Being a Writer
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How to Access Work at Home
Here are the directions short form:Go to the District home page (search MISD)Choose Mercer Island High School from the School dropdown menu.Select "Students" on the top menu bar.Then Select "Online Logins" from the list of options.Select "Office 365 (OneDrive)."Sign in (first.last@misd400.org; misd._______)Say "No Thanks" if the screen prompting to get social pop up.Select document.Click edit and select Edit in Word ONLINE.Be sure to sign out so that you can access your work again at school! -
Show, not Tell
Check out this resource clarifying what it means to "show, not tell." This blog includes many examples and non-examples of how to apply this concept to your writing!
Research Based Argumentative Essay
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Opinion Essay: Kids Should Have Homework
Here is an article about the pros of having homework, which you can use to either support this position, or include as a counterclaim.
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Opinion Essay: Kids Should Not Have Homework
If you are writing an essay about "kids should not have homework," here is an article you can analyze for credibility!
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Student Research Resources
To research evidence and information for your RBA Essay, remember to start with EBSCO KidsSearch, Web Path Express search, and/or World Book Online. You may find those research tools using the attached link!
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Website #1: Dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide
Use your research skills to determine credibility.
Informational Writing
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EasyBib
Enter in your source information if you get stuck on how to correctly cite your sources in your bibliography. Remember to specify whether your source is a book or a website! -
Primary Sources
A credible source including primary sources to use in your informational pieces about the American Revolution.
Grammar and Conventions
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Magical Capitals
Help the fairy correctly capitalize the sentences, and learn capitalization rules along the way. -
Comma Confusion
This one is super cool- zap the sentences that are missing commas with your spaceship to aim and shoot your ray gun!