Mrs. Fisher's Niche

• vocab unit 10 this week; exercises are due on Thursday, quiz on Friday
• complete the parallel structure worksheet
• study for Act 3 quiz

• Outside reading #2--read a non-fiction book. A list of suggestions have been provided to students. Books should be read by Wednesday, December 2nd. Begin thinking about the value that the book does or does not have. Is it worth others reading? Why or why not?

• Pamphlet from Indiana University explaining how, when, and why to incorporate evidence effectively into your writing; samples are included.

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/using_evidence.pdf

• Sample MLA formatted research paper

http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf

• Sadlier Oxford has good review games, practice, and free download for the iPod.

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm?sp=student

• VocabTest.com contains many good practice exercises for every unit.

http://www.vocabtest.com/