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