HS WRITING LABThe CCS English department has created a student-led writing lab. Lab assistants provide guidance for all stages of the writing process, including peer edits. The Writing Lab meets in the high school library. At this time, the Writing Lab is only open to high school students. To make an appointment, visit the Writing Lab page.
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MLA FORMATIt is important to correctly format papers and to document sources used in academic writing assignments. This is true in middle school and high school, but even more so as students move on to college studies. CCS requires students to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. For more information on using MLA format, visit the MLA Format page.
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APA FORMATAlthough the American Psychological Association (APA) format is not required at CCS, it is important to familiarize yourself with this style of documentation before moving on to college. APA is used in the social sciences (e.g. history, psychology, sociology). For more information on using APA format, visit the APA Format page.
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TURNITINCapital Christian High School subscribes to a service called Turnitin, the leading anti-plagiarism tool on the market. This service is provided at no extra cost to families and generates originality reports on student papers. All high school English classes at Capital require students to use this service. To visit the Turnitin website, click here.
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CCS LIBRARY/INFOTRACThe CCS library houses a collection of books and materials on both the middle school and high school campuses and also provides access to an e-library and an article database (Infotrac).
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SUMMER READING PROGRAMEach year, a summer reading program is made available to middle school and high school students. The program is required for students who will be taking advanced English classes, and extra credit is available for all other students who participate. For more information and to view the reading list, visit the Summer Reading page.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTEThe English Language Institute page is full of resources for international students and serves as a support for the Writing Seminar which accompanies this annual summer program.
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGEThe ESL page provides links to websites that are useful for anyone whose first language is not English.
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WHAT IS LITERATURE?The Literature page provides a brief introduction to concept of literature, including a very useful chart of literary periods and movements.
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THE UPSTART CROWThe Upstart Crow page connects you to everything Shakespeare!
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