Saturday, November 26, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow; Gloria Naylor piece responses (meaning 1,4; writing strategies 1, 3; language 2) are due today and literary terms are scheduled in class
Class discussion for The Great Gatsby Chapters 6-9 is scheduled for Wednesday
In-class essay is scheduled for Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled for Thursday

Tuesday
Great Gatsby essay is due Monday, December 5 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt will be provided in class
Literary terms are scheduled today from Bedford Reader; test date will be announced
Great Gatsby DCQ responses are due today in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for grammar lesson
Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine class discussion is scheduled for today; film is scheduled to be screened Monday and Tuesday of next week
Multiple choice practice continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
5 Steps to a 5 classwork is scheduled for today
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test

Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced; check blog Sunday night for next week's assignments

Saturday, November 19, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled for today
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
The Great Gatsby class discussion continues in class for Chapters One-Five
Bedford Reader selections will continue next Monday, November 28 with Gloria Naylor's "The Meanings of a Word"; responses due are meaning 1, 4; writing strategies 1, 3; language 2
Rhetorical devices are covered in class
Chapters Six-Nine talking points for The Great Gatsby are due Wednesday

Tuesday
5 Steps to a 5 in-class work is scheduled for today
Rhetorical devices are covered in class
Great Gatsby DCQ homework assignment is due Tuesday, November 29

Wednesday
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Thursday
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday; classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving holiday continues; classes are not in session

Saturday, November 12, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for Meghan Daum piece; responses are due Tuesday for class discussion (pages 463-464; Meaning 1,2; Writing Strategy 2,3; Language 3)
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Literary terms 41-50 are covered in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Turnitin.com essay has been assigned (2010 AP Exam Question Two) and is due Monday, November 14 by 11:59 P.M.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four answers are due today; test is scheduled for Thursday


Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for Daum class discussion
Bedford Reader Chapter Two outline is assigned and due Monday, December 5; outline the following pages 31-40; do not outline 41-end of chapter
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due in class today
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday
The Great Gatsby
Chapters One-Five class discussion continues in class today; talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are required in class
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Friday
In-class essay is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday

Saturday, November 05, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader: "The Crisis of National Identity" Samuel Huntington piece responses due Tuesday; Meaning 1, 2; Language 1, 2; Writing Strategies 1
Bedford Reader is due in class today for next set of literary terms
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment
Literary terms test 31-40 is scheduled in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for Huntington responses class discussion
Bedford Reader Chapter Two outline is assigned and due Monday, December 5; outline the following pages 31-40; do not outline 41-end of chapter
Turnitin.com essay has been assigned (2010 AP Exam Question Two) and is due Monday, November 14

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Monday, November 14; test date to be scheduled
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled for today
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due today; books are required in class; assignment is page 546, Exercise 11 1-10 and Exercise 12 1-5

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Five talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are due today for class discussion

Friday
Today is a legal holiday, Veterans Day, and classes are not in session.