Sheryl A. McCoy's List: Parables, Allegories and metaphor

source material for my blog posting on communication

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crooked tie allegory communication on 2008-05-30

using Dr. House to explain inductive reasoning in this lesson

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thinking skills reasoning inductive deductive factchecked.org annenbergmedia on 2008-05-30 and saved by 4 people

If an otherwise well dressed man has a crooked tie every time you see him, soon you won't see any of the other good things....only the crooked tie.

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crooked tie appearance parable analogy well dressed story on 2008-08-05

very poignant, humorous, especially sardonic

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humor information technology langreiter.com on 2008-08-09

Olympic Committee building purpose driven island where the Olympics will take place....scenario that provides many projects and collaborations to develop.

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noodle Olympic Committee Olympics Olympic Island PBL projects collaborations scenario on 2008-08-09

Reflecting on the first day of school.
Kansas Educators Connecting and Learning Together!

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school n2teaching iConnectiLearn teacher students reflection Reflecting Class collaboration on 2008-08-11

take away message about Russia and people/countries they don't like.

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webandrank.com Russia Georgia democracy cyberwar cyberattack on 2008-08-14 and saved by 2 people

the collected papers of Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire, the artists who wrote and illustrated numerous children's books. Edgar trained w/Henry Matisse.

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d'aulaire grummond collection author artist art illustration on 2008-08-26

Learn how copyright issues affected Sieglinde Schoen Smith's new book, based on her interpretation of a 1906 German children's book of the same title.
One of the 2008 Growing Good Kids (sm) Excellence in Children's LIterature award; connected to the Junior Master Gardner Program and the American Horticulture Society.

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Mother Earth and Her Children environment mythology fantasy story book language German quilt interpretation copyright American Horticulture Society Jurnior Master Garden Program Growing Good Kids Quilt News on 2008-08-29

WingClips.com - Inspirational Hollywood movie clip downloads licensed for church or non-profit viewing. Search movie clip themes or titles (World Trade Center, Nacho Libre, World's Fastest Indian).

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theme movies illustration metaphor analogy wingclips inspiration on 2008-09-21 and saved by 50 people

environment; science; interesting 3D online game that you can save and control parts

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science Games Environment engineering interactive education gaming simulation on 2008-10-06 and saved by 53 people

This animation illustrates the concepts presented in chapter one of the book "Imagining the Tenth Dimension"
by Rob Bryanton.

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science dimensions physics dimension math interesting animation flash on 2008-10-08 and saved by 127 people

this is a very good starting place for any research on mythology and folklore antecedents of vampires, incubus, succubus, and related demons

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www.shroudeater.com mythology literature research education folklore on 2008-11-06

this video could be used as a metaphor for what is proposed as educational reform that is more of the same ol', same ol'
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metaphor educationt philosophy humor video on 2008-11-27 and saved by 4 people

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SAT words video contest on 2008-12-30 and saved by 126 people

a wonderful book; use for 6 traits; also teaching perspective

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perspective writing reading Mother_Goose Ahlberg book literature children's literature on 2009-05-05

cool, pun

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humor pun wordplay on 2009-05-07

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photografia expressionismo cubismo on 2009-08-05

powerful, dystoptic YA novel in the tradition of the Tripods, Ender's Game and others.

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book children's literature YA YA literature dystopia fiction culture future Tripods Ender's Game The Hunger Game TheReadingZone on 2009-08-09 and saved by 2 people