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Mrs. Bull's College Prep Wiki  "Stand knee deep in the flow of life and pay close attention." -Julia Cameron //The Artist's Way// ** This page has two purposes: **
 * Provide a variety of resources in an easy-to-use and easy-to-find place.
 * Engage you in discussion and learning beyond the classroom.

=SHORT STORY UNIT=

Discussion: Flannery O'Conner's "Good Country People"
Go to the discussion page. Make sure to post a response to the question by the required due date.

Discussion: War and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"
Go to the discussion page. Make sure to post a response to the question by the required due date.

Discussion: Charlotte Perkin Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Go to the discussion page. Make sure to post a response to the question by the required due date. [|Full Text] [|Charlotte Perkins Gilman] - Our text lists this site as providing background information on the story as well as discussion questions. I believe there is also a link to etext available once you get here! [|Domestic Goddess: Charlotte Perkins Gilman] - Our text states that this site "brings together a wealth of materials" on the story including an audio play, literary interpetation, and more. [|"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Charlotte Perkins Gilman] - This includes the text and other useful links.

Discussion: Maxine Hong Kingston's "No Name Woman"
Go to the discussion page. Make sure to post a response to the question by the required due date.

=ACCELERATED READER= AR counts for ten percent of your grade each quarter. You may read any book you have not already read off the [|AR list]except the Harry Potter books. If you have a book you'd like to request be placed on the AR list, please provide your teacher with the book's title and author, and she will check to see if an AR test is available for you! Make sure to remember you need to take AR tests on your teacher's computer when your teacher is present.

[|College Prep AR Task.doc] [|AR point chart.doc]

=COLLEGE APPLICATION AND SCHOLARHSIP ESSAY UNIT=

=College Information= Use the links below as you look at choosing a college or university, writing your application and/or scholarship essays, finding a specific timeline of deadlines for a certain college, working at preparing the FAFSA (financial aid form), studying for the ACT or SAT, and more. Many of the links have a variety of interest and career inventories that are available to help you as well.

[|http://www.collegeboard.com] [|http://www.collegenet.com] [|http://www.collegequest.com] [|http://www.petersons.com] [|http://www.collegeview.com] [|http://www.kaplan.com] [|www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool] (links to college home pages)

Testing Tips and Information
[|http://www.ets.org] [] [|http://www.act.org] [|http://www.collegeboard.com]

Financial Aid and Scholarship Searches
[|http://www.fastweb.com] [|http://www.finaid.org] [|http://www.students.gov] [] [|http://fafsa.ed.gov] (FAFSA on the web)

=HAMLET= == Follow the link to the Hamlet page for a variety of resources.

Year-long calendar (DRAFT)