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Exam & Test Information
Bring in typos from the newspaper, magazines, books, etc. for Extra Credit! Attend an event in the community, volunteer for a charity and write about your experience!
State of Michigan Content Standards Michigan Graduation Requirements English Language Arts Content Standards Educational Technology Standards
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Writing Workshop
Instructions for Typed Revisions: 1) Highlight changes from the PQS feedback you received. “Insert Comment” and write “PQS” in the box. 2) Highlight changes you make yourself. “Insert Comment” and write “Author” in the box. 3) Circle ALL the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) (only if directed) 4) Make sure all 4 margins are 1” (File/Page Setup/Margins) – make that your Default (lower left corner of Margins option) 5) 12 point font, Times or Arial 6) MLA heading in upper left corner, single spaced (Your Name/My Name/Class/Date/Genre #) 7) Double space the body of your paper (Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing/Double) 8) NO EXCUSES for not having a typed paper. Email it to me for a Grammarly report.
Editorial Assistance Twenty Most Common Errors in Writing Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions and more!
Writing checklist: www.mcasmentor.com/rubricscheck.htm
Reading September 24–October 1 is Banned Book Week 2011 ALA Top 100 Banned Books 1990-2000 ALA Top 100 Challenged & Banned Books 2000-2009 ALA Banned & Challenged Classics Radcliffe Banned & Challenged Books
Recommended Reading for College-Bound Students
Top Books for Teens: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bestofbest2000.html www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/Complete2005TTTNoms.pdf
Top 100 Novels: www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100rivallist.html
Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th Century www.news.wisc.edu/misc/speeches/
Free e-books: http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/genrelist.html http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
Grammar & Vocabulary Unsure about how to use “to,” “two,” or “too” or other homophones? Go to www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html
Find correct spellings and definitions at
Words every student should know before graduating
Need to know your prepositions? Go to http://grammar.englishclub.com/prepositions-list.htm
Need help with grammar? Go to http://encarta.msn.com/column/grammarmain.asp http://grammar.englishclub.com/
Research Information Checklist for source credibility Author Presentation – Research Project Works Cited template REAL Notes template
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