Are you ready Falcons? They say, "April showers bring May flowers." Well something else that April brings is STAAR Exams. We are entering a month that will bring us May cheers!
Honors Literature:
-Read "The Slave Dancer" by Paula Fox (Historical Fiction)
-Analyze figurative language-understand how figurative language and stylistic elements create meaning in fiction and poetry.
-Analyze and identify common elements of literature, including drama, from various cultures, synthesize texts, and make connections across multiple texts.
Honors Grammar/Writing:
-Students will begin a research paper on Slavery. They will also have the options to do a PPT or web quest.
-Explain the steps to writing a research paper. Explain MLA style.
-Choose a Topic, write Topic Sentence.
-Research
Important Dates to Remember:
April 22, 2014 Math STAAR Exam
April 23, 2014 Reading STAAR Exam
Other Dates:
April 1 April Fool's Day, Apple Computer Founded (1976)
April 2 International Children's Book Day, World Autism Day
April 3 First Pony Express Service (1860)
April 4 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Created (1949) http://www.nato.int/ , Marther Luther King Assassinated (1968), Microsoft Founded (1975)
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