Saturday, September 28, 2013

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

Saturday, September 21, 2013

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

Saturday, September 14, 2013

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

Saturday, September 07, 2013

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