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May 4, 2026
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment

You can only leave truly horrendous yearbook messages with my help!

How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment
March 5, 2026
Writing
Wes Lydon
A Note About Quotations

Notes about using quotes to make them work for you.

A Note About Quotations
March 4, 2026
Quite Excellent
Wes Lydon
New Quite Excellent - "Peers"
New Quite Excellent - "Peers"
December 8, 2025
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Wes Lydon
Punctuation as Style

I read an excellent post on Medium comparing the punctuation use of multiple authors. It's cool! (no, seriously)

Punctuation as Style
December 1, 2025
Writing, What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
The Radical Use of a Comma by Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American woman, and in the poem "On Being Brought from African to America" she engages in a quiet, cultural rebellion with the use of a single comma.

The Radical Use of a Comma by Phillis Wheatley
Wes Lydon
June 1, 2017

One Last Poem

Wes Lydon
June 1, 2017
One Last Poem

One last poem to end the year.

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Wes Lydon
May 8, 2017

LYDON LIBRARY BOOKS DUE 5/22

Wes Lydon
May 8, 2017
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Wes Lydon
May 8, 2017

SO FINISH YOUR BOOKS!

Wes Lydon
May 8, 2017
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Wes Lydon
May 1, 2017
Student Submission

Senior Year… And Then What?

Wes Lydon
May 1, 2017
Student Submission
Senior Year… And Then What?

Until senior year, everything seems to be leading up to graduation. At some point, you realize that graduation is just the start of something new.

Tagged: Real Talk

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Wes Lydon
May 26, 2016
Reading

Bad News... The Library Lost (fewer) Books [UPDATED]

Wes Lydon
May 26, 2016
Reading
Bad News... The Library Lost (fewer) Books [UPDATED]

We've lost books. A lot of books.

Tagged: Real Talk, Library

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Wes Lydon
May 25, 2016
Reading

Good News! Book Donations!

Wes Lydon
May 25, 2016
Reading
Good News! Book Donations!

We are fortunate to have received some book donations!

Tagged: Real Talk, Library

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Wes Lydon
April 27, 2016
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking

If You Like Our Library, Read This

Wes Lydon
April 27, 2016
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking
If You Like Our Library, Read This

The short version is this: our class library is getting used, and getting bigger. If this is something you see value in, please help me keep it going.

Tagged: Library, Real Talk

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Wes Lydon
April 14, 2016
How I Would Do It

Intro to the Scout / Ms. Caroline Conflict (How I...)

Wes Lydon
April 14, 2016
How I Would Do It
Intro to the Scout / Ms. Caroline Conflict (How I...)

This is how I would write an introduction to an essay about the Scout/Caroline conflict.

Tagged: 9th

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Wes Lydon
April 6, 2016
Reading

New Books (In Trees)!

Wes Lydon
April 6, 2016
Reading
New Books (In Trees)!

There are more new books! Read them!

Tagged: Library

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Wes Lydon
April 4, 2016
How I Would Do It

11th: Research Harlem Renaissance Art (How I...)

Wes Lydon
April 4, 2016
How I Would Do It

How I would complete the Harlem Renassaince research assignment that is due Monday.

Tagged: 11th

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Wes Lydon
March 16, 2016
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Call and Response - A Speech

Wes Lydon
March 16, 2016
Related Items
Call and Response - A Speech

I wrote a speech for my 11th grade class, and I'm pretty proud of it, so I thought I would share.

Tagged: Real Talk, Drafting

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Wes Lydon
March 15, 2016

I Want You To Choose My Homework

Wes Lydon
March 15, 2016
I Want You To Choose My Homework

Would you like to choose what I do for homework?

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Wes Lydon
March 12, 2016
Reading

New Books!

Wes Lydon
March 12, 2016
Reading
New Books!

New Books! Yay!

Tagged: Books, Library

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Wes Lydon
March 7, 2016
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking

I Devoured a Book

Wes Lydon
March 7, 2016
Reading, What Lydon is Thinking
I Devoured a Book

I read a Stephen King's The Wind Through the Keyhole in the last month, and it couldn't have felt more right.

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Wes Lydon
March 3, 2016
How I Would Do It

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

Wes Lydon
March 3, 2016
How I Would Do It
11th: Draft of a Dramatic Script (How I...)

I explain how I create a draft of my speech.

Tagged: 11th, Guidance, Drafting

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Wes Lydon
February 26, 2016
How I Would Do It

11th: Outline of a Dramatic Script (How I...)

Wes Lydon
February 26, 2016
How I Would Do It
11th: Outline of a Dramatic Script (How I...)

Here I explain how I would go about completing your homework, in this case the plan for the speech. 

Tagged: Guidance, 11th

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Wes Lydon
February 24, 2016
How I Would Do It

9th: Burton Film Techniques Prompt (How I...)

Wes Lydon
February 24, 2016
How I Would Do It
9th: Burton Film Techniques Prompt (How I...)

I choose one of our three writing prompts and explain how a director uses some cinematic techniques.

Tagged: Guidance, Drafting, 9th

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Wes Lydon
February 18, 2016
How I Would Do It

9th: Mood in My Independent Reading Book (How I Would Do It)

Wes Lydon
February 18, 2016
How I Would Do It
9th: Mood in My Independent Reading Book (How I Would Do It)

This is how I would complete this week's writing assignment in which I must write about mood in my independent reading book.

Tagged: Guidance, 9th

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Wes Lydon
February 18, 2016
What Lydon is Thinking

A Brief Thank You

Wes Lydon
February 18, 2016
What Lydon is Thinking
A Brief Thank You

A thank you to my students for the effort they put in to a recent homework assignment. 

Tagged: Real Talk

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Wes Lydon
February 10, 2016
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Correcting the Conventions Worksheets: A Brief Guide

Wes Lydon
February 10, 2016
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Correcting the Conventions Worksheets: A Brief Guide

I provide a brief walkthrough of how I students can best use the Conventions Worksheets example answers.

Tagged: Guidance

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