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EXTRA!! EXTRA!! |
The English Department sponsors a Writing Support lab daily during lunchtime in Lab 13. Students can receive assistance on English assignments and college essays |
Join us and the Media Center in the Black-Eyed Susan Book Club. An informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 30. For details Click HERE |
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Seminars and Workshops |
Interested in Poetry?
Take part in Shakespeare's Sisters: Five Centuries of Poetry by Women a 10 week seminar at the Folger Shakespears Library and meet a diverse group of poetry lovers in grades 10-12 from across the DC area. January 13-March 17, 2010, Wednesdays, 4-6pm, FREE(upon acceptance of application). Read and discuss poems by British and American women poets from the mid-16th century to the present and write and share poems of your own. For more information or application: visit www.folger.edu.poetry and click on Shakespeare's Sisters. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009.
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Book of the Month! |
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"Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is not one of his better known novels, but I have read it a few times and enjoy its million-year-long perspective on how humanity might turn out"
Jim Gifford -11th, 12th and AP Lit English Teacher. |
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Suggested English Links |
AP CENTRAL:
AP Central™, the official online home for Advanced Placement programs |
Most Common SAT Words:
66 Most Common SAT Words |
Maryland State HSA :
10th grade High School Assessment information, examples and reviews. |
Noodlebib
Reference tool to assist in student writing |
GaleNet:
Databases on literature, literary criticism, authors and poetry. |
Literary Resources on the Net
(Rutgers University): English and American Literature links |
Online Writing Lab (Purdue University):
The OWL at Purdue offers online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA and APA style. |
Easybib:
Automatic bibliography composer |
Dictionary.com:
Online dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and translator. |
ONLINE! Citation Styles |
Writing Center (Webster University): Writing Tips.0 |
PHS Media Center Suggested Websites:
Click on "English" |
Towson University Online Writing Support Site:
Site includes learning modules in grammar, usage, and mechanics, as well as self-teaching units |
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Programs and Contests |
2009-2010 Being an American Essay Contest NOW OPEN!
The largest high school essay contests in the country is back, asking students to answer the question, "What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American?" Teachers can begin submitting their students' essays now. For more information about the contest, go to www.beinganamwerican.org.
Contest entries must be received online and no later than 11:59pm EST on December 1, 2009. |
2010 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
The JFK Library Foundation invites US high school students to write an original essay on the political courage of a US elected official. The first place winner receives $10,000. In addition they will receive an expense-paid trip to Boston to meet Caroline Kennedy and tour the library.
High School students grades 9-12
Deadline date 1/09/2010
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NCTE/Norman Mailer Writer’s Colony High School Writing Award for Creative Nonfiction
Norman Mailer produced extraordinary works in many genres, including the category of this year’s award: creative nonfiction. Students who will be seniors in fall 2010 may submit work in any of the many subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Whatever its type, the best work will be true material presented with compelling literary merit. This year submissions will be accepted between February 1 and May 1. The top winner will receive a $5,000 cash award, with plaques and citations also awarded to national finalists and semifinalists. For more information please go to the NCTE website @ www.ncte.org. |
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