In Language Arts today the students learned about the root, aud/audi, which means to hear.

The students also finished presenting their folktale projects. I have updated grades to reflect the scores of these projects.

For extra credit over the weekend, students are being given the opportunity to take the practice ELA MSTEP online. Here’s how you complete it:

1. Go to the Dearborn Public Schools Page
2. Click on “Student Portal”
3. In the center under MSTEP, click “MSTEP Testing Portal”  Here is the URL: https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/
4. Click “Online Tools Training”
5. Click “Sample Items Set” and select “Grade 6” then “English Language Arts”
6. Type in the Username and Password EXACTLY AS YOU SEE THEM! username: ela6samp   password: test1234
7. Take the practice test. When you are done, take a screenshot on your computer or phone and email it to me. You could also print the final page. You will know when you are done because a black rectangle will pop up congratulating you for finishing and telling you you are done. I will not accept anything else to receive extra credit. BE SURE NOT TO CLICK OUT OF THE PRACTICE BEFORE TAKING A PICTURE! This is OPTIONAL and worth five summative points of extra credit. The test will reset if you start it then try to finish it at another time so make sure you start it when you have some time to finish the whole thing at once. The amount of time it takes is different for everyone, the longer you take to think about the answers to questions, the longer the practice will take. Make sure you practice playing with the tools at the top too!

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Practice MSTEP for Extra Credit due Monday
3. Grammar Quiz: Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homonyms on Wednesday