REVISED TUESDAY AGENDA FOR AP

1.  Score Unit Eight test.
2.  Score Unit Nine test.
3.  Complete Prose Passage multiple choice.
4.  Review AP Bulletin with students.

STUDYPATH* March 28-April 1, 2016

THIS STUDYPATH BLOG LISTING WILL BE UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 28

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

SPRING BREAK MARCH 21-25 CLASSES ARE NOT IN SESSION

Monday March 28
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday March 29
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop tests scored in class
College Board AP Bulletin distributed and reviewed in class
Spring break synthesis papers #1 and #2 are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
Due:  Outline, Works Cited, Thumbnails, Cover Page and Block Quotes on Tuesday, March 29 (draft of works cited page, draft of thumbnails with captions and credits; draft of outline for water conservation research paper; draft of cover page; draft of block quotes--these drafts will be scored and returned to students with corrections and suggestions before paper due date of April 1)

Wednesday March 30
Cornell Notes review for upcoming AP Exam
Multiple choice prose passage practice for upcoming AP Exam
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test and scoring in class is scheduled
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow

Thursday March 31
Logic of a Columnist responses due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
Prose passage vocabulary, question stems and answer choices reviewed for upcoming AP Exam
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled Monday

Friday April 1
PERIOD TWO AND PERIOD FIVE CLASSES MEET IN THE AUDITORIUM
Record of Attendance: Period Two-Laura; Period Five-Sarah

AGENDA BIN:
Final AP Saturday Enrichment is scheduled Saturday, April 16 with Mr. Carmicle (Language) includes a full-length testing session of Part One: Multiple Choice (60 minutes), ten-minute break and Part Two: Argument, Analysis and Synthesis writing prompts (120 minutes plus 15 minutes reading time for Synthesis sources)

STUDYPATH* March 14-18, 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 March 14
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ALL AP STUDENTS MAY SIGN UP FOR AP EXAMS AT THE STUDENT STORE BEFORE AT LUNCH OR NUTRITION BEFORE FRIDAY MARCH 18--SEE MRS. BROWN AT THE COLLEGE CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR REDUCED FEES

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ELA Performance Task administered
Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" assigned from Bedford Reader M5, WS 1, 2, 3 L 2 due tomorrow in class
Prose passage multiple choice practice continue in class all week
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled Thursday; Unit Ten responses are due Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday in class
Water Case Ten responses are due today from Period Two
Water Case Nine responses are due today from Period Five; Water Case Ten assigned to Period Five and due Friday in class
Cornell Notes continue in class after spring break
Due:  Outline, Works Cited, Thumbnails, Cover Page and Block Quotes on Tuesday, March 29 (draft of works cited page, draft of thumbnails with captions and credits; draft of outline for water conservation research paper; draft of cover page; draft of block quotes--these drafts will be scored and returned to students with corrections and suggestions before paper due date of April 1)

Tuesday March 15
Orwell piece responses are due in class today (hard copy)
Eleventh grade ICA administered

Wednesday March 16
Eleventh grade ICA administered

Thursday March 17
The Great Gatsby novels are scheduled to be returned to textbook room today
Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are scheduled to be returned to textbook room today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class

Friday March 18
AP Test Examination Bulletins (Your Guide to the AP Program) are reviewed in class; multiple choice full length exam is assigned and due Monday, March 28
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for spring break assignments and due dates
Spring break assignments include Synthesis Paper #1 and Synthesis Paper #2 from College Board web site; both papers are due on turnitin.com web site on Monday, March 28 by 8:30 A.M. and Logic of a Columnist on turnitin.com web site Tuesday, March 29 by 8:30 A.M.

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due April 1
Metropolitan Water District selection of "Junior Defense of Thesis" presenters; preview of scoring sheets; power point presentations due date set

STUDYPATH* March 7-11, 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 March 7
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE USC OR UCLA COLLEGE LIBRARY CARDS TO PROCEED
Water Case Ten is assigned to Period Two and due Monday
Water Case Nine is assigned to Period Five and due Monday
Water Cases Eight and Nine are due from Periods Two and Five AP classes
Logic of a Columnist is due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Thursday in class (hard copy)
Personal Use Water Log is due today from both AP classes
Bedford Reader is required in class for outlining assignment; due date to be determined
Synthesis paper due by 8:30 A.M. Friday on turnitin.com web site

Water Conservation Research Paper Preparation:

1. Online Writing Lab-Purdue University
2. Sample Student Research Paper
3. Outlining the Research Paper
4. Research Paper Format Requirements including Pagination, Cover Page and Margins

Tuesday March 8
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled in class
Tone, Syntax and Diction handouts are due Monday (hard copy)
Water Conservation Research Paper Preparation:

1. Research Paper Subheads
2. Research Paper Thumbnails
3. Research Paper Captions and Credits
4. Research Paper Block Quotes
5. Research Paper Works Cited List
6. Research Paper Embedded Citations

Wednesday March 9
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for water conservation research paper

• Digital Library resources including EBSCO and Gale (Cengage)
• Research techniques, library guides and relevant sources
• Water Conservation LibGuide (online at HHS Library Web Site)

Thursday March 10
Logic of a Columnist is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today (hard copy)
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for water conservation research paper

• (Preparation activities continue)

Friday March 11
Synthesis paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for water conservation research paper

• (Preparation activities continue)

AGENDA BIN:
AP Exam Prep Week #1 March 14-18 (Prose Passages Analysis)

1. Stems
2. Distractors
3. Unfamiliar Vocabulary
4. Question Types

AP Exam Prep Week #2 March 28-April 1

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

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)

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

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

STUDYPATH* February 1-5, 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 1
Jonathan Swift's "A Model Proposal" (postponed from last week) assigned and due Friday (hard copy)

1. Multiple choice responses for paragraphs 1-17 (Language of Composition textbook)
2. Questions for Discussion ((Page 920 Language of Composition) #4; #7
3. Questions on Rhetoric and Style (Page 921 Language of Composition) #2; #10
4. Check Test (Questions 1-5) and Vocabulary Study (Questions 1-5) in class assignment

Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for discussion and assignment of Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

The Great Gatsby paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Their Eyes Were Watching God paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Period Five:  Hurston's from Dust Tracks on a Road responses are due in class today

Wenke's "Too Much Pressure" responses (M 3; WS 1, 2, 3 and L 1, 2) are due Tuesday, February 2

Water Case Four is due today: Period Two

Water Case Three is due today: Period Five

Detail responses for Rudolfo Anaya and Thomas Hardy are due today (hard copies)

Tuesday February 2
Bedford Reader is required in class; Wenke's "Too Much Pressure" responses are required in class
Water Case Five is assigned and due Monday: Period Two
Water Case Four is assigned and due Monday: Period Five

Wednesday February 3
Cornell notes on Imagery, Syntax and Tone components continue in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses due today; test is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice work on novels continues in class

Thursday February 4
Timed writing in-class assignment is scheduled

Friday February 5
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class today
UCLA Powell Library and USC Doheny Library card verification is due today; please present library card to instructor for credit

AGENDA BIN:
The Great Gatsby film screening
Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening

STUDYPATH* January 25-29, 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 January 25
Timed writing is scheduled in class; paper is due at end of period
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop corrected for P. 5
Water Case Three is due today for Period Two
Water Case Two is due today for Period Five
"A Modest Proposal" Swift assigned and due date set (postponed from last week)
Daum and Kincaid discussions are scheduled this week
Fitzgerald "Babylon Revisited" responses due Friday, January 29 (Period Two) (postponed from last week)
Hurston Dust Tracks responses due Friday, January 29 (Period Five) (postponed from last week)
Dean Miller-Churchill dispatches are scheduled in class

Tuesday January 26
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for "Too Much Pressure" Wenke assignment
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday for Period Two; test is scheduled Wednesday for Period Five; test is postponed to Thursday for Period Two

Wednesday January 27
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled for Period Five; test is postponed to Thursday for Period Two
Cornell Notes for imagery, syntax and tone continue in class
Gatsby paper prompt distributed and due Friday on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. (postponed to Monday)
Their Eyes Were Watching God prompt distributed and due Friday on turnitn.com by 8:30 A.M. (postponed to Monday)

Thursday January 28
Multiple choice practice is scheduled in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled for Period Two
Language of Composition grammar assignments is scheduled; textbooks are due in class

Friday January 29
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God papers are due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. (postponed to Monday)
Fitzgerald "Babylon Revisited" responses due today (Period Two) (postponed from last week)
Hurston Dust Tracks responses due today (Period Five) (postponed from last week)

AGENDA BIN:

STUDYPATH* January 18-22, 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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