In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Literary terms are discussed in class
MWD Power Point ""20% by 2020" is scheduled for today and tomorrow
Prep Week Two ballot is finalized with vote scheduled tomorrow
Video forms distributed and signed by all students for June 7 trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
USA Today letter to the editor assignment is due today
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class all week
Tuesday
Literary terms are discussed in class
Prep Week Two ballot voting is scheduled for today
Water Cases Nine and Ten are due today; the cases are reassigned to students in Periods Three and Four and due next Tuesday
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled for today
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam is scheduled
Guest speaker from Metropolitan Water District is scheduled for Monday; student questions are due in class today
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Two-paragraph AP Exam Prep Week One analysis is due today (first paragraph should explain whether prep week was beneficial or not; second paragraph should explain why or why not)
Water Cases Seven and Eight are due Tuesday
USA Letter to the Editor is due today
Answers to the multiple choice test from last week are provided in class
Working outlines of the fifteen-page "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are exchanged with peers for analysis and corrections
Tuesday
Modern Language Association formatting protocols from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue are introduced in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and deadline announced (postponed until tomorrow)
Model "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are reviewed in class
Water Conservation "20% by 2020" power point presentation is scheduled for today
Wednesday
Literary terms are reviewed in class
MLA formatting requirements discussion continues
Metropolitan Water District guest speaker date to be announced
KQED water video is scheduled to be screened in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are due Friday (complete pages 105-116; skip analogies)
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice or timed writing is scheduled for today
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop units review assignment is due in class; test is scheduled for Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Two-paragraph AP Exam Prep Week One analysis is due today (first paragraph should explain whether prep week was beneficial or not; second paragraph should explain why or why not)
Water Cases Seven and Eight are due Tuesday
USA Letter to the Editor is due today
Answers to the multiple choice test from last week are provided in class
Working outlines of the fifteen-page "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are exchanged with peers for analysis and corrections
Tuesday
Modern Language Association formatting protocols from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue are introduced in class
Work in Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and deadline announced (postponed until tomorrow)
Model "Junior Defense of Thesis" research papers are reviewed in class
Water Conservation "20% by 2020" power point presentation is scheduled for today
Wednesday
Literary terms are reviewed in class
MLA formatting requirements discussion continues
Metropolitan Water District guest speaker date to be announced
KQED water video is scheduled to be screened in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are due Friday (complete pages 105-116; skip analogies)
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice or timed writing is scheduled for today
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop units review assignment is due in class; test is scheduled for Monday
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Working Outline for Junior Defense of Thesis Paper
There have been some inquiries from students about how to complete this brief working outline; a suggested model sample working outline was distributed in class the week preceding spring break.
Use two handouts (these were provided to students) "Essential Questions about Water in California: Including the Delta and its Species and Habitats" and a four-page "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" abstract/prompt as tools to develop a preliminary skeleton outline of what the fifteen-page paper will cover. Pay particular attention to the mandate of 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020 and the numbering and lettering of the last three paragraphs of page two of the abstract/prompt handout. Then review the Challenge One and Challenge Two information from page three to address the answers to questions posed for each Challenge, adding any additional points necessary.
Read the web site of Metropolitan Water District, click on member agencies to get ideas, and start to access information on the website source handout that was provided.
READ THE MATERIALS IN DEPTH AND THINK THROUGH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF WHAT THE PAPER WILL STATE, WHAT IT WILL PROVE, AND WHAT IT WILL DEFEND.
IF YOUR WORKING OUTLINE NEEDS REVISION, SUGGESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE REWRITE!
Use two handouts (these were provided to students) "Essential Questions about Water in California: Including the Delta and its Species and Habitats" and a four-page "Be Waterwise...All Year Long" abstract/prompt as tools to develop a preliminary skeleton outline of what the fifteen-page paper will cover. Pay particular attention to the mandate of 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020 and the numbering and lettering of the last three paragraphs of page two of the abstract/prompt handout. Then review the Challenge One and Challenge Two information from page three to address the answers to questions posed for each Challenge, adding any additional points necessary.
Read the web site of Metropolitan Water District, click on member agencies to get ideas, and start to access information on the website source handout that was provided.
READ THE MATERIALS IN DEPTH AND THINK THROUGH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF WHAT THE PAPER WILL STATE, WHAT IT WILL PROVE, AND WHAT IT WILL DEFEND.
IF YOUR WORKING OUTLINE NEEDS REVISION, SUGGESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE REWRITE!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday-Friday
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed
OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class
Synthesis essay is due on Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.; use 2007 advertising prompt by clicking the link that will load College Board web site
Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response
Water Case Seven or Eight (depending on Period Three or Period Four) is due today
USA Today letter to the Editor is due today; Thursday's USA Today assignment will be due next Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday-Friday
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed
OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class
Synthesis essay is due on Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.; use 2007 advertising prompt by clicking the link that will load College Board web site
Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response
Water Case Seven or Eight (depending on Period Three or Period Four) is due today
USA Today letter to the Editor is due today; Thursday's USA Today assignment will be due next Monday
Monday, March 26, 2012
Spring Break
Classes are not in session Monday, April 2 through Friday, April 6, 2012 for spring break recess.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
STUDYPATH* March 26-30, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week with presentations of argument protocols, including classroom question and answer segment
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Students should sign up for the AP English Language exam when registration is announced
Tuesday
Water Cases Five and Six are due today
Everything's An Argument group work presentations continue in class
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are announced in class
Wednesday
Water Cases Seven and Eight are assigned and due Tuesday, April 10
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled and due Monday, April 9
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed
OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class
Synthesis essay is due Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.
Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response
Friday
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a school holiday, and classes are not in session
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week with presentations of argument protocols, including classroom question and answer segment
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Students should sign up for the AP English Language exam when registration is announced
Tuesday
Water Cases Five and Six are due today
Everything's An Argument group work presentations continue in class
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are announced in class
Wednesday
Water Cases Seven and Eight are assigned and due Tuesday, April 10
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled and due Monday, April 9
Sample sources for the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper are distributed; sample research papers are discussed
OWL (Online Writing Lab) web site for MLA style formatting and works cited list is discussed in class
Synthesis essay is due Sunday, April 8 by 11:59 P.M.
Working outline of water conservation paper is due Monday after spring break
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012: Monday, Wednesday and Friday timed writing; Tuesday and Thursday multiple choice response
Friday
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a school holiday, and classes are not in session
Saturday, March 17, 2012
STUDYPATH March 19-23, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week
Early Placement Test writing is scheduled this week
Literary terms are reviewed in class all week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today; Unit Fifteen responses are due Friday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Water Cases Five and Six are due today
Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are reassigned and due next Tuesday
Tone words are discussed in class for AP English Language exam preparation
Literary terms continue in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Students provide AP test schedule dates
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due today; test date is to be scheduled
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Everything's An Argument group work on Classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument structures continues in class this week
Early Placement Test writing is scheduled this week
Literary terms are reviewed in class all week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today; Unit Fifteen responses are due Friday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Water Cases Five and Six are due today
Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are reassigned and due next Tuesday
Tone words are discussed in class for AP English Language exam preparation
Literary terms continue in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Students provide AP test schedule dates
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due today; test date is to be scheduled
Sunday, March 11, 2012
STUDYPATH* March 12-16, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Early Assessment Placement test is scheduled to be administered this week
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Junior Defense of Thesis research paper skills and oral presentation skills are covered in class this week
Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Water Cases Three and Four responses are due today
Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are assigned and due next Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today; test date will be scheduled
Thursday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today (tentative, depending on the EAP Assessment)
Check blog Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Early Assessment Placement test is scheduled to be administered this week
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Junior Defense of Thesis research paper skills and oral presentation skills are covered in class this week
Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class this week
Water Cases Three and Four responses are due today
Wednesday
Water Cases Five and Six are assigned and due next Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One is scheduled for April 9-13, 2012
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today; test date will be scheduled
Thursday
Multiple choice work for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Work in Five Steps to a Five and Everything's An Argument continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today (tentative, depending on the EAP Assessment)
Check blog Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
Sunday, March 04, 2012
STUDYPATH* March 5-9, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Multiple choice work on the Hazlitt piece is scheduled for today
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Water Cases Three (Period Three) and Four (Period Four) are due today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam
Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned and due next Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Everything's An Argument "Structuring Arguments" component continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Multiple choice work on the Hazlitt piece is scheduled for today
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Water Cases Three (Period Three) and Four (Period Four) are due today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam
Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned and due next Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Everything's An Argument "Structuring Arguments" component continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
Friday, February 24, 2012
STUDYPATH February 27-March 2, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Writer's Choice Exercise Nine assignment is due Wednesday; textbook is required in class
Three multiple choice stems and distractors for the Hazlitt piece are due today; group work is scheduled
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; Unit Thirteen responses are due next Monday
Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Water Cases One and Two are due today for respective classes
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice diagnostic test responses are covered in class
Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned for respective classes and due next week
Everything's An Argument assignments continue in class
Literary terms flashcard activity continues in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Writer's Choice Exercise Nine assignment is due Wednesday; textbook is required in class
Three multiple choice stems and distractors for the Hazlitt piece are due today; group work is scheduled
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; Unit Thirteen responses are due next Monday
Tuesday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Water Cases One and Two are due today for respective classes
Five Steps to a Five multiple choice diagnostic test responses are covered in class
Wednesday
Water Cases Three and Four are assigned for respective classes and due next week
Everything's An Argument assignments continue in class
Literary terms flashcard activity continues in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam is scheduled
Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
Saturday, February 18, 2012
STUDYPATH* February 20-24, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Swift paper is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Tuesday
Water Cases One (Period Four) and Two (Period Three) are due tomorrow
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class all week
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam continues in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class tomorrow
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled in class this week
Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class; mixed practice responses are due today
Everything's An Argument class assignment is scheduled
Literary terms flashcards activity continues in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Hazlitt handout is provided to students for multiple choice construction due Monday
Friday
Eminent Domain paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed writing today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Swift paper is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Tuesday
Water Cases One (Period Four) and Two (Period Three) are due tomorrow
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class all week
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language exam continues in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class tomorrow
Everything's An Argument assignment is scheduled in class this week
Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class; mixed practice responses are due today
Everything's An Argument class assignment is scheduled
Literary terms flashcards activity continues in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Hazlitt handout is provided to students for multiple choice construction due Monday
Friday
Eminent Domain paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed writing today
Check blog on Sunday evening for homework and next week's in-class assignments
Saturday, February 11, 2012
STUDYPATH* February 13-17, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points and class discussion continues in class today
Five Steps to a Five Capote student papers review; rewrite is scheduled this Friday
Swift paper is due on turnitin.com by 11:50 P.M. on February 20
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion concludes in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned Thursday and due next Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test (postponed from last week) is scheduled Wednesday
Wednesday
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is required in class for Swift multiple choice practice
Thursday
Five Steps to a Five Capote paper review continues in class ; rewrite is scheduled as an in-class paper tomorrow
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Capote paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed essay
Check blog Sunday night for homework and next week's in-class assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points and class discussion continues in class today
Five Steps to a Five Capote student papers review; rewrite is scheduled this Friday
Swift paper is due on turnitin.com by 11:50 P.M. on February 20
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion concludes in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned Thursday and due next Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test (postponed from last week) is scheduled Wednesday
Wednesday
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is required in class for Swift multiple choice practice
Thursday
Five Steps to a Five Capote paper review continues in class ; rewrite is scheduled as an in-class paper tomorrow
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Capote paper rewrite is scheduled as an in-class timed essay
Check blog Sunday night for homework and next week's in-class assignments
Thursday, February 02, 2012
STUDYPATH* February 6-10, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Invisible Man motif essay is due Monday evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Final exam multiple choice practice exam will be corrected in class
Writer's Choice assignment is due Wednesday in class; book is required
Invisible Man class discussion for Chapters 16-20 and 21-Epilogue continues in class today through Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Wednesday in class; test is scheduled for Thursday
Tuesday
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is assigned; due date to be announced
Work in Five Steps to a Five for the Minow and Capote essays continues in class this week
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due today
Wednesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class today
Writer's Choice books are due in class; homework assignment is due today
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Friday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Invisible Man motif essay is due Monday evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Final exam multiple choice practice exam will be corrected in class
Writer's Choice assignment is due Wednesday in class; book is required
Invisible Man class discussion for Chapters 16-20 and 21-Epilogue continues in class today through Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Wednesday in class; test is scheduled for Thursday
Tuesday
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is assigned; due date to be announced
Work in Five Steps to a Five for the Minow and Capote essays continues in class this week
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due today
Wednesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class today
Writer's Choice books are due in class; homework assignment is due today
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Friday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments
Saturday, January 28, 2012
STUDYPATH* January 30-February 3, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points are due in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten response are due today; test is scheduled next week
Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion concludes in class; essay is due on turnitin.com at 11:59 P.M. on Monday, February 6
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due Tuesday, February 7
Wednesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion is scheduled for today and continues next Monday before motif essay is due on February 6
Thursday
Period Three and Four final examinations include an in-class timed write essay and a full sixty-minute multiple choice practice test
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Period Three and Four do not meet today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue talking points are due in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten response are due today; test is scheduled next week
Tuesday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion concludes in class; essay is due on turnitin.com at 11:59 P.M. on Monday, February 6
Bedford Reader Chapter Three outline is due Tuesday, February 7
Wednesday
Invisible Man Chapters 21-Epilogue class discussion is scheduled for today and continues next Monday before motif essay is due on February 6
Thursday
Period Three and Four final examinations include an in-class timed write essay and a full sixty-minute multiple choice practice test
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Friday
Period Three and Four do not meet today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Saturday, January 21, 2012
STUDYPATH* January 23-27, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Thursday for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points; talking points for Chapters Twenty-Five to Epilogue are due next Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Tuesday
Literary terms test 71-80 is scheduled for today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming AP English Language examination later this week
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam continues in class
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Writer's Choice assignment is due today; books are required in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion is scheduled today
Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced
Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due February 7
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Thursday for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points; talking points for Chapters Twenty-Five to Epilogue are due next Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Tuesday
Literary terms test 71-80 is scheduled for today
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming AP English Language examination later this week
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language exam continues in class
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Writer's Choice assignment is due today; books are required in class
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion is scheduled today
Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced
Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due February 7
Saturday, January 14, 2012
STUDYPATH* January 16-20, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Tuesday
Talking points (fifteen) for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Ellison's Invisible Man are due today for class discussion on Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is due in class tomorrow for literary terms
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Wednesday
Chapter Three Bedford Reader outline (pages 49-56) is due February 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment
Thursday
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English exam
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Class discussion for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Invisible Man is scheduled for today; test precedes discussion
Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Tuesday
Talking points (fifteen) for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Ellison's Invisible Man are due today for class discussion on Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English Language exam
Bedford Reader is due in class tomorrow for literary terms
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Wednesday
Chapter Three Bedford Reader outline (pages 49-56) is due February 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled for today
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Writer's Choice is required in class for assignment
Thursday
Multiple choice practice continues for the AP English exam
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Class discussion for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Invisible Man is scheduled for today; test precedes discussion
Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Monday
Friday, January 13, 2012
NSHSS Video
You may access the video and article from the recent Atlanta event by clicking on my slideshow photo using the link provided below:
http://www.nshss.org/home
http://www.nshss.org/home
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2012
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Winter break synthesis essay is due today
Invisible Man Chapters One-Fifteen talking points are due today for various class discussions in the upcoming weeks; novel is due in class Monday through Thursday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
Water Politics Cases One-Ten are introduced in preparation for the spring research paper
Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due Tuesday, February 7 (49); some sections do not lend themselves to being outlined and those page exceptions will be covered in class; this outlining assignment is in preparation for the spring research paper
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Wednesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight is due Tuesday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Winter break synthesis essay is due today
Invisible Man Chapters One-Fifteen talking points are due today for various class discussions in the upcoming weeks; novel is due in class Monday through Thursday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday
Water Politics Cases One-Ten are introduced in preparation for the spring research paper
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Outline of Bedford Reader Chapter Three is due Tuesday, February 7 (49); some sections do not lend themselves to being outlined and those page exceptions will be covered in class; this outlining assignment is in preparation for the spring research paper
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Wednesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today
Invisible Man class discussion continues
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight is due Tuesday
An in-class timed essay is scheduled for today
Check blog for weekend homework assignments
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Invisible Man Winter Break Assignment
Read the Introduction, Prologue (if you have not already read them), and Chapters One-Fifteen of Ellison's Invisible Man, writing three talking points for each chapter to prepare for various class discussions when we return January 9.
You may wish to include some (or all) of the literary terms noted below in your points, especially if you find instances in the text of Ellison's writing that illustrate the use of those terms.
As you read, begin to examine a motif that will be used for your final essay on the novel. Some possible motifs are (but not limited to):
Light vs. Dark
Visibility vs. Invisibility
Dream Sleep vs. Wakefulness
Identity vs. Non-Identity
You may observe another motif that can be traced throughout the novel; if so, please e-mail your instructor to discuss that motif before it is used in the final essay.
This is a novel of contradictions so the motif should highlight those contradictions and in anticipation of writing the assignment, mark page numbers and selected text on your paper to help in the construction of your analysis, synthesis and evaluation that will work collectively to contribute to your argument in the final essay for the novel.
(if you use these literary terms, please boldface them as you write the talking points)
abstract, analogy, analysis, anecdote, argument, audience, cliche, coherence, colloquial expression, conclusion, concrete, connotation, denotation, diction, dialect, slang, types of sentences: periodic, loose, interrupted, and balanced; repetition, euphemism, fallacy, figures of speech: simile, metaphor, personification, understatement, hyperbole, paradox; flashback, imagery, inference, irony, jargon, narration, parallelism, paraphrase, point of view
If there are questions or concerns, e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will reply.
You may wish to include some (or all) of the literary terms noted below in your points, especially if you find instances in the text of Ellison's writing that illustrate the use of those terms.
As you read, begin to examine a motif that will be used for your final essay on the novel. Some possible motifs are (but not limited to):
Light vs. Dark
Visibility vs. Invisibility
Dream Sleep vs. Wakefulness
Identity vs. Non-Identity
You may observe another motif that can be traced throughout the novel; if so, please e-mail your instructor to discuss that motif before it is used in the final essay.
This is a novel of contradictions so the motif should highlight those contradictions and in anticipation of writing the assignment, mark page numbers and selected text on your paper to help in the construction of your analysis, synthesis and evaluation that will work collectively to contribute to your argument in the final essay for the novel.
(if you use these literary terms, please boldface them as you write the talking points)
abstract, analogy, analysis, anecdote, argument, audience, cliche, coherence, colloquial expression, conclusion, concrete, connotation, denotation, diction, dialect, slang, types of sentences: periodic, loose, interrupted, and balanced; repetition, euphemism, fallacy, figures of speech: simile, metaphor, personification, understatement, hyperbole, paradox; flashback, imagery, inference, irony, jargon, narration, parallelism, paraphrase, point of view
If there are questions or concerns, e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will reply.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Synthesis Essay Winter Break
Click this link for access to collegeboard.org web site; use the 2008 Form B Synthesis Question about high school English texts.
Deadline for essay is Monday evening, January 9, 2012 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site.
Questions or concerns, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will clarify.
Deadline for essay is Monday evening, January 9, 2012 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site.
Questions or concerns, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will clarify.
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