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Monday, April 2, 2012

Tuesday, April 3rd

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.
2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.
3. Increase understanding of literary devices.

Agenda: 
March Madness Review: Theme
Group Research/Presentation: Literary Devices

You will work in groups of 3-4 to learn about and research one type of figurative language: Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, or Hyperbole.
Your group will create a presentation designed to teach the rest of the class about your topic. You should include one or more of the following products or performance methods:

Poster
Demonstration
Skit
Song/Rap
Cartoon
Dance
Model
Poem
Power Point
Anything else!

ELA State Test Prep: Review Strategies
  • ELA State Test Prep: Book 1 - Timed Reading/Questions
Homework:
1. Complete any owed work by Thursday, April 5th
2. Complete Point of View Packet