TIP: Click on the links to find a bigger version of the image and more information about where it comes from. Choose your Level of Challenge: White = I’m going to need help with analysing primary sources. Grey = I think I know what I’m doing; if not I’ll work it out with some help….
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Online Language Checkers
Hemingway App http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ I recommend Hemingway Editor for finding run on sentences or improving readability and clarity: REWORDIFY https://rewordify.com/ Rewordify is good for reading difficult texts. Use it to show up hard words. You can also use it to improve your readability and clarity. GRAMMARLY https://grammarly.com/ The free version of Grammarly will check Spelling, Grammar…
Shogunate Japan Research Links
Shogunate Japan in General Medieval Japan info page: https://medievaljapan101paigeb.weebly.com/index.html Feudal System Feudal Europe vs Feudal Japan: https://medievaljapan101paigeb.weebly.com/medieval-japan-vs-medieval-europe.html Women’s Roles Information about role of women: https://medievjapan.weebly.com/role-of-women-in-society.html 10 Ancient and Medieval Japanese hairstyles: https://www.thoughtco.com/japanese-womens-hairstyles-through-the-ages-195583
Common Spelling Errors
Homophones HOMOPHONES: homo (same) + phones (sound) = words with same sound, different meaning. For an explanation of the 20 most common homophone mistakes made, go here: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/top-20-most-commonly-confused-homophones.html Don’t be that guy The simple homophone errors you shouldn’t be making: The Trickier Ones Even Ms Roberts gets these ones wrong from time to time.
Paragraphs
Paragraph Structure for Persuasive Writing Get the handout: What is a paragraph? Teachers use many different acronyms or metaphors to get you guys to see that writing is ordered in a particular way. Paragraphs are like hamburgers or Lego; they are built, block by block, filling by filling. Most important things to know: Paragraphs are…
Revision Tips
Mnemonics Mnemonics are memory devices. For example, FANBOYS is a mnemonic for remembering the Coordinating Conjunctions. Create an Acronym to help you remember a list. RECOMMEND: This website helps you come up with acronyms: http://www.joglab.com/wordfinder.htm
The COVID-19 Experience
Haikus about COVID-19: https://www.npr.org/2020/04/05/826623641/processing-social-distancing-with-haiku More Haikus about COVID-19: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sound-artist-asking-people-record-covid-19-haikus-180974642/
Poetry Writing (Senior School)
See the Middle School poetry writing page for some simpler poetry forms. See the Poetry Techniques page, also. RECOMMENDATION: Use Rhyme Desk as a space to write your poetry. It makes it easy to look up rhyming words and synonyms as you go. Traditional Styles Acrostic Traditional Greek form of poetry which you probably did…
Poetry Writing (Middle School)
Want a challenge? Check out the page for Senior School students for more advanced poetry styles. RECOMMENDATION: Use Rhyme Desk as a space to write your poetry. It makes it easy to look up rhyming words and synonyms as you go. Easy / Quick Styles Diamante Diamante poems are about two opposing things, arranged in…
World War II
Road to World War II BBC Bitesize overview of who was to blame for World War II? Overview of the War The BBC Bitesize page has an excellent summary of World War II. This page in particular summarises the war: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9s9q6f/revision/3 Spark Notes revision of the war: https://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/
Ms Roberts' Lesson Stuff 