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		<title>The Big 2026 Mushroom Upgrade: Coming Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 01:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello Mushroomers! I was hoping to have the big upgrade I&#8217;ve been working on ready for release by this weekend but due to the damage caused by the summer bot attack, which is why Mushroom has lots of bugs at the moment, the work has been delayed. However, the promised upgrade is nearly ready for ... <a title="The Big 2026 Mushroom Upgrade: Coming Soon" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/the-big-2026-mushroom-upgrade-coming-soon/" aria-label="Read more about The Big 2026 Mushroom Upgrade: Coming Soon">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is it just me or&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think Mushroom has been going through some updates recently, huh its just weird. Guess the platform still needs some refining huh]]></description>
		
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		<title>Shakespeare&#8217;s London House</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, well, well. Here I am preparing for your school&#8217;s Shakespeare Day tomorrow and what do I find, only that researchers have just identified exactly where the Bard&#8217;s London house used to be situated. Here is the BBC news report: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedeenvdwgxo]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tintin Teaches English Idioms on WeChat</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I found a great account on WeChat that shares short Tintin comic strips teaching the meaning of common idioms in English. Hope this link works: Tintin teaches idioms on WeChat 😀]]></description>
		
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		<title>Testing the Shroom Coder Uploader</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Mushroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language & Literacy Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mushroom Announcements]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If this update is successful, you should see a Scratch project below and will be able to enjoy a game of Fat Pigeon (use the arrow keys to eat caterpillars and mushrooms and watch yourself grow or shrink). This is an example using Scratch but you can upload other coding projects too. How to do ... <a title="Testing the Shroom Coder Uploader" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/testing-the-shroom-coder-uploader/" aria-label="Read more about Testing the Shroom Coder Uploader">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cyberdile the Dalegator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ok, here it comes &#8211; the long awaited back story of Cyberdile the Dalegator (or Dalegator the Cyberdile). First, a full size image of this mixed up thing of beauty: &#160; The story starts with a curious Green Gatordile who was born and raised in the fetid swamps of the emerald planet Verdanta. Not all ... <a title="Cyberdile the Dalegator" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/cyberdile-the-dalegator/" aria-label="Read more about Cyberdile the Dalegator">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Analysis Practice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is for my current G7 ELL class but welcome anybody else to join in too. We are studying World War I poetry and the link below will take you to a poem by Siegfried Sassoon that is a little too long to study in class. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57220/counter-attack]]></description>
		
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		<title>Discussion: Our Linguistic Identity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language & Literacy Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peer Perspectives: Navigating Feelings and Coping Strategies]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grade 8 ELL are about to embark on an interesting project about how English language is used by people outside the main English speaking countries. It will help them a great deal if you could add your voice to this discussion by answering one or more of the following questions: How does it feel to ... <a title="Discussion: Our Linguistic Identity" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/discussion-our-linguistic-identity/" aria-label="Read more about Discussion: Our Linguistic Identity">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>POETRY DISCUSSION</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language & Literacy Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since three of my classes are studying poetry this unit, I supposed it would be prudent to set up a discussion page where students can share their analyses. First, here is a useful glossary of poetic devices that I put together: Poetic Devices Glossary Below is a list of the poems we are studying (I&#8217;ll ... <a title="POETRY DISCUSSION" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/poetry-discussion/" aria-label="Read more about POETRY DISCUSSION">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Penny Dreadfuls: Character Creation</title>
		<link>https://mushroom-scholars.org/penny-dreadfuls-character-creation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Character Creation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another cohort of my students are preparing to complete the Penny Dreadfuls historical fiction writing project (here are examples from last year&#8217;s project). The purpose of this page is to provide a space where students can share their developing characters via the comments section below&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrating Student Authors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Mushroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 13:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have been lucky enough to have two successful student authors share their work on Mushroom. The two books below were winners in a school book writing competition. Read The Apocalypse here 🙂 &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Read A Rip in Mythology: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 &#160;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Shakespeare relevant to modern audiences?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gator Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My grade 6 students are writing a speech drawing on our analysis of some of Shakespeare&#8217;s famous speeches. Here is my example: Is Shakespeare relevant in the world today? I might just as well ask if you prick Shylock, doth he not bleed? Doth a bear not poop in the woods? In short, you do ... <a title="Is Shakespeare relevant to modern audiences?" class="read-more" href="https://mushroom-scholars.org/is-shakespeare-relevant-to-modern-audiences/" aria-label="Read more about Is Shakespeare relevant to modern audiences?">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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