Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Free Digital Books All Summer

myON Reader has partnered with the Get Georgia Reading Campaign to provide every child in Georgia with FREE access anytime, anywhere to a library of more than 8,000 enhanced digital books with multimedia supports — over the entire summer.

These digital books really bring stories to life and provide audio support that creates a truly magical experience for kids and teens, making the joy of reading fun for all!

Go to: http://thefutureinreading.myon.com/GetGAREADING

Login information:
School Name: Get Georgia Reading
Username and password: read

Understanding the Baltimore Riots

You may be wondering what is going on in Baltimore. Here are a few resources to get you started.



Articles
Listening in Ferguson: it's not all black and white (http://tinyurl.com/kyz7l83 )
America, March 9, 2015

Baltimore's 'Broken Relationship' With Police (http://tinyurl.com/pc8276z )
The New York Times, April 25, 2015


Audio/Video

A Broken City: Remembering The L.A. Riots (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=151647900 )
Weekend All Things Considered, April 29, 2012

Melissa Harris Perry April, 25, 2015

Websites





Friday, April 17, 2015

The Poetry Cafe 2015

All of our poets shined last night. Look at this short video and see how bright.


Monday, April 13, 2015

Study Group 101 for AP




Study Group Basics Handout

Practice Questions:

https://www.apstudynotes.org/

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/preparing-for-exams

Online Tools:
Google Drive - https://drive.google.com/
Critique group member essays

Google Hangout- http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Meet together without having to actually "be" together

Quizlet- https://quizlet.com/
Create quizzes and study guides for members

AP Exam and Study Groups

AP Exam Schedule

Please see below for the AP Exam Schedule:


May 6, 2015
Literature and Composition

May 8, 2015
United States History

May 11, 2015
Biology

May 13, 2015
Language and Composition