STUDYPATH* December 3-7, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Blog amended Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Monday
Bedford Reader is due Monday and Tuesday for reading assignment and literary terms review
Everything's An Argument Chapter Four outline is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Water Cases Two and Three responses are due today; return the cases with the tests completed
Water Cases Four and Five are assigned and due next week with date to be announced because of finals schedule; water cases will be assigned tomorrow
Responses for Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" selection are discussed in class

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight response are due Friday; test is scheduled next week
Literary terms test is scheduled
Water Cases Four and Five assignments postponed to today

Wednesday
Invisible Man prologue dialectical journal is due Friday for class discussion; see blog of November 26-30 for reading assignments over winter break
Writer's Choice textbook is due in class for grammar assignment

Thursday
Everything's An Argument Chapter Five outline is due Thursday, December 13
Orwell paper is due Monday, December 10 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; prompt to be distributed and the piece is ready for downloading on Box
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Invisible Man class discussion on prologue; dialectical journal entry is due today
Invisible Man Chapters One-Five dialectical journals and reading assignment is due Thursday, December 13
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments, including the finals schedule

STUDYPATH* November 26-30, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Outlining of Chapter Three of Everything's An Argument is due
Water Case One responses are due
"A Modest Proposal" multiple choice responses are due; Bedford Reader required in class for literary terms
Swift writing assignment is due
LA Times letter to the editor is due
Submit The Awakening novels for return to textbook room
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due Monday; test is scheduled for Tuesday

Tuesday
Bedford Reader required in class for reading and writing assignment

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor
In-class timed writing assignment

Friday
Invisible Man reading and dialectical journal assignment and due dates set
Everything's An Argument outline for Chapter Four is due Monday
Water Cases Two and Three responses are due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Agenda Bin:
Invisible Man winter break reading assignments and dialectical journal responses
Prologue December 7
Chapters One-Five December 13
Chapters Six-Ten December 21
Chapters Eleven-Fifteen December 28
Chapters Sixteen-Twenty January 4
Chapters Twenty-One-Epilogue January 11
Paper due January 31

STUDYPATH* November 19-23, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Tuesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Wednesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Thursday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session
Assignments due Monday:
Outlining of Chapter Three of Everything's An Argument
Water Case One responses
"A Modest Proposal" multiple choice responses
Swift writing assignment
LA Times letter to the editor
Submit The Awakening novels for return to textbook room

Agenda Bin for November 26-30
Vocabulary Workshop responses
In-class timed writing
Bedford Reader writing assignment
Outlining Everything's An Argument
Literary terms from Bedford Reader
Invisible Man reading and dialectical journal assignment

STUDYPATH* November 12-16, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for reading and writing assignment
Responses to Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" are due today; Pages 368-369 M 1; WS 1, 2, 3; L 1
Synthesis paper and Wilson graded papers are returned to students
Literary terms from Bedford Reader 31-40
Multiple choice responses or paper is due today for The Awakening; hard copies of papers or responses are required
Outlining for Chapter Two of Everything's An Argument is due today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is due in class today for grammar assignment
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled
LA Times letter to the editor is due

Friday
Off-campus library privilege applications are due today; no application will be accepted after today
Next week's assignments will be discussed in class

Agenda Bin for Thanksgiving Week: (assignments will be discussed in class)
LA Times letter to the editor
Vocabulary Workshop
Water Cases One and Two
Outlining for Chapter Three and Four of Everything's An Argument
Bedford Reader writing assignment-"A Modest Proposal" Jonathan Swift
5 Steps to a 5

STUDYPATH* November 5-9, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and writing assignment
AP students select a choice of schools for  off-campus library privileges; application is completed and returned for processing
Outlining for Chapter One of Everything's An Argument is due today; if there are different sections in the red cover book, students should outline those sections instead

Tuesday
"Orientation" responses are due today; see last week's blog for details
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class today for grammar assignment

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
In-class writing assignment is scheduled today

Friday
Outlining for Chapter Two of Everything's An Argument is due Monday
Multiple choice test responses or essay responses from The Awakening are due today; this assignment has been postponed until Tuesday, November 13
Vocabulary Workshop review units 4-6 responses are due Monday
Bedford Reader questions on Meaning 1; Writing Strategies 1, 2, 3 and Language 1 for Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" are due Tuesday

STUDYPATH* October 29-November 2

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Synthesis paper handouts are provided for Thursday's in-class timed writing
Evidence, inference and thesis class discussion continues in class
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment; "Orientation" by Daniel Orozco assignment:  Meaning 1, Writing Strategies 1, 3; Language 1, 2 and Writing 3 all due next Tuesday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Awakening class discussion is concluded; students must complete either paper or multiple choice exam by Monday

Tuesday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test
Everything's An Argument assignment is made and due date set

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class; exercises 11, 12, 13 and 14 are due
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Los Angeles Times letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class

STUDYPATH* October 22-26, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Rewrites for the Mencken piece are due today
Bedford Reader is due in class for "Everyday Use" discussion and literary terms
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Awakening class discussion continues in class; writing assignment is scheduled

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms and writing assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test

Wednesday
Prose passage multiple choice practice
Writer's Choice textbooks are due in class for grammar assignment
Evidence and inferences connect to prove thesis lecture and class discussion

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled for today
LA Times letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due Monday; test is scheduled Tuesday

STUDYPATH* October 15-19, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment
The Awakening Chapters 14-26 class discussion continues today; talking points for Chapters 27-39 are due Friday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test
"Everyday Use' Alice Walker piece is scheduled today in class; responses for Meaning 3, Writing Strategies 1, 2; Language 1 and Suggested Writing 5 are due today
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled today

Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
Periods Four, Five and Six do not meet today since the PSAT Bell Schedule is in effect
Grammar is postponed until next Wednesday when Exercises 7, 8, 9 and 10 from Writer's Choice are due

Thursday
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled
LA Times letter to the editor is due today; follow this link to the assignment and if you need the user name and password e-mail the instructor at jcarmicl@lausd.net
http://www.nieonline.com/latimes/e-edition.cfm

Friday-Minimum Day Schedule
The Awakening Chapters 27-39 class discussion is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Monday; test is scheduled Tuesday

STUDYPATH* October 8-12, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Awakening Chapters 1-13 class discussion continues in class today
Bedford Reader assignment due tomorrow: Anna Quindlen's "Homeless" Meaning 1, 2; Writing Strategies 2, 3; Language 2; Suggested Writing 5
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for reading assignment and literary terms
Letter to the editor assignment is scheduled and due Thursday
Baldwin paper due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for literary terms

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbooks are due in class for grammar activities

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
LA Times letter to the editor is due today

Friday
The Awakening Chapters 14-26 is scheduled today; fifteen talking points are due in class for discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Monday; test is scheduled for Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* October 1-5, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment; responses from Cofer piece are discussed
Vocabulary Workshop Review Units One-Three are due today
The Awakening Kate Chopin novel reading assignment is due Friday; read introduction and the first thirteen chapters (v-lvii; 171-230) and complete fifteen talking points for class discussion on Friday
Bring Great Gatsby novels to class for return to textbook room 

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
LA Times letter to the editor is due today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar assignment; book is required in class
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled today
LA Times letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday

Friday
Baldwin paper due on turnitin.com web site Monday, October 8 by 11:59 P.M.
Water Case One is assigned and due Wednesday
Class discussion on The Awakening is scheduled today; talking points are due in class
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday night for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* September 24-28, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader textbook is not required today or tomorrow since Gatsby film screening is scheduled
"Silent Dancing" Cofer Ortiz piece is due today; responses for Meaning 1, 3; Writing Strategies 1, 3; Language 3 (170) and Suggested Critical Writing 4 (171) are due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
The Great Gatsby screening continues today and tomorrow in class
Synthesis Paper Two is due this evening on turnitin.com web site; use the 2010 Free Response synthesis question on information technologies (this link will lead you to the question)

Tuesday
Exercises 4, 5, 6 from Writer's Choice textbook are due today
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
The Great Gatsby film screening concludes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is scheduled

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

Thursday
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled

Friday
Prose passage multiple choice practice
The Awakening by Kate Chopin is distributed and reading assignment is made and due Friday, October 5
Closing line of The Great Gatsby paper is due today; this paper is not on turnitin.com and must be submitted in hard copy form
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Three responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* September 17-21, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Bedford Reader is required text in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Buckley piece in Bedford Reader (P. 538) is due today (connections question on P. 131); complete a 10-15 sentence paragraph
Synthesis papers returned to students; Lincoln papers returned to students
LA Times letter to the editor is due today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test
Writer's Choice books are due in class for grammar lesson
Prose passage multiple choice practice

Thursday
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled
LA Times letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due Monday; test is scheduled for Tuesday
Great Gatsby film screening Part One is scheduled for today; Part Two screens next week
Synthesis Paper Number Two is assigned on turnitin.com web site and due Monday; use the 2010 Free Response synthesis question on information technologies

STUDYPATH* September 10-14, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis essay on green living was due Sunday evening (September 9) on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 class discussion continues in class

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled for today
LA Times letter to the editor is due

Wednesday
Prose passage multiple choice practice
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 and Everything's An Argument continues in class

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday
In-class timed writing assignment

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due Tuesday; test is scheduled for Wednesday
The Great Gatsby Chapters 7-9 talking points (five per chapter) are due today for class discussion

STUDYPATH* September 3-7, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class today for reading assignment and literary terms
The Great Gatsby class discussion for Chapters 1-3 concludes in class
Writer's Choice grammar books assigned to students
Synthesis paper due Sunday evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; see last week's blog for assignment link--complete the 2011 AP exam synthesis essay (Form B) on green living

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop diagnostic test is due today; books are due in class
"The Lottery" Shirley Jackson responses are due today; answer fully questions 1, 4 on Meaning, questions 1, 3 and 4 on Writing Strategies, and question 4 on Language
Prose passage multiple choice practice

Thursday
LA Times editorial assigned and letter to the editor due Tuesday
Work in Everything's An Argument and 5 Steps to a 5 continues in class

Friday
The Great Gatsby talking points for Chapters 4-6 are due today for class discussion
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due Monday; test is scheduled for Tuesday

STUDYPATH* August 27-31, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment
Woolf piece is due on Wednesday on turnitin.com web site
Synthesis essay is due on turnitin.com on Friday by 11:59 P.M. (postponed to next week)
Vocabulary Workshop books assigned to students this week
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Three talking points are due Thursday for class discussion
Bedford Reader literary terms continue today and tomorrow; test is scheduled for Wednesday
USPS summer work assignment paper returned to students

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class today
Tone, language and sentence structure handouts provided to students

Wednesday
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled for today
Work in 5 Steps to a 5 and Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Woolf paper is due by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; no late papers will be accepted
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Thursday
Consultative writing response to newspaper editorial is due today
The Great Gatsby class discussion is scheduled for today; talking points are due for Chapters One-Three

Friday
Today is Admissions Day, a school holiday, and classes are not in session
Synthesis essay is due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; click this link for web site (postponed to next week)

STUDYPATH* August 20-24, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for reading assignment
Rodriguez paper is due in class today
Kennedy summer work assignment paper returned to students
Outlining for Bedford Reader writing section "The Writing Process" due Friday

Tuesday
Virginia Woolf "Death of the Moth" piece; answer questions #2, #2 and #1 by Wednesday and bring responses to class
Woolf AP prompt assigned
Literary terms from Bedford Reader are scheduled in class

Wednesday
Prose passage multiple choice practice
Letter to the Editor consultative writing assignment introduced
Introduction to Everything's An Argument

Thursday
Sentence structure analysis
Tone and language use handouts
Introduction to 5 Steps to a 5 textbook
Beginnings of the American Tradition (William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation) and the Puritans

Friday
Opening bulletin signed document due in class today
Outlining "The Writing Process" due today
Literary terms test
Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* August 14-17, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Tuesday
Program cards signed
Seating assignments made
Rodriguez AP prompt

Wednesday
Box, Blog and turnitin.com web site orientation
Syllabus and Opening Bulletin
Rodriguez AP prompt prewriting due

Thursday
Tone, diction and syntax defined
Sentence structure analysis
Multiple choice practice

Friday
Rodriguez AP prompt essay due
Weekend homework to be announced
Summer work assignment due today

(THIS STUDYPATH SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP TO AUGUST 13)

2012-2013 Syllabus

The 2012-2013 course syllabus for AP English Language and Composition has now been posted on Box (see Box AP at right).  Classes begin on August 14.  Welcome to AP English Language.

The summer assignment for this class is posted on Box at right.  The assignment must be submitted by the end of the first week of classes.

STUDYPATH* June 11-15, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.


*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 27-39 for The Awakening are due today; record a dialectical journal entry for each three chapters (four total journal entries)
Return Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for return of books to textbook room
Class discussion for Chapters 27-39 of The Awakening is scheduled for Period Four; Period Three class discussion of Chapters 14-26 continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Research paper precis is due Thursday in class


Tuesday
Return Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for return of books to textbook room
Class discussion of The Awakening concludes in both AP classes today


Wednesday
Finals for Periods One and Two are scheduled; Periods Three and Four do not meet today


Thursday
Finals for Periods Three and Four are scheduled and a multiple choice test on The Awakening and a semester reflection is completed; Periods Five and Six do not meet today
Return The Awakening novels to class for return of books to textbook room

Friday
Finals for Periods Five and Six; Periods Three and Four do not meet today
Final course grade reports for students will be available next week

STUDYPATH* June 4-8, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Research paper precis will be discussed in class this week and due date set for Monday, June 11; follow this link for writing a rhetorical precis for your paper
The Awakening dialectical journals (one for every three chapters) for Chapters 14-26 are due in class today; class discussion dates to be determined and announced
RETURN Writer's Choice and Bedford Reader to class for return of books to textbook room
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Period Four finalists present Junior Defense of Thesis to classmates for final evaluation and question and answer segment

Wednesday
Period Three finalists present Junior Defense of Thesis to classmates for final evaluation and question and answer segment

Thursday
The seventh annual Junior Defense of Thesis field trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California headquarters in downtown Los Angeles is scheduled for today; students meet in the cafeteria at 7:30 A.M. in business attire
USA Today letter to the editor is postponed until tomorrow and due Monday

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
The Awakening class discussion continues in class for Chapters 14-26 for Period Four, and Chapters 1-13 for Period Three

STUDYPATH* May 28-June 1, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.


*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Dialectical journals for The Awakening Chapters One-Thirteen are due today; a journal is required for each three chapters of the novel--journals for Chapters Fourteen to Twenty-Six are required Monday, June 4
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Precis for research paper is discussed in class and due Friday
Cover pages and outlines for research paper are attached to PDF copies in class
Water Cases Four-Ten will be discussed and reviewed in class during this week
RETURN Writer's Choice and Bedford Reader to class for return of books to textbook room

Wednesday
Competition presentations for the Junior Defense of Thesis at Metropolitan Water District continue in class today and tomorrow

Thursday
Field trip slips, video release forms, and teacher notification forms are due today; no extensions may be granted since the field trip completed list must be submitted to the School for Advanced Studies office by the end of the day
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
The Awakening class discussion on Chapters One-Thirteen is scheduled for today; books are required in class
Research paper precis is due today

STUDYPATH* May 21-25, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
Dry run presentations are scheduled this week for potential Junior Defense of Thesis participants
Competition presentations are scheduled this week for potential Junior Defense of Thesis participants
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Dry run and competition presentations continue in class today


Wednesday
Dry run and competition presentations continue in class today


Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday
Field trip slips and teacher notification signed slips are due May 31; no trip slips or teacher notification signed slips will be accepted after that date


Friday
The Awakening dialectical journals for Chapters One-Thirteen (four journal entries) are due Tuesday, May 29 for class discussion (discussion days TBA)
Junior Defense of Thesis "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" research papers are due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site (cover page and outline page must be submitted separately as hard copies that will be paper clipped to PDF copies)

STUDYPATH* May 14-18, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Last-minute preparation for AP English Language Examination is scheduled in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today


Tuesday
Class does not meet today-CST Testing

Wednesday
Class does not meet today-CST Testing
Breakfast provided in Room 422 for AP English Language Examination students
THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED TODAY

Thursday
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California field trip slips are due
Presenters receive dry run schedule for defense of thesis rehearsals
The Awakening reading assignment is Chapters 1-13 before Friday, May 25; dialectical journal instructions are posted on Box
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Presenters finalize dry run schedules and competition dates are assigned
The Awakening dialectical journal entries for Chapters 1-13 are due Friday, May 25

AP Exam Prep Week Two May 7-11, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice practice test Day One
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Twenty-four water use log is due today

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice test Day Two

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice test answer justifications and class discussion

Thursday
Meet in the Hollywood High School Library for research paper skills and strategies
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Many AP students will take the AP US History exam today; students who are in class will work in pairs on vocabulary, literary terms and test taking strategies

THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012.

STUDYPATH* April 30-May 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Metropolitan Water District Guest Speaker Mr. Donnelly is scheduled in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Twenty-four hour water use handout must be completed by Friday and submitted in class
Be Waterwise....All Year Long research paper is due Friday, May 25; no extensions of deadline are permitted and no rewrites of papers will be accepted (make the first draft the best draft), except for students who will present at the Junior Defense of Thesis field trip
AP exams for selected students are scheduled for next week--see AP Bulletin for details

Tuesday
Everything's An Argument "Flashpoints" of Emotional, Ethical and Logical Arguments group work in class (pages 491-512); class presentations to be announced
Reading assignments for The Awakening by Kate Chopin scheduled in class:  Chapters 1-13 are due May 21-25; Chapters 14-26 are due May 28-June 1; Chapters 27-39 are due June 4-8
Sample dialectical journals for The Awakening are discussed in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop test for review units is scheduled in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made for Chapters 9-12
Synthesis essay is due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site


Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Library OWL and MLA appointment is scheduled for Thursday May 10
Literary terms are reviewed in class prior to the AP exam
Multiple choice practice is scheduled for today

STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.


*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms are discussed in class
MWD Power Point ""20% by 2020" is scheduled for today and tomorrow
Prep Week Two ballot is finalized with vote scheduled tomorrow
Video forms distributed and signed by all students for June 7 trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
USA Today letter to the editor assignment is due today
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class all week

Tuesday
Literary terms are discussed in class
Prep Week Two ballot voting is scheduled for today
Water Cases Nine and Ten are due today; the cases are reassigned to students in Periods Three and Four and due next Tuesday

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Guest speaker from Metropolitan Water District is scheduled for Monday; student questions are due in class today

STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Two-paragraph AP Exam Prep Week One analysis is due today (first paragraph should explain whether prep week was beneficial or not; second paragraph should explain why or why not)
Water Cases Seven and Eight are due Tuesday
USA Letter to the Editor is due today
Answers to the multiple choice test from last week are provided in class
Working outlines of the fifteen-page "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are exchanged with peers for analysis and corrections

Tuesday
Modern Language Association formatting protocols from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue are introduced in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and deadline announced (postponed until tomorrow)
Model "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are reviewed in class
Water Conservation "20% by 2020" power point presentation is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Literary terms are reviewed in class
MLA formatting requirements discussion continues
Metropolitan Water District guest speaker date to be announced
KQED water video is scheduled to be screened in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are due Friday (complete pages 105-116; skip analogies)

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice or timed writing is scheduled for today

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop units review assignment is due in class; test is scheduled for Monday

Working Outline for Junior Defense of Thesis Paper

There have been some inquiries from students about how to complete this brief working outline; a suggested model sample working outline was distributed in class the week preceding spring break.

Use two handouts (these were provided to students) "Essential Questions about Water in California: Including the Delta and its Species and Habitats" and a four-page "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" abstract/prompt as tools to develop a preliminary skeleton outline of what the fifteen-page paper will cover. Pay particular attention to the mandate of 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020 and the numbering and lettering of the last three paragraphs of page two of the abstract/prompt handout. Then review the Challenge One and Challenge Two information from page three to address the answers to questions posed for each Challenge, adding any additional points necessary.

Read the web site of Metropolitan Water District, click on member agencies to get ideas, and start to access information on the website source handout that was provided.

READ THE MATERIALS IN DEPTH AND THINK THROUGH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF WHAT THE PAPER WILL STATE, WHAT IT WILL PROVE, AND WHAT IT WILL DEFEND.

IF YOUR WORKING OUTLINE NEEDS REVISION, SUGGESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE REWRITE!

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday-Friday
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed

OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class

Synthesis essay is due on Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.; use 2007 advertising prompt by clicking the link that will load College Board web site

Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break

AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response

Water Case Seven or Eight (depending on Period Three or Period Four) is due today

USA Today letter to the Editor is due today; Thursday's USA Today assignment will be due next Monday

Spring Break

Classes are not in session Monday, April 2 through Friday, April 6, 2012 for spring break recess.

STUDYPATH* March 26-30, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week with presentations of argument protocols, including classroom question and answer segment
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Students should sign up for the AP English Language exam when registration is announced

Tuesday
Water Cases Five and Six are due today
Everything's An Argument group work presentations continue in class
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are announced in class

Wednesday
Water Cases Seven and Eight are assigned and due Tuesday, April 10
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled and due Monday, April 9
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed
OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class
Synthesis essay is due Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.
Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response

Friday
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a school holiday, and classes are not in session

STUDYPATH March 19-23, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week
Early Placement Test writing is scheduled this week
Literary terms are reviewed in class all week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today; Unit Fifteen responses are due Friday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Water Cases Five and Six are due today

Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are reassigned and due next Tuesday
Tone words are discussed in class for AP English Language exam preparation
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Students provide AP test schedule dates

Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due today; test date is to be scheduled

STUDYPATH* March 12-16, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Early Assessment Placement test is scheduled to be administered this week
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Junior Defense of Thesis research paper skills and oral presentation skills are covered in class this week

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Water Cases Three and Four responses are due today

Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are assigned and due next Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today; test date will be scheduled

Thursday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today (tentative, depending on the EAP Assessment)
Check blog Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments

STUDYPATH* March 5-9, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice work on the Hazlitt piece is scheduled for today
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Water Cases Three (Period Three) and Four (Period Four) are due today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam

Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned and due next Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Everything's An Argument "Structuring Arguments" component continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments

STUDYPATH February 27-March 2, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Writer's Choice Exercise Nine assignment is due Wednesday; textbook is required in class
Three multiple choice stems and distractors for the Hazlitt piece are due today; group work is scheduled
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; Unit Thirteen responses are due next Monday

Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Water Cases One and Two are due today for respective classes
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice diagnostic test responses are covered in class

Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned for respective classes and due next week
Everything's An Argument assignments continue in class
Literary terms flashcard activity continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled

Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments

STUDYPATH* February 20-24, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Swift paper is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Water Cases One (Period Four) and Two (Period Three) are due tomorrow
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class all week
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam continues in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class tomorrow
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled in class this week

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class; mixed practice responses are due today
Everything's An Argument class assignment is scheduled
Literary terms flashcards activity continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Hazlitt handout is provided to students for multiple choice construction due Monday

Friday
Eminent Domain paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed writing today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments

STUDYPATH* February 13-17, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points and class discussion continues in class today
Five Steps to a Five Capote student papers review; rewrite is scheduled this Friday
Swift paper is due on turnitin.com by 11:50 P.M. on February 20
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion concludes in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned Thursday and due next Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test (postponed from last week) is scheduled Wednesday

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is required in class for Swift multiple choice practice

Thursday
Five Steps to a Five Capote paper review continues in class ; rewrite is scheduled as an in-class paper tomorrow
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Capote paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed essay
Check blog Sunday night for homework and next week's in-class assignments

STUDYPATH* February 6-10, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Invisible Man motif essay is due Monday evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Final exam multiple choice practice exam will be corrected in class
Writer's Choice assignment is due Wednesday in class; book is required
Invisible Man class discussion for Chapters 16-20 and 21-Epilogue continues in class today through Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Wednesday in class; test is scheduled for Thursday

Tuesday
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is assigned; due date to be announced
Work in Five Steps to a Five for the Minow and Capote essays continues in class this week
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due today

Wednesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class today
Writer's Choice books are due in class; homework assignment is due today

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Friday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

STUDYPATH* January 30-February 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points are due in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten response are due today; test is scheduled next week

Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion concludes in class; essay is due on turnitin.com at 11:59 P.M. on Monday, February 6
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due Tuesday, February 7

Wednesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion is scheduled for today and continues next Monday before motif essay is due on February 6

Thursday
Period Three and Four final examinations include an in-class timed write essay and a full sixty-minute multiple choice practice test
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Period Three and Four do not meet today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* January 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Thursday for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points; talking points for Chapters Twenty-Five to Epilogue are due next Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow

Tuesday
Literary terms test 71-80 is scheduled for today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming AP English Language examination later this week

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam continues in class
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Writer's Choice assignment is due today; books are required in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion is scheduled today

Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced
Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due February 7

STUDYPATH* January 16-20, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.

Tuesday
Talking points (fifteen) for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Ellison's Invisible Man are due today for class discussion on Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is due in class tomorrow for literary terms
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Wednesday
Chapter Three Bedford Reader outline (pages 49-56) is due February 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment

Thursday
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English exam
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Class discussion for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Invisible Man is scheduled for today; test precedes discussion

Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Monday

NSHSS Video

You may access the video and article from the recent Atlanta event by clicking on my slideshow photo using the link provided below:

http://www.nshss.org/home

STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Winter break synthesis essay is due today
Invisible Man Chapters One-Fifteen talking points are due today for various class discussions in the upcoming weeks; novel is due in class Monday through Thursday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
Water Politics Cases One-Ten are introduced in preparation for the spring research paper

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Tuesday
Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due Tuesday, February 7 (49); some sections do not lend themselves to being outlined and those page exceptions will be covered in class; this outlining assignment is in preparation for the spring research paper
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms
Invisible Man class discussion continues

Wednesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion continues

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today
Invisible Man class discussion continues

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight is due Tuesday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignments

Invisible Man Winter Break Assignment

Read the Introduction, Prologue (if you have not already read them), and Chapters One-Fifteen of Ellison's Invisible Man, writing three talking points for each chapter to prepare for various class discussions when we return January 9.

You may wish to include some (or all) of the literary terms noted below in your points, especially if you find instances in the text of Ellison's writing that illustrate the use of those terms.

As you read, begin to examine a motif that will be used for your final essay on the novel. Some possible motifs are (but not limited to):

Light vs. Dark
Visibility vs. Invisibility
Dream Sleep vs. Wakefulness
Identity vs. Non-Identity

You may observe another motif that can be traced throughout the novel; if so, please e-mail your instructor to discuss that motif before it is used in the final essay.

This is a novel of contradictions so the motif should highlight those contradictions and in anticipation of writing the assignment, mark page numbers and selected text on your paper to help in the construction of your analysis, synthesis and evaluation that will work collectively to contribute to your argument in the final essay for the novel.

(if you use these literary terms, please boldface them as you write the talking points)

abstract, analogy, analysis, anecdote, argument, audience, cliche, coherence, colloquial expression, conclusion, concrete, connotation, denotation, diction, dialect, slang, types of sentences: periodic, loose, interrupted, and balanced; repetition, euphemism, fallacy, figures of speech: simile, metaphor, personification, understatement, hyperbole, paradox; flashback, imagery, inference, irony, jargon, narration, parallelism, paraphrase, point of view

If there are questions or concerns, e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will reply.

Synthesis Essay Winter Break

Click this link for access to collegeboard.org web site; use the 2008 Form B Synthesis Question about high school English texts.

Deadline for essay is Monday evening, January 9, 2012 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site.

Questions or concerns, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will clarify.

STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; responses for Wenke piece are due tomorrow (see page numbers from last week's blog)
Units Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today (see page numbers from last week's blog); test is scheduled for Wednesday
Literary terms 61-70 are covered in class with test scheduled later this week
Begin returning The Great Gatsby books to class today
Read Introduction and Prologue of Invisible Man

Tuesday
Winter break homework assignment; Invisible Man Chapters One-Fifteen talking points (three per chapter) are due Monday, January 9 for class discussion first week back (see Friday listing for more details)
Literary terms 61-70 continue in class; test is scheduled for Friday

Wednesday
An in-class essay is scheduled for tomorrow
Writer's Choice assignment and textbook is required in class
Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today

Thursday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due after winter break

Friday
Winter break homework is discussed in detail with due dates announced:
Synthesis Essay due January 9 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; link will be provided for students by end of week
Read Invisible Man Chapters One-Fifteen, marking three talking points per chapter for specific examples of the motif chosen for the end-of-book essay
Literary terms 61-70 test is scheduled for today

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Great Gatsby essay is due Monday, December 5 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt was provided in class
Literary terms presented last week from Bedford Reader should be reviewed; test will be on Wednesday
The Great Gatsby film will screen today and tomorrow in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
The Great Gatsby film will screen in class today
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow

Wednesday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
Writer's Choice will be postponed until next Wednesday
Bedford Reader is due in class today for reading and writing assignment; "Too Much Pressure" by Colleen Wenke (P. 532); complete Meaning 1, Writing Strategies 1, 2 and Language 1 for Tuesday, December 13
Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop review pages are due Monday in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday; page numbers are 72-83, but skip analogies section
Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine class discussion continues in class today

Thursday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine class discussion continues in class today

Friday
Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop review pages are due Monday
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow; Gloria Naylor piece responses (meaning 1,4; writing strategies 1, 3; language 2) are due today and literary terms are scheduled in class
Class discussion for The Great Gatsby Chapters 6-9 is scheduled for Wednesday
In-class essay is scheduled for Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled for Thursday

Tuesday
Great Gatsby essay is due Monday, December 5 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt will be provided in class
Literary terms are scheduled today from Bedford Reader; test date will be announced
Great Gatsby DCQ responses are due today in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for grammar lesson
Great Gatsby Chapters Six-Nine class discussion is scheduled for today; film is scheduled to be screened Monday and Tuesday of next week
Multiple choice practice continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
5 Steps to a 5 classwork is scheduled for today
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test

Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced; check blog Sunday night for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* November 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled for today
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
The Great Gatsby class discussion continues in class for Chapters One-Five
Bedford Reader selections will continue next Monday, November 28 with Gloria Naylor's "The Meanings of a Word"; responses due are meaning 1, 4; writing strategies 1, 3; language 2
Rhetorical devices are covered in class
Chapters Six-Nine talking points for The Great Gatsby are due Wednesday

Tuesday
5 Steps to a 5 in-class work is scheduled for today
Rhetorical devices are covered in class
Great Gatsby DCQ homework assignment is due Tuesday, November 29

Wednesday
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Thursday
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday; classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving holiday continues; classes are not in session

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for Meghan Daum piece; responses are due Tuesday for class discussion (pages 463-464; Meaning 1,2; Writing Strategy 2,3; Language 3)
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Literary terms 41-50 are covered in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Turnitin.com essay has been assigned (2010 AP Exam Question Two) and is due Monday, November 14 by 11:59 P.M.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four answers are due today; test is scheduled for Thursday


Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for Daum class discussion
Bedford Reader Chapter Two outline is assigned and due Monday, December 5; outline the following pages 31-40; do not outline 41-end of chapter
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due in class today
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Five class discussion continues in class today; talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are required in class
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Friday
In-class essay is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader: "The Crisis of National Identity" Samuel Huntington piece responses due Tuesday; Meaning 1, 2; Language 1, 2; Writing Strategies 1
Bedford Reader is due in class today for next set of literary terms
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment
Literary terms test 31-40 is scheduled in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for Huntington responses class discussion
Bedford Reader Chapter Two outline is assigned and due Monday, December 5; outline the following pages 31-40; do not outline 41-end of chapter
Turnitin.com essay has been assigned (2010 AP Exam Question Two) and is due Monday, November 14

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Monday, November 14; test date to be scheduled
Prose passage multiple choice practice is scheduled for today
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due today; books are required in class; assignment is page 546, Exercise 11 1-10 and Exercise 12 1-5

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Five talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are due today for class discussion

Friday
Today is a legal holiday, Veterans Day, and classes are not in session.

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class for writing assignment-"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid- Meaning 1; Writing Strategies 1, 2, 3; Language 1; responses due tomorrow
Bedford Reader outline of Chapter One is due today
Literary terms are continued in class (emphasis-focus)

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms 31-40 (emphasis-focus)

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar lesson; assignment due is Exercise Nine: 1-5, Exercise Ten (pages 543-544) and Grammar Pretest on Clauses
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor assigned and due Monday

Friday
The Great Gatsby is assigned and talking points are due for Chapters One-Five next Friday
In-class timed essay (James Baldwin)

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; "Orientation" piece by Daniel Orozco is due Tuesday (Meaning 1; Writing Strategies 1, 3; Language 1, 2) and "Everyday Use" responses are discussed in class today
Literary terms are scheduled in class; test is Wednesday

Tuesday
Synthesis essay due on turnitin.com tonight by 11:59 P.M. (see last week's blog for further information)
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and discussion of "Orientation" piece

Wednesday
Their Eyes Were Watching God letter permits are due today
Prose passage multiple choice practice
Tone lesson is scheduled in class today
Bedford Reader outline is due Monday, October 31 (see previous week blog for pages)
Writer's Choice is due in class today for grammar assignment
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Thursday
Their Eyes Were Watching God Part I screening is scheduled for today

Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God Part II screening is scheduled for today
Weekend homework is announced; check blog Sunday night for assignments

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Synthesis essay due October 25 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; click this link for 2010 Form A synthesis essay (school technology) from collegeboard.com
Bedford Reader is required in class for writing assignment and literary terms
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion for Chapters 11-15 postponed to today from last Friday
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker responses are due tomorrow; Meaning 3; Writing Strategies 1, 2; Language 1; Alice Walker on Writing 3

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for class discussion of Quindlen's "Homeless" piece; literary terms continue in class
Bedford Reader outlining of Chapter One "Reading Critically" is assigned and due Monday, October 31--pages 9-12; 16-27; 29-30

Wednesday
Writer's Choice assignment from last week is due today; books are required in class
Prose passage #7 and #8 are scheduled for today in class

Thursday
In-class assigned essay: James Baldwin prompt

Friday
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled for today
Their Eyes Were Watching God talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion

Agenda Bin:
Reading level measured
Compare satire and non-satire pieces by Swift
Crevecoeur writing prompt
Water Cases One and Two
Summer multiple choice work in groups

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

*Use this link to access Douglass material:
*"What the Black Man Wants" and Frederick Douglass biography assigned in preparation for Thursday in-class essay
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop responses (pages 42-50) are due today; test date will be announced
*Writer's Choice textbook and assigned grammar activities (pages 539-exercises 4-5 and exercise 10) are due Wednesday
*Lincoln essays and Cofer responses are returned to students
*Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for assigned text
*"Homeless" by Anna Quindlen is due Tuesday (pages 200-203-meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3; language 2)
*Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow

Tuesday
*Literary terms test scheduled for today has been postponed until Friday before the class discussion
*Quindlen responses are due today
*"What AP Readers Long to See" handout is discussed

Wednesday
*Prose passage #7 multiple choice practice
*Writer's Choice textbook is due in class today; postponed to next week because of PSAT)
*5 Steps to a Five textbook activities are scheduled for today
*Water Case One is assigned and due Monday (postponed to next week because of PSAT)
Summer multiple choice answers are discussed in groups

Thursday
*In-class timed writing assignment-Frederick Douglass essay

Friday
*Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points (three per chapter connected to literary devices) are due for class discussion
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today before class discussion
Weekend homework will be announced
Literary terms test rescheduled from Tuesday is scheduled today

Agenda Bin:
Reading level measured
Compare satire and non-satire piece by Swift
Outline Bedford Chapter One
Voice lessons: Diction, Tone, and Syntax

STUDYPATH* October 3-7, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
*Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday; Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Silent Dancing" responses are due Tuesday; pages 162-169; questions 1, 3 meaning, questions 1, 3 writing strategies, and question 3 language, all on page 170
*"What AP Readers Long To See" handout
*Synthesis essays and Bedford Reader outlines are returned to students
*Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion continues in class today

Tuesday
*Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms; test is scheduled for Friday before class discussion
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; assignment for Units One-Three review is made in class and due Monday

Wednesday
*Prose passage #6 multiple choice practice
*Writer's Choice textbook is required in class today
*5 Steps to a 5 textbook lessons continue in class
*Summer multiple choice answers are discussed in groups

Thursday
*In-class essay is scheduled for today; this is a timed writing

Friday
*Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Six-Ten three talking points per chapter (each connected to a literary device) are due today
*Bedford Reader assigned text and responses due Monday will be discussed in class

STUDYPATH* September 26-30, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for class discussion of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" narrative selection
Synthesis essay is due tomorrow night at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com; NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED
In-class writing assignment is scheduled for next week
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow
"What AP Readers Long To See" handout is distributed to students in class today
Analyzing Rhetorical Situations handout discussion wraps up today in class
Rodriguez rewrites returned to students

Tuesday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; Unit Three answers are due Friday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms
Their Eyes Were Watching God three talking points per chapter (Chapters One-Five) are due Friday for class discussion; each talking point must be connected to a literary device used by the author--an example will be provided in class

Wednesday
Prose passage #5 multiple choice work in class
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class today
Outlining for argument and persuasion from Bedford Reader is returned to students today; test on logical fallacies is scheduled for Friday before class discussion
5 Steps to a 5 textbook is introduced in class (pages xi, xv-xviii; 3-7)

Thursday
Unassigned Day-No School

Friday
Test on logical fallacies is scheduled for today
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion; fifteen talking points are due for Chapters One-Five of the novel
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* September 19-23, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class today for reading assignment and literary terms 11-20
Vocabulary Workshop books are required in class today for explanation of Unit One test format; Unit Two answers are due Friday in class
Virginia Woolf essay based on AP prompt is due today
Richard Rodriguez and Florence Kelley essays are returned to students; Rodriguez rewrite checklist includes tone, diction, and syntactical devices such as loose, periodic, balanced and interrupted sentences

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class today for literary terms 11-20; narration reading assignment and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" writing assignment due Monday
(Assignment: Answer Question One and Four-Meaning; Answer Question One and Four-Writing Strategy; Answer Question Five-Language)
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Outlining Bedford Reader argument and persuasion is due today
Their Eyes Were Watching God novel assigned; talking points due Friday for Chapters One-Five class discussion

Wednesday
Synthesis essay assigned (access essay at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html-use 2011 Form B synthesis essay download) and due Tuesday midnight on turnitin.com web site
SOAP and rhetorical square discussed in class
Prose Passage #4 multiple choice work in class

Thursday
Rodriguez rewrites due no later than today; new draft must be stapled to first draft
5 Steps to a 5 textbook assignment is scheduled in class

Friday
Class discussion of Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled today; talking points must be submitted in class (this assignment is postponed because novels have not yet been assigned to students)
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop answers due
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
AP students will write a forty-minute timed essay using the annotations, prompt, and passage from the Richard Rodriguez excerpt.
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks distributed
Writer's Choice distributed
Opening Days Bulletin due
Locavore summer assignment essays returned

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms.
Vocabulary diagnostic

Wednesday
Bedford Reader literary terms 1-10 test
Rhetorical devices discussed in class; bring reader/writer notebooks from last year, if applicable

Thursday
Multiple choice practice
Woolf essay prompt distributed
"The Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf; Bedford Readers due in class today
SOAP and rhetorical square discussed in class

Friday
Woolf essay due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One answers due today
Turnitin.com account setup due by Monday; log onto turnitin.com to create account
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* September 7-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Wednesday
Semester Projection
Seating Chart
Textbooks Assigned
Generic Essay Rubric
Summer Work Assignment Due Friday
Signed Opening Days Bulletin due Monday

Thursday
Multiple Choice Practice
Richard Rodriguez Prompt Assigned; Annotations due Friday
Generic Essay Rubric reviewed

Friday
Rodriguez prompt annotations discussed in groups
Rodriguez essay draft due Monday
Vocabulary diagnostic
Weekend homework will be announced.
AP English Language Examination-2012 (LINK)

Syllabus 2011-2012

A draft of the course syllabus has been added to Box and can be downloaded; this draft is subject to change up to Wednesday, September 7, 2011.

WELCOME TO THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

Incoming Advanced Placement English Language and Composition students may expect several announcements about curriculum requirements and assignment descriptions over the next several weeks. The 2011-2012 school year begins on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Check this web log frequently for information on:

>the course syllabus
>the summer assignment
>the required textbooks
>the 2012 AP English Language examination

It may be helpful for students to check the collegeboard.com web site before the school year begins to access readily available information about skills and strategies necessary to succeed in this demanding and rigorous course.

If you have questions or concerns, you may write to me at jcarmicl@lausd.net during the remainder of the summer break.

Thank you.

James B. Carmicle
AP English Language and Composition Instructor
Hollywood High School