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