Causes of Good Grades MyAccess Assignment

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Causes  of  Good  Grades Informative/Expository English Cause  and  Effect  Essay
school  "straight  A's"  "high  academic performance"  "stellar  academic  record"  Causes Good  Grades  FCAT  PSSA
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Causes  of  Good  Grades We  all  know  that  it  is  important  to  do  well  in  school  and  get  good  grades.    However,  we  don't  just wake  up  one  morning  with  straight  A's.    What  are  some  causes  of  high  academic  performance?   Write  a  detailed  essay  discussing  the  causes  of  a  stellar  academic  record.    Include  examples  and experiences  to  support  your  discussion. As  you  write,  remember  your  essay  will  be  scored  based  on  how  well  you: develop  a  multi-­paragraph  response  to  the  assigned  topic  that  clearly  communicates  your controlling  idea  to  the  audience. support  your  controlling  idea  with  meaningful  examples,  reasons,  and  information  based  upon  your research  or  readings. organize  your  essay  in  a  clear  and  logical  manner,  including  an  introduction,  body,  and  conclusion. use  well-­structured  sentences  and  language  that  are  appropriate  for  your  audience. edit  your  work  to  conform  to  the  conventions  of  standard  American  English. Use  any  of  the  tools  available  to  you,  such  as  the  Checklist,  Spellchecker,  or  Graphic  Organizer. ________________________________________________ Resources for your essay: This is an article from WikiHow about How to Get Good Grades: Here is the article that the students used today:  http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Good-Grades Here is the citation:   351 Editors. "How to Get Good Grades." WikiHow. Jack Herrick, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This article is written for college students, but you could adjust these suggestions to your own situation:  http://www.quintcareers.com/getting_better_grades.html Log into http://onlinelibrary.uen.org Select the  Gale-Cengage Learning K-12 Collection. Select   Junior Edition. You need to be logged into http://onlinelibrary.uen.org to access this article from Girl's Life Magazine.  It's a quiz with commentary.  Click Here.  Then click on the article title to open it. Source Citation: Abbondanza, Katie. "Will you kick butt in school? Are you set to make the grade this year? Take this quiz to find out!" Girls' Life Aug.-Sept. 2013: 80+. Junior Edition. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. You need to be logged into http://onlinelibrary.uen.org to access this article: This one says that Grades Are Contagious:  Click Here. Source Citation: "Grades are contagious." Muse May-June 2013: 4. Junior Edition. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. You also need to be logged into http://onlinelibrary.uen.org to access this article: This video tells us that physical activity can help your grades:  Click Here. Source Citation: "Exercise and School Grades." NYTimes.com Video Collection 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. Things to know: Causes of Good Grades MyAccess Assignment Reading the articles  or writing an essay grading an essay -- how to use rubrics Some sentence suggestions: What causes a student to have good grades?  Some of those causes include. . . . .  The difference between a straight A student and a failing student comes down to the choices they make.   Let us look at three of those choices. How does someone become a stellar student?  May I suggest three keys to getting those A's.   To keep grades up, you have to . . . Even smart students' grades will suffer if they do not follow these rules/steps: . . .  Earning passing grades can be difficult, but these three tips can make it easier and turn a failing student into a student more likely to achieve.  Earning stellar grades is not as hard as you may think.  It just requires consistent effort.  Originally published in September 2014               http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Good-Grades