Peyten Dobbs

Harrison HIGH SCHOOL
Test Prep & Skills Sites

SKILLS TUTOR – (Online lessons in several subject areas to brush up on skills in math, science, language, information skills, etc):
http://www.myskillstutor.com
Username: firstnamelastname (no spaces, no capitals)
Password: (Leave blank on first log-in. When it prompts you to create
a password, use your student ID)
Site ID: harrison02

Practice for the GHSGT Math Test:
Go to www.hotmath.com
Click on Practice Tests found under More Resources
(It is on the lower left hand side of the screen)
Also try: www.notmath.com

Practice for Language Arts, Math, & Social Studies
Go to www.georgiaoas.org
Username: gradehs
Password: gradehs
View: Student Tests

Practice for the Science Test:
Go to http://www.explorelearning.com/
Click on “Browse Gizmos”
Go to “Browse by State Correlations”
Select “GA”, then, Science, Grades 9-12

Study Guides & Practice Tests for GHSGT, EOCT, Writing Assessment: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx

SAT Test Prep:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/test.html

ACT Test Prep:
http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html

Alice Gilner, Harrison High School Graduation Coach

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Research Paper Directions/Information/Assignments: Download file

Research Paper Stations (learning how to do Research Questions, MLA Format, Works Cited Page, Integrating Quotes, Organizing Information using Slugs): Download file

Download file

MLA Format:Download file

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check out www.quizlet.com and www.vocabularyworkshop.com

Both of these websites have great resources for you to use to quiz yourself!

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Want to listen to your readings online for free?
Check out Project Gutenberg! You can read books online or download them and listen to them!

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

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So that I don't clog up this blog, please access the powerpoints on the WIKI!
Access them at: http://hhshonorsamericandobbs.wikispaces.com/

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A helpful link for Persuasive Writing!

This website rocks! The GHSGWT (Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test), which everyone must take, posts last year's prompt and then several example papers. You can see some really bad ones, some pretty good ones, and some really good ones so that you get an idea of what/how you need to write in order to pass the test!

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Please use this citation for your big lit textbook.

be sure to include the page or page numbers at the end!

Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. page numbers.

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On the first page, in the top left corner please list: Your Name, The Date, Your teacher's last name, and the assignment.
Skip one line and then center the Title
Skip one line, indent, and begin writing your first parpagraph.
All paragraphs should be indented by hitting the TAB button once.

Please use double space, times new roman, 12 point font.

On the second and each subsequent page, you should list your last name and the page number in the top right hand corner. Check out the sample paper on the research guide for further help.

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FOR CITATIONS: Citation Generator

You can also use Citation Machine, another helpful website for things like this. Just make sure that you use MLA format!

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Turnitin.com

You will be running your papers through Turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention website. This is not a "gotcha," but rather a learning experience to help you be able to understand what needs citing and how to avoid plagiarism.

Please download the document below and follow the instructions for signing up for turnitin.com.
Download file
Once you have done this, you must run your first persuasive paper through the site and print out your origninality report. Because you only have a few days until Wednesday, you may turn in your originality report (on the same paper you turn in on Wednesday) by Friday.

Note: the paper is still due to me in class on Wednesday, but the report can be handed in later if necessary. This will be the only time you may hand in a report "late." For all other papers in this class, you will run them through TurnItIn.

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Mornings:
7 a.m. to 7:45
Monday: Peyten Dobbs, room 114
Tuesday: Johnny Jackson, room 109
Wednesday and Thursday: Jasenda Thompson, room 110

Afternoons:
3:45-4:45
Monday and Tuesday: Peyten Dobbs, room 114Wednesday: Darcy Cearley, room 111
Thursday: Lyn Wooten, room 106

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The Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most useful resources when we delve into language. It is almost as important to know where a word came from as it does what it means. Please take time to delve into symbolism by looking up important words in the OED online! ;)

http://www.few.vu.nl/~bvhoute/english/

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