Today's Quote of the Day. Use this site to think deeply about your own life. It's also a great site to help prepare for the Critical Lens Essay (an essay on the ELA Regents).
Today's Word of the Day. Be sure to use this site for ROOTS.
English Regents Exam Prep Center *Challenging questions on reading passages will often ask main
idea,
specific details, author's purpose, author's tone, mood, setting, major
events of the plot, inference, narrator's point of view, character traits,
use of vocabulary, the cause and effect of events in the reading, and
comparison/contrast to other literature.
SAT VOCABULARY--a very useful site with countless vocabulary words and ready-made flashcards! *Thank you to Albert Leung for finding this great resource.
Seven Habits of Proficient
Readers:
1. Making Connections
A. Text-to-Self
B. Text-to-Text
C. Text-to-World
2. Visualizing (creating mental images)
3. Questioning
4. Determining Importance
5. Summarizing and Synthesizing
6. Making Inferences
7. Monitoring for Meaning
Extra-Curricular Activities
Check out ITHS Cross Country and Track for schedules of practices and meets, interesting updates and fun facts!
Also, for all New York high school sports information, go to PSAL.
Keep your MIND AND BODY HEALTHY! Check this out: Free Recreation Facilities: NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreations--Free for young people under 18 years. Services include indoor pools, weight rooms, basketball courts, dance studios, aerobics, computer classes, boxing rings, art studios, game rooms and libraries.
