Sunday, April 29, 2012

STUDYPATH* April 30-May 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Metropolitan Water District Guest Speaker Mr. Donnelly is scheduled in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Twenty-four hour water use handout must be completed by Friday and submitted in class
Be Waterwise....All Year Long research paper is due Friday, May 25; no extensions of deadline are permitted and no rewrites of papers will be accepted (make the first draft the best draft), except for students who will present at the Junior Defense of Thesis field trip
AP exams for selected students are scheduled for next week--see AP Bulletin for details

Tuesday
Everything's An Argument "Flashpoints" of Emotional, Ethical and Logical Arguments group work in class (pages 491-512); class presentations to be announced
Reading assignments for The Awakening by Kate Chopin scheduled in class:  Chapters 1-13 are due May 21-25; Chapters 14-26 are due May 28-June 1; Chapters 27-39 are due June 4-8
Sample dialectical journals for The Awakening are discussed in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop test for review units is scheduled in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made for Chapters 9-12
Synthesis essay is due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site


Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Library OWL and MLA appointment is scheduled for Thursday May 10
Literary terms are reviewed in class prior to the AP exam
Multiple choice practice is scheduled for today