Friday, February 26, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 29-March 4, 2016

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 February 29
Bedford Reader is required in class for writing assignment "Death of a Moth" Woolf
Water Cases 7 and 8 are due from both classes
Water Case 9 distributed to Period Two and due Monday
Water Case 8 distributed to Period Five and due Monday
Timed writing Sample Student Response and Analysis of the Prompt and Sample Response
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled next Monday; responses are due today
Woolf "Death of a Moth" multiple choice work is scheduled

Tuesday March 1
Timed writing is scheduled
UCLA and USC library cards are due today
Tone assignment distributed to both classes and due Thursday
Cornell Notes continue in class

Wednesday March 2
Film screening Day One for both classes

Thursday March 3
Film screening Day Two for both classes
Tone assignment is due today

Friday March 4
Film screening Day Three for both classes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper deadline is April 1; library dates are March 9-10-11

Saturday, February 20, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2016

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 February 22 (SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE FOR SHELTER-IN-PLACE DRILL)
Tone Consider, Discuss and Apply distributed and due Wednesday
Water Case Eight is distributed to Period Two AP and due Monday
Water Case Seven is distributed to Period Five AP and due Monday
Water Cases Six and Seven are due from both AP classes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed from today) before Rodriguez piece discussion
Cornell Notes on tone are scheduled this week in class
Language of Composition textbooks are due in class tomorrow for Rodriguez responses (Pages 509-529 D 1, 6 and RS 1, 3,  4

Tuesday February 23
Aria: The Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood responses (Richard Rodriguez) due today (see February 22); textbooks are due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled

Wednesday February 24
Tone Consider, Discuss and Apply distributed and due Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses due Friday
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday February 25
Logic of a Columnist assignment due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday February 26
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses due today
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled
UCLA Powell Library and USC Doheny Library cards are due no later than Monday, February 29 in class

AGENDA BIN:
Water conservation research paper dates scheduled for March 9-10-11 in library (see previous blog for library assignments)

Sunday, February 14, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2016

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 February 15
Today is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday February 16
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled today
Syntax assignment is scheduled and due tomorrow
Water Case Six is due for Period Two
Water Case Five is due for Period Five
Water Cases Seven and Six are assigned to AP classes and due next Monday
Cornell Notes on syntax and tone continue all week in class
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for writing assignment due tomorrow

Wednesday February 17
Syntax assignment is due today (hard copy)
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for writing assignment discussion
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Review Units (1-6) from Vocabulary Workshop are assigned and due date set

Thursday February 18
Weekly timed writing is scheduled

Friday February 19
UCLA and USC library cards are due no later than end of February for March research paper assignments in library (meet in Hollywood High School Library March 9-10-11)
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP Examination is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper for water conservation is scheduled in the library March 9, 10 and 11

  1. Research techniques, library guides, digital library 
  2. Relevant sources and permissible web sites
  3. Online Writing Lab at University of Purdue MLA Guidelines
  4. Pagination, outlining, subheads, thumbnails, works cited, embedded (in-text) citations

Saturday, February 06, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2016

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 February 8
Imagery assignment is scheduled in class and due tomorrow (hard copy)
Swift's "A Modest Proposal" responses are reviewed in class
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for writing assignment due tomorrow
Water Case Five is due today (Period Two)
Water Case Four is due today (Period Five)
Water Cases Six and Five are distributed to AP classes and due next Monday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday; test is scheduled Friday
Cornell Notes for Syntax and Tone are scheduled in class all week

Tuesday February 9
Imagery assignment is due in class today (hard copy)
Language of Composition writing assignment is due in class today (hard copy) (responses 1, 3, 5 , 6 and 7 for Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me")

Wednesday February 10
Syntax assignment is scheduled in class and due Friday

Thursday February 11
Timed writing is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist #10 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday February 12
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class
Syntax assignment is due in class today (hard copy)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Water Cases Five and Six are due from AP classes on Monday
Library cards from UCLA and USC libraries are due in class today

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper dates in library are March 9, 10 and 11