Today is Sunday, November 30, 2008.

Newman Grove High School offers a balanced program of instruction in English. In addition to the usual four years of high school English classes, students can take Creative Language to enhance their writing and speaking skills in a wide variety of ways. Journalism is one of the topics covered in this class. Arrowhead Library System	Check out the list of suggested reading for college-bound students at the Arrowhead Library System
Juniors and Seniors can choose from several classes: Senior Literature and Composition emphasizes British literature, while Junior Literature and Composition focuses mainly on American literature from Puritan through late nineteenth-century authors. Additionally, during alternating years, World Literature and American literature offer further options for juniors and seniors to develop literature, writing, and speaking skills. As seniors, students also take a nine-week course to develop their public speaking abilities.
Freshmen through seniors also have the opportunity to develop foreign language skills in Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish 3. These three courses develop not only communication skills but also an awareness of some of the cultural beliefs and practices of various Spanish-speaking communities.

Students:

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Follow the links on the navigation bar to the left for information about your classes. Class links will take you to lesson plans, course projects and some sites that will be helpful in completing projects.

Teacher Links:

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Nebraska Language Arts Standards

Instructional Materials L.E.A.R.N.S. Standards Alignment

National Reading Panel: Research-based recommendations.

Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read

Teaching the Standards: Activities from McRel

6 + 1 Traits Assessment

A searchable database of lessons for writing traits organized by grade level and trait. Also includes assessment resources for reading and oral communication.

PBS: Activities in Arts and Literature

Rubistar

Easily create rubrics for various projects. Pull-down menus make it easy to customize the rubrics to specific projects. A terrific resource for busy teachers!

Discovery School

Visit this page for a selection of helpful teaching tools, including one for making crosswords quickly and easily.

Becky Brandl's Home Page

As a learning coordinator for ESU 8, Becky has put together a well-organized collection of links relating to reading and writing.

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