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Friday, April 28, 2017

English 11 week of May 1

Monday -
1st and 2nd hour - Goodreads update and reflect on reading this semester.
5th, 7th, 8th hour - Satire introduction and vocabulary

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING HEADPHONES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK!

Tuesday/Wednesday - Hyperbole/Understatement word list; Irony notes on The Oatmeal. Work with partner to find irony examples. Individually, identify an example and provide an explanation to submit on Google Classroom.

Thursday/Friday - Sarcasm vs Irony. What is Satire? Work through examples of satire, types of figurative language.

Creative Writing week of May 1

Monday - Video wrap up; Presentation practice

Wednesday - Presentation practice in cafe

Friday - Project reflection; Goodreads Reviews - own book and peer

Friday, April 14, 2017

English 11 week of April 24

Monday - M-STEP tutorial online at https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1?index=1&adminId=523777

Online practice for M-STEP Science and Social Studies

M-STEP is on the left side;
Select "Online Tool Training"
Select "Sample Item Sets"
Select the grade
Select the content area
Login with the Username and Password provided on the login screen
Complete both content areas by going Back after finishing one area
Complete the Calculator and Graphing practice


Tuesday/Wednesday - M-STEP Social Studies test in computer lab - estimated time 50 minutes. Submit any other college requests to SAT online.

Thursday/Friday - M-STEP Science test in computer lab - estimated time 50 minutes.

Creative Writing week of April 24

Monday - work on Createspace submission

Wednesday - wrap up Createspace and work on Aurasma video

Friday - wrap up Aurasma