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Website Index--Look Here for a Variety of Informative Posts

About the Courses

About ENC Courses
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/08/enc-1101-quick-overview-of-class.html

Office Hours
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2013/03/office-hours.html

 Absences
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/when-you-are-absent.html

Long-Term Reading Assignments
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/search?q=Long-Term+Reading+Assignments

 Why I Call You "Scholar"
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-i-call-you-scholar.html

 Class Rules and Expectations
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/class-rules-and-expectations.html

 Always Be Prepared For Class
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/always-be-prepared-for-class.html

 Standards and Accommodations
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/search?q=Standards+and+Accommodations

 Teaching Methods and Philosophy
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/search?q=Teaching+Methods



Posts--Finding and Using

 Find a Post 
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2013/03/finding-post.html

 Copy and Pasting Posts into a Word Document
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/copy-and-paste-into-word-document.html

Reading and Writing Help

 Writing Tips
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/writing-tips-and-mla-documentation.html

 Research Help
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/research-paper-help-great-resources.html

 Grammar--Parts of Speech
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/grammar-parts-of-speech-and-more.html

 Checking Facts
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/check-facts.html

 Analysis Example
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/analysis-example.html

 Annotating a Text
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/annotating-text.html

 Rubrics--Writing and Reading
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/rubrics-for-writing-and-reading.html

 College Essay--Writing
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/writing-college-essay.html

 Avoid Plagiarism
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2013/08/all-classes-understanding-plagiarism.html



Testing

 PSAT, SAT, and ACT
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/psat-sat-and-act.html

 ACT Essay
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-act-essay.html

 SAT Essay
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-to-write-new-sat-essay.html

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-new-sat-essay-2016.html

 Test Preparation
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/test-preparation.html

 Creating College Board and Khan Academy Accounts
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/creating-college-board-and-khan-academy.html



Ideas for Educators

 https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/03/ideas-for-educators.html

Miscellaneous

Information about Florida Civic Literacy Assessments and Resources

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