AP English Language Winter Break Assignments--Due January 13, 2014

Complete the following assignments and submit on Monday, January 13, 2014

Outlining Language of Composition

Chapter One:  Pages 1-6; 10-11; 13-14; 17-25 (19 pages)

Chapter Two: Pages 35-38; 49-51 (7 pages)

Chapter Three: Pages 61-62 (2 pages)

(if there are discrepancies for these page numbers, that is, if the text in your book does not correspond to these page numbers, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net for clarification)

Competition Paper (handout states requirements)

(if you need the handout, I will e-mail it to you upon request)

Columnist Response (Will, Friedman, Daum, Page, Dowd)

Invisible Man

Prologue (1 dialectical journal)

Chapters One-Five (5 dialectical journals)

(this assignment was modified from fifteen chapters to five chapters)

The Water Case assigned in late December is due Tuesday, January 14, 2013.

Have a good winter break and return refreshed for the second semester of AP English Language.

STUDYPATH* December 16-20, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Final examinations for Periods One and Three include full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing

Tuesday
Periods One, Three and Six do not meet today
Water cases are due for all periods

Wednesday
Final Examination for Period Six includes full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing

Thursday
Multiple choice final exam answers reviewed
Overview of winter break assigned work:

• Outlining of Language of Composition
• Invisible Man assigned reading
• Columnist response
• Competition assigned paper

Friday
Last day of semester
Winter break work review continues; all work due Monday, January 13

STUDYPATH* December 9-13, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Conclusion of Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday for Wenke responses (meaning 1, writing strategey 1, 2 and language 1) and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled for Friday; sources are distributed in class for annotations
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) distributed to students; test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40
Sources for synthesis in-class timed writing are reviewed
Water cases are due today for all classes

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday-Minimum Day (Senior Projects)
Review of final exam assignment
Review of winter break work is scheduled

Friday
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* December 2-6, 2013

For corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today; Naylor responses for meaning 2, 4; writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1 are due
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby continues in class for Period Six
Invisible Man reading assignment is scheduled
Winter break work assignments are reviewed and include outlining, dialectical journals for Invisible Man, columnist response and writing competition paper all due January 13

Tuesday
Synthesis Paper Number Five (Daylight Savings Time prompt) is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Water Cases are due today for all classes

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six; Periods One and Three may submit work on Tuesday to meet deadline
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet

Thursday
Film screening of Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled today and tomorrow for Periods One and Three
Film screening for The Great Gatsby is scheduled today and tomorrow for Period Six

Friday
Film screening continues for Their Eyes Were Watching God for Periods One and Three
Film screening continues for The Great Gatsby for Period Six
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* November 18-22, 2013

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT (Corrections: e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net)
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters Sixteen-Twenty) one per chapter are due Friday for Periods One and Three
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class

Tuesday
Water Case responses are due for Periods One, Three and Six
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Period Six does not meet today

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today for Periods One and Three and tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six; test date to be scheduled

Thursday
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)

Friday
Class discussion for Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Review of assignments for Thanksgiving break (due Monday, December 2) is scheduled for all three classes
Synthesis Paper Five is due Tuesday, December 3 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; prompt will be added to blog during the November 3-December 1 weekend)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Water Cases are due Tuesday, December 3 because of Thanksgiving week break

Agenda Bin:
2014 Legischool Project Competition: Deadline January 7, 2014
Bedford Reader Outlining
Logic of Columnist's Article

STUDYPATH* November 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

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

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; Daum piece responses are due: meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, and 4; language 3
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due today for Periods One and Three; due tomorrow for Period Six (Period Six has not yet taken the WHSSSK 41-50 test but will do so tomorrow in class)
Dialectical Journals are due Friday:  Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen); The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Seven-Nine)
Water Cases are due from all classes today; next Water Case will be assigned and is due next Tuesday

Wednesday
WHSSSK Words 41-50 test is scheduled for Period Six; Words 51-60 are due tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled today for Periods One, Two and Six

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three work is scheduled in class next week
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)

Friday
Class discussions for The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God are scheduled in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* November 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, 4 and language 3 for Megan Daum piece due Tuesday, November 12
The Great Gatsby is required in class for Period Six
Their Eyes Were Watching God is required in class for Periods One and Three
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 test is scheduled
Timed writing assignment prompt for Crevecoeur is distributed to students
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Tuesday, November 12

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled Periods One and Three
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet today
Dialectical journals for both novels are due Friday for class discussion; The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Four-Six) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Six-Ten)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Water Case responses are due for all classes

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled for Period Six
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class

Thursday
In-class writing assignment for Crevecoeur is scheduled

Friday 
Class discussions for Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby are scheduled for Periods One, Three and Six
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due Tuesday, November 12
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and classes are not in session Monday, November 11
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* October 28-November 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment
Huntington piece responses are due today; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1; next reading/writing assignment is made
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters One-Three (two per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Period Six)
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters One-Five (one per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Periods One and Three)
Timed in-class writing assignment prompt distributed to students

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Case responses are due for all three AP classes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Types of sentences for writing prose in Advanced Placement continues
Synthesis Paper Number Four is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper prompt on space exploration available on the College Board site

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) are due today; test is scheduled Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class

Thursday
Timed in-class writing assignment is scheduled

Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) test is scheduled
Class discussions are scheduled for opening chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

LA Times Information

Use this link to log in to your Los Angeles Times account:

http://nieonline.com/latimes/studentconnect.cfm

The class user name and password will be provided to students in class.

STUDYPATH* October 21-25, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR 

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment; Samuel P. Huntington piece is assigned and due Monday  (Answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1 for the Huntington assignment due Monday)
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader continue in class
Analyzing the Logic of an Article columnist response is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One Test is scheduled tomorrow
WHSSSK Words 31-40 reviewed in class for test on Wednesday
Water Case One is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period Three; Water Case Two is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period One
Screening concludes for Their Eyes Were Watching God Period Six
F. Scott Fitzgerald writing assignment distributed and in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday for compare-contrast paper

Tuesday 
Water Case One is assigned to Period Six and due (corrected entry) Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled 
Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are assigned to Periods One and Three
The Great Gatsby novels are assigned to Period Six

Wednesday 
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 test is scheduled
Types of sentences for writing prose for Advanced Placement is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled; compare-contrast paper is due by end of class

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Four is assigned and due October 28 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper on space exploration from your account at the College Board site (this assignment has been postponed to Tuesday, October 29 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 14-18, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) are due today for class discussion on Friday
Screening Day One of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Gatsby multiple choice continues in class; screening Day One of The Great Gatsby is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is postponed to Thursday for Periods One, Three and Six
"Girl" Jamaica Kincaid responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 2, 3 and language 1 are due in class today; Bedford Reader is NOT required in class this week
"Winter Dreams" assignment is distributed and due Friday; to access the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, see the link available on last week's blog
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Water Case One responses are due tomorrow; Water Case One is assigned to Period Three tomorrow and due Tuesday

Tuesday
Multiple choice work for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled
Screening Day Two of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Water Case One is due today (Period One); Water Case One is distributed to Period Three and due Tuesday
Screening Day Two of The Great Gatsby is scheduled

Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE for the PRACTICE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
Periods One and Three do not meet today

Thursday
Periods One, Three and Six (if necessary) Screening Day Three of The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Parent Conference Night is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 P.M. in various locations

Friday-Minimum Day Schedule
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion (Period Six) is scheduled for Chapters 16-20; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Article responses are due Monday; choose one columnist for analysis
Bedford Reader is required in class on Monday for reading and writing assignment
F. Scott Fitzgerald poetry analysis is distributed in class and due date set

STUDYPATH* October 7-11, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; "Orientation" responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1, 2 are due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work is scheduled in class
Assignment prompts for Thursday's in-class timed writing assignments are distributed to students (The Great Gatsby for Periods One and Three and Their Eyes Were Watching God for Period Six)
5 Steps to a 5 Defense, Challenge, Qualify (Refute) in argumentative prompts; supporting positions in the argumentative papers
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three (green living) is due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (2011 Form B prompt is available on the College Board site)
Bedford Reader rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled in class today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is scheduled; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three is due this morning
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 test is scheduled
"Winter Dreams" is assigned and responses are due Monday; access the short story by using this link:  http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/winterd/winter.html: responses are postponed--check next week's blog

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled for all periods
The Great Gatsby multiple choice final exam is scheduled in class
Journaling for types of sentences and syntactical variety in prose is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing for The Great Gatsby (Periods One and Three) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six)

Friday
Period Six Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 are due Monday (two per chapter); class discussion is scheduled for next Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* September 30-October 4, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms, rhetorical devices and next reading assignment
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters Seven-Nine are due today (Periods One and Three only); class discussion is scheduled Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals (two per chapter) for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due today (Period Six only); class discussion is scheduled Friday
Outlining of Chapter Two of Bedford Reader for Periods One, Three and Six is due Friday
Journaling for types of sentences and syntactical variety in prose is scheduled this week
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Tuesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today; Bedford Reader is required in class today for Period Six
Reminder:  "Babylon Revisited" responses (choose three of seven) are due Wednesday, October 2; Fitzgerald's short story is available on last week's blog as a link; use complete sentences and textual evidence to complete responses
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work continues in class
DCQ in-class timed writing prompt and passage is distributed in class in preparation for Thursday's timed writing activity
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due today for Period Six; test date to be scheduled

Wednesday
"Babylon Revisited" responses are due today
DEFEND, CHALLENGE, QUALIFY (DCQ) reviewed in preparation for future timed writing assignment
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due today for Periods One and Three; test date to be scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled; a defend-challenge-qualify paper is scheduled

Friday
Synthesis Paper Number Three assigned and due on turnitin.com web site on Tuesday, October 8 by 8:30 A.M.; paper's subject is green living; access the 2011 Form B synthesis question available on College Board web site using your account
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend's for class updates and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* September 23-27, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; responses are due for Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" meaning 3, writing strategies 1,2 and language 1; multiple choice for "Everyday Use" is administered to ascertain students' comprehension and inferential thinking of textual evidence
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work continues in class
Bedford Reader literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Dialectical journals for The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 (three per chapter) are due today for Friday's class discussion
AP Period Six outlining assignment due Friday (see Friday blog entry)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due today; (one per chapter) (Period Six only)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 are reviewed and test date scheduled for Friday

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Outlining of Chapter Two of Bedford Reader is due today for Periods One and Three (this assignment has been POSTPONED)

Wednesday
Columnist response is due for Analyzing the Logic of an Article; choose from the five columnists provided on the handout
Types of sentences journals continue in class; declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, interrupted, balanced, periodic and cumulative sentences

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class updates and next week's assignments
Outline for Chapter One of Bedford Reader is due for Period Six
Class discussion of The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Three assigned and due date set on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) are required on Monday for next week's class discussion
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Monday (Period Six only) (two dialectical journals per chapter)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 test is scheduled
Access this link for Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" and respond to three of seven questions using complete sentences and textual evidence (click for link); due Wednesday, October 2 in class

STUDYPATH* September 16-20, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Lincoln papers scored and returned to students; writing concerns addressed in class
Baldwin prompt is distributed to students for timed writing on Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due today
Bedford Reader is due in class; outlining Chapter Two is due Tuesday, September 24 for all classes
Rhetorical devices and literary terms from Bedford Reader continue in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader writing assignment is due Monday, September 23

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop diagnostic test and Unit One work continues in class
Period Six does not meet today
Synthesis Paper Two is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Baldwin timed-writing is scheduled tomorrow in class

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled today

Friday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Three class discussion concludes in class (Period One and Three)
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five class discussion concludes in class (Period Six)
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments
Dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six of The Great Gatsby are due Monday (Periods One and Three)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due Monday (Period Six)
Logic template responses (Analysis of the Logic of an Article) are due Wednesday, September 25 for all classes

STUDYPATH* September 9-13, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test is scheduled for tomorrow; words will be reviewed in class today (postponed to Tuesday with test Wednesday)
Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday; "Homeless" Anna Quindlen responses (meaning 1, 2; writing strategy 2, 3 and language 2) are due today
Outlining Chapter One of Bedford Reader is scheduled; outlines are due tomorrow (postponed to Wednesday)
Lincoln Second Inaugural prompt is distributed; timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Columnists biographies and logic templates are presented for students first consultative writing assignment due Wednesday, September 18

Tuesday
WHSSSK Words 1-10 test (postponed to Wednesday)
Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms, rhetorical devices and outlining assignments
Literary terms 1-10 reviewed for test tomorrow
Outlining Bedford Reader Chapter One is due today (postponed to Wednesday)

Wednesday
Literary terms 1-10 test is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One classwork is scheduled
"Death of the Moth" multiple choice responses conclude in class
Journals continue in class for AP types of sentences
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due Monday; record definition, part of speech, syllabication and diacritical marking for each word

Thursday
Lincoln Second Inaugural timed writing is scheduled
The Great Gatsby class discussion is scheduled tomorrow for Chapters One-Three

Friday
Dialectical journals are due in class for Chapters One-Three class discussion of The Great Gatsby
Synthesis Paper Two is due Tuesday, September 17 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2008 Form B synthesis prompt on high school English texts by accessing your College Board account online
Dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six (three entries per chapter) are due Friday, September 20 for class discussion of The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* September 2-6, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson Of Ups
Show Up, Speak Up, Keep Up, Measure Up

Monday
Today is Labor Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Periods One and Three; in-class timed writing is scheduled Friday
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice is scheduled today and tomorrow
Dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters One-Three of The Great Gatsby are due Friday, September 6 for class discussion (Periods One and Three only)
Bedford Reader is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Journals continue in class all week for AP types of sentences
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class

Wednesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Period Six
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice concludes
Bedford Reader is due in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class

Thursday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session

Friday
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals are due today for class discussion Periods One and Three
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" postponed to Tuesday, September 10; outline template is on Box (see Box at right of this blog)
Synthesis Paper Two is due Tuesday September 17 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt will be discussed in class

STUDYPATH* August 26-30, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
College Board account must be set up to access the prompt for the synthesis paper, which is due by 8:30 A.M. tomorrow morning (Tuesday) on turnitin.com web site; see last week's blog for a link to the College Board web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are reviewed and test is scheduled Wednesday
Bedford Reader "Silent Dancing" by Judith Ortiz Cofer responses are due in class: complete pages 162-169: answer meaning 1, 3; writing strategy 1, 3 and language 3; textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow
Journaling for literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader are reviewed in class
Rodriguez in-class timed writing is scheduled for Period One; Rodriguez scored papers are returned to Periods Three and Six students

Tuesday
Bedford Reader outlining template is discussed; outlining of Chapter One of Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" is due Tuesday, September 3; template available on Box
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class; application to "Death of the Moth" is discussed
Synthesis paper on museums is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class
"Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf piece is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test

Thursday
Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt is distributed; prewriting is due Tuesday, September 3; in class timed writing is scheduled Thursday

Friday
Today is California Admission Day in and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* August 19-23, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Sign up for College Board account to access links to writing assignments; click this link
AP Opening Days Bulletin due today
Bedford Reader must be brought to class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment for Periods One and Three; due in class Wednesday for Period Six; "The Lottery" responses due tomorrow for Periods One and Three and Wednesday for Period Six for class discussion
Rodriguez prompt opening paragraph due Tuesday for Periods One and Three; due Wednesday for Period Six; forty-minute in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed due today (on Box)Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due today

• WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech

"What AP Readers Long To See" reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components (continued):

1. Logical fallacies
2. Argument structures
3. Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
4. Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
5. Useful vocabulary and diction
6. Fiction and universal themes
7. Syntax and sentence types
8. Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
9. Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses  
10. Outlining style and format
11. Response to columnist analysis
12. Research and oral defense of thesis

Tuesday
Synthesis paper and sources distributed; paper due next Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Monday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
5. Periodic
6. Cumulative (Loose)
7. Balanced
8. Interrupted

Wednesday
Period One does not meet today

Thursday
Rodriguez prompt in-class timed writing
Synthesis Paper One due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, August 26; prompt and sources will be distributed in class

Friday
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M.
Virginia Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt distributed to students; prewriting due Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class Monday and Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* Opening Week August 13-16, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Tuesday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due Thursday
Summer work assignment free response papers and multiple choice responses due Friday
Turn It In account verification required by Friday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed and returned by Monday (on Box)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due Monday

• WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech

"What AP Readers Long To See" reviewed in class
General AP English Language paper rubric reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components:

1. Logical fallacies
2. Argument structures
3. Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
4. Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
5. Useful vocabulary and diction
6. Fiction and universal themes
7. Syntax and sentence types
8. Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
9. Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses  
10. Outlining style and format
11. Response to columnist analysis
12. Research and oral defense of thesis

Wednesday
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Tuesday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
5. Periodic
6. Cumulative (Loose)
7. Balanced
8. Interrupted

Thursday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due today
Turn It In account verification due tomorrow
Summer work assignment due tomorrow free response papers and multiple choice responses

Friday
AP Opening Days Bulletin due Monday signed by student and parent
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis Paper sources and prompt distributed; prewriting due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information

Summer Introduction to AP English Language and Composition

Welcome students to Advanced Placement English Language and Composition 2013-2014!

An updated syllabus and Week One blog will be posted at the beginning of August.  Classes begin on Tuesday, August 13.

You may wish to familiarize yourself with the novels scheduled for this yearlong course.  Access the textbook and novel photos by downloading the document on Box (at right of this blog).  We will complete reading assignments and dialectical journals on Invisible Man, Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby.  The textbooks are The Bedford Reader, The Language of Composition, Five Steps to a Five, Everything's An Argument, Writer's Choice and Vocabulary Workshop.  Students will also complete a fifteen-page research paper defense of thesis on a topic related to water conservation and participate in a trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for an oral defense of thesis by selected students.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will respond.

AP English Language Summer Work Assignment

Access this link for instructions:

http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=64226&type=d&pREC_ID=100888

All assignments are due by the end of the first week of school.

Questions or concerns, contact jcarmicl@lausd.net for information.

Finals Week 2013

Monday-Friday

Periods One, Two and Three final examinations are scheduled for Tuesday, June 4

Periods Four, Five and Six final examinations are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5

Preparation for final examinations is scheduled Monday, June 3

Return all textbooks directly to textbook room

Last day of classes for the 2012-2013 school year is Friday, June 7

First day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year is Tuesday, August 13

STUDYPATH* May 27-31, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday-Friday
Dickinson poetry interpretation, explication and analysis is scheduled; student-chosen poem selected is interpreted, explicated and analyzed in class

Literary terms are scheduled (anaphora, anthropomorphism, antithesis, begging the question, chiasmus, denouement, epistrophe, homograph, homomyn, homophone, in media res, modernism, motif, naturalism, non sequitur, parallelism, procatalepsis, slippery slope, understatement, zeugma)

Return all textbooks to classroom

Preparation for final examination is scheduled

STUDYPATH* May 20-24, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms both Monday and Tuesday

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California field trip is scheduled Wednesday, May 22; students meet in the cafeteria at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday for preparations to board the train; debrief of trip will occur once students return to school in the afternoon

Return Bedford Reader, Everything's An Argument and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom

Return all Water Case handouts to classroom

Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due; print verification of account signup

USING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER, WRITE TEN TALKING POINTS FOR THE CLASS DISCOURSE SCHEDULED AT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
Talking points are due Tuesday in class

STUDYPATH* May 13-17, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms

Debriefing of the AP English Language and Composition examination free response questions

Precis for research paper assigned and due Friday

Return Bedford Reader and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom

Return all Water Case handouts to classroom

Power points for presenters are due today

Research papers are scored and returned to students

Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due Friday; print verification of account signup

STUDYPATH* May 6-10, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
AP Exam Week One May 6-10
College counselor Mrs. Brown is scheduled as guest speaker
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed in class Monday-Thursday

Tuesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices, and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled

Wednesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled

Thursday
Pre-Exam class discussion of skills and strategies for AP exam is scheduled

Friday
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled today; students are invited to continental breakfast in classroom from 6:30-7:45 A.M.

STUDYPATH* April 29-May 3, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number One)
Mrs. Brown's visit has been postponed to next Monday

Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part One)
Logical fallacies review and test

Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Two)

Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part Two)
Review of next week's pre-exam activities is scheduled

Friday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Three)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due April 30; no late papers accepted

STUDYPATH* April 22-26, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
CST Testing Schedule
Multiple choice scoring for AP Exam Prep Week One
"How to Calculate Your Score" handouts are completed in class
Logical fallacies handout and test is due on Friday

Tuesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today

Wednesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today

Thursday
CST Testing Schedule
Letter to the editor is due
Multiple choice practice is scheduled; AP Exam Prep Week One scoring concludes
Research paper is due April 30; power points for selected students are due May 13
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
April 29-May 3 is AP Exam Prep Week Two
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class
Logical fallacies responses are due today

STUDYPATH* April 15-19, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups:  Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
AP Exam Prep Week One:  Paper One
Rewrites of thumbnails, working outlines and works cited pages are due today; staple rewrites on top of initial drafts; if there were no corrections in original drafts they must be submitted for points and letter grade
OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE APRIL 30; NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
POWER POINTS ARE DUE MAY 13 FOR SELECTED STUDENTS
Water Cases 1-10 will be distributed to students this week for research papers

Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One:  Multiple Choice (first half)
Bedford Reader literary terms test

Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week One:  Paper Two

Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week One:  Multiple Choice (second half)
Letter to the editor is due today (use political cartoon from USA Today)

Friday
AP Exam Prep Week One:  Paper Three
CST Exam Week schedule is in effect next week; Period Four will meet only on selected days and include multiple choice practice, literary terms from Bedford Reader, the classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin arguments from Bedford Reader and a turnitin.com writing assignment, among other scheduled activities

STUDYPATH* April 8-12, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Los Angeles Times staff writer Bettina Boxall guest speaker appearance on water concerns in California
Final Mastery Test (FMT) responses for Vocabulary Workshop are announced in class tomorrow; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due Tuesday, April 30 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; no late papers are accepted
Research paper thumbnails (four) are due today
Rewrite works cited and working outlines by Friday for second draft

Tuesday
FMT responses are announced in class
AP Exam Prep Week One is rescheduled to Monday-Friday, April 15-18
Water Cases are distributed in class for research paper sources
CST test preparation continues in class with passages and multiple choice responses

Wednesday
FMT test is scheduled all period today; Writer's Choice assignment is due

Thursday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due
Bedford Reader literary terms continue in class and rhetorical strategies on overhead continue in class
Bedford Reader classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument models are scheduled

Friday
Grant-Lee writing assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. this morning on turnitin.com web site
Power points for students who will present at MWD are due no later than Monday, May 13
Rewrites of works cited and working outlines are due today (this assignment has been rescheduled to Monday and includes working outlines, works cited and thumbnails rewrites; all rewrites should be stapled on top of previous drafts)

STUDYPATH* April 1-5, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Cesar E. Chavez Birthday Observed; classes are not in session and resume tomorrow

Tuesday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due Friday; paper due date is set; thesis statements are reviewed in class
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (FMT) is due Thursday (this has been amended to Friday) in class (pages 183-188)
Water Cases continue in class this week
CST test preparation is scheduled all week in class
LA Times writer Boxall's latest article about water is available on Box (see listing at right)

Wednesday 
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language Examination (May 10)
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for assignment

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due; respond to political cartoon
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop FMT responses are due; books are due in class Monday for FMT examination

Friday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due today
Bedford Reader literary terms continue; book is due in class
Additional assignments are made from Everything's An Argument textbook
FMT responses are announced in class in preparation for the FMT from Vocabulary Workshop on Monday

Spring Break

Check this blog this coming weekend for next week's assignments.

Enjoy your spring break, March 25-April 2.  Classes resume Tuesday, April 2.

STUDYPATH* March 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Meet in the library for research paper skills and strategies lesson

Tuesday
Debriefing of library research paper skills and strategies lesson from Monday
Thumbnails, works cited list and research paper working outline are due Thursday by end of class

Wednesday
Grammar assignment 7.4 (1, 2) and 7.5 (1, 2) from Writer's Choice is due today; textbook is not required in class
Meet in the library for research paper skills and strategies lesson

Thursday
Meet in the library for research paper skills and strategies lesson; this library visit has been amended to meet in the classroom for administration of the EAP examination
Letter to the editor is due

Friday
Hollywood Idol 2013 special bell schedule; Period Four meets in the auditorium today
Have a nice spring break!  Classes resume on Tuesday, April 2.

STUDYPATH* March 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Thesis statements for outdoor water conservation research paper are returned to students
Thumbnails and working outline for research paper are due Thursday, March 21 (revised date); library visits are scheduled Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 18, 20 and 21
Fifteen page paper requirements are reviewed in class
KQED Water video is scheduled today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
KQED Water video concludes in class today
Bedford Reader literary terms are scheduled today and tomorrow; test date to be set

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class; Section 7. 2 and 7.3 is due today; postponed to tomorrow, Thursday
Bedford Reader chapter on research is reviewed in class; postponed to tomorrow, Thursday
Water Cases Three, Four and Five are scheduled over the next two weeks

Thursday
In-class timed writing (synthesis paper); postponed to tomorrow, Friday
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 22-26
Final Mastery Test practice from Vocabulary Workshop Level G is scheduled; books must be presented in class for this activity; postponed to Tuesday

STUDYPATH* March 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
"Too Much Pressure" Colleen Wenke Bedford Reader responses are due today; answer meaning 1, 2, 3; writing strategies 1, 2, 3 and language 1
Thesis statements for research paper are due Friday; class discussion is scheduled Friday for research paper skills and strategies; due dates for thumbnails, working outline and works cited list are set; use Solar Cup handout prompt on outdoor water conservation for completing assignments
Writer's Choice is due in class Wednesday; complete Section 7.1: read pages 322-329 and complete 1, 2 and 3 by Wednesday

Tuesday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Multiple choice practice is scheduled for the upcoming AP examination

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class; homework is due today for page 329 questions 1, 2 and 3; section 7.2 and 7.3 will be assigned as homework
KQED Water video is scheduled for viewing

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due

Friday
Class discussion of research paper skills and strategies; due dates are set for thumbnails, working outline and works cited list
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 22-26

STUDYPATH* February 25-March 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
"The Meaning of a Word" Gloria Naylor (page 489) responses from Bedford Reader are due today: meaning 1, 2, 4; writing strategies 1, 2; language 1
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday
Synthesis paper number three is due Friday morning by 8:30 A.M. on the turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Water Case Two is scheduled today
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed until next Tuesday); Unit Thirteen answers will be reviewed before test tomorrow
Multiple choice practice is scheduled today

Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test
Power point of literary terms and rhetorical devices continues in class
Outdoor water conservation research paper prompt and thesis statement are discussed in class; working outline of paper due date is set
Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar lesson

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due
Water Case Two is scheduled today

Friday
Synthesis paper number three is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Colleen Wenke's "Too Much Pressure" from Bedford Reader is scheduled; questions due will be announced in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* February 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Megan Daum piece from Bedford Reader is due today; responses due are meaning 1, 2, writing strategies 2, 3, 4 and language 3; textbook is due in class for literary terms
Invisible Man paper is due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Return all 5 Steps to a 5 textbooks to class for multiple choice practice
Water Case One activity continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop review pages 138-149 are due today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar assignment
Water Case One activity continues in class
Power point of literary terms and rhetorical devices continues in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
"The Meaning of a Word" Gloria Naylor (page 489) responses from Bedford Reader are due Monday: meaning 1, 2, 4; writing strategies 1, 2; language 1
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evenings for next week's assignments
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper orientation is scheduled and assignments made and due dates set

STUDYPATH* February 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader Huntington piece "The Crisis of National Identity" meaning 1, 2, writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1 responses are due Tuesday; bring Bedford Reader to class
Class discussion of Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue of Invisible Man continue in class today; motif paper is due Tuesday, February 19 on turnitin.com web site
Analysis outline from 5 Steps to a 5 is due today; return books to class

Tuesday
"The Crisis of National Identity" responses are due
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test
Writer's Choice textbook is due in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Water Case One Activity continues in class
Power point of literary terms and rhetorical devices is scheduled
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses due Tuesday
Megan Daum piece from Bedford Reader is due Tuesday; responses due are meaning 1, 2, writing strategies 2, 3, 4 and language 3

STUDYPATH* February 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Power point review of literary terms and rhetorical devices
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Solar Cup prompt orientation
School library web site MWD orientation
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Argument outline from 5 Steps to a 5 is due today; books should be returned to class for multiple choice practice

Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Dialectical journals for Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue for Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled Friday
Water Case One class activity is scheduled
Power point review of literary terms and rhetorical devices continues

Wednesday
Water Case One class activity continues in class
Writer's Choice grammar lesson is scheduled; textbooks are required in class
Multiple choice practice from 5 Steps to a 5 is scheduled; books should be returned to class for practice and taken home for analysis outline due Monday

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
In-class timed writing

Friday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Class discussion of Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue of Invisible Man; dialectical journal responses are required in class
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Analysis outline from 5 Steps to a 5 is due Monday

STUDYPATH* January 28-February 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Invisible Man Chapters 11-15 class discussion continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class; argument chapter outline is due Monday (books will go home tomorrow after multiple choice practice)

Tuesday
Bewaterwise.com summary is due on Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test; Unit Twelve responses are due Monday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 of Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled for Friday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar textbook is required in class for writing assignment

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
In-class timed writing is scheduled today

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Responses for Water Cases Eight, Nine and Ten are due today
Class discussion for Chapters 16-20 of Invisible Man is scheduled; dialectical journals were submitted on Tuesday

STUDYPATH* January 21-25, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues: synthesis chapter outline is due today (bring books to class)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and writing assignment
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP exam
Dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled for Friday
5 Steps to a 5 literary terms distributed last week are reviewed in class 

Wednesday 
Writer's Choice grammar is scheduled in class; textbooks are required

Thursday
Letter to the Editor is due today (USA Today)
In-class timed writing is scheduled today

Friday
Water Cases Eight, Nine and Ten are due next Friday, February 1 (answer questions listed in handouts)
Class Discussion is scheduled for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen Invisible Man; dialectical journals were submitted on Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* January 14-18, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Chesterton "Fallacy of Success" writing assignment is due Wednesday, January 16 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt is available on the turnitin.com online instructions
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class: synthesis essay chapter outline is due Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and writing assignment

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP exam
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled for Friday

Wednesday 
Writer's Choice grammar is scheduled in class; textbooks are required
Chesterton paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Thursday
Letter to the Editor is due today
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class

Friday
Water Cases Six and Seven are due; answer questions listed in the handouts
Water Cases Eight, Nine and Ten are assigned and due next Friday
Class Discussion is scheduled for Chapters Six-Ten Invisible Man; dialectical journals were submitted on Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* January 7-11, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and writing assignment
Winter break work Chapters One-Five dialectical journals for Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled Friday
5 Steps to a 5 synthesis sources are introduced for timed writing on Wednesday

Tuesday
Water Cases Six and Seven assigned and due Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Monday
Synthesis sources are reviewed in class for tomorrow's timed writing

Wednesday
Timed in-class writing from 5 Steps to a 5 textbook

Thursday
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class
Everything's An Argument outline for Chapter Six is due today; this assignment's due date has been postponed to tomorrow
Letter to the Editor due today

Friday
Everything's An Argument outline for Chapter Six is due today
Invisible Man Chapters One-Five class discussion is scheduled; graded dialectical journals provided on Monday are returned to students for discussion
Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man with one dialectical journal per chapter are due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Chesterton "Fallacy of Success" writing assignment is due Wednesday, January 16 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt is available on the turnitin.com online instructions