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Scholars: Remember. You MUST print out your paper ahead of time. Papers printed out on the day the assignment is due (May 1) will not be accepted. Plan ahead! Printing out papers on the due date adds to confusion and delays the class lesson. I want to instill in you the importance of planning, meeting deadlines, and not impeding the learning of others by causing delays in the workshop. You can do it! You are great students. Always be your best.

Scholars: The first four pages of your Tolerance Research Paper are due on May 1, 2014. The copy should be considered your best effort. No mistakes in grammar, mechanics, formatting. Consider it a polished assignment--typed, MLA format.

Scholars: Be sure to turn in typed Works Cited Page on Tuesday, April 22nd. Follow examples from links on site. Do not make careless mistakes in formatting, etc. Your Works Cited Page should be perfect (or nearly perfect) :)

The Explanation, Renee Magritte (1952) Copy and paste the information below. Then keep the document in your binder at all times. Strategies for Responding to an Informative/Explanatory Essay Prompt Based on Texts Definition of an Informational Essay:  An informational essay informs, conveys, imparts, or communicates factual  unbiased  knowledge to an audience (gives no opinion; think "just the facts"). If you are asked to write an informational essay based on the knowledge supplied in accompanying texts, you should consider the strategies listed below the following sample prompt: (This example is from the Florida Department of Education website) **** Write an informational essay on the  relationship between clothing styles  and  developments in clothing creation.  Your ideas  must be based on ideas, concepts, and information from the passage set.

  Poetry Explication Skills 1. Read the poem through at least twice. 2. Look up the definitions of any words that you don’t know.

This Bird Looks in All Four Directions, Maria Primachenko (1977) Below are the directions for the Junior Exhibition. Do not procrastinate. Ask your Technology teachers for more specific information if you have additional questions.

1.     delegate 2. misconstrue 3. diaphanous

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/2016/07/20/the-10-best-fact-checking-sites/

Creating College Board and Khan Academy Accounts Scholars: All of you want to do well on the important college entrance exams. Well, you need practice, diagnosis of your areas of weakness, and recommendations for improving. You have the unique opportunity of connecting your College Board account with your Khan Academy account, so that you can practice in your areas of weakness and increase your PSAT/SAT, even ACT scores. (All standardized tests assess similar skill sets.) First, you must set up a College Board account by going to CollegeBoard.org: https://account.collegeboard.org/iamweb/smartRegister?excmpid=MTG248-ST-1-app . Next, set up your Khan Academy account: https://www.khanacademy.org/signup Then watch a youtube video on how to link your Khan Academy and CB accounts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlveV0131Cw Additional Help:  https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

All Classes: Always bring a 3-ring binder with loose-leaf paper to class. In addition, you should have a folder for handouts, a pen, a pencil, an eraser, and a highlighter. If you like to use Wite-Out correction fluid, you should bring that as well. For when we write papers during class on the computer, you should have a flash drive to save all your work. Any day, I may check agendas, objectives, words of the day, vocabulary assignments, notes, etc. If you do not have the required information, you will receive a grade of zero on that day. Notebook checks are an easy way to earn a grade. Having a well-organized notebook will help you become more disciplined, focussed, and orderly--excellent qualities for college and/or the working world.

A ll  s tudents  c an  d efinitely  m ake  r eal  p rogress. A   Authentic :   Is this lesson truly useful and why?  I ask myself exactly why I am facilitating this particular lesson. What skills will my students gain? How? In what ways does this lesson link to a larger unit plan? Is the lesson truly a worthwhile learning experience? 

The links below direct you to Florida English Language Arts Standards, as well as  Accommodations for Exceptional Education students.  Scroll down the English Language Arts standards to find the appropriate grade level. These standards are used in all English classes. http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5390/urlt/0081014-lafs.pdf See Chapters Three and Four of the Accommodations document. When needed, appropriate accommodations are always used. http://fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7690/urlt/0070069-accomm-educator.pdf

-- -Please familiarize yourself with BC's Attendance Policy. See Broward College website:  www.broward.edu . Search “Rights and Responsibilities Policy Matters.” Professor’s Attendance Policy: You are considered a Broward College student in this class, and as such, must adhere to the guidelines of BC for attendance. Attendance is essential in a college course:   Your final grade will be reduced by 10 points for every four unexcused absences. For example, four unexcused absences would reduce a final grade of B to a C, and eight unexcused absences would reduce a final grade of B to a D. If you receive a D in this course, you do not receive college credit.   For every excused absence, in addition to having your parent or guardian call the Attendance Secretary, you must provide a note from your parent/guardian/physician that explains the legitimate reason for your absence. The note should be given to the Attendance Secretary in Portable 14. Written docume...

Semester One Monday through Friday, Room 2402  First Block: Planning Second Block:   ENC1101 Dual Enrollment, Broward College Writing Course Third Block:  English III Fourth Block:  English III

See these links: http://schoolhabits.com/annotate-text-reading/   https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/01/english-i-how-to-take-notes-on-fiction.html#more https://prezi.com/ctwiszjrqb7h/why-how-to-annotate-a-text/ http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/rwc/handouts/the-writing-process-1/invention/Annotating-a-Text