Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving Week

To: Followers of AP English Language

Thanksgiving Week 2010 is a full holiday week with no classes in session. Full class assignments and course description objectives will be continued and available on Sunday, November 28. Thank you for being one of the followers of the online posting of this blog.

Wishing you all the best for a Happy Thanksgiving.

James B. Carmicle
Los Angeles, California

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

STUDYPATH* November 29-December 3, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six answers are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class all week.
Bedford Reader text is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms review.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled for today.
The Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine talking points are due Friday, December 3 for class discussion.
Literary terms review continues in class; test date is scheduled for Friday.

Wednesday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class.

Thursday
An in-class timed essay is assigned today and due by the end of the period.

Friday
Literary terms test is scheduled before the class discussion of The Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine.
Outlining of Bedford Reader "The Writing Process" component (pages 31-49) is due Monday, December 6.
Responses for questions assigned on Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" piece are due Tuesday, December 7.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

STUDYPATH* November 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

Los Angeles Times letter to the editor is assigned.
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Five class discussion continues in class.
Literary terms test postponed from Friday is scheduled for today.
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class today and tomorrow for writing assignments and continuation of literary terms.
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers that were due Friday will be reviewed today and test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Great Gatsby multiple choice assignment is scheduled; due date is Friday.

Tuesday
"Everyday Use" Alice Walker Bedford Reader answers are due today (Meaning 2, 3; Writing Strategies 1, 3; Language 1).
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled for today; Unit Six answers are due the Monday after Thanksgiving week break.

Wednesday
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument textbooks continues in class, including a preview of the writing writing assignment in-class timed essay scheduled for tomorrow.

Thursday

An in-class timed essay is assigned for today and due by end of the period.

Friday

Outlining of Bedford Reader "The Writing Process" component is due Monday, December 6 (pages 31-49).
The Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine talking points are postponed until after the Thanksgiving holiday; due date is Friday, December 3 for class discussion.
Responses for questions on Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" piece are due Tuesday, December 7.
Thanksgiving week homework assignments are announced in class today.

Saturday, November 06, 2010

STUDYPATH* November 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class for writing assignment that will be due next Tuesday.
Literary terms from Bedford Reader are reviewed in class; test date is announced.
Outlining is scheduled for the Bedford Reader; assignment will be made in class.
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Five talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion.
Their Eyes Were Watching God multiple choice answers are scored in class.
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Friday; test is scheduled for next Monday.
Minow essays are scored and will be returned to students today.

Tuesday
Los Angeles Times letter to the editor is due today.
Work in Everything's an Argument and Five Steps to a Five continues in class.

Wednesday
Five Steps to a Five
multiple choice work continues in class; essay topic is assigned and in-class writing assignment is scheduled for next week.

Thursday
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and there are no classes in session today.

Friday
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled for next week.
New LA Times letter is to the editor is assigned and due Friday, November 19.
The Great Gatsby class discussion of Chapters One-Five is scheduled for today.