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Always Smiling * Staying Positive * Be Respectful To Each Other * Speak Up, Be Heard * Take A Risk With Your Mind * Encourage Others * Cherish Yourself WELCOME to Ms. Hemmons' Wiki! Secondary English/Language Arts ~ Emotional Support (Grade 9 & 10)

So, what is a Wiki?

Named after the Hawaiian term, "wiki" means fast. A wiki is a website filled with news announcements, resources, and helpful information regarding your experience in my classroom. I cannot be available to all of my students, all the time, so this is a resource to guide you and re-enforce what has been taught in class, any time of the day.. or night.  media type="custom" key="23560194" align="left" width="70" height="70"  Watch this YouTube video of a teacher explaining the purposes of a wiki being used in a classroom          <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;">media type="custom" key="23560180" width="60" height="1.5; height: 60" align="left" <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> I have also included a YouTube video explaining it in Spanish for our Spanish Speaking Parents and Students. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: right;"> Important: I encourage anyone who participates in your child's education to browse through this wiki.

**__ON THIS WIKI YOU WILL FIND......__** classroom expectations, classroom assignments such as long term projects, worksheets, educational journal articles, resource links to useful websites for grammar help, graphic organizers, news information,   and much, much more. __** RESOURCE LINKS FOR YOU **__ [|SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS - WFMZ]  Weather News - School Closing and Delay information [|Bethlehem Area School District]  Schools, Programs, and Community Information [|Centennial School of Lehigh University] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #202020; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Located in Bethlehem, PA, Centennial School pursues two principal missions: // 1) Serving children and youth with educational disabilities // // 2) Preparing high quality teachers to enter the workforce of special education. // A widely known model and leader in Positive Behavior Support [|PA Department of Education] Information regarding Pennsylvania's Department of Education [|US Department of Education] United States of America Department of Education website with resources on funding, policy, research, and news [|A Guide for Parents & Advocates to Special Education in PA] Information and answers to FAQs regarding Special Education in Pennsylvania __**Academic Help & Guidance**__ [|Grammarly Handbook] Grammarly Handbook breaks down Grammar into categories such as punctuation, mechanics, styles of writing, etc. It is a very helpful guide for using and writing grammatically correctly in the English language.

[|Study Guides and Strategies] This is a massive database of various study guides and strategies. I really like this website because it is translated into many different languages, on different ability levels, and it also gives strategies for students with specific learning disabilities. ***DISCLAIMER- THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY***