STUDYPATH* August 17-21, 2015

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
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Monday August 17
Classes resume tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18

Tuesday August 18
Advanced Placement Summer Work assignment is due on Friday, August 21
Opening Day Bulletin and Course Policies signed document is due Friday, August 21

• See BOX downloads at right of blog→

College Board account verification is due Friday, August 21
Turnitin.com account verification is due Friday, August 21
Acceptable Use Policy signed document is due Friday, August 21
"Are You Ready For AP" Questionnaire is due by end of period
Program cards signed and seating chart assignments completed by end of period
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity

Wednesday August 19
Language Power Diagnostic Writing Activity (continued)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 due tomorrow

• Diacritical markings, syllabication, definitions, parts of speech 

Thursday August 20
Timed Writing is scheduled

Friday August 21
Summer Work assignment is due
Bulletin/Course Policies signed document is due
College Board account verification is due (postponed to next week)
Turnitin.com account verification is due
Acceptable Use Policy signed document is due (postponed to next week)
Vocabulary Diagnostic Level G is scheduled
Introduction to AP Literary Terms is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Wall Street Journal Subscriptions
Satire Paper
Logic of a Columnist writing assignment

TURNITIN.COM Policy 2015-2016:
A.  Submit hard copy of assignment BEFORE online copy to avoid format discrepancies
B.  Parent signatures verifying online deadline submission dates are required to avoid late fail points or assignments that receive no letter grade
C.  Rewrites of printed assignments MUST have original drafts attached or rewrites cannot be scored

August 2015

Summer work assignment is due by the end of the first week of classes, which begin on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.  If students have questions or concerns, e-mail the instructor at jcarmicl@lausd.net for information.

The course syllabus, opening bulletin, late work policy and other relevant class information will be posted at the beginning of August on this web log.

Welcome to A.P. English Language and Composition Fall Semester 2015-2016.

STUDYPATH* June 1-5, 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, June 1-Regular Day Schedule
Final Examinations Periods One and Two
Periods Three, Four, Five and Six meet on a special bell schedule

Tuesday-Minimum Day Schedule
Finals Examinations Periods Three and Four

Wednesday-Minimum Day Schedule
Finals Examinations Periods Five and Six

Thursday-Regular Day Schedule
Final day of instruction

Friday-Pupil Free Schedule

Check blog in early August for class information and opening of semester assignments/requirements

STUDYPATH* May 25-29, 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, May 25
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, May 26
Students return textbooks; Writer's Choice, Bedford Reader, Language of Composition and Vocabulary Workshop are due in class
Student progress reports are distributed and scored assignments are added to reports; attach proof of scores when submitting updated progress reports
Brag sheet information is due in class; two-page college application paper is scheduled

Wednesday, May 27
Two-page college application in-class work is scheduled

Thursday, May 28
Two-page college application in-class work is scheduled

Friday, May 29
Two-page college application in-class work concludes with completed student drafts
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* May 18-22, 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, May 18
Junior Defense of Thesis Scoring Presentations continue in class for MWD presenters
Rhetorical Precis is due in class today (hard copy)
Research papers not yet submitted are printed by students in class and submitted
Satire papers are scored and returned after research papers are scored and returned

Tuesday, May 19
Junior Defense of Thesis Scoring Presentations continue in class for MWD presenters

Wednesday, May 20
Field trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for Junior Defense of Thesis; students meet in cafe at 8:00 A.M. (business dress for job interview is required); students who are purchasing lunch bring funds for the trip; tokens and bus passes are required for Metro Red Line transportation
AP students are required to bring Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for in-class assignment

Thursday, May 21
Brag sheets are distributed to AP students for college personal essay responses
AP students are required to bring Vocabulary Workshop textbooks to class for in-class assignment

Friday, May 22
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class for in-class assignment
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* May 11-15, 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, May 11
AP English Language exam preparation continues with types of sentences (balanced, interrupted, periodic and cumulative), logical fallacies (including bandwagon appeal, non sequitur, ad hominem) and practice with multiple choice footnote stems and distractors
Satire paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; follow all instructions on the assignment including submission of rubric and prewriting
Bedford Reader is required in class for logical fallacies discussion
Rhetorical precis is introduced; assignment is due Monday, May 18

Tuesday, May 12
AP English Language exam preparation continues in class

Wednesday, May 13
AP English Language examination is scheduled for all students; test security protocol and has been discussed and must be followed by students

Thursday, May 14
Junior Defense of Thesis presentations by students are scheduled; students will use scoring guide for Junior Defense of Thesis to provide feedback to presenters

Friday, May 15
Junior Defense of Thesis presentations by students are scheduled; students will use scoring guide for Junior Defense of Thesis to provide feedback to presenters 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

PRE-EXAM WEEK Activities STUDYPATH* May 4-8, 2015

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

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The Lesson of Ups
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Monday, May 4
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Research paper elements activity
Field trip forms for MWD trip due today

Tuesday, May 5
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Argument-Five Steps to a Five and Everything's an Argument
Prewriting the DCQ paper activity
Prewriting for satire paper is due in class

Wednesday, May 6
Writing the DCQ paper activity

Thursday, May 7
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Argument-Five Steps to a Five and Everything's an Argument
Prewriting the argument paper activity
Satire paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday, May 8
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice activity
Writing the argument paper activity
Check STUYDPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* April 27-May 1, 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, April 27-Regular Bell Schedule
"Satire on Contemporary Society" paper assigned and due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. Thursday, MAY 7
Daylight Savings Time paper scored and returned to students
"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" Thoreau responses (1, 3, 7, 8 and 10) due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
In-class work on the OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA formatting requirements is scheduled in class; textbooks are not required in class until after the upcoming AP English Language examination, scheduled for Wednesday, May 13
Math class activity is scheduled for thirty minutes in preparation of the Performance Tast (PT) Tuesday (Period One) and Wednesday (Period Three)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop responses due today
Fleshed out outline for the research paper is due today

Tuesday, April 28-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Performance Task (PT) is scheduled for Period One; Period Three does not meet today

Wednesday, April 29-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Performance Task (PT) is scheduled for Period Three; Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 30-Regular Bell Schedule
NO IN-CLASS WRITING IS SCHEDULED TODAY
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper in-class work; first drafts, cover pages, works cited, outlines, thumbnail captions and credits, and all sources and evidence is required in class for assembling the paper

Friday, May 1-Regular Bell Schedule
Responses for Informal Writing handout are due on turnitin.com today by 8:30 A.M. (Responses include 1, 2 and 3)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper in-class work continues 

Agenda Bin:
Research paper due date on turnitin.com is Monday, May 4 by 8:30 A.M.

STUDYPATH* April 20-24, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday, April 20-Regular Bell Schedule
Working outlines for research paper fleshed out and final outlines due next Monday, April 27
Works Cited rewrites stapled to original drafts are due in  class todayLiterary terms 71-80 from The Language of Composition resume after Smarter Balanced Testing continues in class; textbooks are required for reading/writing assignment due next Monday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.: "On The Duty of Civil Disobedience" Henry David Thoreau Page 318
Cornell Notes on the upcoming Junior Defense of Thesis research paper resume after Smarter Balanced testing is complete; paper due date is Monday, May 4, 2015 on turnitin.com web site; use Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) web site for formatting requirements
Thumbnails, caption and credit drafts are due in class today (four are required); follow model provided by teacher for formatting and content
Informal language (Questions 1, 2 and 3) homework assignment is due on turnitin.com web site on Friday by 8:30 A.M.  (POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 1)
Vocabulary Workshop test on Unit Eight is scheduled today, April 20; Unit Nine responses are due Tuesday for Period One and Wednesday for Period Three; test is scheduled next Monday, April 27
Access the link below and write and submit the synthesis paper on the "U.S. Postal System" by 8:30 A.M. FRIDAY on turnitin.com web site; prompt is listed under the 2012 test administration
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html

Tuesday, April 21-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today
Kincaid responses (1, 2 5, 10 and 11) are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site 

Wednesday, April 22-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 23-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today

Friday, April 24-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Check STUDYPATH of Monday, April 20 for synthesis paper due online today and work due Monday, April 27

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date to be set; Works Cited drafts returned to students for second drafts due Monday, April 20; working outlines fleshed out and rewritten as final outlines due Monday, April 27

STUDYPATH* April 13-17, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday, April 13-Regular Bell Schedule
Literary terms 71-80 from The Language of Composition resume after Smarter Balanced Testing is complete
Cornell Notes on the upcoming Junior Defense of Thesis research paper resume after Smarter Balanced testing is complete; paper due date is Monday, May 4, 2015 on turnitin.com web site; use Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) web site for formatting requirements
Thumbnails, caption and credit drafts are due next Monday, April 20
Coherence and Cohesion homework assignment is due on turnitin.com web site on Friday by 8:30 A.M.
Vocabulary Workshop test on Unit Eight is scheduled next Monday, April 20; responses are returned to students in class
Access the link below and write and submit the synthesis paper on "Daylight Saving Time" by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt is listed under Form B, 2010 test administration
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html

Tuesday, April 14-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today
Kincaid responses (1, 2 5, 10 and 11) are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday, April 15-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today

Thursday, April 16-Period One 10:34-12:32 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period Three does not meet today

Friday, April 17-Period Three 1:08-3:06 Smarter Balanced Testing
Period One does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Check STUDYPATH of Monday, April 13 for all work due online

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date to be set; Works Cited drafts returned to students for second drafts, if necessary; working outlines fleshed out and rewritten as final outlines with due date set; thumbnails, captions and credits due date set

Post Spring Break STUDYPATH* April 6-10, 2015

D R A F T-this STUDYPATH will be updated Sunday, April 5

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, April 6
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, April 7
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for writing and grammar assignment (Modifiers continued 790); literary terms and rhetorical devices (71-80) are scheduled; test date to be set
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test scored in class
"On Seeing England for the First Time" Jamaica Kincaid (Chapter 13 Politics) assignment is due on turnitin.com Tuesday, April 14; answer rhetoric and style 1, 2, 5, 10 and 11 in thorough detail
Works Cited assignment is due this morning on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Articles from Wall Street Journal on water use and student personal-finance

Wednesday, April 8
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class a second day (continued lesson from Tuesday)
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday; test is scheduled Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP examination is scheduled
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbooks reviewed for research paper formatting and citation requirements

Thursday, April 9
Timed writing is scheduled and due by end of period
Logic of a Columnist #13 responses are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday, April 10
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
English Language and Composition AP examination is scheduled Wednesday, May 13

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper due date set

STUDYPATH* March 23-27, 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, March 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices, literary terms, grammar (Modifiers 790) and next reading selection assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class
Language of Composition assignment #1-4 responses (698) due tomorrow for class discussion

Tuesday, March 24
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 61-70 is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice prose passage #7 completed in class
Sign up for AP examination at student store before March 27
Works Cited page for outdoor water conservation research paper due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. on April 7
Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class
Language of Composition assignment due for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses due 

Wednesday, March 25
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled
Sources for timed writing paper reviewed in class

Thursday, March 26
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Timed writing synthesis paper is scheduled in class

Friday, March 27
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 61-70 is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* March 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, March 16
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; test is scheduled Friday
Synthesis paper sources for Thursday timed writing are scheduled for discussion
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition (Page 790) Modifiers is due Thursday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses due Tuesday; test is scheduled Wednesday
UCLA and USC college library cards are presented for verification of research paper resource
AP English Language examination sign up is required before March 27; present confirmation to teacher
Invisible Man novels are returned to textbook room

Tuesday, March 17
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Richard Rodriquez "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" (Discussion 1, 6; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 3 and 4) responses are due today for class discussion
Synthesis paper sources for Thursday timed writing continue in class

Wednesday, March 18
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled
Timed writing sources reviewed for tomorrow's paper

Thursday, March 19
Synthesis paper timed writing is scheduled
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due today

Friday, March 20
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test 51-60 is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Working outlines for outdoor water conservation research paper are scheduled to be redrafted as fleshed out developed outlines to be inserted into the upcoming research paper; paper is scheduled for mid-April deadline

STUDYPATH* March 9-13, 2015

D R A F T--Check Sunday for additional entries or changes in assigned work
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 9
Language of Composition textbooks are due in class for reading and writing assignment, rhetorical devices and literary terms and grammar assignment
Synthesis paper timed writing sources are presented in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday, March 10
Synthesis paper timed writing sources continue in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is tomorrow

Wednesday, March 11
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP examination is scheduled

Thursday, March 12
Synthesis paper timed writing is scheduled
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today

Friday, March 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Library cards from UCLA and USC college libraries are due Monday; please present card to classroom teacher for verification

AGENDA BIN:
Junior Defense of Thesis fifteen-page MLA outdoor water conservation paper deadline set in mid April

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 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, March 2
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research paper MLA format, relevant sources and works cited skills (sources must include one book, one media, one newspaper and one magazine site)
Invisible Man motif paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbook is required in class
USC and UCLA library cards are due by end of week; college library research is mandatory for the outdoor water conservation research paper

Tuesday, March 3
Language of Composition "The Silent Season of a Hero" responses are due today (Pages 447-448 Discussion 3, 5; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 7 and 8)
Language of Composition grammar assignment due Thursday (Pages 703-704 Exercises 1 and 2)

Wednesday, March 4
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled

Thursday, March 5
Language of Composition grammar assignment is due
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday, March 6
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English examination is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 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, Feb. 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for reading/writing assignment and rhetorical devices and literary terms
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due Thursday

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Introduction to the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper on outdoor water conservation; AP classes will meet in the library Monday and Tuesday of next week
LibGuide for water conservation paper is scheduled

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Multiple choice practice continues in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam

Thursday, Feb. 26
Timed writing is scheduled 

Friday, Feb. 27
Invisible Man motif paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, March 2
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 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 Feb. 16

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

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Timed writing interim assessment continues concludes with argument paper on Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe due by end of period

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth I speech to Parliament continues in class

Invisible Man paper on motif assigned and due Monday, March 2 on turnitin.com website by 8:30 A.M.

Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Language of Composition are scheduled; textbook is required in class

Grammar assignment for Language of Composition is scheduled and due Monday, February 23

Thursday, Feb. 19

Logic of a Columnist article is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Timed writing practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement examination

Friday, Feb. 20

Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Chapters 21-Epilogue; dialectical journals and novels are required in class

Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week’s assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 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 March 2
Argument: What Counts as Evidence
Observations, Interviews, Surveys, Questionnaires
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Toulmin Method

Tuesday March 3
Argument: Using Evidence Effectively
Considering Audiences and Building a Critical Mass
Arranging Evidence
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Rogerian Method

Wednesday March 4
Recapitulation of Toulmin and Rogerian Argument Models
Student Presentations conclude for Argument Protocols

Thursday March 5

Friday March 6
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 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 Feb.23
Argument: Making Claims
Giving Argument Shapes and Styles
Managing the Convention of Argument

Tuesday Feb. 24
Argument: Establishing Credibility
Demonstrating Knowledge and Sharing Values
Building Common Ground and Respecting Readers

Wednesday Feb.25
Arguments From the Heart
Understanding how Emotional Arguments Work
Using Emotions to Build Bridges and Sustain an Argument

Thursday Feb.26
Arguments Based on Values, Character and Based on Facts and Reasons
Embracing or Rejecting Values
Claiming Authority and Establishing Credibility
Hard Evidence and Reason and Common Sense

Friday Feb.27
Structuring Arguments
Making Claims, Offering Data and Good Reasons and Determining Warrants
Using Qualifiers and Understanding Conditions of Rebuttal

Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 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 Feb.16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday Feb. 17
Introduction to Argument and Persuasion
Arguments to Inform, Convince, Explore and Make Decisions

Wednesday Feb. 18
Occasions for Argument
Arguments about the Past, the Present and the Future

Thursday Feb. 19
Kinds of Argument
Arguments of Facts, Definition, Evaluation and Proposal Arguments

Friday Feb.20
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 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 Feb. 9
Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe introduction to Grade 11 Performance Task
Task overview and classroom activity:  Using Visual Stimuli
CCSS/Standard(s): RLiteracy-7 and WLiteracy-8-9
WHSSSK 91-100 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Page 593 1-15 Exercise One) is due today


Tuesday Feb. 10
Nuclear Power-Friend or Foe
Internet sources: Both sides of the nuclear debate
"Professions for Women" Woolf responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (Discussion 1, 6 and Rhetoric 1, 3 and 5)
WHSSSK 91-100 test is scheduled

Wednesday Feb. 11
Full length argumentative report based on student notes (contextualize examination of stimuli)

Thursday Feb. 12
Responses to constructed response research questions:  Write full persuasive pieces/arguments about topics or texts attending to a purpose and audience

Friday Feb. 13
Dialectical journals for Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue are due today; class discussion is postponed to next week after interim assessment and Grade 11 Performance Task
Responses to constructed response research questions: Analyze and integrate information and evaluate information sources using evidence
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 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
"Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due tomorrow for class discussion; choose any five questions for response
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist responses are due Thursday

Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington class discussion is scheduled

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today

Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

STUDYPATH* January 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
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment (Page 501 Exercise One 1-10) is due today
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" class discussion is scheduled; assignments completed during winter recess will be returned to students
Invisible Man Test One continues in class for students who did not complete assignment
College Board proof of account sign up is due; UCLA and USC library cards issued to students can be submitted for teacher verification
Frederick Douglass assignment in Language of Composition postponed to next Monday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday in class

Tuesday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms and reading and writing assignment

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled
Climate change papers are due today by e-mail for selected AP students who obtained parent signatures

Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 11-15 class discussion is scheduled; dialectical journals for Chapters 11-15 are due in class; Invisible Man Test Two is scheduled before discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 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
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session 

Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Douglass responses are due Monday; assignment for specific questions is scheduled in class today
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today for "Superman and Me" Alexie responses and grammar assignment
Logic of a Columnist responses are due in class Thursday
Water Case responses are due in class Friday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 6-10 of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday January 23 before class discussion
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40 are scheduled today

Wednesday
WHSSSK 81-90 responses are due today
Bedford Reader outlines are returned to students for group work
Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament multiple choice work continues in class

Thursday
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Timed writing is scheduled for student debt paper (postponed from last week); synthesis topics include three-year degree, for-profit colleges and free community college tuition for two years

Friday
Water Case responses are due
Class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Six-Ten is scheduled; dialectical journals (one per chapter) are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 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
Winter recess assignments are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled tomorrow
Review semester reflections to set goals for second semester
Student debt Wall Street Journal articles distributed for Thursday timed write

Tuesday
WHSSSK test is scheduled
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for grammar assignment
Water Cases distributed for both classes and due Friday

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice-Queen Elizabeth's Speech to Parliament (1601)
Winter recess assignments class discourse for responses to LOC reading selections

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Class discussion for Prologue and Chapters One-Five of Invisible Man is scheduled
Water Case responses are due for both classes
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Language of Composition Assignment Responses

Winter Recess Language of Composition Assignment:

Answer the following by 8:30 A.M. January 12, 2014 on turnitin.com web site; questions or concerns, send a message to the instructor.

"Superman and Me" Page 110
Sherman Alexie
Responses due: 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6

"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Page 260
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Responses: Discussion 1, 3; Rhetoric and Style 1, 5, and 7

"A Modest Proposal" Page 914
Jonathan Swift
Responses:  Discussion 4, 6; Rhetoric and Style 5, 7 and 11

SYNTHESIS PAPER-Winter Recess Assignment for AP English Language

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrsjewell.com%2FSynthesisExample_Internet.pdf&ei=j7uRVJCTH47toASKzILYCQ&usg=AFQjCNEt-q_qQSkfZJDs_TsHOxG2H36Q6w&sig2=AgiZvpJLJkNrl5-ncHY5mA&bvm=bv.82001339,d.cGU

Access this source for the prompt.

STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Invisible Man novels assigned to students for winter break reading and writing assignment
Their Eyes Were Watching God screening concludes (Period One)
Semester reflection assignment is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 returned to students; test is scheduled Tuesday for Period One and Wednesday for Period Three

Tuesday
Finals Periods One and Two
Semester reflection is scheduled
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Wednesday
Finals Periods Three and Four
Semester reflection is scheduled
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
Finals Periods Five and Six
Semester reflections completed in class
Winter break work review is scheduled

Friday
Last day of classes for semester
Winter break work review is scheduled

AGENDA BIN FOR JANUARY 2015:

1.  Outlining resumes (BR, LOC and 5 Steps)
2.  Review semester reflections
3.  71-80 test; WHSSSK 81-90 assigned
4.  Literary terms/rhetorical devices
5.  Prose passage multiple choice
6.  Vocabulary Workshop units
7.  Logic of an Article resumes
8.  Invisible Man 1-5 and Prologue DJs/class discussions
9.  College Board Account sign up verifications
Access the College Board site and print evidence of account sign up; submit for credit
10.College library water case assigned work
Access the library and provide copy of library card assigned by respective library; submit for credit
11.Grammar assignments continue
12.Climate change paper competition deadlines/submissions
13.Water cases 7, 8, 9 and 10
14.Water case debates/presentations
15.Interim assessments
16.Logical fallacies unit
Access the Bedford Reader and Everything's An Argument textbooks and GLAASPI file folders

STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class; review rhetorical devices and literary terms 21-30 for test scheduled Tuesday
Outlining continues from 5 Steps to a 5 textbooks
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God papers due tomorrow morning
Words High School Students Should Know 61-70 are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday
Outlining continues in class
The Great Gatsby paper due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Their Eyes Were Watching God paper due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Rhetorical devices and literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know Words 61-70 test is scheduled

Wednesday
Film Screening Day One The Great Gatsby
Film Screening Day One Their Eyes Were Watching God

Thursday
Film Screening Day Two The Great Gatsby
Film Screening Day Two Their Eyes Were Watching God

Friday
Words High School Students Should Know Words 71-80 assignment is due
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

UPDATED:  Winter Break Work Agenda Bin
Synthesis Paper: Internet Communities
College Board Account Signup
Bedford Reader Outline
Research Paper Outline/Member Agency Summar
Language of Composition Reading/Writing Selections and Outlining

STUDYPATH* December 1-5, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Great Start, Super Start, Clean Start

Monday
"Babylon Revisited" responses due from Period Three
Language of Composition textbook is required; literary terms and rhetorical devices are scheduled
Water Cases are due for Periods One and Three; previous Water Cases are scored in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 responses are returned; test is scheduled tomorrow
Climate change scored papers are returned to students

Tuesday
WHSSSK Words 51-60 test is scheduled
Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class today and tomorrow; Wenke "Too Much Pressure" responses are scheduled for class discussion
WHSSSK Words 61-70 are due Monday; list syllabication, part of speech, diacritical markings and definition

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class

Thursday
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion (Period One)
The Great Gatsby class discussion Chapters Seven-Nine
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN-Winter Break Work
Invisible Man Novel
"Letter to Birmingham Jail" selection from Language of Composition
"A Modest Proposal" selection from Language of Composition
"Superman and Me" selection from Language of Composition
Outlining assignments for textbooks to be announced
Grammar from Language of Composition
Water Cases Eight, Nine and Ten
Vocabulary Workshop Units to be announced

Thanksgiving

Have a great Thanksgiving.  Classes resume Monday, December 1.

STUDYPATH* November 17-21, 2014

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
Interim Assessment continues in class
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 11-15 one per chapter) and The Great Gatsby (Chapters 7-9 three per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday before class discussion
Water Cases are due for both classes today
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Page 420, Exercise 1) is due today; textbook is NOT required in class

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Interim Assessment continues in class
Bedford Reader Wenke selection "Too Much Pressure" class discussion postponed to next Tuesday; textbook is NOT required in class

Wednesday
Interim Assessment continues in class

Thursday
Interim Assessment concludes in class
Climate change paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; postponed to Friday morning by 8:30 A.M.

Friday
Class discussions are scheduled for Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby (all dialectical journals homework is due in class today)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled; postponed until after Thanksgiving break
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* November 10-14, 2014

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
Language of Composition outlines for Chapters One, Two and Three are due today
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices and Pronouns (420) assignment
Responses for Bedford Reader piece "Too Much Pressure" are due Wednesday; textbook is required in class; respond to M1, WS 1, 2 and L1
WHSSSK Words 41-50 are due; test is scheduled Wednesday before Bedford Reader "Too Much Pressure" discussion
WHSSSK Words 51-60 are due Friday

Tuesday
Today is Veteran's Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Wednesday
Interim assessment is scheduled
WHSSSK Words 41-50 test is scheduled

Thursday
Interim assessment is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday
Interim assessment is scheduled
WHSSSK Words 51-60 are due today
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters Six-Ten) and The Great Gatsby (Chapters Four-Six) are due today
Water Cases are assigned and due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weakend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* November 3-7, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Language of Composition textbook is required in class; test is scheduled for literary terms and rhetorical devices 11-20; outlining for Chapters Two and Three continue in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled for Words 31-40
Gloria Naylor's "The Meanings of a Word" responses are due tomorrow; respond to M2, M4, WS1, WS3 and L1; Bedford Reader is required in class Tuesday and Wednesday
Water Cases (Period One-WC 5; Period Three WC 4) are due today; Water Cases assigned and due next Monday
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period One) and The Great Gatsby (Period Three) are due Friday; TEWWG (one per Chapters 1-5); Gatsby (three per Chapters 1-3)

Tuesday-Shortened Day Bell Schedule
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for class discussion responses from Gloria Naylor's "The Meaning of a Word"
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 assigned and due Thursday

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Outlining 5 Steps to a 5 is scheduled

Thursday
WHSSSK Words 41-50 due today
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday-Pep Rally Assembly Bell Schedule
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion for The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled

STUDYPATH* October 27-31, 2014

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
Orwell, Lincoln and Student Debt papers are returned to students by Friday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class; outline for Chapter One resumes and begins for Chapter Two; literary terms and rhetorical devices 11-20 reviewed in class
Megan Daum Bedford Reader piece responses are due tomorrow; respond thoughtfully and completely to M1, 2; WS 2, 3, 4 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. Tuesday morning
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 assignment due Thursday
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God papers are due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are returned to textbook room during Periods One and Three; The Great Gatsby is checked out to Period Three
Papers due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site for both novels
Bedford Reader is due in class for Daum responses discussion
Daum responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Their Eyes Were Watching God is checked out to Period One
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for Naylor's "Meanings of a Word" reading and writing assignment

Thursday
WHSSSK assignment is due for Words 31-40; test is scheduled tomorrow
Timed writing is scheduled for argument prompt

Friday
WHSSSK test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 20-24, 2014

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
The Great Gatsby Film Screening Day One
Their Eyes Were Watching God Film Screening Day One
Lincoln and Student Debt rewrites are due by Wednesday
Water Cases assigned and due Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Language of Composition resume next Monday

Tuesday
The Great Gatsby Film Screening Day Two
Their Eyes Were Watching God Film Screening Day Two

Wednesday
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class for reading and writing assignment for Meghan Daum's "Safe Sex Lies" selection
Lincoln and Student Debt rewrites are due today

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
WHSSSK Words 21-30 are due

Friday-Special Bell Scheduled Wellness Center Assembly
WHSSSK Words 21-30 test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 13-17, 2014

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
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; grammar assigned is scheduled and due date TBD
PSAT Bell Schedule is in effect this week:  Testing is scheduled Wednesday, October 15 in Period One
Generic AP rubric is reviewed in preparation for tomorrow's rewrites of timed writing responses
Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class THURSDAY for discussion of the Huntington piece; responses include M1, 2; WS 1, 3; L1
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God film screenings are postponed until administrative approval is posted
Water Cases are postponed to next week
Logic of a Columnist responses are due Thursday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule for SLC PD
Huntington piece responses are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. this morning; discussion of the responses is scheduled THURSDAY
Rewrites of the Lincoln and Student Loan Debt papers is scheduled; scored responses will be returned to students for student-teacher conference rewrites during the period

Wednesday
Period One classes will test for the PSAT; Periods Two, Three, and Four do NOT meet today

Thursday
Breakfast in the classroom begins during Period One
PHBAO night is scheduled this evening
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class today for responses to the Huntington piece
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday-Minimum Day Schedule
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 6-10, 2014

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
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Parallel structures grammar assignment Exercises 1, 3 and 4 (pages 343-345) are due today
Water Case Four is assigned to Period One and due Friday; Water Case Three is assigned to Period Three and due Friday
The Great Gatsby class discussion continues Friday for Chapters Seven-Nine; dialectical journals for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due Friday for class discussion
Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" is assigned to Period One and due Friday; The Great Gatsby multiple choice responses are due Friday
Bedford Reader is required in class tomorrow for reading and writing assignment

Tuesday
Bedford Reader reading and writing assignment is scheduled; books are required in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader books are required in class for in-class work on reading selection assigned Tuesday

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Class discussions for The Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine and Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Sixteen-Twenty continue in class; film screenings for both novels to be announced
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* September 29-October 3, 2014

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
The Great Gatsby (Period One) Chapters Seven-Nine dialecticals are due Friday for class discussion (three per chapter); Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Three) Chapters Eleven-Fifteen dialecticals are due Friday for class discussion (one per chapter)
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Case Three is assigned to Period One and due Friday; Water Case Two is assigned to Period Three and due Friday
Bedford Reader is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl"; responses for M1, WS 1, 2, 3 and L1 are due tomorrow
Logic of an Argument responses are due Thursday

Tuesday
In-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader textbook is required for Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" reading selection; responses are due for class discussion

Wednesday
Bedford Reader discussion "Girl" continues in class

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Logic of an Article assignment is due today

Friday
Waters Case responses are due today for Periods One and Three
Class discussion for The Great Gatsby (Period One) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Three) are scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

STUDYPATH* September 22-26, 2014

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
Language of Composition textbooks are due in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; test is scheduled Wednesday
Water Case Two assigned to Period One and due Friday; Water Case One assigned to Period Three and due Friday

Tuesday
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow; Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" responses M1, WS1, WS3, L1 and L2 are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 1-10 test is scheduled

Thursday
Today is an Unassigned Day, and classes are not in session

Friday
Class discussion for Chapters 4-6 for The Great Gatsby concludes in class; class discussion for Chapters 6-10 of Their Eyes Were Watching God concludes in class; reading assignments for both novels are reviewed in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
(For suggestions and corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net before Monday)

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday
Appositive grammar assignment due date postponed to Thursday
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class Tuesday and Wednesday for "Everyday Use" class discussion
Dialectical journals for The Great Gatsby (Chapters Four-Six) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters Six-Ten) are due today; assigned work is hard copies, not online
Water Case One is assignment to Period One students; responses due Friday (postponed from previous week)
Language of Composition textbooks required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due today
"Everyday Use" responses M1, M3, W1, W2 and L1 are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two is scheduled
"Everyday Use" class discussion continues

Thursday
Appositive grammar assignment is due today
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussions of The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God are scheduled

STUDYPATH September 8-12, 2014

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
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Wall Street Journal articles prompt for Thursday in-class timed writing is scheduled; "Are College Students Adrift?" and "For Some Grads, College Isn't Worth the Debt" synthesis articles are discussed
Sontag scored writing is returned to students; lecture notes for the Sontag paper are scheduled
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; grammar assignment due Monday, September 15 (short simple sentences and fragments 252)
Multiple choice responses from last week reviewed in class

Tuesday-Shortened Day Scheduled
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Two responses are due Monday
Bedford Reader "Homeless" responses discussion is scheduled; textbooks are due in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing for Wall Street Journal synthesis articles is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
The Great Gatsby class discussion for Chapters One-Three continues in class; dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters Four-Six are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion for Chapters One-five continues in class; dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten are due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Water Case One is assigned to Period One students; responses due Monday, September 15 (postponed from last week)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due Monday

STUDYPATH* September 1-5, 2014

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

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and rhetorical devices 1-10 alliteration-aphorism; "Homeless" responses (M1, 2; WS2, 3; L2) are due tomorrow (Wednesday) by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Dialectical journals for The Great Gatsby (three per chapter for Chapters One-Three and (one per chapter) for Chapters One-Five for Their Eyes Were Watching God are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 test is scheduled today
Argument paper prompt is distributed in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday in class
Lecture notes for the gender timed writing piece are scheduled in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class today for assignment
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist responses are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Thursday
Argument paper timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Water Case One is assigned to Period One students; responses due Monday, September 8

AGENDA BIN:
LAUSD e-mail account and College Board accounts are required for students in this class; use link from June 18 to set up accounts

STUDYPATH* August 25-29, 2014

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
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 (chromosome-epiphany) are due today
Sources for timed writing are distributed; timed writing synthesis paper is scheduled Thursday
Lecture notes for the Woolf piece are scheduled in class
Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Argument is introduced and assignment set (postponed from last week)

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class today for "Silent Dancing" class discussion
"Silent Dancing" Cofer responses are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today; answer in detail M1, M3, WS1, WS2 and L3

Wednesday
Appositives grammar responses are due today; Language of Composition textbook is required in class for assignment
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Thursday
Timed writing for synthesis paper is scheduled; WHSSSK 11-20 quiz is scheduled
Period One: The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters One-Three are due Tuesday, September 2; class discussion is scheduled September 5
Period Three:  Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals (one per chapter) are due Tuesday, September 2; class discussion is scheduled September 5

Friday
Today is Admissions Day, a state holiday and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next weeks' assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* August 18-22, 2014

D R A F T   D R A F T    D R A F T    D R A F T     D R A F T
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
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery are due today; record syllabication, part of speech, definition and diacritical markings
Course syllabus is available on Box (at right of blog); there is no requirement for signature; however students should review the requirements for this yearlong course
Opening Days Bulletin can be downloaded from Box; signed document was due Friday, August 15
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class Wednesday; submit responses on turnitin.com for Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" answering M1, M4, WS1, WS4 and L5 on Page 130
Woolf passage prewriting continues in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Virginia Woolf prompt prewriting continues for Thursday timed writing
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Synthesis paper number one is assigned and due date set
Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Argument is introduced and assignment due date set

Wednesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for "The Lottery" responses and class discussion; assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Thursday
Woolf paper timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Language of Composition is due in class for appositives grammar assignment
WHSSSK Words 11-20 chromosome-epiphany is due Monday

STUDYPATH* August 12-15, 2014

WELCOME TO AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
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, August 12
Summer work assignment is due by end of week
Program cards are signed and seating is assigned
Rodriguez piece prewriting is due tomorrow; tone, diction and syntax annotations are required on handout; descriptors and examples will be provided to students
"What AP Readers Long to See" handout assigned; class discussion is scheduled Friday

Wednesday, August 13
Rodriguez piece prewriting is scheduled before tomorrow's timed writing assignment

Thursday, August 14
Rodriguez piece timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday, August 15
Dialectical journals class discussion and orientation
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are assigned and due Monday; diacritical markings, syllabications, definitions and parts of speech for each vocabulary are required

College Board Account/Student E-Mail Account

Use this link to set up your College Board account before classes begin in August.

College Board Student Account

Access this link for setting up an LAUSD Student E-Mail Account

Student E-Mail Account

SUMMER WORK ASSIGNMENT 2014 FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS LINK

Use this link to access the 2014 free response questions for assigned summer work due from prospective students by the end of the first week of instruction in August 2014.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html

STUDYPATH* June 2-5, 2014

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
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods One, Two and Three

Tuesday
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods Four and Five

Wednesday
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods Six and Seven

Thursday
Last day of semester for students

STUDYPATH* May 26-30, 2014

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

Tuesday
MWD presentations continue; score sheets due by end of period
Meet at 7:45 A.M. tomorrow at cafeteria for students who are making the trip downtown

Wednesday
Meet at 7:45 A.M. today at cafeteria for students who are making the trip downtown

Thursday
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
MWD debrief of trip is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop review today and test scheduled tomorrow

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Final examination review of prompts for next week's final schedule

STUDYPATH* May 19-23, 2014

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
Writer's Choice homework due Wednesday 17.7 (637-641) Exercises 17, 18, 19 and 20
Presenters continue Junior Defense of Thesis in class in preparation for trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled

Tuesday
Work on Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class
Presentations of Junior Defense of Thesis continue in class

Wednesday
Presentations of Junior Defense of Thesis continue in class
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled

Thursday
Multiple choice work is scheduled in preparation for June 7 SAT administriation
Discourse presentations for Junior Defense of Thesis are scheduled tomorrow
Vocabulary Workshop assignment continues in class

Friday
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled
Discourse presentations continue in class
Writer's Choice textbooks are due in class for return to textbook room

Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* May 12-16, 2014

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
Writer's Choice textbook is due in class Wednesday for assignment; complete 17.6 (632-636) Exercises 12, 13, 14 and 16 are due Wednesday in class
Multiple choice work continues in class
Discourse presentations for Junior Defense of Thesis are scheduled tomorrow
Vocabulary Workshop assignment is scheduled

Tuesday
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled
Discourse presentations continue in class
Vocabulary Workshop assignment continues in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due today (see Monday for specific assignment)
Discourse presentations continue in class

Thursday
Discourse presentations continue in class
Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled (tentative)

Friday
Trip slips for the Metropolitan Water District trip are due today
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH May 5-9, 2014

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
Orwell-Huxley paper is due today in all AP classes
Gender paper is due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; access the link below:
https://reimerexpos.wikispaces.com/file/view/synthesis+exam+option+1.pdf
Outlining the Argument, Analysis and Synthesis chapters of Five Steps to a Five is scheduled Monday-Thursday
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader may be brought to class for return to textbook room

Tuesday
Gender paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Outlining the Argument, Analysis and Synthesis chapters of Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Wednesday
Outlining continues in class

Thursday
Outlining continues in class
AP Exam Preparation activities are scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
English Language and Composition AP Examination is scheduled today

STUDYPATH* April 28-May 2, 2014

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
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class through May 1
Precis is due today
"On Seeing England for the First Time" Kincaid responses discussion 1-5; rhetoric 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are due today
Orwell-Huxley paper scheduled in class
Logical fallacies homework distributed and due date set

Tuesday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class
Homework is assigned and due date set

Wednesday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class
Gender synthesis paper is distributed and due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on May 6

Thursday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class
Homework is assigned and due date set

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Agenda Bin:
Outlining 5 Steps to a 5 synthesis, analysis and argument chapters
Everything's An Argument reading and writing assignments in class
Vocabulary units continue in class and as homework assignments
Words High School Students Should Know concludes
Presentation scoring of AP research papers continues in class using scoring sheets

AP Paper Requirements

I have listed on Box (at right of blog) the requirements we discussed in class when we created the overhead for the AP paper rules and regulations.

STUDYPATH April 21-25, 2014

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
Smarter Balanced testing schedule is in effect all week for AP classes (Grade Eleven)
Homework assignments due on selected dates will include a synthesis paper on turnitin.com, outlining from Five Steps to a Five, The Language of Composition reading responses, Writer's Choice grammar, vocabulary work, analysis of the logic of an article responses and other assignments to be announced in class and due dates to be determined
Orwell responses for "The Politics of the English Language" (discussion 1-5; rhetoric 1-3 and 5-6) are due today in class
Proof of College Board account is due Friday (print your account verification and submit it in class)

Tuesday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class
Water Conservation "Junior Defense of Thesis" research paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; rhetorical precis introduced and due Monday

Wednesday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class

Thursday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class

Friday
Smarter Balanced testing continues in class
Proof of College Board account is due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* April 7-11, 2014

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday
Due date for research paper for Junior Defense of Thesis on water conservation has been postponed to Tuesday, April 22 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; outline and cover page are required (total of seventeen pages) and research paper must be paper clipped, not stapled
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for assigned reading selection; "Politics and the English Language" Orwell
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Language of Composition and Five Steps to a Five are scheduled; test is scheduled Friday
Water Cases 1-10 are due for all classes

Tuesday
Language of Composition textbook is required in class today; Orwell piece continues in class
Junior Defense of Thesis scoring presentations rehearsals are scheduled using scoring sheets
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Wednesday
In-class timed writing

Thursday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Friday
Special bell schedule for Hollywood Idol
Period Six will meet in the auditorium
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test is scheduled for all periods (postponed to after spring break)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for April 21-25 assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* March 31-April 4, 2014

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

Tuesday
Water Cases One-Three are due for Period One; Water Cases Four-Six are distributed to Period Three and due Wednesday
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Bedford Reader is required in class today for Periods One and Three
"Professions for Women" Virginia Woolf responses (1-5 Discussion; 1-5 Rhetoric) are due today for all AP classes
Junior Defense of Thesis water conservation research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site
Research paper resources:  MWD web site; MWD "At a Glance" handout; LA Times writer Bettina Boxall's articles; web site source list; Water Politics Cases One-Ten

Wednesday
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Water Cases Seven-Ten are distributed to Period Six and due Thursday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for Period Six

Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday
Junior Defense of Thesis scoring rubrics used for student presentations 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site

STUDYPATH* March 24-28, 2014

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
Unit Eight Vocabulary is reviewed in class
Junior Defense of Thesis research paper is due Tuesday, April 8 on turnitin.com web site; resources for paper include content and formatting requirements listed in Writer's Choice, Bedford Reader and Language of Composition
Junior Defense of Thesis scoring rubric is reviewed in class as presenter rehearsals are scheduled
Language of Composition assignment is due Tuesday, April 1; reading selection and response questions will be announced in class
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; test to be scheduled
Deadline for AP Exam sign up is Wednesday, March 26; all AP English Language students are expected to complete the examination, scheduled in May

Tuesday
Rehearsals for Junior Defense of Thesis presentations continue in class
Rewrites of outlines, thumbnails and works cited assignments are due today
Five Steps to a Five assignment is scheduled; Introduction to the Analysis Paper (71-95)
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms

Wednesday
Rehearsals for Junior Defense of Thesis presentations continue in class
Five Steps to a Five assignment continues in class; Introduction to the Argumentative Paper (96-121)
Constructing multiple choice questions for the Hazlitt piece is scheduled

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Invisible Man multiple choice work is scheduled
Language of Composition assignment is due Tuesday
Monday, March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes will not be in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* March 17-21, 2014

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
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Chief Seattle papers are returned to students
Works Cited list for research paper is due; use the following entry for the media requirement and make certain the second line is indented, the entry is alphabetized in the listing and any other format requirements for MLA are met:
"State of Thirst-California's Water Future." Quest. PBS. KQED, San Francisco. 
14 Jul.  2008. Television.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" responses are due today
Columnist responses must be received by tomorrow for all three classes
Unit Eight Vocabulary assignment is due Friday
Deadline for AP Exam sign up is March 26; sign up at the student store

Tuesday
Columnist responses are due today from all three classes
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Bedford Reader is required for Period Six for literary terms and rhetorical devices

Wednesday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Thursday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class

Friday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Unit Eight Vocabulary assignment is due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignment and class updates

STUDYPATH* March 10-14, 2014

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
"The Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due Wednesday (191-195); discussion 1-5 and rhetoric 1-10
American literature responses for Whitman (Period 1), Jefferson (Period Three) and Lincoln (Period Six) are due Wednesday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled (Period Six only); Unit Seven responses are due Friday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday for Periods One and Three; see Box at right of blog for assignment
Works Cited drafts are due Monday, March 17; sources must include one book, five internet, one magazine or trade journal, one newspaper, one media source and one miscellaneous (total ten); MLA style including pagination, title centered, alphabetized list of sources, proper formatting of indentation and punctuation (one page only-no continuation page)
Research paper outlines are returned to students and final drafts are due Friday
Research paper Writer's Choice test responses are due from Period Three
STUDENTS MUST SIGN UP FOR THE UPCOMING AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM AT THE STUDENT STORE

Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class
Literary terms test 61-70 is scheduled for Period Six only

Wednesday
Booker T. Washington responses due today
Whitman, Jefferson and Lincoln responses are due today
Thumbnail final drafts are due today; single spaced, justified text, proper punctuation, caption is 8pt. vs. format requirement for Credit: (6 pt. type), size of graphic or photo must be sized correctly

Thursday
In-class timed writing postponed to tomorrow
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Friday
Research paper outline final drafts are due today
Works Cited drafts are due Monday for all periods
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Invisible Man discussion for Chapters Twenty-One to Epilog postponed to next Friday

STUDYPATH* March 3-7, 2014

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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
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow (except for Period Six) for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Unit Six are due Friday
Acceptable Use Policy library forms are due Friday for selected students
Responses for Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" are due tomorrow (pages 110-112, questions 1-8)
American literature selections for all three classes are due today (Period One-Lincoln; Period Three-Whitman; Period Six-Jefferson)

Tuesday
Period Six does not meet today
"Superman and Me" responses are due (Period Six must submit this assignment on time)

Wednesday
Water Cases Two and Three are scored in class; orientation for the Online Writing Lab Modern Language Association formatting for research papers is scheduled
Preliminary working outline for water conservation Junior Defense of Thesis paper is due; use outline format provided and submit two thumbnails with caption and credit underneath graphic or photo
Period One only: Research paper test responses are due today; when handouts are returned Period Three will complete the responses by Monday

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today
Period Six only:  Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due
Invisible Man class discussion continues for Chapters Twenty-One to Epilog; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information