Mrs. Dowling's Areas of Study
GRAMMAR Take a Study Quiz in the Grammar Corner. Take the Grammar Rules Assessment Test to see how much you already know. Also, find Grammar Rules!, and a Language Terms page to help you remember all those terms!
COMPOSITION In the Composition Corner, you will find Composition Help and Study Quizzes! There is a section on the Research Paper. There is an explanation of the Journal requirements. You may also read about the Writing Process or find the correct Bibliographic Format for your papers here! There is also a Language Terms page to help you remember all those terms!
SPEECH Everything you need to become a more effective speaker can be found here, in the Speaking Corner. Look for Quizzes and Speaking Tips. There is also a Language Terms page to help you remember all those terms!
This area includes the novels, short stories, poetry, and other types of literature that we will read throughout the year. You will find Study Guides, Literary Terms, Reading Response Logs, SSR, Book Club Bingo, and Study Quizzes. There is also an American Literature TimeLine and a list of American Literature Vocabulary Words.
VOCABULARY AND VOCABULARY SKILLS Here, you will find Study Quizzes and special Word Searches and Crossword Puzzles. Also in this section are Vocabulary Skills Units with Study Guides.
READING COMPREHENSION Select from the reading comprehension exercises and Quizzes or practice in the skills area on comprehension and cloze. Find Study Guides.
UNIT THEMES This is the portal to the unit information that we need to each of the unit studies we do in class. Check it out!
This is the link to the units for computer instruction. Learn how to accomplish great things using a computer.