Sunday, September 07, 2014

STUDYPATH September 8-12, 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 One Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Wall Street Journal articles prompt for Thursday in-class timed writing is scheduled; "Are College Students Adrift?" and "For Some Grads, College Isn't Worth the Debt" synthesis articles are discussed
Sontag scored writing is returned to students; lecture notes for the Sontag paper are scheduled
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; grammar assignment due Monday, September 15 (short simple sentences and fragments 252)
Multiple choice responses from last week reviewed in class

Tuesday-Shortened Day Scheduled
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Two responses are due Monday
Bedford Reader "Homeless" responses discussion is scheduled; textbooks are due in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing for Wall Street Journal synthesis articles is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
The Great Gatsby class discussion for Chapters One-Three continues in class; dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters Four-Six are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion for Chapters One-five continues in class; dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Water Case One is assigned to Period One students; responses due Monday, September 15 (postponed from last week)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due Monday