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Secondary Solutions News, Tips, and other Great Stuff!
August 2012 - Vol 4, Issue 8
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| Greetings! | |
It's that time of year again! Where does the time go? Just yesterday you were relaxing by the pool, drink in hand, not a care in the world, right? Now you're being thrust back into the world of spiral notebooks, lesson planning, and back to school ads everywhere! Fret not. Enjoy those last few days knowing that you've found Secondary Solutions...and that your planning days are just that much easier! If you know someone who could use a few more days of relaxation and who needs to know about our fabulous, time-saving, Common Core Standards-Based products be sure to this email with them. They'll thank you later :)
As I mentioned in my last email HUGE things are happening here at Secondary Solutions!!! We have now unveiled our new baby sister site, Elementary Solutions! This new site will feature products for grades 3-5 for our upper elementary fans! We are excited to be growing, and love that we are now able to offer our products in a much-needed area.
Stay tuned for more new product announcements. We have SO MANY coming out in the next few months...including our REVISED Essay Architect Writing System with over 250 pages of NEW and revised material to help take the guesswork out of teaching the 5-paragraph essay--that's 150 more pages than the first edition! Be sure to follow our Facebook page for these new product announcements!
Finally, we're getting ready for our Back to School sale! From August 8-12 save 20% on ALL items in our Secondary Solutions store (see coupon below)!
Thanks again for choosing Secondary Solutions - we truly appreciate your loyalty!
 Kristen Bowers President and Founder of Secondary Solutions |
| 7 Essential Procedures to Teach the First Week of School |
Back to School is just around the corner! For some, it has already started! Can you believe it? Didn't summer JUST START? I've been thinking of some ways to ease the transition into the new school year, and for sure, making sure your students know how your classroom works is an important start to making sure your classroom runs like a well-oiled machine all year long. Here are some important procedures to make sure you cover the first week of school. Don't be afraid to model these for the students rather than just reading a list. They will remember more if you or a student actually goes through the procedure to demonstrate it! CLICK HERE to go to full article |
Common Core Alignment and Secondary Solutions Literature Guides
| Those of you who are familiar with Secondary Solutions know that all of our Literature and Writing Guides are aligned to the Common Core Standards. We have taken the time to create documents that detail which Common Core Standards are addressed, and how, in each of our Guides, and they are available for download from our website. To make things a bit easier, however, or if you are just curious to see just how Secondary Solutions products align with the CCSS, I have linked them up here. Feel free to download and take a look to see just what makes Secondary Solutions materials the most unique, practical, and highest-quality products on the market!
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How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay
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Compare and Contrast essays are used to examine two or more subjects and the similarities and/or differences between them. The task of this type of essay is to clarify something unknown by analyzing it next to something with which the reader is familiar. Like the cause and effect essay, it is important that your thesis statement clearly states whether you will be comparing (giving similarities), contrasting (showing differences), or sometimes, both.
Key Prompt Words: compare, contrast, show differences, show similarities, differentiate, show a connection between
CLICK HERE to go to full article
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Sincerely,
Kristen Bowers and the Secondary Solutions Team |
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| Save 20% | Back to School Sale! August 8-12, save 20% on your entire order at www.4secondarysolutions.com with coupon code BTS12
Don't miss out on the SAVINGS, and be sure to pass this code on to a colleague or friend!
*Coupon code is good only one time. Not valid on previous purchases.
| | Offer Expires: midnight PST on Aug 12, 2012 |
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