Authors of Substance Unit

Today is March 11, 2013 and we will be practicing for the ELA test coming up in April.  Students will take a practice test with multiple choice questions and a written response based on the passage.

We will continue reading our Authors of Substance books. Students will hand in their pamphlet notes today and get them back tomorrow to see what information they still may need.  On Tuesday we will be looking at ways to effectively reasearch online and perform Google search techniques.  

We will keep you posted as activities develop throughout the week.

Here is a super helpful link on how to effectively use Google search: click here :)

Another helpful link with the same search tips made simple: click here too!

Here is a link to a resource to help with making correct citations in your work. See page 9 for examples of citations for websites, magazines, encyclopedias, books, and beyond. Citing sources for your works cited  Also, feel free to explore this document for all things related to citing your sources.

Happy Pi Day.  In celebration of pi we will be doing pi poetry in class today!  Here is a little pi song for   all - 3.14

*Use this link to access the first page of your brochure. You will need to download it for your OWN use. Click here: Author of Substance brochure

Click here for a brief tutorial on how to cite images (pictures) for your brochure: click

*Here it is! Page two of your Author of Substance brochure is now available to download from Google docs: click here   (Complete brochure due Thursday 3/28).