STUDYPATH* September 2-6, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson Of Ups
Show Up, Speak Up, Keep Up, Measure Up

Monday
Today is Labor Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Periods One and Three; in-class timed writing is scheduled Friday
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice is scheduled today and tomorrow
Dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters One-Three of The Great Gatsby are due Friday, September 6 for class discussion (Periods One and Three only)
Bedford Reader is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Journals continue in class all week for AP types of sentences
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class

Wednesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Period Six
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice concludes
Bedford Reader is due in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class

Thursday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session

Friday
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals are due today for class discussion Periods One and Three
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" postponed to Tuesday, September 10; outline template is on Box (see Box at right of this blog)
Synthesis Paper Two is due Tuesday September 17 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt will be discussed in class

STUDYPATH* August 26-30, 2013

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
College Board account must be set up to access the prompt for the synthesis paper, which is due by 8:30 A.M. tomorrow morning (Tuesday) on turnitin.com web site; see last week's blog for a link to the College Board web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are reviewed and test is scheduled Wednesday
Bedford Reader "Silent Dancing" by Judith Ortiz Cofer responses are due in class: complete pages 162-169: answer meaning 1, 3; writing strategy 1, 3 and language 3; textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow
Journaling for literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader are reviewed in class
Rodriguez in-class timed writing is scheduled for Period One; Rodriguez scored papers are returned to Periods Three and Six students

Tuesday
Bedford Reader outlining template is discussed; outlining of Chapter One of Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" is due Tuesday, September 3; template available on Box
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class; application to "Death of the Moth" is discussed
Synthesis paper on museums is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class
"Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf piece is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test

Thursday
Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt is distributed; prewriting is due Tuesday, September 3; in class timed writing is scheduled Thursday

Friday
Today is California Admission Day in and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* August 19-23, 2013

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
Sign up for College Board account to access links to writing assignments; click this link
AP Opening Days Bulletin due today
Bedford Reader must be brought to class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment for Periods One and Three; due in class Wednesday for Period Six; "The Lottery" responses due tomorrow for Periods One and Three and Wednesday for Period Six for class discussion
Rodriguez prompt opening paragraph due Tuesday for Periods One and Three; due Wednesday for Period Six; forty-minute in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed due today (on Box)Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due today

• WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech

"What AP Readers Long To See" reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components (continued):

1. Logical fallacies
2. Argument structures
3. Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
4. Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
5. Useful vocabulary and diction
6. Fiction and universal themes
7. Syntax and sentence types
8. Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
9. Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses  
10. Outlining style and format
11. Response to columnist analysis
12. Research and oral defense of thesis

Tuesday
Synthesis paper and sources distributed; paper due next Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Monday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
5. Periodic
6. Cumulative (Loose)
7. Balanced
8. Interrupted

Wednesday
Period One does not meet today

Thursday
Rodriguez prompt in-class timed writing
Synthesis Paper One due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, August 26; prompt and sources will be distributed in class

Friday
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M.
Virginia Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt distributed to students; prewriting due Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class Monday and Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* Opening Week August 13-16, 2013

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

Tuesday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due Thursday
Summer work assignment free response papers and multiple choice responses due Friday
Turn It In account verification required by Friday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed and returned by Monday (on Box)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due Monday

• WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech

"What AP Readers Long To See" reviewed in class
General AP English Language paper rubric reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components:

1. Logical fallacies
2. Argument structures
3. Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
4. Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
5. Useful vocabulary and diction
6. Fiction and universal themes
7. Syntax and sentence types
8. Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
9. Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses  
10. Outlining style and format
11. Response to columnist analysis
12. Research and oral defense of thesis

Wednesday
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Tuesday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
5. Periodic
6. Cumulative (Loose)
7. Balanced
8. Interrupted

Thursday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due today
Turn It In account verification due tomorrow
Summer work assignment due tomorrow free response papers and multiple choice responses

Friday
AP Opening Days Bulletin due Monday signed by student and parent
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis Paper sources and prompt distributed; prewriting due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information