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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._______)

Select OneDrive cloud icon lower center.

Sign in (first.last@misd400.org misd._______ AGAIN

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!

https://www.mercerislandschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

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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!

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/showing/

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Research Based Argumentative Essay

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.

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-we-have-homework

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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!

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/down-homework/

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Student Research Tools

https://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/13459

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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!

https://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/13459

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Website #1: Dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide

Use your research skills to determine credibility.

http://www.dhmo.org/

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Informational Writing

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!

http://easybib.com/

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Primary Sources

A credible source including primary sources to use in your informational pieces about the American Revolution.

http://www.smithsoniansource.org/display/primarysource/results.aspx?hId=1004

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Grammar and Conventions

Word Central

We use the "BigBot" game in class to practice word choice. Play at home to learn more descriptive, precise vocabulary!

http://www.wordcentral.com/games.html

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Magical Capitals

Help the fairy correctly capitalize the sentences, and learn capitalization rules along the way.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm

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Proper Punctuation is Popular

Test your comma IQ in this interactive game.

http://www.savethecomma.com

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Comma Confusion

This one is super cool- zap the sentences that are missing commas with your spaceship to aim and shoot your ray gun!

http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html

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The Mercer Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org Title IX Compliance Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org Section 504 & ADA Coordinator: Nova Williams, Assistant Director, (206) 236-4510 nova.williams@mercerislandschools.org Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org. All content copyright Mercer Island School District 2017.

The Mercer Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org Title IX Compliance Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org Section 504 & ADA Coordinator: Nova Williams, Assistant Director, (206) 236-4510 nova.williams@mercerislandschools.org Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Erin Battersby, Senior Director, (206) 230-6227 erin.battersby@mercerislandschools.org. All content copyright Mercer Island School District 2017.

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