Mr. Mulgrew's Notes
These pages can be tremendous help to teachers, parents and students. Over the years I have compiled a few resources that consistently enhance the understanding of secondary school topics.
Mr. Mulgrew's Analogy Bible--
This seems heaven-sent to anyone taking the SSAT, PSAT, SAT, or Miller's Analogies.
Mr. Mulgrew's Middle School Glossary of Literary Terms-- You need
this!
Writing Signal Words-- Use this when you are stuck.
Writing an Effective
Introduction for informative writing-- Includes information on leads and
thesis
statements.
Writing an Effective
Introduction for Persuasive Writing-- Includes information on leads and
three-part thesis.
Commonly Mizpelled Words--- A great list to master.
Works Cited-- Includes electronic media sources.
Common Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.
Pronoun List
Parts
of Speech Notes-- From Hypergrammar
Parts
of the Sentence Notes-- From Hypergrammar
Poetry Notes
Sentence Variety-- Complex
rhetorical devices such as anaphora, epistrophe, and enumeratio can make your
writing more powerful. Students of various abilities have used these
effectively.
The Plot Outline Diagram -- A
great worksheet to review for a whole story or novel.
Preposition Packet 8-A.
Lewis Hines Photography of Child Labor Practices of the Industrial Revolution
