Sunday, March 30, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 31-April 4, 2014

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 Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Water Cases One-Three are due for Period One; Water Cases Four-Six are distributed to Period Three and due Wednesday
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Bedford Reader is required in class today for Periods One and Three
"Professions for Women" Virginia Woolf responses (1-5 Discussion; 1-5 Rhetoric) are due today for all AP classes
Junior Defense of Thesis water conservation research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site
Research paper resources:  MWD web site; MWD "At a Glance" handout; LA Times writer Bettina Boxall's articles; web site source list; Water Politics Cases One-Ten

Wednesday
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Water Cases Seven-Ten are distributed to Period Six and due Thursday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for Period Six

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday
Junior Defense of Thesis scoring rubrics used for student presentations 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site

Sunday, March 23, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 24-28, 2014

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
Unit Eight Vocabulary is reviewed in class
Junior Defense of Thesis research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site; resources for paper include content and formatting requirements listed in Writer's Choice, Bedford Reader and Language of Composition
Junior Defense of Thesis scoring rubric is reviewed in class as presenter rehearsals are scheduled
Language of Composition assignment is due Tuesday, April 1; reading selection and response questions will be announced in class
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; test to be scheduled
Deadline for AP Exam sign up is Wednesday, March 26; all AP English Language students are expected to complete the examination, scheduled in May

Tuesday
Rehearsals for Junior Defense of Thesis presentations continue in class
Rewrites of outlines, thumbnails and works cited assignments are due today
Five Steps to a Five assignment is scheduled; Introduction to the Analysis Paper (71-95)
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms

Wednesday
Rehearsals for Junior Defense of Thesis presentations continue in class
Five Steps to a Five assignment continues in class; Introduction to the Argumentative Paper (96-121)
Constructing multiple choice questions for the Hazlitt piece is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Invisible Man multiple choice work is scheduled
Language of Composition assignment is due Tuesday
Monday, March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes will not be in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, March 16, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 17-21, 2014

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 literary terms and rhetorical devices
Chief Seattle papers are returned to students
Works Cited list for research paper is due; use the following entry for the media requirement and make certain the second line is indented, the entry is alphabetized in the listing and any other format requirements for MLA are met:
"State of Thirst-California's Water Future." Quest. PBS. KQED, San Francisco. 
14 Jul.  2008. Television.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" responses are due today
Columnist responses must be received by tomorrow for all three classes
Unit Eight Vocabulary assignment is due Friday
Deadline for AP Exam sign up is March 26; sign up at the student store

Tuesday
Columnist responses are due today from all three classes
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Bedford Reader is required for Period Six for literary terms and rhetorical devices

Wednesday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Thursday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Friday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Unit Eight Vocabulary assignment is due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignment and class updates

Sunday, March 09, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 10-14, 2014

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
"The Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due Wednesday (191-195); discussion 1-5 and rhetoric 1-10
American literature responses for Whitman (Period 1), Jefferson (Period Three) and Lincoln (Period Six) are due Wednesday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled (Period Six only); Unit Seven responses are due Friday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday for Periods One and Three; see Box at right of blog for assignment
Works Cited drafts are due Monday, March 17; sources must include one book, five internet, one magazine or trade journal, one newspaper, one media source and one miscellaneous (total ten); MLA style including pagination, title centered, alphabetized list of sources, proper formatting of indentation and punctuation (one page only-no continuation page)
Research paper outlines are returned to students and final drafts are due Friday
Research paper Writer's Choice test responses are due from Period Three
STUDENTS MUST SIGN UP FOR THE UPCOMING AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM AT THE STUDENT STORE

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class
Literary terms test 61-70 is scheduled for Period Six only

Wednesday
Booker T. Washington responses due today
Whitman, Jefferson and Lincoln responses are due today
Thumbnail final drafts are due today; single spaced, justified text, proper punctuation, caption is 8pt. vs. format requirement for Credit: (6 pt. type), size of graphic or photo must be sized correctly

Thursday
In-class timed writing postponed to tomorrow
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Friday
Research paper outline final drafts are due today
Works Cited drafts are due Monday for all periods
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Invisible Man discussion for Chapters Twenty-One to Epilog postponed to next Friday

Sunday, March 02, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 3-7, 2014

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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 (except for Period Six) for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Unit Six are due Friday
Acceptable Use Policy library forms are due Friday for selected students
Responses for Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" are due tomorrow (pages 110-112, questions 1-8)
American literature selections for all three classes are due today (Period One-Lincoln; Period Three-Whitman; Period Six-Jefferson)

Tuesday
Period Six does not meet today
"Superman and Me" responses are due (Period Six must submit this assignment on time)

Wednesday
Water Cases Two and Three are scored in class; orientation for the Online Writing Lab Modern Language Association formatting for research papers is scheduled
Preliminary working outline for water conservation Junior Defense of Thesis paper is due; use outline format provided and submit two thumbnails with caption and credit underneath graphic or photo
Period One only: Research paper test responses are due today; when handouts are returned Period Three will complete the responses by Monday

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today
Period Six only:  Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due
Invisible Man class discussion continues for Chapters Twenty-One to Epilog; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information