I wish I could be there to welcome you myself; but, as you have probably heard already, I am on medical leave still. Mrs. Leech and I will be working together to make this a good year for you. I hope to be able to pop in for a visit once in a while so I can start putting names and faces together, and Mrs. Leech will be sending some of your writing assignments to me so I can learn about you and your writing style. Our hope is that when I am able to come back full time you and I won't be total strangers. I can be contacted by email (skorman@mc-wildcats.org) if you have any questions. PLEASE - if you check this page, please send me an email telling me what you use and how often you check it. What can I do to make it more useful? |
Lesson Schedule
for First Quarter
Mon - Writing Skills: Includes Grammar, Spelling, Journal Writing, Composition.
Tues - Reading/Library Day. Books checked out from the school library have to be returned or renewed in two weeks. This day is set aside for silent reading of freely chosen (appropriate) books...not magazines, newspapers, or catalogs. Wed - Literature Reading and Activities Thur - Literature Reading and Activities Fri - Literature Reading and Activities Unit One for Literature: Short Stories
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION to make your freshman year easier: Work on your writing and grammar skills at home. Self-checking quizzes online make this easy. Read, read, read. Read anything...newspapers, magazines, books, comic books...even reading simple picture books to the children you babysit helps. Stay informed about current events. The more you know about the world around you, the more you have to write about.
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Links to help with writing: NEW link!! Frequently misused words and other errors. Easy to understand explanations. SpellingRules.com: The SPELL500 Method Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Site Map This is a great site for practicing skills to improve your writing. Start with the sixth grade and test yourself on proofreading and revision. Try the exercises and check your answers....all online. Work your way up until you "graduate." Then choose a different skill to work on and start all over. Parentsite: Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Annotated Writing Models OWL at Purdue University: Proofreading Strategies: Printable Handouts How to do a research project Step by step instructions, easy to understand. Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue VERY IMPORTANT info Daily Writing Tips a blog with plenty of related articles all about the real rules for writing well. |
Links to help you with the current unit generally go here: Poetry 180 - How to Read a Poem Out Loud Representative Poetry On-line: Version 3.0 Biography Research Packet 2005.pdf Scrapbook Schedule.pdf (some minor changes made to schedule in instruction packet are corrected in this version.) Biography Scrapbook (a page of links to get you started, to prevent too much time being wasted in the computer lab searching through useless sites) Signal Words for Determining Text Patterns (words that help you determine the organization of a text) Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading Education World ® Professional Development Center: Strategy of the Week: Reading Response Journals Graphic Organizer Worksheets - EnchantedLearning.com What are graphic organizers, what do they look like, how do you decide which one to use? Classic Short Stories Online - read, read, read. Master Texts - complete books online. No overdue fines. EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it Quotes Real education must ultimately be limited to men who
insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay
with problems longer. In order to succeed, your desire for success should
be greater than your fear of failure. There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm
successful now. I might as well take a nap."
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Games to improve your language skills
and other fun stuff: Etymologic: Brain Twisting Word Origins |
Use the self-checking quizzes on these sites to
help you prepare for the SEMESTER EXAM. Interactive Grammar Quizzes | Punctuation Quizzes | Capitalization Quiz |
Welcome
to High School!!!