Monday, March 29, 2010

Research Paper Abstract


Abstract:


The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta (Bay-Delta), because of a number of factors, faces current conditions that have severely restricted water supplies to farms, businesses and millions of residents in Central and Southern California, a prime concern for a host of stakeholders, including water districts statewide. Facing legal and environmental restrictions, climate change impacts, drought, and continued population growth, the Bay-Delta and stakeholders throughout California are being challenged to meet a new, legislative mandate to lower per capita water use through local conservation measures that will help achieve a 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020. In order to meet this mandate, member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District’s Southern California service area will play an important role in developing goals and objectives of their own if they are able to enact and sustain a mosaic of water conservation solutions. The innovative ideas and consumer incentives of these communities will provide “local solutions for statewide benefits” since strategies that are developed and implemented by each will result in conservation measures that can benefit all.

See teacher pages for research source list.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

STUDYPATH* March 22-26, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Bedford Reader and Language of Composition assignments are due today. Question #1 from Meaning, Questions #1, 3 from Language, and Question #1 from Writing Strategy are due from Bedford Reader's "Too Much Pressure"; Language of Composition assigned work is Exercise One #1-#4, and Exercise Two #1-#5; all grammar from pages 897-898.

Multiple choice questions completed last Monday will be covered in class in preparation for the upcoming AP English Language Examination.

Ms. Campbell will discuss signups for the AP Exam and exam protocol on Tuesday in class.

Students meet in the library on Wednesday for research paper skills and strategy lesson. Preliminary thesis statements are due in class.

Unit One-Nine Cumulative Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Thursday.

Working outline for the research paper is due in class on Friday.

Friday, March 12, 2010

STUDYPATH* March 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop
Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled for this week; answers for the cumulative review (pages between Unit Nine and Unit Ten) are due Tuesday.

Water Case Seven activity is scheduled for Wednesday when the completed surveys are discussed in class.

An AP on-demand essay is scheduled for Thursday.

Bring Writer's Choice on Friday, when work on research paper skills continues, with Lesson 7.3.

Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 15 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1

Period Three letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.

Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.

Sunday, March 07, 2010

STUDYPATH* March 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Language of Composition
and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 8 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday, March 15. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1

Research paper work begun on Friday will continue into this week, with daily assignments after topics are assigned by Wednesday. Writer's Choice textbooks are required on Friday for Lesson 7.2--Outlining.

Invisible Man motif essay for the novel is available at gomyaccess.com and closes March 9; rubric for this essay can be accessed by clicking resources on the web site.

Water Case Eight handout and test will be distributed in class Wednesday and is due Thursday. The activity for the continuation of Water Case Seven is scheduled for Wednesday in class.

Period Two letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.

Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine will be assigned this week and is due on Monday, March 15.