In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
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The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday January 18
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday January 19
Water Case Two "Conflict and Consensus: The Bay/Delta" due as hard copy for Period Two
Unit Test multiple choice 1-4; true or false 5-9 and 10-11 short answer/discussion question due
Period Two: Return Water Case Two handouts for distribution to Period Five
Cornell Notes continue in class all week: diction, tone, syntax, detail, imagery
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses due for Periods Two and Five tomorrow
Affluenza timed write papers scored and returned to students this week
Wednesday January 20
Water Case Two "Conflict and Consensus" The Bay/Delta" due as hard copy for Period Five
Unit Test multiple choice 1-4; true or false 5-9 and 10-11 short answer/discussion question due
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses for Periods Two and Five due today
Huntington, Daum and Kincaid discussions from Bedford Reader are scheduled; textbook is not required in class
Thursday January 21
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled before timed write
Weekly timed write prompt distributed; paper is due by end of period
Logic of a Columnist #9 assignment is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday January 22
"A Modest Proposal" satire piece by Jonathan Swift assigned and due Monday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Water Case Three assigned to Period Two and due Monday as hard copy
UCLA and USC library cards must be presented to instructor by first week in February in preparation for Junior Defense of Thesis research paper due April 1, 2016
The Great Gatsby class discussion (entire novel) is scheduled; dialectical journals and novels are required in class for Period Two
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion (entire novel) is scheduled; dialectical journals and novels are required in class for Period Five
"Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerald short story is assigned and due Tuesday, January 26 as hard copy (postponed from last week) Access the story at http://gutenberg.net.au/fsf/BABYLON-REVISITED.html
"Dust Tracks on a Road" Zora Neale Hurston excerpt is assigned and due Tuesday, January 26 as hard copy (postponed from last week) Access the excerpt at http://zoranealehurston.com/books/dust-tracks-on-a-road
AGENDA BIN:
Invisible Man novel and dialectical journals assigned
