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
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Literary terms are discussed in class
MWD Power Point ""20% by 2020" is scheduled for today and tomorrow
Prep Week Two ballot is finalized with vote scheduled tomorrow
Video forms distributed and signed by all students for June 7 trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
USA Today letter to the editor assignment is due today
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class all week
Tuesday
Literary terms are discussed in class
Prep Week Two ballot voting is scheduled for today
Water Cases Nine and Ten are due today; the cases are reassigned to students in Periods Three and Four and due next Tuesday
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Guest speaker from Metropolitan Water District is scheduled for Monday; student questions are due in class today
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Literary terms are discussed in class
MWD Power Point ""20% by 2020" is scheduled for today and tomorrow
Prep Week Two ballot is finalized with vote scheduled tomorrow
Video forms distributed and signed by all students for June 7 trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
USA Today letter to the editor assignment is due today
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class all week
Tuesday
Literary terms are discussed in class
Prep Week Two ballot voting is scheduled for today
Water Cases Nine and Ten are due today; the cases are reassigned to students in Periods Three and Four and due next Tuesday
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Guest speaker from Metropolitan Water District is scheduled for Monday; student questions are due in class today
Saturday, April 14, 2012
STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Two-paragraph AP Exam Prep Week One analysis is due today (first paragraph should explain whether prep week was beneficial or not; second paragraph should explain why or why not)
Water Cases Seven and Eight are due Tuesday
USA Letter to the Editor is due today
Answers to the multiple choice test from last week are provided in class
Working outlines of the fifteen-page "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are exchanged with peers for analysis and corrections
Tuesday
Modern Language Association formatting protocols from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue are introduced in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and deadline announced (postponed until tomorrow)
Model "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are reviewed in class
Water Conservation "20% by 2020" power point presentation is scheduled for today
Wednesday
Literary terms are reviewed in class
MLA formatting requirements discussion continues
Metropolitan Water District guest speaker date to be announced
KQED water video is scheduled to be screened in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are due Friday (complete pages 105-116; skip analogies)
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice or timed writing is scheduled for today
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop units review assignment is due in class; test is scheduled for Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Two-paragraph AP Exam Prep Week One analysis is due today (first paragraph should explain whether prep week was beneficial or not; second paragraph should explain why or why not)
Water Cases Seven and Eight are due Tuesday
USA Letter to the Editor is due today
Answers to the multiple choice test from last week are provided in class
Working outlines of the fifteen-page "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are exchanged with peers for analysis and corrections
Tuesday
Modern Language Association formatting protocols from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue are introduced in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and deadline announced (postponed until tomorrow)
Model "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are reviewed in class
Water Conservation "20% by 2020" power point presentation is scheduled for today
Wednesday
Literary terms are reviewed in class
MLA formatting requirements discussion continues
Metropolitan Water District guest speaker date to be announced
KQED water video is scheduled to be screened in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are due Friday (complete pages 105-116; skip analogies)
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice or timed writing is scheduled for today
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop units review assignment is due in class; test is scheduled for Monday
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Working Outline for Junior Defense of Thesis Paper
There have been some inquiries from students about how to complete this brief working outline; a suggested model sample working outline was distributed in class the week preceding spring break.
Use two handouts (these were provided to students) "Essential Questions about Water in California: Including the Delta and its Species and Habitats" and a four-page "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" abstract/prompt as tools to develop a preliminary skeleton outline of what the fifteen-page paper will cover. Pay particular attention to the mandate of 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020 and the numbering and lettering of the last three paragraphs of page two of the abstract/prompt handout. Then review the Challenge One and Challenge Two information from page three to address the answers to questions posed for each Challenge, adding any additional points necessary.
Read the web site of Metropolitan Water District, click on member agencies to get ideas, and start to access information on the website source handout that was provided.
READ THE MATERIALS IN DEPTH AND THINK THROUGH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF WHAT THE PAPER WILL STATE, WHAT IT WILL PROVE, AND WHAT IT WILL DEFEND.
IF YOUR WORKING OUTLINE NEEDS REVISION, SUGGESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE REWRITE!
Use two handouts (these were provided to students) "Essential Questions about Water in California: Including the Delta and its Species and Habitats" and a four-page "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" abstract/prompt as tools to develop a preliminary skeleton outline of what the fifteen-page paper will cover. Pay particular attention to the mandate of 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020 and the numbering and lettering of the last three paragraphs of page two of the abstract/prompt handout. Then review the Challenge One and Challenge Two information from page three to address the answers to questions posed for each Challenge, adding any additional points necessary.
Read the web site of Metropolitan Water District, click on member agencies to get ideas, and start to access information on the website source handout that was provided.
READ THE MATERIALS IN DEPTH AND THINK THROUGH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF WHAT THE PAPER WILL STATE, WHAT IT WILL PROVE, AND WHAT IT WILL DEFEND.
IF YOUR WORKING OUTLINE NEEDS REVISION, SUGGESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE REWRITE!
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