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Publishing

Publishing Sites

TeenInk.com.  This site publishes over 18,000 pages by teens annually.  Great place to take a look at writing by your peers as well!

 

Writing Contests!

Guidelines/helpful suggestions from Writing-World.com. Be sure to consider when a contest isn't a contest and vanity contests.

2007 Annual Sports Poetry Contest.  Due: October 15

The Writing Conference, Inc. Contest entries are due by January 8, 2008.

Georgia Council of Teachers of English.  Due Date:    February, 2008

Delacorte Random House Writing Contest for a first novel!

 

PennSound - poetry for your iPod

Stems Rap

Download stems_rap.mp3

Download this and put it on your MP3 player and listen to learn the 100 stems! If you prefer, bring Mr. Powell a blank cd so he can burn it out for you.

CRCT Prep Materials

Parents and Students,

We encourage you to use SkillsTutor before school and from home to prepare for the CRCT. For Language Arts specific practice, you can login to SkillsTutor using the information below and go through the CRCT Practice tests and assignments that have been assigned to you.

  • login: firstlast (no spaces, all lowercase)
  • pswd: lunch#
  • site: palmer01

The Georgia Department of Education has made CRCT test preparation materials available on their website for all content areas; you can download study guides for your grade level to prepare yourself.

Also, here are a few PowerPoint presentations that offer some helpful practice and advice for taking the CRCT:

More online practice sites:

Learning GAMES!

Try these free, online games:

Autism Speaks

The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks for *each time*  this video is viewed.  The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment,  please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal. 

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214

Conference Week

Conference week is scheduled for January 22-28. Please be aware that students will be dismissed at 2:15 during these days.

Downloads:

Parent Letter

Tips For Parents

School Timeline Conference Week

Behavior Management Plan

Cobb County Conference Materials

Think.com

Dear Parents and Students,

This year we are going to use Think.com, an Internet-based teaching tool approved by Cobb County School District. This is our first year using Think.com in our English class, so I want to make sure that we keep the lines of communication open. I hope that you will be able to use this tool to improve both your academic and personal success. You can view the Think.com "Parents Page" at any time for updates and information regarding our progress with this resource.

Several other schools in Cobb County are already using Think.com to extend the reach of their classrooms. We hope that using this tool will make it easier for you and your student to send and receive information between school and home. In addition to helping students develop Internet and computer literacy skills that will better prepare them for the workplace, we also hope that this tool will help parents stay connected to their student's academic life.

If you have not done so already, please visit Think.com and take a tour of the website. You should also review the "Parental Consent" and "Terms and Conditions" forms posted below. Students must return the completed, signed "Parental Consent" form before they will have access to Think.com.

I am eager to hear your thoughts about this tool and I look forward to receiving suggestions, feedback or concerns you may have about this coming year.

It's going to be a great year!

Sincerely,
Ms. Miller

FYI: How do I request a student account?

  1. Log on to Think.com
  2. Sign in with the following information:

    Username: PALMS

    Password: 27WEIGHT97

  3. ONLY SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST ONCE. MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED. INCORRECT INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN A DENIED REQUEST!
    You will then be asked to enter the following:
    First Name, Last Name
    Grade
    Teacher
  4. Your teacher will receive a message that you have requested a student account. Before you can have access, you must have read, understood, and signed the Parental Consent, Terms of Use, and Privacy agreement (listed above).
  5. Once your teacher sees that you have requested an account, she will check to make sure you have all the necessary paperwork on file. Your username and password will be given to you in class.
  6. Before you are allowed full access to the site you must complete the Internet safety and etiquette lesson and pass the exam that follows the lesson.
  7. You may change your password to something you will remember, but the teacher can suspend your account and reset your password at any time and for any reason. Please be aware that this tool is for SCHOOL USE ONLY. Disobeying the rules on Think.com will result in an "OUT" (Please review the behavior management plan for a complete description of consequences for inappropriate behavior).