Sunday, October 30, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class for writing assignment-"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid- Meaning 1; Writing Strategies 1, 2, 3; Language 1; responses due tomorrow
Bedford Reader outline of Chapter One is due today
Literary terms are continued in class (emphasis-focus)

Tuesday

Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms 31-40 (emphasis-focus)

Wednesday

Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar lesson; assignment due is Exercise Nine: 1-5, Exercise Ten (pages 543-544) and Grammar Pretest on Clauses
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday

Friday

The Great Gatsby is assigned and talking points are due for Chapters One-Five next Friday
In-class timed essay (James Baldwin)

Sunday, October 23, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; "Orientation" piece by Daniel Orozco is due Tuesday (Meaning 1; Writing Strategies 1, 3; Language 1, 2) and "Everyday Use" responses are discussed in class today
Literary terms are scheduled in class; test is Wednesday

Tuesday

Synthesis essay due on turnitin.com tonight by 11:59 P.M. (see last week's blog for further information)
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and discussion of "Orientation" piece

Wednesday
Their Eyes Were Watching God letter permits are due today
Prose passage multiple choice practice
Tone lesson is scheduled in class today
Bedford Reader outline is due Monday, October 31 (see previous week blog for pages)
Writer's Choice is due in class today for grammar assignment
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Thursday

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part I screening is scheduled for today

Friday

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part II screening is scheduled for today
Weekend homework is announced; check blog Sunday night for assignments

Saturday, October 15, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Synthesis essay due October 25 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; click this link for 2010 Form A synthesis essay (school technology) from collegeboard.com
Bedford Reader is required in class for writing assignment and literary terms
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion for Chapters 11-15 postponed to today from last Friday
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker responses are due tomorrow; Meaning 3; Writing Strategies 1, 2; Language 1; Alice Walker on Writing 3

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for class discussion of Quindlen's "Homeless" piece; literary terms continue in class
Bedford Reader outlining of Chapter One "Reading Critically" is assigned and due Monday, October 31--pages 9-12; 16-27; 29-30

Wednesday
Writer's Choice assignment from last week is due today; books are required in class
Prose passage #7 and #8 are scheduled for today in class

Thursday
In-class assigned essay: James Baldwin prompt

Friday
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled for today
Their Eyes Were Watching God talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion

Agenda Bin:
Reading level measured
Compare satire and non-satire pieces by Swift
Crevecoeur writing prompt
Water Cases One and Two
Summer multiple choice work in groups

Sunday, October 09, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

*Use this link to access Douglass material:
*"What the Black Man Wants" and Frederick Douglass biography assigned in preparation for Thursday in-class essay
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop responses (pages 42-50) are due today; test date will be announced
*Writer's Choice textbook and assigned grammar activities (pages 539-exercises 4-5 and exercise 10) are due Wednesday
*Lincoln essays and Cofer responses are returned to students
*Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for assigned text
*"Homeless" by Anna Quindlen is due Tuesday (pages 200-203-meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3; language 2)
*Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow

Tuesday
*Literary terms test scheduled for today has been postponed until Friday before the class discussion
*Quindlen responses are due today
*"What AP Readers Long to See" handout is discussed

Wednesday
*Prose passage #7 multiple choice practice
*Writer's Choice textbook is due in class today; postponed to next week because of PSAT)
*5 Steps to a Five textbook activities are scheduled for today
*Water Case One is assigned and due Monday (postponed to next week because of PSAT)
Summer multiple choice answers are discussed in groups

Thursday
*In-class timed writing assignment-Frederick Douglass essay

Friday
*Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are due for class discussion
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today before class discussion
Weekend homework will be announced
Literary terms test rescheduled from Tuesday is scheduled today

Agenda Bin:
Reading level measured
Compare satire and non-satire piece by Swift
Outline Bedford Chapter One
Voice lessons: Diction, Tone, and Syntax