STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
BLOG WILL BE FURTHER UPDATED THIS COMING WEEKEND; STUDENT CORRECTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME--CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR BY E-MAIL

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups

Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday November 28
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28
1.  Both papers assigned (see below) are hard copy responses, which may be typed or handwritten before scoring with the AP generic rubric
2.  Students are to study the rhetorical terms and devices handout previously completed as homework to ascertain whether any or all rhetorical terms and devices are present in the Lincoln Second Inaugural speech handout provided to students; this can be an oral conversation in class and does NOT require specific written responses EXCEPT that students should notate which rhetorical terms and devices are applicable
3.  Write responses directly on the Water Case Three test provided with the handout

STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE BREAK WILL NOT HAVE HANDOUTS AND HOMEWORK THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED ON THAT DAY; YOU MAY CHECK WITH A CLASSMATE, WITH PARENT PERMISSION OF PARENTS OF BOTH THE STUDENT REQUESTING AND PROVIDING THE ASSISTANCE, TO BE PREPARED FOR MONDAY'S HOMEWORK THAT IS DUE; IF ANY OF THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY END OF DAY MONDAY, THE ASSIGNMENTS WILL RECEIVE LATE FAIL POINTS
REGULAR ATTENDANCE IN AN AP CLASS IS CRITICAL TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS!

Antigone paper due (hard copy)
Company Man paper due (hard copy)
Water Case Three test due (return handouts and booklets to class)
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday; SBAC rubric for timed writing distributed in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 due in class today; test is scheduled Wednesday
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten and novels are required for class discussion on Friday
"Orientation" responses are distributed for class discussion; Bedford Reader is required in class for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Silent Dancing" assignment due Wednesday
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday November 29
Outlining Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten of Five Steps to a Five scheduled as homework assignment
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday
Voice lesson handout (Milton-Joyce) distributed in class and due tomorrow
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five test is scheduled

Wednesday November 30
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday
WHSSSK Words 61-70 test is scheduled
Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Silent Dancing" responses are due in class today
Voice lesson assignment (Milton-Joyce) due in class today (hard copy)

Thursday December 1
Timed writing is scheduled
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist #5 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday December 2
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten and novels are required for class discussion
"Death of the Moth" and Isaacson's "From Einstein: His Life and Universe" multiple choice responses are due in class today (hard copy)
Glossary terms from Five Steps to a Five continue in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:  WINTER WORK
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
Waters Cases Four, Five, Six and Seven
Synthesis Papers on turnitin.com web site:
1.  Affirmative Action (Los Angeles Times; New York Times)

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
BLOG WILL BE FURTHER UPDATED THIS COMING WEEKEND; STUDENT CORRECTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME--CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR BY E-MAIL

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups

Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday November 28
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28
1.  Both papers assigned (see below) are hard copy responses, which may be typed or handwritten before scoring with the AP generic rubric
2.  Students are to study the rhetorical terms and devices handout previously completed as homework to ascertain whether any or all rhetorical terms and devices are present in the Lincoln Second Inaugural speech handout provided to students; this can be an oral conversation in class and does NOT require specific written responses EXCEPT that students should notate which rhetorical terms and devices are applicable
3.  Write responses directly on the Water Case Three test provided with the handout

STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE BREAK WILL NOT HAVE HANDOUTS AND HOMEWORK THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED ON THAT DAY; YOU MAY CHECK WITH A CLASSMATE, WITH PARENT PERMISSION OF PARENTS OF BOTH THE STUDENT REQUESTING AND PROVIDING THE ASSISTANCE, TO BE PREPARED FOR MONDAY'S HOMEWORK THAT IS DUE; IF ANY OF THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY END OF DAY MONDAY, THE ASSIGNMENTS WILL RECEIVE LATE FAIL POINTS
REGULAR ATTENDANCE IN AN AP CLASS IS CRITICAL TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS!

Antigone paper due (hard copy)
Company Man paper due (hard copy)
Water Case Three test due (return handouts and booklets to class)
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday; SBAC rubric for timed writing distributed in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 due in class today; test is scheduled Wednesday
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten and novels are required for class discussion on Friday
"Orientation" responses are distributed for class discussion; Bedford Reader is required in class for Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Silent Dancing" assignment due Wednesday
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday November 29
Outlining Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten of Five Steps to a Five scheduled as homework assignment
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday
Voice lesson handout (Milton-Joyce) distributed in class and due tomorrow
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five test is scheduled

Wednesday November 30
Lincoln Second Inaugural Speech preparation for timed writing on Thursday is scheduled Monday-Wednesday
WHSSSK Words 61-70 test is scheduled
Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Silent Dancing" responses are due in class today
Voice lesson assignment (Milton-Joyce) due in class today (hard copy)

Thursday December 1
Timed writing is scheduled
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist #5 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday December 2
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten and novels are required for class discussion
"Death of the Moth" and Isaacson's "From Einstein: His Life and Universe" multiple choice responses are due in class today (hard copy)
Glossary terms from Five Steps to a Five continue in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:  WINTER WORK
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
Waters Cases Four, Five, Six and Seven
Synthesis Papers on turnitin.com web site:
1.  Affirmative Action (Los Angeles Times; New York Times)

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday November 14
Isaacson multiple choice responses continue in class
"Moth" multiple choice responses continue in class
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five dialectical journals (three) are due Friday
Bedford Reader textbook is due in class for Daniel Orozco's "Orientation"; responses are due Wednesday

Tuesday November 15
Glossary terms from Five Steps to a Five are scheduled in class
Water Case Two responses are due in class today
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) assignment is due in class today

Wednesday November 16
Lincoln responses are due in class today (hard copy)
Bedford Reader textbook responses for Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" are due in class today (postponed to tomorrow, Thursday)

Thursday November 17
Logic of a Columnist #4 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Interim Assessment Block assignment is scheduled in class
Bedford Reader textbook responses (see Wednesday entry) are due today (postponed from yesterday)

Friday November 18
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five dialectical journals (three) are due for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday November 14
Isaacson multiple choice responses continue in class
"Moth" multiple choice responses continue in class
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five dialectical journals (three) are due Friday
Bedford Reader textbook is due in class for Daniel Orozco's "Orientation"; responses are due Wednesday

Tuesday November 15
Glossary terms from Five Steps to a Five are scheduled in class

Wednesday November 16
Lincoln responses are due in class today (hard copy)
Bedford Reader textbook responses for Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" are due in class today

Thursday November 17
Logic of a Columnist #4 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Interim Assessment Block assignment is scheduled in class

Friday November 18
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five dialectical journals (three) are due for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
(FOR SUGGESTIONS, CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS, E-MAIL THE INSTRUCTOR)

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday November 7
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 test is scheduled tomorrow
Virginia Woolf "Professions for Women" responses are due in class (Rhetoric and Style from Language of Composition; respond to Questions 1, 3, 4, 7 and 12); Language of Composition textbooks are required in class (updated from last week)
Isaacson multiple choice responses continue in class
Glossary terms (21-30) from Five Steps to a Five continue in class
"Death of the Moth" multiple choice assignment continues in class
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectal journals assigned and due date set in class
Extra credit "How to Watch Dance and Compose a Critique" responses are due
Water Case One test responses are due in class today

Tuesday November 8
Words High School Students Should Know Words 41-50 test is scheduled; words 51-60 are due Thursday in class
Lincoln reading and writing assignment begins in class to prepare for timed writing next week
Synthesis paper on parental involvement is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed from last week)

Wednesday November 9
Water Case Two reading assignment and responses assigned and due in class Monday

Thursday November 10
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due in class today
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday November 11
Today is Veterans Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 31
THESE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SCHEDULED BY DAYS LATER THIS WEEKEND:
Rodriguez "Aria" piece Bedford Reader 666 M1, 4; WS 1, 2, 4 Language of Composition 509 RS 1, 3, 6, 8, 12 (responses are due in class tomorrow--students complete either assignment)
Synthesis paper parental influence is due Friday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
"Professions for Women" 360 RS 2, 5, 7 529 1, 2, 5 (due in class Wednesday--this assignment will be finalized in class today)
Water in the News handout-Saving Water responses are due Friday (hard copy)
Glossary terms 21-30 continue in class; test is scheduled when next ten terms are completed
"Death of the Moth" multiple choice continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know assignment is due in class tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Water Case One distributed to students next Monday and due Tuesday next week
Satire paper not scheduled yet online; evaluation of student drafts continue in class this week
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday November 1
Voice lesson handout is distributed to students and due tomorrow
Prose passage multiple choice practice continues in class
Rodriguez "Aria" responses due in class today (see Monday entry)

Wednesday November 2
Five Steps to a Five Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten outlining continues in class
"Professions for Women" assignment due in class today (see Monday entry)
Isaacson multiple choice continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know test is scheduled

Thursday November 3
Timed writing Rodriguez piece "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today (postponed to tomorrow, Friday, November 5 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site)

Friday November 4
Synthesis paper parental influence due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed to Tuesday, November 8 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site)
Water Case One will be distributed to students on Monday and is due next Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignment

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 31
THESE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SCHEDULED BY DAYS LATER THIS WEEKEND:
Rodriguez "Aria" piece Bedford Reader 666 M1, 4; WS 1, 2, 4 Language of Composition 509 RS 1, 3, 6, 8, 12 (responses are due in class tomorrow--students complete either assignment)
Synthesis paper parental influence is due Friday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
"Professions for Women" 360 RS 2, 5, 7 529 1, 2, 5 (due in class Wednesday--this assignment will be finalized in class today)
Water in the News handout-Saving Water responses are due Friday (hard copy)
Glossary terms 21-30 continue in class; test is scheduled when next ten terms are completed
"Death of the Moth" multiple choice continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know assignment is due in class tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Water Case One distributed to students next Monday and due Tuesday next week
Satire paper not scheduled yet online; evaluation of student drafts continue in class this week
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday November 1
Voice lesson handout is distributed to students and due tomorrow
Prose passage multiple choice practice continues in class
Rodriguez "Aria" responses due in class today (see Monday entry)

Wednesday November 2
Five Steps to a Five Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten outlining continues in class
"Professions for Women" assignment due in class today (see Monday entry)
Isaacson multiple choice continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know test is scheduled

Thursday November 3
Timed writing Rodriguez piece "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today (postponed to tomorrow, Friday, November 5 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site)

Friday November 5
Synthesis paper parental influence due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed to Tuesday, November 8 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site)
Water Case One will be distributed to students on Monday and is due next Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignment

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 24
Bedford Reader is required in class for Virginia Woolf responses "The Death of the Moth"; respond to M 1 and 3, WS 1 and 2 and L 1 (Page 698)
"Professions for Women"Virginia Woolf responses are due Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 41-50) are scheduled in class
Satire paper (hard copy) is due in class before scheduling on turnitin.com web site
Los Angeles Times water conservation responses are due Friday (hard copy double-sided handout)

Tuesday October 25
Multiple choice Isaacson assignment is scheduled in class
"The Death of the Moth" multiple choice assignment is scored in class
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five are scheduled in class

Wednesday October 26
Five Steps to a Five outlining is scheduled in class

Thursday October 27
Timed Writing Virginia Woolf piece is scheduled in class

Friday October 28
Introduction to Richard Rodriguez "Aria of a Childhood" piece scheduled for next week
Los Angeles Times water conservation assignment is due (hard copy)(postponed to next week)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 24
Bedford Reader is required in class for Virginia Woolf responses "The Death of the Moth"
"Professions for Women"Virginia Woolf responses are due Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 41-50) are scheduled in class

Tuesday October 25

Wednesday October 26

Thursday October 27
Timed Writing Virginia Woolf piece is scheduled in class

Friday October 28
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 17
Bedford Reader is required in class for Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Page 674 M 2, 4, WS 3 and L1) and responses are due for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due in class
"Babylon Revisited" responses are due in class (hard copy) today; class discussion is scheduled for five responses
Outlining Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten from Five Steps to a Five continues in class over the next several weeks in preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in May
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five continue in class
Detail-Diction Butler-Dillard responses are distributed in class and due tomorrow
Satire paper is scheduled on turnitin.com web site for Monday (see Friday STUDYPATH entry)

Tuesday October 18 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Gatsby multiple choice responses are distributed and due Friday; students should respond to all questions and may work with classmates on answers
Detail-Diction Butler-Dillard responses are due in class today (hard copy)
The Great Gatsby paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
Glossary terms 21-30 from Five Steps to a Five continue in class

Wednesday October 19 (SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE PSAT)

Period 1 8-11:52 A.M.
Lunch 11:52-12:22 P.M.
Period 2 12:27-1:16 P.M.
Period 4 1:22-2:11 P.M. 
Period 6 2:17-3:06 P.M. 

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test is administered school wide to ninth, tenth and eleventh graders
PERIOD FIVE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION DOES NOT MEET TODAY

Thursday October 20
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Earthquake Drill schedule is in effect

Friday October 21 (MINIMUM DAY SCHEDULE)

Period 1 8-9:09 A.M.
Period 3 9:15-10:09 A.M.
Brunch 10:09-10:39 A.M.
Period 5 10:45-11:39 A.M.
LGBTQ Assembly 11:39-12:39 P.M. 
Los Angeles Times water conservation responses are due today (hard copy double-sided handout)(postponed to next week)
Satire paper is scheduled on turnitin.com web site and due online Monday by 8:30 A.M. (paper will be submitted as a hard copy due Monday and then scheduled later on turnitin.com web site)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 10
Water conservation assignment distributed in class
Prewriting for satire paper is due in class today; choose the topic, write web, outline, chart of ideas, submit a written proposal (due today) includes issue, community members to be interviewed (if applicable), three research sources and subtopics to be researched; date due to be determined in class
Outlining Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment is scheduled today, tomorrow and Thursday (Comprehensive Review--Analysis)
Bedford Reader is required in class for Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" responses due today (hard copy)
Imagery-Syntax responses are due tomorrow (Bronte-Shields) (postponed to Thursday)
The Great Gatsby multiple choice assignment distributed and due Thursday

Tuesday October 11
Outlining Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment continues in class
Glossary literary terms continue in class (11-20 attitude-deduction); test date is Friday

Wednesday October 12
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session

Thursday October 13
Outlining Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment continues in class
Satire prewriting student conferences are scheduled; paper is due as hard copy BEFORE turnitin.com assignment is required; hard copies due date to be discussed in class
The Great Gatsby multiple choice assignment due in class today (hard copy)(postponed to next week)

Friday October 14
Glossary literary terms test is scheduled (11-20 attitude-deduction)
"Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerald responses are due in class today (hard copy); link is on a previous blog
Responses:
1.  What is the importance of the story's historical setting?  What is the significance of the title as it relates to the setting?
2.  What is stye story's theme?
3.  How does the story's point of view and tone have an impact on the reader?
4.  Explain why Charlie has or has not conquered his alcoholism.
5.  How long must one pay for past mistakes?
Credit:  http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/tdlarson/fsf/babylon/study.htm
The Great Gatsby paper due October 18 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt "Closing Line in the Great Gatsby) previously distributed in class
Affluenza Synthesis Paper #2 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

STUDYPATH* October 3-7, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL. ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 3
Today is an unassigned day; classes are not in session

Tuesday October 4
"Too Much Pressure" Wenke responses from Bedford Reader due today (hard copy); respond to M3, WS 1, 2 and 3; L 1 Page 532)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Satire paper prewriting topic and outline of ideas is scheduled in class in preparation for Thursday's timed writing assignment
Eminent Doman paper rewrite is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Glossary terms 11-20 continued in class; test is scheduled Thursday before the timed writing assignment
Hughes-Pitts diction-tone assignment is distributed and due tomorrow

Wednesday October 5
Hughes-Pitts diction-tone assignment is due in class
WHSSSK Words 21-30 test is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled in preparation for the AP English Language examination
"Babylon Revisted" F. Scott Fitzgerald piece is assigned and reviewed in class
Outlining Five Steps to a Five (Argument, Synthesis and Analysis Chapters) is introduced in class

Thursday October 6
Satire paper timed writing is scheduled
Glossary terms 11-20 test is scheduled
Capote paper rewrites are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday October 7
Logic of a Columnist #2 assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
The Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine dialectical journals (one per chapter) are due (hard copy) for class discussion; novels are required in class
The Great Gatsby paper is assigned and due Friday, October 14 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* September 26-30, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 26
Berssenbrugge-Whitman Imagery-Detail responses due tomorrow
Satire paper is assigned and due Thursday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (What Would You Like to Change about our Society?) (Prewriting-Brainstorming-Student Example-Topic-Proposal-Citation and Works Cited-Rubric)
Einstein multiple choice practice is scheduled
Eminent Domain paper rewrites are due Tuesday, October 4 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed from this week to next so student have more time for rewrites)
Gloria Naylor's "The Meaning of a Word" (Bedford Reader) hard copy responses are due in class today (Page 486 M2, 4; WS 1, 3 and L 1)
Glossary literary terms 11-20 are scheduled in class
UPDATED:  Capote papers are due Thursday, October 6 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday September 27
Berssenbrugge-Whitman Imagery-Detail responses due today (hard copy)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are scheduled in class and due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist due Friday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Satire paper prewriting continues in class

Wednesday September 28
UPDATED:  Glossary terms 11-20 test is scheduled (postponed to Friday)
Satire paper prewriting continues in class

Thursday September 29
UPDATED: Satire paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. (deadline has been extended to next week since more time for prewriting and preparation is required)
Timed writing is postponed to next Thursday

Friday September 30
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 21-30) test is scheduled
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby class discussion for Chapters Four-Six is scheduled; dialectical journals and novels are required in class; Chapters Seven-Nine dialectical journals are postponed to October 7 (one dialectical journal per chapter) (hard copy)
UPDATED: "Too Much Pressure" Wenke responses are due Tuesday (hard copy); respond to M 3; WS 1, 2, 3; L 1 Page 532) from Bedford Reader
LINK for "Babylon Revisted"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* September 19-23, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 19
Dialectical journals (one entry per chapter) are due Friday for Chapters 4-6 of The Great Gatsby class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Daum Op-Ed Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Tuesday September 20
Safe-Sex Lies (Meghan Daum) responses are due (hard copy) in class; Bedford Reader textbook is required in class (meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 4 and language 3)
WHSSSK test for words 11-20 is scheduled today
Glossary literary terms 11-20 are scheduled in class (from Five Steps to a Five textbook)
Wilson-Wilde Tone Syntax handout is distributed in class and due tomorrow

Wednesday September 21
Multiple choice practice continues in class in preparation for the yearly AP English Language exam
Wilson-Wilde responses are due today (hard copy)
Outlining Five Steps to a Five textbook is scheduled

Thursday September 22
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday September 23
Dialectical journals (see Monday entry) due for Chapters 4-6 class discussion of The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignment and class information

STUDYPATH* September 12-16, 2016

D R A F T:  Check Sunday evening for updated information.
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 September 12
Introduction to the Synthesis Paper (timed writing is scheduled Thursday)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 assigned and due Thursday
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist assignment scheduled and due Friday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. ("Worse than trigger warnings" by Meghan Daum--LA Times.Com/Opinion September 1 issue date) (POSTPONED TO MONDAY BY 8:30 A.M. ON TURNITIN.COM WEB SITE)
Glossary literary terms 1-10 test is scheduled in class
Minow paper rewrite is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals Chapters One-Three due Friday for class discussion; novels must be brought to class (hard copy only-not online)
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for Daum's "Safe-Sex Lies" assignment (postponed from last week)

Tuesday September 13
Sources for Synthesis Paper introduced and reviewed in class (timed writing is scheduled Thursday)
Tone-Diction assignment is due tomorrow (Shakespeare's Macbeth and Wiesel's Night)
RFK multiple choice in-class assignment is scheduled (postponed from last week)

Wednesday September 14
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Sources for Synthesis Paper continues in class
Glossary literary terms 11-20 is scheduled (postponed from last week)

Thursday September 15
Timed writing is scheduled for the Synthesis Paper (governmental taking of property from one private owner to give to another to further economic development constitutes permissible "public use" under the Fifth Amendment

Friday September 16
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters One-Three and novels must be brought for class discussion
Reminder:  Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist assignment (Meghan Daum) due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Logical fallacies from Everything's An Argument

STUDYPATH* September 5-9, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 5
Today is Labor, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 6
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for Daum's "Safe Sex Lies" assignment due Friday (postponed to next week)
Imagery Frost assignment is scheduled (postponed to Friday)
Glossary literary terms One-Ten review is scheduled; test is scheduled Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words One-Ten test is scheduled Thursday before timed writing assignment
Logic of a Columnist assignment (postponed to next week)
Orwell paper rewrite is due by 8:30 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site (postponed by one day until tomorrow, Wednesday)

Wednesday September 7
SUBSTITUTE: Mr. Carmicle is attending a training at Dorsey High School for the PASS Program
RFK passage multiple choice practice is scheduled (postponed to Friday)
Five Steps to a Five in-class assignment for the Minow paper rewrite is due at end of period
Detail Holland assignment is scheduled (postponed to Friday)
Orwell paper rewrite due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Thursday September 8
WHSSSK Words One-Ten test is scheduled
Timed writing is scheduled:
MINOW PAPER REWRITE--Bring first draft to class; study the generic AP rubric on how to improve paper and earn a higher score for the rewrite

Friday September 9
Glossary literary terms One-Ten test is scheduled
Glossary literary terms Eleven-Twenty assignment is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* August 29-September 2, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 29
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class
Words High School Students Should Know (Words One-Ten) assignment is due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday (test postponed to Tuesday after Labor Day holiday)

Tuesday August 30
Turnitin.com submission of synthesis paper (gender identity) rewrite is due by 8:30 A.M. today
Jamaica Kincaid responses for "On Seeing England for the First Time" (hard copy) is due today;
Language of Composition Page 912 (#1 Discussion; #2 Rhetoric and Style)

Wednesday August 31
Multiple choice practice is scheduled from Five Steps to a Five textbook

Thursday September 1
Timed writing is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know Words One-Ten responses are due in class today

Friday September 2
Today is California Admissions Day and classes are not in session
Words High School Students Should Know (Words One-Ten) test is scheduled in class (postponed to Tuesday after Labor Day Holiday)
Analysis of the Logic of a Columnist is due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed to Tuesday after Labor Day Holiday)
Turnitin.com submission of Orwell rewrite is due by 8:30 A.M. today (postponed to Tuesday after Labor Day Holiday)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* August 22-26, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 22
Turnitin.com account code class code is 13244647 and class ID is bricklion; account sign up is required by Friday
Tone apply section activity for Walker is due in class for discussion and scoring
"Politics and the English Language" Orwell assigned responses are due in class today (#4; #5 Page 539)(#8; #9 Page 540)
Language of Composition textbook is required in class today and tomorrow
2016-2017 AP English Language Course Contract signed and document due Friday (postponed from last week)
Words High School Students Should Know (Words One-Ten) are scheduled (postponed from last week)

Tuesday August 23
Special bell schedule for Small Learning Community Professional Development
Grade level assemblies are scheduled in the auditorium for all periods
Language of Composition textbook is required in class today

Wednesday August 24
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for literary terms and writing assignment
Analysis of the Logic of an Article-Columnists List is assigned and due Monday on turnitin.com web site (postponed from last week)
Multiple choice prose passage practice is scheduled

Thursday August 25
Timed writing for the Orwell piece is scheduled in class (students who are absent must write the paper under teacher supervision before school on Friday)

Friday August 26
Late work policy signed document is due no later that today in class
Summer work assignment is due today (extended by one week for newly enrolled students)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH (OPENING OF SCHOOL YEAR) August 15-19, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 15
Unassigned day for students; first day of instruction is August 16

Tuesday August 16
Turnitin.com account instructions; verification of account set up due by Friday
"What AP Readers Long To See" in-class discussion
AP English Language writing rubric reviewed with students
Summer work assignment due no later than Friday, August 19
Student Opening Bulletin distributed and due Friday, August 19
2016-2017 AP English Language Course Contract signed document due Friday
Definitions, Appeals and the Basic Transaction (Judy Brady's "Why I Want a Wife"

Wednesday August 17
Box Feature: AP Syllabus review
A Workable, Teachable Definition of Rhetoric
Understanding the Three Appeals and the Basic "Transaction" of Rhetoric
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words One-Ten are scheduled
Five Steps to a Five introduction and in-class assignment

Thursday August 18
WHSSSK Words One-Ten assignment due today; test is scheduled Friday
Data-Claim-Because the Enthymeme
Multiple choice prose passage, stems and distractors activity is scheduled

Friday August 19
WHSSSK Words One-Ten test is scheduled
Introduction to Analyzing the Logic of an Article template and columnist choices
2016-2017 AP English Language Course Contract signed document due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Multiple Choice Requirement-Summer Work

Incoming AP English Language students may access the multiple choice on Page 47 by accessing the following document:

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-english-language-and-composition-course-description.pdf

If there are questions or concerns, e-mail the instructor at the address listed on the summer work document.

Thank you.

STUDYPATH* June 6-10, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday June 6
Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" trip is scheduled; students meet at 7:45 A.M. in the cafeteria for breakfast
Students not attending the field trip will complete the Final Mastery Test in groups
Brag sheet is due by end of period

Tuesday June 7
Period Two final exam includes end-of-semester reflection

Wednesday June 8
Period Five does not meet today

Thursday, June 9
Period Five final exam includes end-of-semester reflection

Friday June 10
Last day of instruction for spring semester

MWD Checklist

MWD Checklist for STUDENTS

Monday, June 6, 2016

1.     Meet at cafeteria at 7:45 A.M.  Bring voucher for breakfast, if applicable.  If not, bring yourself.

2.     Dress appropriately:  gentleman shirt and tie, no jeans; ladies dress appropriate for job interview

3.     Bring a sack lunch or approximately $10 to buy lunch in the MWD Cafeteria.  Bring the chef request provided to you yesterday and complete both halves while we are at MWD.  They will collect the orders.

4.     Bring a bus pass to access a round-trip ride on the Metro Red Line Subway Train.

5.     Write several talking points from the Water Politics cases for the general class discussion about water issues.  We will leave the café about 8:30, walk back to my classroom for discourse of Water Politics talking points and leave for the Red Line Subway from the front door of the school at approximately 9:00 A.M.  MWD wants us to arrive at their headquarters at 10:00 A.M.  You will sit outside at the terrace area while I go in to get your name tags and then return to escort you into the building

6.     Submit three documents before Thursday, June 2 (field trip slip) (film permit slip)(MWD liability slip).

7.     Ask any questions or state any concerns before Friday, June 3.

8.     There is a chance that Ms. Sanchez needs Ms. Brown to complete some school assignments on Monday so those of you remaining behind may have a sub.  You should bring work to complete.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS??

Contact the instructor.

STUDYPATH* May 30-June 3, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 30
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday May 31
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class
Final Mastery Test (Vocabulary Workshop) responses are due in class
Presentation Rehearsal "Junior Defense of Thesis"
Class scoring of "Junior Defense of Thesis" presentation rehearsal
Political cartoon is due online for Period Two AP students and Shakespeare assignment is due as hard copy for Period Five AP students

Wednesday June 1
Presentation Rehearsal "Junior Defense of Thesis"
Class scoring of "Junior Defense of Thesis" presentation rehearsal

Thursday June 2
Presentation Rehearsal "Junior Defense of Thesis"
Class scoring of "Junior Defense of Thesis" presentation rehearsal

Friday June 3
Presentation Rehearsal "Junior Defense of Thesis"
Class scoring of "Junior Defense of Thesis" presentation rehearsal

STUDYPATH* May 23-27, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 23
Period Two meets in Room 429 for Smarter Balanced testing

Tuesday May 24
Period Five meets in Room 429 for Smarter Balanced testing
Research papers distributed in classes; five mock questions are due Tuesday

Wednesday May 25
Period Two meets in Room 429 for Smarter Balanced testing
Shakespeare assignment due (hard copy) from Period Two
Shakespeare assignment distributed to Period Five and due Tuesday (hard copy)
Political Cartoon assignment due from Period Five on turnitin.com web site
Political Cartoon assignment distributed to Period Two and due Tuesday on turnitin.com web site

Thursday May 26
Period Five meets in Room 429 for Smarter Balanced testing
Logic of a Columnist is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday May 27
Period Two meets in Room 429 for Smarter Balanced testing
Research paper mock questions (five) are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 31
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test responses are due Tuesday (hard copy)

STUDYPATH* May 16-20, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 16
Smarter Balanced Testing Room 429 Period Five

Tuesday May 17
Smarter Balanced Testing Room 429 Period Two

Wednesday May 18
Smarter Balanced Testing Room 429 Period Five

Thursday May 19
Smarter Balanced Testing Room 429 Period Two

Friday May 20
Smarter Balanced Testing Room 429 Period Five

AGENDA BIN:
"Junior Defense of Thesis" at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

STUDYPATH* May 9-13, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 9
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled tomorrow
Logical Fallacies and Five Steps to a Five Glossary test preparation is scheduled
Return Bedford Reader to classroom Friday
Return Language of Composition to classroom Friday

Tuesday May 10
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled Thursday
AP Language test is scheduled tomorrow; preparation continues in class

Wednesday May 11
AP Language test is scheduled at 8:00; meet in cafeteria at 7:30 A.M. for breakfast

Thursday May 12
Water Cases 1-10 are scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test is scheduled in class

Friday May 13
Water Cases 1-10 are scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test concludes in class
Bedford Reader and Language of Composition are returned to textbook room

AGENDA BIN:
Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" preparation activities

STUDYPATH* May 2-May 6, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 2
Synthesis paper due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Tone assignment distributed and due tomorrow
Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class all week; textbooks are due all week, except Thursday

Tuesday May 3
Diction assignment distributed and due tomorrow
Einstein multiple choice stems/distractors/vocabulary/rhetorical devices continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Units 12-15 work continues in class

Wednesday May 4
Syntax assignment distributed and due tomorrow
Prose passage #1-#8 unfamiliar vocabulary/stems/distractors/rhetorical devices continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Units 12-15 work continues in class

Thursday May 5
Imagery assignment distributed and due tomorrow
Synthesis paper in class timed writing is scheduled
Logic a a Columnist #14 due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday May 6
Detail assignment distributed and due Monday
Rhetorical precis is due today (hard copy) in class
Preparing for the upcoming AP English Language Examination; tips, advice and cautions
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (book) is scheduled in class
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (paper) is scheduled next week

AGENDA BIN:
Resting, relaxing and refreshing before the AP English Language Examinatiion

STUDYPATH* April 25-29, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 25
Skim the Introduction and Chapter One of Five Steps to a Five
Complete the Rapid Review for Chapters sections of Chapters Five-Ten
Complete multiple choice practice and score the practice for Practice Exam One
Skim the Glossary and make any necessary notes
Complete multiple choice practice and score the practice for Practice Exam Two
If time remains, choose one prompt from Practice Exam One or Practice Exam Two and write the in-class timed response

Tuesday April 26
(See Monday April 25) continued

Wednesday April 27
(see Monday April 25) continued

Thursday April 28
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class today

Friday April 29
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class today

AGENDA BIN:
AP English Language examination is scheduled Wednesday, May 11

STUDYPATH* April 18-22, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 18
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test scored in class
Multiple choice practice continues all week in class
Prose passage #1-#8 unfamiliar vocabulary, question stems/distractors and rhetorical/literary devices collected and reviewed in class
Examining the Persuasive Paper (distributed in class and due hard copy Friday)

Tuesday April 19
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Shakespeare/Walker tone lessons scheduled in class and due tomorrow

Wednesday April 20
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class; test is scheduled Friday
Shakespeare/Walker tone lessons assignment due in class

Thursday April 21
Timed writing assignment is scheduled
Water conservation "Junior Defense of Thesis" research paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today; no late papers accepted--this deadline must be met

Friday April 22
Examining the Persuasive Paper hard copy assignment due today in class
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN: Carmicle WASC Visit (Substitute Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday)
Monday-Timed Writing
Tuesday-TBD
Wednesday-TBD

STUDYPATH* April 11-15, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 11
Multiple choice practice with Prose Passages 1-8 continues in class all week; review of unfamiliar vocabulary, questions stems/distractors and rhetorical/literary devices
Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" call for presenters; Periods Two and Five student narratives due Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due tomorrow
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses scored in class

Tuesday April 12
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Wednesday April 13
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test is scheduled
Water Cases One-Ten responses reviewed in class

Thursday April 14
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test responses are due tomorrow
Timed writing is scheduled

Friday April 15
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due today
Call for presenters (MWD "Junior Defense of Thesis") student narratives due today
Water Conservation research paper is due Monday, April 18 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
(upload entire paper as one document including cover page, outline, first page-fifteeenth page of text= seventeen total pages)

Agenda Bin:
Research paper due date is April 18 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
PLANS FOR THREE DAY CARMICLE WASC VISITATION APRIL 25, 26 AND 27
AP MULTIPLE CHOICE COMPONENT PRACTICE FOR UPCOMING AP EXAM
AP TIMED WRITING FROM FIVE STEPS TO A FIVE
VOCABULARY WORKSHOP UNITS 13-14-15 AND UNIT MASTERY TEST
LOGIC OF A COLUMNIST RESPONSES
BEDFORD READER AND/OR LANGUAGE OF COMPOSITION READING/WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

STUDYPATH* April 4-8, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 4
Water Cases distributed to both classes for research paper citation evidence
AP English Language College Board bulletin reviewed in class
Prose Passage 1-8 review of unfamiliar vocabulary, question stems/distractors and rhetorical/literary devices in preparation for the upcoming AP Language examination
Research paper format requirements and content specifications finalized in class
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California "Junior Defense of Thesis" call for presenters
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled for both classes Wednesday

Tuesday April 5
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class for review activities
Prose Passage 1-8 review continues in class
Period Five:  Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
NSHSS student nominations for membership requirements reviewed in class

Wednesday April 6
LAST DAY TO SIGN UP AT STUDENT STORE FOR AP LANGUAGE EXAMINATION
Prose Passage 1-8 review continues in class
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

Thursday April 7
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday April 8
Verification of AP Exam schedules for students recorded in class
Prose Passage 1-8 review continues in class
Access this link for the full-length AP Exam that is due Tuesday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-english-language-and-composition-course-description.pdf

AGENDA BIN:
AP Enrichment scheduled Saturday, April 9 from 9:00-12:30 in Room 422; full-length AP Language examination is scheduled and course credit offered

AP Classes (Carmicle WASC Visit April 25, 26, 27)
Agenda includes AP multiple choice from Five Steps to a Five, AP prompts from Five Steps to a Five, Vocabulary Workshop Units 11-15 and Mastery Test, Logic of a Columnist and Bedford Reader/Language of Composition in-class assignments

REVISED TUESDAY AGENDA FOR AP

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

STUDYPATH* March 28-April 1, 2016

THIS STUDYPATH BLOG LISTING WILL BE UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 28

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

SPRING BREAK MARCH 21-25 CLASSES ARE NOT IN SESSION

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* March 14-18, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

Wednesday March 16
Eleventh grade ICA administered

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* March 7-11, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

Water Conservation Research Paper Preparation:

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

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

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

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

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

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

• (Preparation activities continue)

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

• (Preparation activities continue)

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

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

AP Exam Prep Week #2 March 28-April 1

STUDYPATH* February 29-March 4, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

Wednesday March 2
Film screening Day One for both classes

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

Thursday February 18
Weekly timed writing is scheduled

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* February 1-5, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday February 1
Jonathan Swift's "A Model Proposal" (postponed from last week) assigned and due Friday (hard copy)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water Case Four is due today: Period Two

Water Case Three is due today: Period Five

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

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

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

Thursday February 4
Timed writing in-class assignment is scheduled

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

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