Welcome to my 8th LA/Lit Classroom Blog. This is my first attempt at creating a blog, so please bear with me as I figure it all out. My hope is that this will be a useful place for both students and parents to receive class updates and find links to class assignments.
I am still working on the assignment calendar function. It isn't quite working the way I would like it to, but if you scroll up and down you can see past assignments, etc... We will be doing the written planner in class to keep track of assignments so that is always a good place to start. Students should be getting a PPS Google Apps For Educators (GAFE) account that will allow them to use Google Drive and associated apps without a gmail. I believe they should be receiving their accounts sometime in the next week or two. "Blogger" is part of the PPS GAFE domain, so if you have difficulty viewing any of my documents (or the formatting is off) you made need to be signed in to a Google account.
Attached below you will find my introductory letter and a formatting guide for both handwritten and typed papers. In preparation for high school, all typed papers will follow the MLA formatting guidelines. On the side of this blog, there are links to resources, including the Purdue Online Writing Lab website and the OSLIS On-line MLA Citation Maker, both of which are excellent resources for the MLA format. I will continue to add on to this list throughout the year.
8th LA/Lit Introductory Letter
Hermes Formatting Guidelines 2014
I am looking forward to a great year in 8th LA/Lit.
Best,
Ms. Hermes
