Amy Plackowski
@linguistihawk.bsky.social
High school ELA & linguistics teacher. A justice-centered, culturally responsive pedagogy must include the study of linguistics. hslinguistics.com. LSA, NEATE, NCTE. Venmo: @AmyPlackowski
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We are so, so grateful to Little Fox Portraits, who donated their photography services to our conference and provided every attendee with a fantastic complementary headshot. Please support their business by considering them for your school or organization!
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Connecticut School and Sports Photographer | Winsted, CT
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October 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We are so, so grateful to Little Fox Portraits, who donated their photography services to our conference and provided every attendee with a fantastic complementary headshot. Please support their business by considering them for your school or organization!
www.littlefoxschoolphotographers.com
www.littlefoxschoolphotographers.com
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NEATE members and English teachers of New England! Our annual conference, "Brave Spaces, Safe Spaces" is coming up in just over a month, and we have a fantastic lineup of presenters. Register here! www.neate.org/conference
2025 Conference | Neate
www.neate.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEATE members and English teachers of New England! Our annual conference, "Brave Spaces, Safe Spaces" is coming up in just over a month, and we have a fantastic lineup of presenters. Register here! www.neate.org/conference
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"Ich askid Chat GPT." Well, Ich askid the secret soul of everye yeare that hath passid since the sunne appearid, yn the gorgeous panoplye of their tragedye and joye, and thei saide our fixatioun on our own litel technologyes ys an insult to the facte that we are made of stardust.
July 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Ich askid Chat GPT." Well, Ich askid the secret soul of everye yeare that hath passid since the sunne appearid, yn the gorgeous panoplye of their tragedye and joye, and thei saide our fixatioun on our own litel technologyes ys an insult to the facte that we are made of stardust.
Good news! Our class got approved! Students can now take Honors Linguistics and Media Studies for an English 101 credit! Thank you to everyone who shared their resources with me.
Sending out a bat signal for linguists: I’m trying to get my high school Linguistics and Media Studies class approved as an ENG101 course for early college / dual enrollment. The English dept at this community college keeps sending up roadblocks because there’s “too much linguistics,” (1/3)
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June 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Good news! Our class got approved! Students can now take Honors Linguistics and Media Studies for an English 101 credit! Thank you to everyone who shared their resources with me.
Happy to report that Ruthie is home as resting comfortably.
June 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Happy to report that Ruthie is home as resting comfortably.
Please send good thoughts to Linguistipup (Ruthie), who got onto the dining table and ate a full pack of sugar-free gum. She’ll be staying at the hospital for at least 24 hours. I’d like to say I know she’ll be alright, but all I can say for sure is she is in the best hands.
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Please send good thoughts to Linguistipup (Ruthie), who got onto the dining table and ate a full pack of sugar-free gum. She’ll be staying at the hospital for at least 24 hours. I’d like to say I know she’ll be alright, but all I can say for sure is she is in the best hands.
Never thought I’d say this but I really do love teaching Romeo and Juliet.
May 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Never thought I’d say this but I really do love teaching Romeo and Juliet.
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On @collegeboard.org @ap-trevor.bsky.social using the "Look at me" passage from my book, Stranger Faces, for the AP Lang exam.
The College Board did not ask me or my publishers for permission to use my work. That does not, in my view, fall under "fair use," as it was not being used to teach. 1/
The College Board did not ask me or my publishers for permission to use my work. That does not, in my view, fall under "fair use," as it was not being used to teach. 1/
May 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On @collegeboard.org @ap-trevor.bsky.social using the "Look at me" passage from my book, Stranger Faces, for the AP Lang exam.
The College Board did not ask me or my publishers for permission to use my work. That does not, in my view, fall under "fair use," as it was not being used to teach. 1/
The College Board did not ask me or my publishers for permission to use my work. That does not, in my view, fall under "fair use," as it was not being used to teach. 1/
Sending out a bat signal for linguists: I’m trying to get my high school Linguistics and Media Studies class approved as an ENG101 course for early college / dual enrollment. The English dept at this community college keeps sending up roadblocks because there’s “too much linguistics,” (1/3)
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May 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sending out a bat signal for linguists: I’m trying to get my high school Linguistics and Media Studies class approved as an ENG101 course for early college / dual enrollment. The English dept at this community college keeps sending up roadblocks because there’s “too much linguistics,” (1/3)
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Listen, the teens are really teening right now.
May 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Listen, the teens are really teening right now.
One of my former students came back to sub today. She just graduated from college. I taught her in three classes and she loved reading, linguistics, creative writing, and science. We worked for hours on her college application essay. In August she is moving to SWITZERLAND to start her PhD!
May 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One of my former students came back to sub today. She just graduated from college. I taught her in three classes and she loved reading, linguistics, creative writing, and science. We worked for hours on her college application essay. In August she is moving to SWITZERLAND to start her PhD!
Hot take as a long-time AP Lang and Comp teacher: AP Language and Composition isn’t really about language at all. If it was, kids would be learning about language change and variation, descriptivism, pragmatics, syntax—the actual study of language. #Collegeboard #APLang
May 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hot take as a long-time AP Lang and Comp teacher: AP Language and Composition isn’t really about language at all. If it was, kids would be learning about language change and variation, descriptivism, pragmatics, syntax—the actual study of language. #Collegeboard #APLang
In a bit of bright news, I just found out that we’ll have FOUR sections of high school Linguistics & Media Studies next year! This might be a record!
April 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In a bit of bright news, I just found out that we’ll have FOUR sections of high school Linguistics & Media Studies next year! This might be a record!
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Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
March 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
On this #PiDay, it’s incredibly necessary to remind everyone that the man who named 3.14… “pi,” Sir William Jones Sr, was the father of the man who theorized the existence of Proto-Indo-European, or PIE.
March 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On this #PiDay, it’s incredibly necessary to remind everyone that the man who named 3.14… “pi,” Sir William Jones Sr, was the father of the man who theorized the existence of Proto-Indo-European, or PIE.
Today, high school linguistics students had to use their knowledge of sound symbolism and semantic associations to create brand names for new products. Here’s what they came up with:
A men’s cologne called DUNE.
A kids’ toy called BAHVOOS BLOCKS
A meal delivery service called FREAKY FRESH
A men’s cologne called DUNE.
A kids’ toy called BAHVOOS BLOCKS
A meal delivery service called FREAKY FRESH
February 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today, high school linguistics students had to use their knowledge of sound symbolism and semantic associations to create brand names for new products. Here’s what they came up with:
A men’s cologne called DUNE.
A kids’ toy called BAHVOOS BLOCKS
A meal delivery service called FREAKY FRESH
A men’s cologne called DUNE.
A kids’ toy called BAHVOOS BLOCKS
A meal delivery service called FREAKY FRESH
Any linguists following Mr. Lindsay on TikTok / reels? He’s a middle school teacher who makes videos about new slang—what it means, where it comes from, why kids are saying it. www.facebook.com/share/r/168A...
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January 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Any linguists following Mr. Lindsay on TikTok / reels? He’s a middle school teacher who makes videos about new slang—what it means, where it comes from, why kids are saying it. www.facebook.com/share/r/168A...
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Did you read THE GREAT GATSBY in High School?
Or have you taught it in HS? I’m writing a piece for the book’s 100th birthday and I need your help!
What do you remember about how the book was taught? Specific assignments, discussions, exercises, essay prompts? The further back the better!
Or have you taught it in HS? I’m writing a piece for the book’s 100th birthday and I need your help!
What do you remember about how the book was taught? Specific assignments, discussions, exercises, essay prompts? The further back the better!
January 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Did you read THE GREAT GATSBY in High School?
Or have you taught it in HS? I’m writing a piece for the book’s 100th birthday and I need your help!
What do you remember about how the book was taught? Specific assignments, discussions, exercises, essay prompts? The further back the better!
Or have you taught it in HS? I’m writing a piece for the book’s 100th birthday and I need your help!
What do you remember about how the book was taught? Specific assignments, discussions, exercises, essay prompts? The further back the better!
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Thanks in advance for sharing widely, and tagging your teacher + reader friends!
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January 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Thanks in advance for sharing widely, and tagging your teacher + reader friends!
CC: @ncte.org, @heymrsbond.com, @annieabrams.bsky.social, @linguistihawk.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, @tienpham.bsky.social, @mraleosays.bsky.social
CC: @ncte.org, @heymrsbond.com, @annieabrams.bsky.social, @linguistihawk.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, @tienpham.bsky.social, @mraleosays.bsky.social
I offered one of my HS linguistics classes extra credit to look into their crystal balls and predict next year’s Word of the Year. Here are their guesses: 🔮
Gulf of America
Lore
GRWM
MAGA
TikTok(ing)
Meta / metaverse
N*zi salute
Gulf of America
Lore
GRWM
MAGA
TikTok(ing)
Meta / metaverse
N*zi salute
January 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I offered one of my HS linguistics classes extra credit to look into their crystal balls and predict next year’s Word of the Year. Here are their guesses: 🔮
Gulf of America
Lore
GRWM
MAGA
TikTok(ing)
Meta / metaverse
N*zi salute
Gulf of America
Lore
GRWM
MAGA
TikTok(ing)
Meta / metaverse
N*zi salute
#WOTY2024 winners, according to my first group of high school linguists:
Most likely to succeed: aura (see I told you guys)
Political WOTY: weird
Digital WOTY: brainrot
Informal WOTY: yap
Most creative: in da clerb, we all fam
Fun while it lasted: hawk tuah
Most useful: crash out
Most likely to succeed: aura (see I told you guys)
Political WOTY: weird
Digital WOTY: brainrot
Informal WOTY: yap
Most creative: in da clerb, we all fam
Fun while it lasted: hawk tuah
Most useful: crash out
January 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#WOTY2024 winners, according to my first group of high school linguists:
Most likely to succeed: aura (see I told you guys)
Political WOTY: weird
Digital WOTY: brainrot
Informal WOTY: yap
Most creative: in da clerb, we all fam
Fun while it lasted: hawk tuah
Most useful: crash out
Most likely to succeed: aura (see I told you guys)
Political WOTY: weird
Digital WOTY: brainrot
Informal WOTY: yap
Most creative: in da clerb, we all fam
Fun while it lasted: hawk tuah
Most useful: crash out
Note to self: if your kids suddenly start using a word that seems super “sophisticated” for their age, chances are it’s trending.
Case in point: “nonchalant”
Case in point: “nonchalant”
January 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Note to self: if your kids suddenly start using a word that seems super “sophisticated” for their age, chances are it’s trending.
Case in point: “nonchalant”
Case in point: “nonchalant”