Building Better Essays (BBE)


Scroll down for helpful links and handouts. See calendar for due dates.

Students on break from 4/15 - 4/23

 

APRIL - MAY 2017

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Spring Concert 

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April essay final DUE

 

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PTSD article

 

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Prom: Article 1

Pair DQs

initial thoughts reflection

 

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Prom: Article 2

 BREAK
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Helpful Links  Helpful Handouts 

Quizlet - learn new vocabulary words, print flashcards, play games & take practice tests

         https://quizlet.com/login  

 

MLA Citation reference guide

         MLA Citation Guide – 8th Edition. 11.12.16.pdf

 

What are conjunctions?: 

        http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/what-are-conjunctions   

  • LEAF paragraph

LEAF Paragraph - What do the letters mean.pdf  

 

 

Possible articles:

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/10/30/241449067/how-video-games-are-getting-inside-your-head-and-wallet

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/your-money/a-costly-but-valuable-lesson-in-debt-and-self-confidence.html?_r=0

http://youngzine.org/news/societyarts/do-you-know-what-you-are-eating

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/04/318489887/as-banks-open-in-schools-a-chance-for-students-to-learn-to-save

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/31/344643559/for-their-own-good-new-curfew-sends-baltimore-kids-home-early

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-boy-who-became-a-world-war-ii-veteran-at-13-years-old-168104583/

http://journalstar.com/special-section/special-olympics/people/for-many-use-of-the-r-word-hits-painfully-close/article_a873e452-6520-11df-a355-001cc4c03286.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/06/jeans-face-an-uncertain-future-amid-yoga-wear-rage/15146265/

What Kids read articles.pdf