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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Be a Better Reader
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Monday, August 25, 2008. Be a Better Reader. If you're struggling with your reading assignments - not doing well on reading quizzes, for instance - then you need to stop and think about a new strategy. Know your best reading pace and environment. THE "SLOW READING" TECHNIQUE:. We've been modeling this in class and quiz scores are going up! Know something about genre and audience.
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: May 2009
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Final Book Club Questions! 1) Purpose, genre and audience of the book - did it satisfy? 2) Literary merit. look at your popcorn books if necessary, and discuss at least 6 applicable terms. 3) What cultural details about a non-Western society were portrayed in the book? Please identify the culture geographically and chronologically. 6) Did you like the book?
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Final Book Club Questions!
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Final Book Club Questions! 1) Purpose, genre and audience of the book - did it satisfy? 2) Literary merit. look at your popcorn books if necessary, and discuss at least 6 applicable terms. 3) What cultural details about a non-Western society were portrayed in the book? Please identify the culture geographically and chronologically. 6) Did you like the book?
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Top Ten Class Policies!
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Top Ten Class Policies! 1) Late work is accepted at 5 points off or 10% off per day, whichever is greater. 2) Cheating earns a zero. 3) Point deductions will be taken for basic editing errors, including spelling, punctuation, run-ons and fragments. One "free" basic skills mistake is granted per 3 pages of text. 8) Tardies beyond 3 will earn lunch det...
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Book Clubs, 3rd Quarter
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Book Clubs, 3rd Quarter. Your book club should be finishing up its "club choice" reading selection. For your meeting, please discuss the following items:. 1) Purpose, genre and audience of the book - did it satisfy? 2) Literary merit. look at your popcorn books if necessary, and discuss at least 6 applicable terms. 4) Did you like the book?
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: February 2009
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Friday, February 27, 2009. Assignment Update: Koran and Essays. All of you who conferenced with me this past week owe me a final critical essay draft next Thursday, before the long "snow day" weekend. Those of you who will conference next week have until the following Monday, after the long weekend. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Do you need to contact Mrs. Kirk? Be a Better Reader.
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: March 2009
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Kirk's Guide for Electronic Research. Limit yourself to about 15 minutes of unsuccessful Googling before giving up the hunt. Try the library or a database, or consider altering your topic/thesis. The Internet simply doesn't have everything. Sparknotes, enotes, Bookrags. Don't forget the web address and date of access. Some sites, including database...
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: FINAL EXAM!
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Wednesday, June 03, 2009. Your final exam will be, for the most part, a test on the Eastern lit unit we just completed. It will also include a cumulative time line and a review of major worldview terms. From Adam to Superman. Polytheism, *pantheism, *monotheism, *atheism, animism, agnosticism (*and be able to apply these terms to cultures we've studied this year).
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Book Clubs
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Monday, August 25, 2008. SCS has a tradition of asking students to maintain a reading habit outside of class, and this will be our format. I've chosen the club format because it's fun and realistic. Book clubbing is popular and worthwhile. Guidelines for forming your club:. On a scale of 1-5, how serious a reader are you? What your meeting will look like:. OPTIONS: Stephen Lawhe...
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine: Eastern Lit Assignments
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Kirk SCS Class OnLine. Assignments, resources, inspirations and. most importantly, the students in Mrs. Kirk's world lit class. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. 1) Everyone owes me a blog on Hinduism and/or Taoism, due last week! However, I have not graded them yet, so there is some grace time. reflections on the. The Tao of Pooh. 2) Haiku contest with free laptop prize! Also, thanks for your most interesting and lovely original haiku. Hope you enjoyed your Pocky prizes! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
