1. Engrade ALL of your grades for my class are kept on Engrade. You can check your grade anytime by setting up an account. If you already have an account (if you had Ms. Tracy for Summer I, you should have an account already), you just need to log into your account and add the access code for my class. Access Code = margaretmaryhenry-205451442-8801

2. Engrade If you do not have an Engrade account already, you will need to create one to be able to check your grades. Go to: www.engrade.com/studentswww.engrade.com/students Click on the green Sign-Up-It’s Free! Button Follow the instructions using the information on the slip of paper you picked up at the beginning of class.

3. Paragraph Formatting Typed Times New Roman Font 12 Point Font Size Double Spaced Your Name in Top Left Hand Corner First line of paragraph should be indented Do NOT start each sentence on a new line!!!

4. Example: Student A & Student B While both Haitian and Nigerian wedding have some similarities, there are several differences in the way it is organized. In Nigeria, before the church wedding we do the traditional and the traditional wedding is done in the bride’s family house. Also in Nigeria, before the traditional wedding commences, the bride prepares the food for the invited guest and family to eat. In addition, the groom’s family pays a dowry called bride price which shows full responsibilities. In Haiti, they don’t do the traditional wedding, but only the church wedding. Furthermore, in Haiti, before the church wedding, they do what is called couple therapy for two months – the bride and groom will meet with the pastor and the pastor will interview both couples. In contrast, Nigerians do the traditional wedding while Haitians don’t do traditional wedding. Another difference is in Nigerians’ traditional and church wedding the bride prepares the dish, on the other hand, the mum prepares the dish for the church wedding in Haiti. In Nigeria, the groom pays a dowry, while in Haiti, they don’t do dowry at all.

5. Microsoft Word You will type your paragraphs in Microsoft Word. Hints (based off the 3 biggest problems): – Use the TAB key to indent your paragraphs – no spaces – To double space, do NOT hit enter between lines! Select all of the text in your essay by hitting ctrl and A at the same time (ctrl + A) then go to the arrow in the bottom right corner of the paragraph banner and change the line spacing drop down box to double. – RUN SPELL CHECK before you turn ANYTHING in!!! Run spell check by clicking Review at the top of your screen to the right. Then click Spelling & Grammar Check on the top left hand side of your screen.

6. Tutorial & Practice Go to www.engrade.comwww.engrade.com Log into your Engrade account Go to our class (Summer 14 Level 3 Composition) Go to the calendar Go to today’s date (7/10/14) Click on the Paragraph Formatting Tutorial to open it The instructions contain a link to videos on how to use Microsoft Word. If you need more help on how to use Microsoft Word, please watch the tutorial videos BEFORE Friday! Practice what you have learned by following the instructions in the tutorial to correctly format the paragraph in the tutorial file. SAVE the file on your USB drive!!!!!)

7. Turn-It-In ALL In-Class (exam) writing assignments MUST be submitted via www.turnitin.com.www.turnitin.com In-Class Writing Assignments NOT submitted on Turn it In will NOT be graded. Go to: www.turnitin.com to create an accountwww.turnitin.com

8. Creating an Account Click Create an Account (top right of screen) Scroll Down to Create a New Account Click STUDENT Fill in the information on the next page Class ID = 8223947 Password = Henry1980 Fill in the rest of the fields on the page Click I AGREE – CREATE PROFILE

9. Verifying Your Accounts You HAD to have access to Engrade to download the formatting tutorial. Once you have completed the practice tutorial and saved it to your USB drive, log into Turn It In. Submit your practice tutorial file to the “Account Verification” Assignment. This way I will know that everyone’s accounts work and that you know how to submit an assignment.

10. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010 1. Getting Started With Word 2. Text Basics 3. Formatting Text 6. Checking Spelling and Grammar 9. Line and Paragraph Spacing