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Please use this website to improve your chances of success in my class, and allow your parents access so that they can monitor what's happening in the course. Education is a three-way street -- it requires effort from you and me, as well as support from home.
RESOURCES:
Please click on the links below to access the resources listed. There are several EXCELLENT resources here for literary analysis help. Check out the HELP!, Purdue Writing Lab, and/or Quick and Dirty Grammar Tips links if you find yourself frustrated and/or confused with reading and/or writing assignments! For general helpful information about studying smarter and managing your time, click on the link.
School System Website
Fannin School Calendar
Georgia Performance Standards for Language Arts
Preparation for State Standardized Tests (username - fannin; student password - newton76)
Student Work with Teacher Commentary (for a better understanding of how writing is evaluated)
HELP! ( notes on novels, short stories, and poems)
Quick and Dirty Grammar Tips (help with the tedious things BY WHICH YOU ARE CONFUSED. You know, like when it's really okay to end the sentence in a preposition!)
Online References (dictionary, thesaurus, . . .)
Purdue Writing Lab (help with ANYTHING related to writing, specifically geared to high school students)
Books online, references, author info. -- all available at Bartleby.com
Know what's going on in the world without having to watch the evening news, and take advantage of resources for every subject -- World News for Students
Create PowerPoint presentations, even if you don't have PowerPoint!
The Fannin County Board of Education prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities, as well as employment, on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age or disability.
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Honors American literature offers an in-depth look at how American literature has evolved along with the nation itself. The class involves reading both in and out of class, discussion, critical and personal writing, vocabulary quizzes, and two outside-class projects to be completed over the course of the semester.
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If you are a fan of the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer, this is a place for you to use the message boards to talk about the novels. Please notice the threads are divided so that you can discuss the ones you've read, but not have those you haven't read spoiled for you. Please be respectful and allow everyone else to enjoy the novels as much as you have . . . don't give away information in the wrong thread!
A great site for discussing the books, the movie, and anything else Twilight is www.twilighters.org. Join!
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Fannin County High School
Tammy Thomas
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