October 5, 2007
After finishing Understanding by Design, I created two units:
Apostrophes (9th grade Grammar, Comp., and Lit.)Beowulf (11th grade British Lit. and Comp.)
If you are familiar with UbD (or even if you aren’t), I’d appreciate feedback. You can contribute to discussions at UbD Educators wiki without joining the wiki.
I can’t remember if I shared my schedule for next year. Of course, exact class periods, etc. are still up in the air, but I will be teaching the following courses:
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October 5, 2007
Pre-medical and pre-pharmacy students often want to know how much the essays count, or how the medical and pharmacy schools use their writing scores in evaluating their applications. Unfortunately, we cannot give you a very informative answer on this point.
MCAT: On the MCAT, the essay section is scored separately from the three multiple choice sections, and it is reported as a letter from J-T instead of numerically. Many people believe that the medical schools do not place very much weight on this letter score, especially in comparison to the importance given to the three numerical subscores.
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October 5, 2007
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October 5, 2007
They've got spirit, yes, they do Nicolet superintendent peps up homecomingBy DANI McCLAIN
dmcclain@journalsentinel.comPosted: Oct. 4, 2007
It started with the thick red carpet he rolled out for students on the first day of school.
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