The Flu Is A National Epidemic And We Aren't Ready | ThinkProgress

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/12/30/3607301/flu-epidemic-is-ill-timed/

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The science of setting goals | ideas.ted.com

Positive goals, the real reason it matters to you, and triggers to remind yourself to do it. 

http://ideas.ted.com/2014/12/22/the-science-of-setting-goals/

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Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them - YouTube

Face your biases

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyvbgINZkQ

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Article: The 12 most important moments in science in 2014

The 12 most important moments in science in 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/21/12-most-important-moments-in-science-2014

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A Weapon for Readers by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

A good idea spurred from this article plus memory of Great Expectations:

Have the kids each identify a few passages they would like to talk about in class for each reading. Then we can choose strategically or draw names from a hat. 

Use after warming everyone up. I must reread every single time. Also check SparkNotes and Shmoop. Discuss naming each chapter and analyzing the text. 

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/dec/03/weapon-for-readers/?insrc=rel

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run-ons, fragments, intro phrases, and subject-verb agreement

Three skills to study:

 

I. Avoid run-ons and fragments.

1. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQfJdhyeQfU

 

2. Practice: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm

 

3. A visual representation: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/avcsfsro.html

 

4. More info from great source: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/

 

 

II. Commas after Introductory clauses:

 

1. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNoSepSmN3Y

 

2. Same person: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziNVkSMgaNA

 

3. Different person – introductory elements, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91yGM9r0alI

 

III. Subject-Verb agreement

 

1. YouTube BestACTPrep.org : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emlVxINBUk

 

2. Shmoop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEVhUEq6P1w

 

3. Lessons and quizzes: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

 

 

 

 

Tosha Caston-Smith

Pre-AP English 9

Spain Park High School

 

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The Shift That Will Utterly Transform Society | Next Avenue

http://www.nextavenue.org/blog/shift-will-utterly-transform-society

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To Attract Millennials, A Company Changes Its Product And Workplace : NPR

What kind of jobs do you guys want? What do you have to contribute to the world? Think on your future self and picture your highest dreams. Then start looking for the first steps toward that goal. 

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/12/370073193/to-attract-millennials-a-company-changes-its-product-and-workplace?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2039

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Article: Psychology: A simple trick to improve your memory

When studying, keep testing yourself on the parts you think you already know. Testing actually helps you lock in the info. 

Psychology: A simple trick to improve your memory
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141202-hack-your-memory-learn-faster?ocid=global_future_rss

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Article: 7 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free downloads for a limited time (save $48!)

7 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free downloads for a limited time (save $48!)
http://bgr.com/2014/12/12/best-free-iphone-apps-dec-12/

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Students, you guys might be able to make use of some of these apps and useful tools for productivity .  Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   http://selectedreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Studying-apps-image-smaller.jpg selectedreads.com Available on the App Store.

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16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School enterghana.com - I am 28 now. I don't think about the past or regret things much these days. But sometimes I wish that I had known some of things I have learned over the last few years a bit earlier. That perhaps there had been a self-improvement class in school. And in some ways there probably was. Available on the App Store.

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Dating Warning Signs: When Seeking A Partner, Don't Be Dumb | Karl A. Pillemer, Ph.D.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karl-a-pillemer-phd/dating-warning-signs_b_6226712.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

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