Sunday, October 27, 2013

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

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

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

Sunday, October 13, 2013

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

Saturday, October 05, 2013

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