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