Today's Objective: Students will prepare and review for ELA assessment.

DO THIS - Take this quiz!

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=ela-terms-review
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DO THIS - How well can you read information?
Read everything on link below and then answer the following questions on your blog. Click on the links to get everything.
http://www.buffaloschools.org/Transportation.cfm?subpage=19480

1. When was the last snow day in Buffalo?
2. What magazine wrote an article about snow days?
3. When was this magazine published?
4. In 3 sentences, summarize what this article was about.
5. According to this article, what was the worst storm?
6. What is the lowest temperature reported in the information?
7. Why do schools have snow days?
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DO THIS - Define terms.
In your blog, define the following terms.

Irony, hyperbole, figure of speech, pronoun, mood, tone
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DO THIS - Take this quiz. Post your score on your blog.

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_beginnerreview.htm
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DO THIS - Answer the following questions in your blog. Use complete sentences.

1. Why do students need to do well on the ELA assessment?
2. What can help students succeed on their ELA assessment?
3. What have you done to prepare?
4. How can teachers help students do well on the ELAs?
5. What can students do outside of school to do well on this test?
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YOU MAY - Write a paragraph or more on each topic.

1. Choose a prominent person (living, deceased, or fictional) that you would like to interview and explain why.
2. Describe an important social event that you took part in. (wedding, church party, sports event, etc.)
3. Evaluate a significant experience, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
4. Describe a significant interest or experience that has special meaning for you.
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