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Student Section
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• Overview
• Registering
• Registering for Other Assignments
• Beginning Your Work
• Viewing Your Work
• Editing Your Work
Overview
There are three parts to the Student Section: Register/Login, Using the Tools, and My Work.
- The student first registers using the assignment code given to him/her by the teacher.
- Then student can use the tools chosen by the teacher for the assignment
to create an essay. Tools include
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a) an analyzer to use with other persuasive essays,
b) a planner/outliner,
c) a bibliography creator,
d) a writer, and
e) a spell checker.
- The student can view and edit his/her work from the My Work section.
Registering
- Be sure you have your assignment code (from your teacher) and know how to correctly spell your teacher's last name.
- Click on Register under the Student section.
- Fill in the blanks
- creating your own password.
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• You can use a made-up name to protect your privacy, but be sure your teacher knows what it is.
• Do not use a password that you want to keep secure. Your teacher will be able to see it.
• Be sure you can remember your password.
• If you forget your password or username, the teacher can look it up for you.
- Click Submit.
- Very important: You will be taken to a page where you will see the username you will use to log in. Print this or write it down.
Registering for Other Assignments
- If you are assigned to use PersuadeStar on several assignments, you must register for each assignment separately.
- After you have registered for the first one, log in and then choose the Assignments link.
- You will see the current assignment listed along with its code and the date you registered.
- Fill in the blanks under Add An Assignment to add a different assignment (either with the same teacher or a different one). You will need the assignment code and the teacher's last name to do this.
- Click the Submit button and you should see the assignment show up in your list.
Beginning Your Work
- Choose the Use Tools link (log in if you have not done so).
- Important: If you have more than one assignment, be sure you are in the right assignment by checking the title at the top of the page.
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• To change to a different assignment, use the Change Assignment link.
• Then use the pull-down menu to choose the correct class
• Click the Submit button.
- You will see a list of the tools that your teacher has selected. If a link is not live, that tool was not chosen by your teacher as part of this assignment.
- Click on a tool to begin working on your assignment. Most tools require only filling in the blanks and submitting.
- We recommend printing your work. This gives you a backup record in case of electronic failure.
Viewing Your Work
- Choose the My Work link (log in if you have not done so).
- Then click the View button next to the title of your essay or planner.
- Your essay or planner will show up in a separate window. Close the window to go back to the My Work page.
- You can start new work from the My Work page. Just choose the assignment you want to work on and you will be taken to a page that lists the available tools for that assignment.
Editing Your Work
- Choose the My Work link (log in if you have not done so).
- Use the pull-down menu next to your essay or planner's title to choose the editing option you want.
- You can add, edit or delete sources from the bibliography or delete the entire bibliography from the
Add/Edit Bibliography option.
- You can spell-check your essay (if this option was chosen by your teacher)
using the Spell Check option.
- You can delete your essay or planner using the Delete option.
- Be sure to click the Go button after choosing an option. This will take you to the corresponding pages so that you may edit your work.
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