The movie above is called "Shift Happens," and it is a cautionary tale for many groups of people... for students to be be serious about their studies, for educators to strive to teach students the skills they will need in the years ahead, and for school officials to keep providing the resources that will help educators do that. Please let me know what you think of it!
Novel Projects for First Quarter
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Your first novel project is due on Friday, October 16, 2009. Download your project sheet here.
Introduction to Writing Power Point
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Do you have a few gaps in your notes from the Power Point? Here are the slides in PDF form so that you can review them and tighten up your notes.
MLA Citation Sheet (color-coded!)
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This is a handy color-coded document that outlines the MLA citation style through examples.
LA8 SSS- FLDOE version
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This version of the Sunshine State Standards comes right from the state's site. It includes extra information about English Language Learners.
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Citation Machine This website is extremely useful for creating citations. Don't want to be a plagiarist (one who plagiarizes), right? Then CITE your sources!
Meriam-Webster Online This is the online dictionary I use when I need to look up a word. It's free, and it's useful!
Visual Thesaurus Use this very cool thesaurus to look up word replacements for "good", "bad", and any other word in your writing that need more pizzazz! This interactive tool takes learning new words to the next level!
Mrs. Zdenek's Musings of LA8 Broward County Schools
