Useful Links and Data Privacy
Students may use the following websites for learning purposes while in my class:
Media Bias and Reliability
Students may regularly reference the following websites as they determine the bias and reliability of various sources of information.
Adfontes Media's media bias chart. (We may use the SUMMA News Literacy Program to allow students to rate various sources of information for bias and reliability.
Credible Sources of Information:
These publication websites contain information about current events as well as commentary on these current events. We often use articles from these sites in order to analyze and interpret samples of purposeful writing, to identify and explain an author’s use of rhetorical strategies, and to create and sustain original arguments based upon our reading. Each publication has its own privacy policy, which can be found on each publication's homepage.
The Denver Post
free access for students through Colorado Newspapers in Education website!
Newspaper: Denver Post Username: chattyaplang Password: Hepting
Good Reads
During the selection of independent choice reading, students may use Goodreads.com to read brief summaries and reviews for selected texts. Find Good Reads' privacy policy here.
Google: Sites, Classroom, Calendar, Docs, Quizzes, and Forms
Students will use these various Google sites for many purposes: checking our class agenda; obtaining makeup work; writing and revising essays; completing and submitting in-class activities, quizzes, and questions; etc. Find Google's privacy policy here.
Khan Academy and College Board
Students will create and link accounts to both of these websites in order to practice for the SAT. Students will also have a MYAP account to utilize AP Classroom. Find Khan Academy's privacy policy here. Find the College Board's privacy policy here.
MLA Formatting Help
All typed assignments for English classes must adhere to MLA format. These links to Purdue University's Online Writing Lab provide basic information about MLA requirements for formatting a paper and a Works Cited page, citing sources within a Works Cited page, and using parenthetical citation within an essay.
Turn It In
This is an anti-plagiarism website where students upload their essays to verify their academic honesty. Teachers can also grade and comment directly through the site. Find Turnitin's privacy policy here.
Vocabulary
These websites provide vocabulary help for various assignments.