Thursday, November 28, 2013

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

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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

Sunday, November 10, 2013

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

Sunday, November 03, 2013

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