EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest ~ Benjamin Franklin.

Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.

Do not give your past the power to define your future.

If you want to succeed, focus on changing yourself, not others.

There are no limits to what you can accomplish except the limits you place on your own thinking

Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Monday, June 21, 2021

Grammarly

Grammarly is an online tool that allows you to correct your writing and help you improve it for free. All you have to do is upload or copy and paste your writing into Grammarly and let the software check all of your writing and punctuation and let it recommend you on how to correct your writing. This is one of the best tools you can use to improve your writing in your class. 

Click here to sign up for a free Grammarly account.

HOW TO USE GRAMMARLY

1. Click on I don't have an account.


2. Go through the signup process.



3. Select School and Continue

4. Continue moving through and answer all of the questions until you get to the screen that looks like below, and click on Continue to Grammarly.



5. You can go through the optional tour or just skip by clicking on Skip the tour.


6. From here you can create a new document by navigating to the button on the top left corner of your screen.


7. Navigate down to New document and select it.


8. From here you can copy and paste any of your writing into this space and Grammarly will check all of your grammar, spelling, and punctuation for you. Click on the word that is underlined in red to see recommendations on how to fix the error.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

College Prep: Writing a Strong Essay

 

Given today's competitive college admissions process, a strong essay is critical. It can be the difference between acceptance and rejection. In this course, writing instructor Leigh Ann Chow covers planning, drafting, editing, and polishing an unforgettable college essay. She explains how the essay is used in determining acceptance and reviews good and bad essay examples. These lessons will not only help improve your chances of getting into a top-choice school but also make you a better writer once you get there.

Topics include:

Understanding the essay purpose and audience
Reviewing common and unusual essay prompts
Starting with a strong opening statement
Showing, not telling
Adhering to word limits
Organizing the essay
Varying sentence structure
Revising the essay
Communicating sincerity and enthusiasm

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INSTRUCTION

Use 7zip to extract the archive and enjoy. (You Must use a Windows computer with 7zip installed to watch this)