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Elizabeth Jackson. Welcome to the Geeter Middle School Library Website. I hope you find this website informative as well as fun and exciting. Just alittle about me. I am a native Memphian. I graduated from White Station High School and I received my bachelor degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin and my master degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. I enjoy reading, but I enjoy sharing my love of reading to children of all ages.
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Middle and High School Reading: Tips for Students
By GreatSchools Staff
The keys to becoming a sucessful reader in middle and high school include learning organization skills and sophisticated reading strategies.
Laura hendrick, a literacy coach in Santa Roasa, CA advises:
1 Create an organization system at home. Keep binders neat and have a file for completed papers.
2 Practice reading. READ every dat and particulary during the summer-the more practice the better; it doesn't matter what genre you read, just make sure you are reading.
3 Reading tips for textbooks: Read questions at the end of the chapter first; use headings and subheadings as cues.
4 Spend time in middle school developing good reading strategies. When you get to high school, teachers are more likely to cncentrate on the content rather than on developing reading skills.
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Using TEL (Tennessee Electronic Library) at Home and at School
I have included a powerpoint that explains how to use TEL in the classroom and how students can use TEL when researching topics for class.
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| Geeter TEL.ppt |
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The Skin I'm In
By Sharon G. Flake
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her embarrassing home-made clothes or her good grades at school, it's about her dark, black skin - a deeper shade than any of theirs. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka too?
Awards
• New York Public Library Top Ten Book for the Teen Age 1999
• Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent
• ALA Best Books for Young Adults
• Texas Lonestar Reading List
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
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Math Cats
Emphasizes the logic and beauty of math, rather than drills and practice. Provides open-ended and playful explorations of important math concepts through on-line games, off-line crafts and interactive projects. Requires a free MicroWorlds download.
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See Ms. Jackson if you would like to be a library assistant.
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