Finding the Main Idea

Click HERE to fill in your form explaining your main idea and supporting details.

Click on the links below to find an article to write your report about:

Pioneer Press Opinion Pages

Star Tribune Opinion Pages

USA Today Opinions

Questions?

Click on this Google Doc to type questions that you have for MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.

Summarizing Fiction

Choose a short fiction story from this website:

http://fiction.eserver.org/short/

And write a short summary on Word document.

Some summary tips:

- Use your own words

- Think of the 5 W's

- Use the plot vocabulary from class (conflict, climax, resolution)

Vocabulary in Context

Use this website to complete the activity on your handout:

http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/

Internet Research

A list of sites to start with:

Encylopedia Britannica

Internet Public Library 2 - provides reliable sources of information from the web

Wikipedia - you can't use it as a source in college, but it has lots of useful information

Typing Practice

Practice your typing skills - use Microsoft Word, practice for 2014 GED test.

Speed Reading

Try some speed reading and reading comprehension exercises:

Here are some other speed reading exercises