Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Semester B Information

Information about curriculum for Semester B, including course syllabus, will be posted on blog in mid-February. For off-track assigned work, direct questions to jcarmicl@lausd.net and inquiries will be addressed.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Off-Track Assignment

December 10, 2007


Dear Parents of AP English Language, Honors Contemporary Composition, and Honors Tenth Grade English Classes:

I am writing to inform you of the off-track work that students are expected to complete and submit by March 7, 2008 for the second semester of this 2007-2008 school year. Work or test scores submitted after that date will not be scored and may negatively affect a student’s grade.

AP English Language and Honors Contemporary Composition students will read two novels or plays chosen from the list on the reverse side of this letter. These students will keep a dialectical journal (see format below) and take the Accelerated Reader test by March 7, 2008. The AR test scores should be submitted along with the dialectical journals; no late scores will be accepted.

Honors Tenth Grade students will read two novels chosen from the list on the reverse side of this letter. These students will take the Accelerated Reader test for both novels upon their return and submit the test scores by March 7, 2008; no late scores will be accepted.

Thank you.

Sample Dialectical Journal

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Type or use ruled binder paper to create your journal. You must include at least one journal entry per chapter with the following information:

1. Page number of quote/summary
2. A direct quote or summary of chosen event
3. Your response as to the significance of the chosen quote/summary to the development of Janie’s character or other key themes or motifs in the novel. A response may include key questions, interpretations, and/or evaluations of the text
©Ms. Tobenkin’s Web Log 2006 (used with permission)


Students chose titles before going off-track.