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Dj Zone: What to Say When Someone Calls
This site gives great tips for answering the phone in the most efficient and polite manner possible. Pretty good overview of basic telephone skills.
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Ntlf: Class Participation Assessment Rubric
This rubric is a means of restricting the subjective element in an assessment process of a Socratic dialogue, which inevitably has a subjective aspect. It suggests that students should be scored on the basis on the teacher's...
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Be Polite
Manners can get us a long way! This brief e-book teaches us to be polite.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: The American Flag
A lesson from the (9-11-01) PBS, "America Responds," series where students examine the history, importance, and pride associated with the American Flag. This lesson engages students in discussion and a variety of "patriotic" activities...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Reading Guide: Howards End
A detailed critical introduction, biographical material and discussion questions make up this concise reading guide.