#jesus Taylor we're not used to long titles

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Happy Eras Tour Day fellas… tortured poets are on the clock.

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like severus snape, james potter and harry potter once said... leviCORPUS!

hi, tumblr's lovely people,

I know, I know... you've missed me. I'm well aware that in my farewell post, I said this break won't take too long but oh, boy, wasn't I lying? but no worries, as Georgina Sparks says in Gossip Girl you can tell Jesus that the freak is back. aww, I can almost hear your virtual screams, didn't notice you love me that much. I love you too, fellow teacher candidates. anyway, a bit of seriousness now, please. we're still here for education and education only. it's not like you're following me to bore you to death about Taylor Swift, Gossip Girl, Harry Potter, etc.

speaking of Harry Potter, you must have been wondering what this post is all about and how it connects to a spell from a fictional world. well, actually it doesn't. I thought it was funny when I wrote it. however, even though this post has nothing to do with our Hogwarts houses, it does have a connection to the title. as you can see from the word I capitalized, we are gathered here to talk about our Corpus assignment. I won't trouble you by explaining what Corpus is, probably you already know. you're as much of a genius as I am, duh? although, I want to tell you all about our task.

for this assignment, we had to prepare a worksheet to teach and reinforce the topic we chose from the units in the book sent to us using Corpus tools. we were paired up with my classmate Ayşe (I'll tag her blog here, so you can check it out) and first, we started by choosing our topic. after deciding that the most effective unit to prepare the most effective work is Unit 3, where we can talk about our hobbies and free time activities and at the same time focus on likes and dislikes, we divided our process into four parts, taking into account the sample work our teacher posted on Google Classroom. afterward, we started to brainstorm and develop our activities step by step, considering whether they met the requirements in the checklist sent to us beforehand.

to tell you the truth, I (as always) loved the outcome and was very proud of us. there were aspects of the assignment that were really challenging and difficult to understand, but we overcame them by keeping in mind the elements of the task that gave us the capacity for creativity and a deeper understanding of the needs of a new generation of learners. it was also a new experience for me to prepare activities and to combine them with an educational tool like Corpus, which I didn't know before, and I'm so glad that our assignment gave us this space where we can be challenged sweetly, but in return, we can acquire a different teaching skill. besides, how can you not love an assignment that gives you a reason to combine its name with a Harry Potter universe spell?

well, I'll go now before I talk more and turn this post into a 7-book series. if you're curious about our work, you can check the link. also, that sweet little pink and lilac-designed worksheet has my blood, sweat, and tears on it. if you try to steal our ideas, I'll know and I'll make sure the teachers' guardian angels haunt you for the rest of your life. so, beware.

thank you so much for tolerating me and reading until the end. you know I wouldn't probably. sending you virtual hugs and so much love.

until next time,

with love... and obviously education, Doğa.

oh, and also... LEVICORPUS! 🪄