Saturday, December 19, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 11-15, 201

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 January 11
AP Ten-Day Interactive Discovery Instructional Scope and Sequence (Day One of Ten)
"What AP Readers Long To See"; "The Ten Rules of AP Language"; "A Methodology for Analyzing Prose Passages on the AP Language Exam" handouts distributed and reviewed in class
Winter break work (hard copies) due today in class; LATE WORK will receive late fail points; no letter grade will be earned unless all assignments are submitted by end of day on January 11)

Bedford Reader Outlining Chapter Two
(complete sentences with punctuation; no fragments or phrases)(see box at right of blog for example)
  • The Writing Process
  • Analyzing the Writing Situation
  • Discovering Ideas
  • Focusing on the Thesis and the Thesis Statement
  • Drafting
  • Revising and Editing
  • Collaborating
Bedford Reader Outlining Chapter Three
(complete sentences with punctuation; no fragments or phrases)(see box at right of blog for example)
  • Responding to a Text
  • Integrating Source Materials
  • Writing from Research
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Source Citations using MLA Style (this section must be included in detail in outline)
  • MLA List of Words Cited (this section must be included in detail in outline
Period Two:  The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
(dialectical journals MUST be typed in correct format; see box at right of blog for example)
  • Chapters One-Nine (5 dialectical journals per chapter must be typed in correct format)
Period Five:  Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
(dialectical journals MUST be typed in correct format; see box at right of blog for example)
  • Chapters One-Twenty (3 dialectical journals per chapters must be typed in correct format)

Tuesday January 12
AP Ten-Day Interactive Discovery Instructional Scope and Sequence (Day Two of Ten)
Homework assignments due Monday, January 18:

  1. Logic of a Columnist
  2. Bedford Reader Outline-Argument
  3. Vocabulary Workshop
  4. Language of Composition Grammar
  5. Water Cases Two and Three
Wednesday January 13
AP Ten-Day Interactive Discovery Instructional Scope and Sequence (Day Three of Ten)
Multiple choice practice (prose passage #1-15 minutes)
Homework assigned and due Monday, January 18
"Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerald (Period Two)
"The Gilded Six Bits" Zora Neale Hurston (Period Five)

Thursday January 14
AP Ten-Day Interactive Discovery Instructional Scope and Sequence (Day Four of Ten)
Multiple choice practice (prose passage #2-15 minutes)

Friday January 15
AP Ten-Day Interactive Discovery Instructional Scope and Sequence (Day Five of Ten)
Multiple choice practice (prose passage #3-15 minutes)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Invisible Man Ralph Ellison (dialectical journals and class discussions)
Spring AP Workshops (to be scheduled)
Five Steps to a Five outlining
Multiple choice practice  for the AP English Language examination

Saturday, December 12, 2015

STUDYPATH* December 14-18, 2015

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 December 14
Final exam preparation activities are scheduled for all classes

Tuesday December 15
Final Exams Periods One and Two (Period Two final has been postponed to after lunch on Thursday)
Eminent Domain paper timed writing final examination is scheduled Period Two
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals assigned for winter break; due January 11
Bedford Reader outlining assigned for winter break; due January 11

Wednesday December 16
Final Exams Periods Three and Four

Thursday December 17
Final Exams Periods Five and Six (morning) and Period Two (after lunch)
Eminent Domain paper timed writing final examination is scheduled Period Five
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals assigned for winter break; due January 11
Bedford Reader outlining assigned for winter break; due January 11

Friday December 18
Check STUDYPATH over the winter break for second semester information and assignments

AGENDA BIN:
Invisible Man Ralph Ellison

Friday, December 04, 2015

STUDYPATH* December 7-11, 2015

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 December 7
Outlining Chapter Nine Five Steps to a Five
Student-Teacher Conferencing-Finals
Huntington class discussion
Water Case One due (Period Two); Water Case Two assigned
Water Case One assigned (Period Five)
Tone responses due (Period Five)

Tuesday December 8
Outlining Chapter Nine Five Steps to a Five
Student-Teacher Conferencing-Finals
Daum class discussion
Tone responses due (Period Two)

Wednesday December 9
Outlining Chapter Ten Five Steps to a Five
Student-Teacher Conferencing-Finals
Kincaid class discussion

Thursday December 10
Timed Writing-Kelo Case

Friday December 11
Outlining Chapter Ten Five Steps to a Five
Student-Teacher Conferencing-Finals
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Agenda Bin:
Student-Teacher Conferencing-Finals
Multiple choice practice

Friday, November 27, 2015

STUDYPATH* November 30-December 4, 2015

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 November 30
Thanksgiving Break assignments are due today, November 30 (see last week's blog entries)
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class; Huntington and Daum responses for class discussion are scheduled

Tuesday December 1
Grant-Lee: Study in Contrasts paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. this morning

Wednesday December 2
Language of Composition Kincaid (913) writing prompt is assigned
Grammar from Language of Composition is scheduled; textbooks are required in class

Thursday December 3
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday December 5
Winter Break homework (December 19-January 10) is reviewed in class; assigned work document is distributed in Periods Two and Five for student signatures; work includes dialectical journals for novels Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Five) and The Great Gatsby (Period Two)
Water Case One from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is assigned
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Restart literary terms
Invisible Man (both classes) scheduled for January 11, 2016
Score Unit One Level G test in class with key
UCLA/USC Libraries Privilege signups are scheduled
Outlining Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten Five Steps to a Five
Assign Kelo vs. City of New London and use updated newspaper article as source

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Thanksgiving Break Assignments

LOGIC OF A COLUMNIST #7

LOGIC OF A COLUMNIST #8

BEDFORD READER
"SAFE SEX LIES" MEGHAN DAUM
M 1, M 2, WS 2, WS 4, L 3

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP UNIT TWO

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP UNIT THREE

November 30 is due date for all assignments listed above.

WRITING PROMPT
DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 BY 8:30 A.M.
TURNITIN.COM WEB SITE

Sunday, November 15, 2015

STUDYPATH* November 16-20, 2015

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 November 16
Level G Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled tomorrow (see expanded listing below)
Bedford Reader Huntington responses class discussion is scheduled
Interim Assessment practice is scheduled all week in class
Level G Vocabulary Workshop Unit One (66 responses on ONE SIDE of page only) Pages 24-27 due today in class; Unit Two is due Monday, November 30 after Thanksgiving holiday
Tone homework for Mukherjee and Wolff due Wednesday
Synthesis paper assigned and due November 30 (see Friday listing below)

Tuesday November 17
Outlining for Chapter Eight and Nine of Five Steps to a Five is scheduled
Multiple choice practice from Five Steps to a Five is scheduled
Interim Assessment practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled

Wednesday November 18
Language of Composition grammar assignment is scheduled; textbooks are required in class for assigned work
Interim Assessment practice is scheduled
Tone homework for Mukherjee and Wolff due in class today

Thursday November 19
Timed writing is schedule

Friday November 20
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are returned to textbook room
Reading assignments for Thanksgiving break assigned and due November 30
Interim Assessment practice concludes in class
Synthesis paper assigned and due on turnitin.com on Monday, November 30 by 8:30 A.M.
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday, November 30

AGENDA BIN:
Thanksgiving Week Break homework assigned
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination

Saturday, November 07, 2015

STUDYPATH* November 9-13, 2015

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 November 9
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for Huntington responses
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 91-100 are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Erma Bombeck tone responses are due today

Tuesday November 10
WHSSSK Words 91-100 test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Diagnostic Test Level G is due in class Friday

Wednesday November 11
Today is Veteran's Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Thursday November 12
Timed writing is scheduled
Language of Composition Kincaid responses are due today; LOC grammar assignment response for Exercise Four is due today

Friday November 13
Diagnostic Test in Vocabulary Workshop Level G is due today
Outlining in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Multiple choice practice for the AP Examination continues in class

Saturday, October 31, 2015

STUDYPATH* November 2-6, 2015

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
D R A F T--Blog will be updated Sunday

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday November 2
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 test is scheduled tomorrow
Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening concludes in class (Period Two)
Outlining Five Steps to a Five Chapter Eight is scheduled in class (Period Five)
Gatsby multiple choice is scored in class
Logic of a Columnist #6 is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday November 3
WHSSSK Words 81-90 test is scheduled; Words 91-100 are due Friday
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; next reading and writing selection is assigned and due date set

Wednesday November 4
Language of Composition books are required in class for grammar assignment

Thursday November 5
Timed writing is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist #6 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday November 6
Language Power writing activities are scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 91-100 are due today

AGENDA BIN:

Friday, October 23, 2015

STUDYPATH* October 26-30, 2015

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 October 26
The Great Gatsby multiple choice due Thursday-Period Five
The Great Gatsby film screening concludes in class-Period Five
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion Chapters One-Twenty is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 test is scheduled tomorrow
Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening Day One is scheduled
Honors Contract is due in all classes by end of class today

Tuesday October 27
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 test is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening Day Two is scheduled

Wednesday October 28
Multiple choice practice for the AP Exam is scheduled
The Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for reading and writing assignment; grammar assignment is scheduled
AMENDED:  Bedford Reader is due in class today; read Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and answer M1, WS 1, 2, 3 and L1

Thursday October 29
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday October 30 Pep Rally Special Bell Schedule
Outlining Five Steps to a Five textbook is scheduled in class
The Great Gatsby paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.-Period Five (postponed from October 27)
Their Eyes Were Watching God paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.-Period Two (postponed from October 27)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Agenda Bin:
Outlining Chapter Two and Three of Bedford Reader
Synthesis paper turnitin.com homework

Friday, October 16, 2015

STUDYPATH* October 19-23, 2015

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 October 19
Bedford Reader is required in class for Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" reading selection; writing responses are due Wednesday, October 21
Bedford Reader literary terms and rhetorical devices are scheduled in class
Words High Schools Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday October 20
WHSSSK 61-70 test is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist #5 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Language Power writing activity is scheduled
Period Five: The Great Gatsby poem assignment is due Friday

Wednesday October 21
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment
Period Five: The Great Gatsby multiple choice is scheduled

Thursday October 22 PHBAO NIGHT
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday October 23
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 are due today
Period Two: Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters 16-20 dialectical journals are due
Period Five: The Great Gatsby film screening Day One
Period Two: Their Eyes Were Watching God paper is due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday, October 27 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Period Five: The Great Gatsby paper is due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday, October 27 by 8:30 A.M.

Agenda Bin:

Saturday, October 10, 2015

STUDYPATH* October 12-16, 2015

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs. DRAFT-DRAFT-DRAFT

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday October 12
Outlining for Chapter Eight of Five Steps to a Five is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled; Words 61-70 are due Friday

Tuesday October 13
The Language of Composition grammar assignment postponed to Thursday due date
Orwell responses from The Language of Composition are due today; Page 539, Exercises 4, 5, 8, 9

Wednesday October 14-SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE PSAT
PERIOD FIVE does not meet today; PERIOD FIVE will meet on October 23

Thursday October 15
Orwell "Politics and the English Language" timed writing is scheduled in class
The Language of Composition grammar assignment Page 254, Exercise 1 is due today

Friday October 16
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 11-15) and The Great Gatsby (Chapters Seven-Nine) are due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today

Agenda Bin:

Friday, October 02, 2015

STUDYPATH* October 5-9, 2015

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs. (DRAFT)

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday October 5
Words High School Students Should Know 51-60 (WHSSSK) due in class today; test is scheduled next Monday
Charitable Giving AP papers returned to students with scores; rewrites are encouraged
Multiple choice practice for the AP examination is scheduled in class this week
PSAT multiple choice practice continues in class

Tuesday October 6
"Everyday Use" class discussion is scheduled; responses are required in class as well as Bedford Reader for literary terms/rhetorical devices and next reading/writing assignment
Logic of a Columnist #4 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Great Gatsby Chapters Four-Six dialectical journals due Friday (five per chapter)
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Six-Ten dialectical journals due Friday (three per chapter)

Wednesday October 7
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for Short Simple Sentences and Fragments (252) grammar assignment
Language Power writing activities continue in class
Outlining for Five Steps to a Five and Bedford Reader is assigned and due dates set

Thursday October 8
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday October 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Great Gatsby class discussion is scheduled for Chapters Four-Six
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion is scheduled for Chapters Six-Ten
Words High School Students Should Know 51-60 (WHSSSK) test is scheduled Monday

Agenda Bin:
PSAT administration is scheduled October 14
Interim Assessment administration date TBD

Saturday, September 26, 2015

STUDYPATH* September 28-October 2, 2015

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 September 28
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices (11-20)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 are due today; test is scheduled Wednesday
Multiple Choice practice is scheduled during the week
PSAT Practice is scheduled during the week
Online Writing Lab works cited format requirement is scheduled
Lapham timed writing responses are returned to students with range scores

Tuesday September 29
Bedford Reader and responses for "Everyday Use" are required for class discussion; reading and writing assignment is due next Monday
Satire paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today; assignment requires works cited and rubric to be attached after printing by instructor
Language Power writing activities continue in class this week

Wednesday September 30
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment (Appositives 167)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 test is scheduled

Thursday October 1
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday October 2
Logic of a Columnist #4 is due Tuesday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Monday
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals are due for class discussion (Period Five)
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals are due for class discussion (Period Two); Chapters One-Five (three dialecticals per chapter)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
PSAT is scheduled October 14 during a special bell schedule

Friday, September 18, 2015

STUDYPATH* September 21-25, 2015

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 September 21
Satire paper is due Wednesday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Satire paper prewriting continues in class with topics and outlining scheduled
WHSSSK 31-40 test is scheduled
Literary terms from Bedford Reader are reviewed; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday September 22
"Everyday Use" Walker responses are due today; M 1, 3; WS 1, 2 and L 1 (Page 280)
Bedford Reader literary terms test is scheduled
Bedford Reader is required in class today for reading and writing assignment
Logic of a Columnist #3 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday September 23
Today is an Unassigned Day and classes are not in session
Satire paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (POSTPONED TO TUESDAY BY 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site)

Thursday September 24
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday September 25
Language Power writing activities continue in class
SATIRE PAPER DUE TUESDAY MORNING BY 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
The Great Gatsby (Period Five) dialectical journals for Chapters One-Three (five per chapter are due next Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Two) dialectical journals for Chapters One-Five (three per chapter are due next Friday)

Agenda Bin:

Saturday, September 12, 2015

STUDYPATH* September 14-18, 2015

BLOG WILL BE UPDATED MONDAY
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 September 14
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 15
Bedford Reader textbook is due in class; responses for "Homeless" Anna Quindlen are due tomorrow M 1, 2; WS 2, 3; L 2
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Satire paper prewriting is scheduled in class; paper is due Monday, September 21
Bedford Reader literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Wednesday September 16
WHSSSK Words 31-40 test is scheduled; Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 is due Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for Anna Quindlen "Homeless" responses
Bedford Reader reading and writing assignment is scheduled and due next Wednesday
Language Power writing activities continue in class today and tomorrow

Thursday September 17
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday September 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Language Power writing activities continue in class
Logic of a Columnist #3 is due next Tuesday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday, September 04, 2015

STUDYPATH* September 7-11, 2015

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 September 7
Today is Labor Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 8
Logic of a Columnist #2 due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Bedford Reader due in class for reading and writing assignment
WHSSSK Words 21-30 are due in class today; test is scheduled Thursday
"What AP Readers Long To Know" handout is scheduled (postponed from last week)

Wednesday September 9
"Silent Dancing" Cofer responses are due; Bedford Reader is required in class; responses M 1,3 WS 1, 3 and L 3 are due
Bedford Reader literary terms and next reading and writing response is scheduled
Language Power writing activity is scheduled

Thursday September 10
Timed writing is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 test is scheduled tomorrow in class; students may access Words High School Students Should Know on a search engine to study the words for the test; words are 21-30 from equinox-gamete

Friday September 11
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due Monday
 
Late Work Policy (amended August 2015)
Students who are absent and provide an acceptable excuse may promptly make up tests by appointment with the teacher, if a signed parent note is provided.  Assignments not submitted by e-mail the day students are absent are “late” and will be credited with FAIL POINTS.  Assigned work not submitted to the turnitin.com web site is not scored and does not receive credit if deadlines are not met.  Verified truancies and unexcused absences from class will prohibit students from making up work and no credit will be given.  If students miss class for sports or field trips, assigned work is to be submitted the day it is due, either before or after school either at the classroom or in the teacher’s mailbox in the main office with permission from staff. 

End of semester deadline is the first day of stop week; no work will be accepted after that date.  Summer assignments are expected to be submitted on time, and if not submitted by the posted due date on the teacher blog will be scored as “credit” only and will NOT earn a letter grade.

Late work may negatively affect a student’s overall course mark and earned grade point average; it is in the student’s best interest to meet deadlines and submit work by posted due dates.

Friday, August 28, 2015

STUDYPATH* August 31-September 4, 2015

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 August 31
Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices; Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" responses (see last week's blog for more information) are due tomorrow, September 1; postponed from today to tomorrow
Multiculturalism paper is due tomorrow, September 1 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are reviewed; test is scheduled Wednesday
Language Power writing activity is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Tuesday September 1
Multiculturalism paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Bedford Reader is required in class for "The Lottery" class discussion'; next reading and writing assignment is due Tuesday, September 8 and textbook is required in class
Timed writing is scheduled for Thursday
"What AP Readers Long to See" handout is scheduled'

Wednesday September 2
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 test is scheduled

Thursday September 3
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due Tuesday, September 8
Logic of a Columnist #2 responses are due Tuesday, September 8
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Friday September 4
Today is Admissions Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session; classes resume Tuesday, September 8
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Agenda Bin:
Satire paper
Wall Street Journal subscriptions

Sunday, August 23, 2015

STUDYPATH* August 24-28, 2015

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 August 24
Diagnostic multiple choice practice 1-12 from Five Steps to a Five
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading/writing assignment
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" responses M1, 4; WS1, 3, 4; L4 are due Monday, August 31 for class discussion
College Board account verification is due Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 assignment is due Friday
WHSSSK practice test is scheduled for Words 1-10

Tuesday August 25
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis Paper #1 Multiculturalism is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 1
Logic of a Columnist #1 responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity (continued)

Wednesday August 26
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity (continued)
Words High School Students Should Know 1-10 test is scheduled
Thursday August 27
Timed Writing is scheduled-Diagnostic Prompt #1, #2 or #3

Friday August 21
College Board account verification is due today
Words High School Students Should Know 11-20 assignment is due
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Wall Street Journal Subscriptions
Satire Paper
Logic of a Columnist writing assignment
"What AP Readers Long to See" handout and discussion

TURNITIN.COM Policy 2015-2016:
A.  Submit hard copy of assignment BEFORE online copy to avoid format discrepancies (selected assignments)
B.  Parent signatures verifying online deadline submission dates are required to avoid late fail points or assignments that receive no points and no letter grades
C.  Rewrites of printed assignments MUST have original drafts attached or rewrites cannot be scored

Monday, July 27, 2015

STUDYPATH* August 17-21, 2015

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 August 17
Classes resume tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18

Tuesday August 18
Advanced Placement Summer Work assignment is due on Friday, August 21
Opening Day Bulletin and Course Policies signed document is due Friday, August 21
  • See BOX downloads at right of blog→
College Board account verification is due Friday, August 21
Turnitin.com account verification is due Friday, August 21
Acceptable Use Policy signed document is due Friday, August 21
"Are You Ready For AP" Questionnaire is due by end of period
Program cards signed and seating chart assignments completed by end of period
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity

Wednesday August 19
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity (continued)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 due tomorrow
  • Diacritical markings, syllabication, definitions, parts of speech 
Thursday August 20
Timed Writing is scheduled

Friday August 21
Summer Work assignment is due
Bulletin/Course Policies signed document is due
College Board account verification is due (postponed to next week)
Turnitin.com account verification is due
Acceptable Use Policy signed document is due (postponed to next week)
Vocabulary Diagnostic Level G is scheduled
Introduction to AP Literary Terms is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Wall Street Journal Subscriptions
Satire Paper
Logic of a Columnist writing assignment

TURNITIN.COM Policy 2015-2016:
A.  Submit hard copy of assignment BEFORE online copy to avoid format discrepancies
B.  Parent signatures verifying online deadline submission dates are required to avoid late fail points or assignments that receive no letter grade
C.  Rewrites of printed assignments MUST have original drafts attached or rewrites cannot be scored

Friday, July 03, 2015

August 2015

Summer work assignment is due by the end of the first week of classes, which begin on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.  If students have questions or concerns, e-mail the instructor at jcarmicl@lausd.net for information.

The course syllabus, opening bulletin, late work policy and other relevant class information will be posted at the beginning of August on this web log.

Welcome to A.P. English Language and Composition Fall Semester 2015-2016.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

STUDYPATH* June 1-5, 2015

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, June 1-Regular Day Schedule
Final Examinations Periods One and Two
Periods Three, Four, Five and Six meet on a special bell schedule

Tuesday-Minimum Day Schedule
Finals Examinations Periods Three and Four

Wednesday-Minimum Day Schedule
Finals Examinations Periods Five and Six

Thursday-Regular Day Schedule
Final day of instruction

Friday-Pupil Free Schedule

Check blog in early August for class information and opening of semester assignments/requirements

Saturday, May 23, 2015

STUDYPATH* May 25-29, 2015

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, May 25
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, May 26
Students return textbooks; Writer's Choice, Bedford Reader, Language of Composition and Vocabulary Workshop are due in class
Student progress reports are distributed and scored assignments are added to reports; attach proof of scores when submitting updated progress reports
Brag sheet information is due in class; two-page college application paper is scheduled

Wednesday, May 27
Two-page college application in-class work is scheduled

Thursday, May 28
Two-page college application in-class work is scheduled

Friday, May 29
Two-page college application in-class work concludes with completed student drafts
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, May 17, 2015

STUDYPATH* May 18-22, 2015

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, May 18
Junior Defense of Thesis Scoring Presentations continue in class for MWD presenters
Rhetorical Precis is due in class today (hard copy)
Research papers not yet submitted are printed by students in class and submitted
Satire papers are scored and returned after research papers are scored and returned

Tuesday, May 19
Junior Defense of Thesis Scoring Presentations continue in class for MWD presenters

Wednesday, May 20
Field trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for Junior Defense of Thesis; students meet in cafe at 8:00 A.M. (business dress for job interview is required); students who are purchasing lunch bring funds for the trip; tokens and bus passes are required for Metro Red Line transportation
AP students are required to bring Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for in-class assignment

Thursday, May 21
Brag sheets are distributed to AP students for college personal essay responses
AP students are required to bring Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for in-class assignment

Friday, May 22
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class for in-class assignment
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, May 09, 2015

STUDYPATH* May 11-15, 2015

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, May 11
AP English Language exam preparation continues with types of sentences (balanced, interrupted, periodic and cumulative), logical fallacies (including bandwagon appeal, non sequitur, ad hominem) and practice with multiple choice footnote stems and distractors
Satire paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; follow all instructions on the assignment including submission of rubric and prewriting
Bedford Reader is required in class for logical fallacies discussion
Rhetorical precis is introduced; assignment is due Monday, May 18

Tuesday, May 12
AP English Language exam preparation continues in class

Wednesday, May 13
AP English Language examination is scheduled for all students; test security protocol and has been discussed and must be followed by students

Thursday, May 14
Junior Defense of Thesis presentations by students are scheduled; students will use scoring guide for Junior Defense of Thesis to provide feedback to presenters

Friday, May 15
Junior Defense of Thesis presentations by students are scheduled; students will use scoring guide for Junior Defense of Thesis to provide feedback to presenters 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, May 03, 2015

PRE-EXAM WEEK Activities STUDYPATH* May 4-8, 2015

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, May 4
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Research paper elements activity
Field trip forms for MWD trip due today

Tuesday, May 5
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Argument-Five Steps to a Five and Everything's an Argument
Prewriting the DCQ paper activity
Prewriting for satire paper is due in class

Wednesday, May 6
Writing the DCQ paper activity

Thursday, May 7
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Argument-Five Steps to a Five and Everything's an Argument
Prewriting the argument paper activity
Satire paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday, May 8
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Writing the argument paper activity
Check STUYDPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Sunday, April 26, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 27-May 1, 2015

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, April 27-Regular Bell Schedule
"Satire on Contemporary Society" paper assigned and due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. Thursday, MAY 7
Daylight Savings Time paper scored and returned to students
"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" Thoreau responses (1, 3, 7, 8 and 10) due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
In-class work on the OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA formatting requirements is scheduled in class; textbooks are not required in class until after the upcoming AP English Language examination, scheduled for Wednesday, May 13
Math class activity is scheduled for thirty minutes in preparation of the Performance Tast (PT) Tuesday (Period One) and Wednesday (Period Three)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop responses due today
Fleshed out outline for the research paper is due today

Tuesday, April 28-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Performance Task (PT) is scheduled for Period One; Period Three does not meet today

Wednesday, April 29-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Performance Task (PT) is scheduled for Period Three; Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 30-Regular Bell Schedule
NO IN-CLASS WRITING IS SCHEDULED TODAY
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper in-class work; first drafts, cover pages, works cited, outlines, thumbnail captions and credits, and all sources and evidence is required in class for assembling the paper

Friday, May 1-Regular Bell Schedule
Responses for Informal Writing handout are due on turnitin.com today by 8:30 A.M. (Responses include 1, 2 and 3)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper in-class work continues 

Agenda Bin:
Research paper due date on turnitin.com is Monday, May 4 by 8:30 A.M.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 20-24, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday, April 20-Regular Bell Schedule
Working outlines for research paper fleshed out and final outlines due next Monday, April 27
Works Cited rewrites stapled to original drafts are due in  class todayLiterary terms 71-80 from The Language of Composition resume after Smarter Balanced Testing continues in class; textbooks are required for reading/writing assignment due next Monday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.: "On The Duty of Civil Disobedience" Henry David Thoreau Page 318
Cornell Notes on the upcoming Junior Defense of Thesis research paper resume after Smarter Balanced testing is complete; paper due date is Monday, May 4, 2015 on turnitin.com web site; use Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) web site for formatting requirements
Thumbnails, caption and credit drafts are due in class today (four are required); follow model provided by teacher for formatting and content
Informal language (Questions 1, 2 and 3) homework assignment is due on turnitin.com web site on Friday by 8:30 A.M.  (POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 1)
Vocabulary Workshop test on Unit Eight is scheduled today, April 20; Unit Nine responses are due Tuesday for Period One and Wednesday for Period Three; test is scheduled next Monday, April 27
Access the link below and write and submit the synthesis paper on the "U.S. Postal System" by 8:30 A.M. FRIDAY on turnitin.com web site; prompt is listed under the 2012 test administration
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html

Tuesday, April 21-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today
Kincaid responses (1, 2 5, 10 and 11) are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site 

Wednesday, April 22-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 23-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today

Friday, April 24-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Check STUDYPATH of Monday, April 20 for synthesis paper due online today and work due Monday, April 27

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date to be set; Works Cited drafts returned to students for second drafts due Monday, April 20; working outlines fleshed out and rewritten as final outlines due Monday, April 27

Sunday, April 12, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 13-17, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday, April 13-Regular Bell Schedule
Literary terms 71-80 from The Language of Composition resume after Smarter Balanced Testing is complete
Cornell Notes on the upcoming Junior Defense of Thesis research paper resume after Smarter Balanced testing is complete; paper due date is Monday, May 4, 2015 on turnitin.com web site; use Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) web site for formatting requirements
Thumbnails, caption and credit drafts are due next Monday, April 20
Coherence and Cohesion homework assignment is due on turnitin.com web site on Friday by 8:30 A.M.
Vocabulary Workshop test on Unit Eight is scheduled next Monday, April 20; responses are returned to students in class
Access the link below and write and submit the synthesis paper on "Daylight Saving Time" by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt is listed under Form B, 2010 test administration
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html

Tuesday, April 14-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today
Kincaid responses (1, 2 5, 10 and 11) are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday, April 15-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 16-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today

Friday, April 17-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Check STUDYPATH of Monday, April 13 for all work due online

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date to be set; Works Cited drafts returned to students for second drafts, if necessary; working outlines fleshed out and rewritten as final outlines with due date set; thumbnails, captions and credits due date set

Sunday, April 05, 2015

Post Spring Break STUDYPATH* April 6-10, 2015

D R A F T-this STUDYPATH will be updated Sunday, April 5

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, April 6
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, April 7
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for writing and grammar assignment (Modifiers continued 790); literary terms and rhetorical devices (71-80) are scheduled; test date to be set
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test scored in class
"On Seeing England for the First Time" Jamaica Kincaid (Chapter 13 Politics) assignment is due on turnitin.com Tuesday, April 14; answer rhetoric and style 1, 2, 5, 10 and 11 in thorough detail
Works Cited assignment is due this morning on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Articles from Wall Street Journal on water use and student personal-finance

Wednesday, April 8
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class a second day (continued lesson from Tuesday)
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday; test is scheduled Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP examination is scheduled
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbooks reviewed for research paper formatting and citation requirements

Thursday, April 9
Timed writing is scheduled and due by end of period
Logic of a Columnist #13 responses are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday, April 10
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
English Language and Composition AP examination is scheduled Wednesday, May 13

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date set

Sunday, March 22, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 23-27, 2015

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, March 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices, literary terms, grammar (Modifiers 790) and next reading selection assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class
Language of Composition assignment #1-4 responses (698) due tomorrow for class discussion

Tuesday, March 24
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 61-70 is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice prose passage #7 completed in class
Sign up for AP examination at student store before March 27
Works Cited page for outdoor water conservation research paper due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. on April 7
Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class
Language of Composition assignment due for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses due 

Wednesday, March 25
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled
Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class

Thursday, March 26
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Timed writing synthesis paper is scheduled in class

Friday, March 27
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 61-70 is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, March 15, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 16-20, 2015

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, March 16
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; test is scheduled Friday
Synthesis paper sources for Thursday timed writing are scheduled for discussion
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition (Page 790) Modifiers is due Thursday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses due Tuesday; test is scheduled Wednesday
UCLA and USC college library cards are presented for verification of research paper resource
AP English Language examination sign up is required before March 27; present confirmation to teacher
Invisible Man novels are returned to textbook room

Tuesday, March 17
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Richard Rodriquez "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" (Discussion 1, 6; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 3 and 4) responses are due today for class discussion
Synthesis paper sources for Thursday timed writing continue in class

Wednesday, March 18
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled
Timed writing sources reviewed for tomorrow's paper

Thursday, March 19
Synthesis paper timed writing is scheduled
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due today

Friday, March 20
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 51-60 is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Working outlines for outdoor water conservation research paper are scheduled to be redrafted as fleshed out developed outlines to be inserted into the upcoming research paper; paper is scheduled for mid-April deadline

Saturday, March 07, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 9-13, 2015

D R A F T--Check Sunday for additional entries or changes in assigned work
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, March 9
Language of Composition textbooks are due in class for reading and writing assignment, rhetorical devices and literary terms and grammar assignment
Synthesis paper timed writing sources are presented in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday, March 10
Synthesis paper timed writing sources continue in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is tomorrow

Wednesday, March 11
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP examination is scheduled

Thursday, March 12
Synthesis paper timed writing is scheduled
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today

Friday, March 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Library cards from UCLA and USC college libraries are due Monday; please present card to classroom teacher for verification

AGENDA BIN:
Junior Defense of Thesis fifteen-page MLA outdoor water conservation paper deadline set in mid April

Sunday, March 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015

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, March 2
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research paper MLA format, relevant sources and works cited skills (sources must include one book, one media, one newspaper and one magazine site)
Invisible Man motif paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbook is required in class
USC and UCLA library cards are due by end of week; college library research is mandatory for the outdoor water conservation research paper

Tuesday, March 3
Language of Composition "The Silent Season of a Hero" responses are due today (Pages 447-448 Discussion 3, 5; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 7 and 8)
Language of Composition grammar assignment due Thursday (Pages 703-704 Exercises 1 and 2)

Wednesday, March 4
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled

Thursday, March 5
Language of Composition grammar assignment is due
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday, March 6
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English examination is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 22, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015

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, Feb. 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for reading/writing assignment and rhetorical devices and literary terms
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due Thursday

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Introduction to the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper on outdoor water conservation; AP classes will meet in the library Monday and Tuesday of next week
LibGuide for water conservation paper is scheduled

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Multiple choice practice continues in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam

Thursday, Feb. 26
Timed writing is scheduled 

Friday, Feb. 27
Invisible Man motif paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, March 2
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, February 14, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2015


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 Feb. 16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, Feb. 17
Timed writing interim assessment continues concludes with argument paper on Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe due by end of period

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth I speech to Parliament continues in class
Invisible Man paper on motif assigned and due Monday, March 2 on turnitin.com website by 8:30 A.M.
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Language of Composition are scheduled; textbook is required in class
Grammar assignment for Language of Composition is scheduled and due Monday, February 23

Thursday, Feb. 19
Logic of a Columnist article is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Timed writing practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement examination

Friday, Feb. 20
Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Chapters 21-Epilogue; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week’s assignments and class information

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015

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 March 2
Argument: What Counts as Evidence
Observations, Interviews, Surveys, Questionnaires
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Toulmin Method

Tuesday March 3
Argument: Using Evidence Effectively
Considering Audiences and Building a Critical Mass
Arranging Evidence
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Rogerian Method

Wednesday March 4
Recapitulation of Toulmin and Rogerian Argument Models
Student Presentations conclude for Argument Protocols

Thursday March 5

Friday March 6
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015

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 Feb.23
Argument: Making Claims
Giving Argument Shapes and Styles
Managing the Convention of Argument

Tuesday Feb. 24
Argument: Establishing Credibility
Demonstrating Knowledge and Sharing Values
Building Common Ground and Respecting Readers

Wednesday Feb.25
Arguments From the Heart
Understanding how Emotional Arguments Work
Using Emotions to Build Bridges and Sustain an Argument

Thursday Feb.26
Arguments Based on Values, Character and Based on Facts and Reasons
Embracing or Rejecting Values
Claiming Authority and Establishing Credibility
Hard Evidence and Reason and Common Sense

Friday Feb.27
Structuring Arguments
Making Claims, Offering Data and Good Reasons and Determining Warrants
Using Qualifiers and Understanding Conditions of Rebuttal

Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2015

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 Feb.16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday Feb. 17
Introduction to Argument and Persuasion
Arguments to Inform, Convince, Explore and Make Decisions

Wednesday Feb. 18
Occasions for Argument
Arguments about the Past, the Present and the Future

Thursday Feb. 19
Kinds of Argument
Arguments of Facts, Definition, Evaluation and Proposal Arguments

Friday Feb.20
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 9-13, 2015

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 Feb. 9
Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe introduction to Grade 11 Performance Task
Task overview and classroom activity:  Using Visual Stimuli
CCSS/Standard(s): RLiteracy-7 and WLiteracy-8-9
WHSSSK 91-100 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Page 593 1-15 Exercise One) is due today


Tuesday Feb. 10
Nuclear Power-Friend or Foe
Internet sources: Both sides of the nuclear debate
"Professions for Women" Woolf responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (Discussion 1, 6 and Rhetoric 1, 3 and 5)
WHSSSK 91-100 test is scheduled

Wednesday Feb. 11
Full length argumentative report based on student notes (contextualize examination of stimuli)

Thursday Feb. 12
Responses to constructed response research questions:  Write full persuasive pieces/arguments about topics or texts attending to a purpose and audience

Friday Feb. 13
Dialectical journals for Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue are due today; class discussion is postponed to next week after interim assessment and Grade 11 Performance Task
Responses to constructed response research questions: Analyze and integrate information and evaluate information sources using evidence
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 2015

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
"Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due tomorrow for class discussion; choose any five questions for response
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist responses are due Thursday

Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington class discussion is scheduled

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today

Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 26-30, 2015

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
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment (Page 501 Exercise One 1-10) is due today
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" class discussion is scheduled; assignments completed during winter recess will be returned to students
Invisible Man Test One continues in class for students who did not complete assignment
College Board proof of account sign up is due; UCLA and USC library cards issued to students can be submitted for teacher verification
Frederick Douglass assignment in Language of Composition postponed to next Monday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday in class

Tuesday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms and reading and writing assignment

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled
Climate change papers are due today by e-mail for selected AP students who obtained parent signatures

Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 11-15 class discussion is scheduled; dialectical journals for Chapters 11-15 are due in class; Invisible Man Test Two is scheduled before discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2015

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 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session 

Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Douglass responses are due Monday; assignment for specific questions is scheduled in class today
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today for "Superman and Me" Alexie responses and grammar assignment
Logic of a Columnist responses are due in class Thursday
Water Case responses are due in class Friday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 6-10 of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday January 23 before class discussion
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40 are scheduled today

Wednesday
WHSSSK 81-90 responses are due today
Bedford Reader outlines are returned to students for group work
Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament multiple choice work continues in class

Thursday
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Timed writing is scheduled for student debt paper (postponed from last week); synthesis topics include three-year degree, for-profit colleges and free community college tuition for two years

Friday
Water Case responses are due
Class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Six-Ten is scheduled; dialectical journals (one per chapter) are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Thursday, January 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2015

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
Winter recess assignments are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled tomorrow
Review semester reflections to set goals for second semester
Student debt Wall Street Journal articles distributed for Thursday timed write

Tuesday
WHSSSK test is scheduled
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for grammar assignment
Water Cases distributed for both classes and due Friday

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice-Queen Elizabeth's Speech to Parliament (1601)
Winter recess assignments class discourse for responses to LOC reading selections

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Class discussion for Prologue and Chapters One-Five of Invisible Man is scheduled
Water Case responses are due for both classes
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information