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The Story Behind the Photo (michelle’s)

A Feminist Halloween! Stories. The Werewolf, by Angela Carter

Books. Unbowed, by Wangari Maathai (ch 4, NYC)

Stories. Ogichidaakweg. The Women’s Warrior Society, by Winona LaDuke

Poems. Written in Blood by Tiffany Midge

FAQ UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Dates. Indigenous Human Rights

Poems. Two Dickinson Bee Poems!

Poems. The Voice of the Voiceless, by Ella Wheeler Cox

Stories. A Power Struggle, by Bessie Head

Dates. Feminist Feb 14. V-Day!

Stories/Dates. The Mirabals & Nov 25 + Pron. Pasts!

Poems. Emily Dickinson & Why Read Poetry

Stories. The Tale of the Voice, by Emma Donoghue

Special Episodes. Feminist Artwork. Desi’s Poster “My Body, My Rules”

Feminist Artwork. Rose’s Painting “Women” (March 8)

Valentina Quintero, Journalist & Environmental Activist

Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg, Extraordinary Footballer

Gertrude B. Elion, Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine

Gloria Steinem, US American Feminist & Journalist

Hadizatou Mani, Nigerien Slavery Survivor & Human Rights Activist

Malala Yousafzai, Human Rights Activist

Evelyn Millares, Venezuelan NASA Computer Engineer

Simone de Beauvoir, French Feminist Thinker

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress & Inventor

Claudia Mosquera, Colombian Professor & Activist

Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan Writer

Books. Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” (excerpt)

Gender & Feminist Approaches. Por qué Coeducación

Books. “Unbowed” by Wangari Maathai (excerpt)

Stories. My Mum, the Circus & Family Adventures!

Elementary. Dialogues: Where are you from?

Stories. Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life” (beginning)

Poems. Mina Loy’s “There is no Life or Death”

People. What can we learn from Virginia Woolf?

Intermediate. OP on Healthy Food

06. Travel Phrasebook: At a Restaurant / Beach Bar

Writing for Básico: email reply to a curious friend!

Writing for Básico: email reply (missing a friend)

Writing for Básico: Diary entry on holidays

Writing for Elementary: Blog entry on shopping habits

Useful Language. Everyday sentences with C1 language items (socializing)

Poems. “Dear Webster” by Connie Fife (Cree/Mohawk)

Elementary. Q&A on Routines for Conversations (part 2, 3rd p. sing.)

Useful Language: Tricky verbs for Ementary (see, look, watch; hear, listen)

People. Gene Sharp, researcher of nonviolent struggle

Elementary. Q&A on Routines for Conversations (part 1), with Speaking Test Tips!

Animal Stories: Osipanda Gorgorita

05. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At a Hotel

04. The TP Travel Phrasebook: Tourist Shopping

03. The TP Travel Phrasebook: Tourist Getting Somewhere (Tourist Info & Directions)

Books. Language is Powerful. Metaphors we live by: Argument Is War

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Giving Directions 2

Useful Language. Writing. Email to Teacher Apologizing for Absence. All Levels (A2-C1)!

Elementary. Brief Dialogues 01

Books. Recommended Action, by the Story of Stuff Project

02. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At the airport / On a plane

Useful Language: Persuasion

01. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At the train/coach/bus station!

Useful Classroom Language for Pre-school

Elementary. Present. Nationalities, countries and languages 2

Elementary. Dialogue: Meeting People & Spelling Words

Books. Feminism Is for Everybody – Intro

Stories. Traveling, the Forging of a Teacher, by michelle

Elementary. Functional Translation 2 (of 3)

Elementary. Functional Translation 1 (of 3)

Books. Ch 1. Orange Is the New Black (Memoir)

Books. Language Myths (8, Children Can’t Speak…)

Elementary. How to pronounce the -ed ending

Elementary. Irregular verbs and some tips for the Past simple!

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Speaking about the Weather

Books. Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis (ch. 4)

Stories. Si fuera… / If I were or was… by michelle

Stories. The Fun They Had, by Isaac Asimov

Useful Language. Relative clauses: intro 1

Useful Language. Relative Clauses: Consolidation 1

Poems. About bridges, by Marilyn Monroe

Useful Language for Speaking Interactions 2. Spain (Intermediate, Advanced)

Books. Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth

Useful Language for Speaking Interactions 1 (Intermediate, Advanced)

Books. Language is Powerful. Metaphors we live by: Argument Is War

Oral activities by learners. Someone I love, by Alba (Intermediate)

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Felipe (Intermediate)

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Irene (Intermediate)

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Víctor (Intermediate)

Useful Language. Indirect questions (2)

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (2) My Day Today 2.2

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (2) My Day Today 2.1

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (1) – Pres. Perf. or Past Simple? + Dialog

Situations. Talking about holiday plans

Elementary. Review 1. Useful Language for Everyday Situations. Part 1

Elementary. What’s In My Fridge? (Food & Drinks)

Useful Language. The Passive 01

Elementary. Writing Holiday Postcards. Part 2

Elementary. Writing Holiday Postcards. Part 1

Elementary. Instructions. Giving Directions (1)

Stories. Why I Refused the National Medal for the Arts, by Adrienne Rich

Elementary. Past. Questions & Answers 2 (with “be”, other verbs, “have + Who/What as subject)

Stories. Why I Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Elementary. Past. My Summer Holidays

Elementary. Past. My day yesterday

Elementary. Past. My last weekend

Elementary. Present. Describing a friend

Stories. There Was Once, by Margaret Atwood

Stories. Gertrude Talks Back, by Margaret Atwood

Stories. Asking Questions in Church, by michelle

Elementary. Past. A night out

Elementary. Past. Biographies

Poems. Child, by Sylvia Plath

Elementary. Present. Story-telling: Movie plots

Elementary. Present. Likes & Dislikes

Elementary. Present. My Neighbors

Elementary. Present. My Lifestyle

Elementary. Present. My Weekly Routines

Elementary. Present. My Daily Routines

Elementary. Present. Talking about people in photos

Elementary. Present. Talking about myself

Stories. How Did I Get Away with Killing …?, by Alice Walker

Stories. Cat in the Rain, by Ernest Hemingway

Elementary. Present. Describing my house

Poems. Dreams, by Langston Hughes

Everyday Language 004 (from HIMYM)

Everyday Language 003

Elementary. Spelling. The ABC & a communicative spelling method!

Useful Language. For Primary Teachers 01

Poems. Song, by Adrienne Rich

Stories. House of Light & Shadow, by Nicholas Gage

Poems. To be or not to be, by William Shakespeare

Stories. There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella, by Fernando Sorrentino

Everyday Language 002

Books. The Demon Lover (2 excerpts ch. 1)

Elementary. Present. The Time and Dates 2

Quotes. June Jordan

Special Episodes. March 8 – Thanks so much, dear feminists!

Elementary. Past. Talking about your winter holidays

Stories. A Telephone Call, by Dorothy Parker

Useful Language. Saying You’re Sorry

Poems. Her Kind, by Anne Sexton

Elementary. Present. Questions-n-Answers 1

Elementary. Present. Nationalities, countries and languages 1

Elementary. Present. Days-n-dates 1

Everyday Language 001

Poems. This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

Special Episodes. Spelling Your Name Out Loud

Stories. The Debutante, by Leonora Carrington

Elementary. Useful Classroom Language 2

Poems. Brief Bus Stop, by Ani Difranco

Useful Classroom Language 1

Stories. A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud, by Carson McCullers

Poems. The Housing Poem, by Dian Million

Useful Language. Saying thank you 01

Useful Language. Making requests 01

Stories. Ada, by Gertrude Stein

Useful Language. Giving contact information

Poems. Autobiography in 5 short chapters, by Portia Nelson

Elementary. Modals. Invitations. Would you like…?

Stories. Dishwashers, by michelle

Useful Language. Suggestions, Proposals, Recommendations

Poems. Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 3

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 2

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 1

Stories. Coyote Kills a Giant, by the Navajo People

Useful Language. -ed ending in context 1

Poems. Strange Fruit, by Joy Harjo

Useful Language. Indirect Questions 1

Stories. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, by JD Salinger

Useful Language. Banks & Money 1

Poems. A Litany for Survival, by Audre Lorde