When I was in middle and high school, I always had teachers to remind me to study and every now and then give out study guides to follow for a test. ... Secondly, I would try to read my book and attempt to make a study guide. I"ll start off making a study guide but won"t finish it. The study guide that I do start on I get lazy and don"t bother going back to read over the material. ... I know not studying affects my grades but sometimes I do try to study but it's either I"m canceling the study section with my study buddy, start a study guide and don"t finish, or just get uninterested wit...

• Word Count: 445
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Wikipedia should be used not as a source itself, but as a guide to find more primary sources to do your research. ... Check your local library to see if they have the book that is listed as the source. ... Once you find that the source book is available, check to make sure that the information really is in the book. ... Using it as a guide rather than a reference source can help you write quality essays. ...

• Word Count: 513
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

First, this book withholds too many important factors in American history to be left out. ... After enduring Jody, Janie finds her next husband Teacake, who guides Janie to find her identity. ... Moreover, Janie becomes a model of love throughout the book. ... Many advocacy groups having banning this book because of reasons that could be understood to a certain extent (written above). ... However, explicitness contributes to the value of the book. ...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

Reports of challenges from newspapers across the country are compiled which then are published in the "Banned Books Week Resource Guide". ... This book is required to be read on most schools. ... Another case of this book being banned was at the Val. ... It was said that the book was banned for being "dangerous". From the ALA 1996 Banned Books Resource Guide, reports were found that at the Venada Middle School in Irvine, California, students received copies of the book with the words "hell" and "damn" blacked out. ...

• Word Count: 972
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It took a full school year for him to comprehend one book, but the joy that he felt after reading the book back to me was something that I had never experienced. ... I feel that this scholarship will guide me to my future and assist me in accomplishing my dream of becoming a high school chemistry teacher. ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We've Got Issues We've Got Issues by Meredith Bagby is a smart, no-nonsense guide to politics and politicians for an apolitical generation. ... This book presents readers with an account of the issues using truthful facts and genuine statistics that matter to the youth of society and their futures. There are three chapters within this book that have much to do with one another: one titled "Public Baby-sitting" about the state of our education system; one titled "Ward and June Who?" ... Meredith Bagby did a wonderful job with this book. ... This book is very easy to read and I hav...

• Word Count: 1176
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

After watching them sing and dance, I put together the book "What Do You See Brown Bear? ... We had shapes of each letter and I had to guide them on where they went in the alphabet if they needed help, and what letters were what if they couldn't remember. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

I repeated to myself as I walked with my grammar book. ... Although some of my counselees were shy and didn't know how to express themselves, I guided them patiently until they felt comfortable in talking to me. ...

• Word Count: 725
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School