| As I move these pages onto a new server, I realize that my last
class of seventh-grade English scholars will be seniors next year.
I realize, too, that as I have moved onto oher responsibilities, I
still very much miss the give and take of English classes and the material
itself. I hope these pages may in various ways be helpful to those
who find them. (JAV, 4/06/04)
Here are some pages English students have found helpful in the past
and which I hope present and future students will find productive as well.
--JAV
- General Information
- Overall expectations, late-work guidelines,
on-line dictionary
- Grammar
- On-line resources, punctuation, parts of speech,
clauses, diagramming, verb tenses, practice exercises
- Composition
- On-line resources, composition guidelines, serial
stories, "Being New" video sample
- Literature (including
literature vocabulary)
- On-line resources, literature vocabulary, poetry
mechanics, book analysis guidelines and reading list, sample book
analysis, School Prayer
- Vocabulary (weekly words)
- study suggestions
- Resources
- links for our projects this quarter
- Student Portfolios
- Exemplary student work
- How Can I Tell? (FAQ's)
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How can I tell when I'm demonstrating
superior effort?
 Doing
the correct assignment each night shows that you are attentive and
organized and willing to invest the effort to do quality work.
Following instructions carefully (including
special instructions given by the teacher in class whether written
on the chalkboard or not) again shows a commitment to learning beyond
simply going through the motions of
an assignment.
Arriving for class on time demonstrates your commitment to
the class and your consideration for classmates
and teachers.
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Listening carefully to classmates' questions, teachers' answers,
and classmates' points in discussions shows that you are involved
in the class.
Asking pertinent, non-repetitive questions to clarify material
for yourself and others shows, again, that you are an active...
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