Sunday, April 28, 2013

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


Saturday, April 20, 2013

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

Saturday, April 13, 2013

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

Sunday, April 07, 2013

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)