NO RED INK CLASS CODES

Please go to www.noredink.com to sign up to practice your English grammar skills. Copy and paste the link for YOUR class to get credit.

My classroom codes are:

1st Period Language: 7a7dc9m7

3rd Period Language: xmxw84dc

4th Period Language: 93wccakh

5th Period Language: xhw7wxka

6th Period Language: 4kk4cdhk

7th Period Language: wfew3he7

2nd Semester Survey for Students

2nd Semester Survey: STUDENTS Please click on this link to take the survey.
http://goo.gl/forms/NXWE9jBgUl

FOR PARENTS: HERE'S THE DIGITAL PARENT SURVEY :) THANK YOU!

HERE IS THE LINK TO MY PARENT SURVEY FOR 2104-15. 

COMPLETING THIS ONLINE 

HELPS ME A LOT!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9VV21OcWhWQmtuekVfTzJTWS1peGc6MA

"Lines, Lines, everywhere are lines.." Oh wait, that song is about SIGNS!

Please click to sign in and complete the Exit Ticket after your station rotations about LINES
http://exittix.com/UnQ4caccb5b60981cd

Argumentative Essay Final Project

Here are some resources for your CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE... I mean, topic
1. This has a bazillion ideas and even some links too http://virginialynne.hubpages.com/hub/100-Easy-Argumentative-Essay-Topic-Ideas

2. Here are more ideas:  http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/topicargumt07.htm

3. I wish they had this invention when I was in school. This site is an easy way to cite sources by inputting the website, then copying and pasting http://www.citefast.com/

Whatever you do, DON'T PLAGIARIZE!

Sports in School Argumentative Resources

Here are the resources we will be using this week to write our next argumentative essay:
• Video clip “Do Athletes Face Unnecessary Parent Pressure?” Video from KCRA.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqypa_oNQVI

• Video clip "Notebook: Kids and Sports" Video from CBS news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV-WqlorsBM

• Video clip "Report: Pressure on Teen Athletes Soars" Video from WCPO, Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_9jUEz7AE

• Video clip "Sports: How Much Is Too Much?" Video from KCRA.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrP68OD355w and video projection

• “High School, College Football Comes With Risk” by Jeffrey Perkel

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4508074&page=1

• “What in the Name of High School Football” by Hank Hill (see text section on page 77)

• “Are High School Sports Good For Kids?” by Daniel Gould (see text section on page 79)

• Article from Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-101011-Football.pdf

Coat of Arms? Ewww....

Coat of Arms?

Why is called a COAT-of- ARMS? Weird! Oh wait, not those kind of arms. (Darn multiple meaning words!)
This week we will be doing some art!! (WOOHOO My favorite!)

You want to choose SYMBOLS for you and your family to put on your shield which include:

The Language of Heraldry
HeraldicANIMAL:
Heraldic COLOR
Heraldic SYMBOLS

There are lots of different ways to create this, so use your imagination.
Directions: http://www4.gcsd.k12.sc.us/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=Q29hdF9vZl9Bcm1zX1Byb2plY3QucGRmOjo6L3d3dy9zY2hvb2xzL3NjL3JlbW90ZS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzIzMzlmaWxlMTIzMzYucGRm

Here are some web sources to use for reference when making your coat of arms:

http://www.oshel.com/symbols.htm


http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm