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September 15, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?

Students are talking about Buffalo. Word is they buffalo Buffalo buffalo, which is weird for Buffalo buffalo to do, when you consider that Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?
September 9, 2025
Quite Excellent
Wes Lydon
New Quite Excellent - "Small Kindnesses"
New Quite Excellent - "Small Kindnesses"
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Wes Lydon
The Day My Beard Died

My Beard Died. This is his story.

The Day My Beard Died
September 1, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
How to Be a 7

You are your own worst critic.

How to Be a 7
August 25, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
"Being a Teenager Is Easy!"

Adults have a tendency to marginalize the difficulties of childhood. That is, to suggest that the challenges faced in high school (and before) are insignificant compared with the challenges of adult life. I've done it. My friends have done it. My parents have done it (and probably yours too). 

"Being a Teenager Is Easy!"
Wes Lydon
February 4, 2016
How I Would Do It

11th: Dramatic Script Draft (How I...)

Wes Lydon
February 4, 2016
How I Would Do It
11th: Dramatic Script Draft (How I...)

I take a step by step approach to creating a dramatic script that provides indirect social commentary.

  1. Be sure that I understand the assignment
  2. Brainstorm 
  3. Find and use models
  4. Begin drafting, considering the form and the intention.

Tagged: Guidance, 11th, Drafting

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Wes Lydon
February 1, 2016
How I Would Do It

How I Would Do It

Wes Lydon
February 1, 2016
How I Would Do It
How I Would Do It

An introduction to How I Would Do It, what I intend to be a weekly blog post about how I would approach the homework due for the week. 

Tagged: Guidance

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Wes Lydon
January 27, 2016
Writing

English Support Free-write

Wes Lydon
January 27, 2016
Writing
English Support Free-write

I detail a writing activity from my English Support class, and go through my process of writing a draft, as shared with my students. 

Tagged: Drafting

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Wes Lydon
September 22, 2015
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking

On Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman (3/5 complete)

Wes Lydon
September 22, 2015
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking
On Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman (3/5 complete)

I have been reading Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchmen, and am troubled that I might appreciate this novel more than Mockingbird (despite the earlier book being better).

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