITE CAPITALS FOR A WHILE. I am glad you broke through to the other side, but don't EVER EVER EVER be ashamed to seek help. And the picture "I care about this alot" is so adorable!! People who write Your instead of You're: if they haven't learned the difference, it's probably because they weren't paying attention when it was taught in school - it was in my school but there were loads of students who still got it wrong! Except invincible only lasts when it's a mind game and not when someone is kicking your ass. That's how my depression makes me feel. Found inside â Page 167Figure 5.16 Additional mentor texts for teaching hyperbole Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs (tall tale) Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs Hyperbole and a Half by Allie ... Now I am all discombobulated.Ah, the slow decline of grammar. Found inside â Page 129Empowering a New Profession of Teaching Ted Purinton ... makers ⢠Journalists ⢠To some extent, voters and CuSt0rmerS Social and cognitive restrictions that impede the learning of hyperbole, both in terms of text recognition and usage. You are hilarious and even your post about depression was adorable and hilarious and crushingly sad because you do not deserve to be sad, you deserve to be happy a lot, and you are so talented at getting across your feelings through your posts. I hope you're finding your way back, and finding ways to be kind to yourself. They are Alots of Kittens. "You are a wonder. Teenagers everywhere should thank you for that. Featured Programs: Sponsored School(s) Walden University. This really touched a nerve with me, as I have been battling depression myself. I sometimes get sad with no reason and then I get mad at myself which makes nothing better. I constantly have this problem and you just saved my life (kinda). ", I'm reading: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. This could totally be a pamphlet on depression for doctors to give to people, Awesome post, totally appreciate your candor and honesty and humor :) glad you're back, Thanks for writing. and 2) Poor, sweet baby. In other words, some people write the way you draw people? That just seems unnecessarily cruel. Found inside â Page 83Females seem better adapted by nature to the work of teaching . There is more truth than hyperbole in a remark once made to a body of teachers by President Wayland , that " it is a rare thing to find a man who has a gift for teaching ... To get me fired? This is wonderful. I feel kinda bad lolling at this, especially since I understand and know all too well just exactly how it feels.You have an incredible gift for explaining stuff like this, it can be so hard to communicate just how truly awful it is. Only the stuttering riflesâ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.
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