This is a professor's substantial list of literary devices and rhetorical
strategies that would be useful for you to memorize...you know, in your
copious amount of free time. Click on a letter and be transported to the
wonderful world of superfluous definions for terms no one should have to
know. j/k :) 10.21.08
http://cnweb.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_A.html
This is the site I will use when creating vocabulary quizzes. You should
use it as well when making lists of vocabulary words, as you will, should
you choose the words selected, be acquainting yourself with the same
definitions seen on the tests. 10.21.08
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
NaNoWriMo!!! Sign up to write a novel--your subject matter, your length,
your characters, your dialogues, your plot twists, your themes, your
creativity...you decide. (Adventurers up for the arduous task will be
handsomely rewarded with bonus points; as an added bonus, get me an
electronic copy of your work and I'll bind it--a real book by you!)
P.S.- NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth 10.22.08
http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/user/register
This is a political spectrum quiz to see where you land politically. Take
it, print or send me your results via e-mail, and you will earn bonus
points. Yippee!! :) 9.20.07
http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html
This is the link to the PDF file that tells you exactly what will be tested
on the English III EOI. Enjoy! 9.20.07
The PDF file
This is a link to the online scoring site (PearsonSuccessNet). Submit all
pearson essays to this site. :) 9.15.07
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
This is a link to Turn It In. Submit all major written assignments and all
essays to this site in the appropriate assignment. 9.15.07
http://www.turnitin.com
This is a link to the video on the Salem Witch Trials we will be watching.
Simply press the "play" icon to the left of "Salem Witch Trials" (32:21).
Ask me for a username & password. Take as many notes as you would like--you
will be able to use them on a test. :) 9.20.07
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=bdf459bc-daa5-48c8-b347-241c92dc9ab6&tabDisplay=myContent
This is a link to the first of the two MI Tests students take online. It
will help me better understand strengths and weaknesses of a student. Don't
forget to print the results to turn in. ;) 8.28.07
http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
This is a link to the second of the two MI Tests students take online. It
will help me better understand strengths and weaknesses of a student. Don't
forget to print the results to turn in. ;) 8.28.07
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm
This is a link to writer's cafe, a forum for you to submit your creative
writing, for the anthology and otherwise. Submit yours and critique others.
1. Go to WritersCafe.org. (You can even do this on the 11-12 Library
computers!)
2. In the upper right hand corner you will see a link that says �Sign up!�
(Want to share your writing? Sign Up!)
3. Once you are logged in, go to the search box (in the upper right) and
choose �Groups� in the drop down menu.
4. Search for �Yukon Muses� and the first group you see should be �Yukon
Muses & Their Writers.� (http://www.writerscafe.org/groups/1860/)
5. Below the Moderator icon there should be a tab titled �Join�. It is that
simple! 10.23.08
http://www.writerscafe.org/
An EXTREMELY useful MLA site to help you format your paper in proper MLA
Style and cite your various research and evidence. Navigate through the site
for a few minutes--you'll appreciate what they've done to assist you in
properly formatting your paper. :)
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
This is a site that will assist you in properly formatting your works cited
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE APPRORIATE INFORMATION. You simply insert it into
the field and click "cite source." Web sources are often even easier because
you simply insert the URL and click "autocite." Tell me you love me...or
them...whatever. :)
Easy Bib helps you cite... :)
This similar to easybib. Same song, a little bit different dance. Use what
works for you.
Citation Machine