Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Thursday, February 13, 2014

What academic sources are Graded students using?


Turnitin.com released their report showing the most frequently used sources. The report is comes from 9 million student papers. You will notice that the most commonly used sources are not what you would call "academically rigorous". At Graded we like to think that our students' report would look very different.

Teachers, parents and students, what do you think? Is this list also true for Graded students?

Turnitin - The Sources in Student Writing - Secondary Ed

Infographic authored by Turnitin. Download the full study.

Friday, May 24, 2013

The juniors are already thinking about college applications

Several weeks ago Ms. Pfeiffer met with the juniors to share tips and ideas on writing their college application essays. This is just one of the services that students have access to in the Writing Center. The flex session was one of several related to college admissions that Ms. Miller and Mr. Daniel organize for juniors during second semester.