For additions and corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow (except for Period Six) for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Unit Six are due Friday
Acceptable Use Policy library forms are due Friday for selected students
Responses for Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" are due tomorrow (pages 110-112, questions 1-8)
American literature selections for all three classes are due today (Period One-Lincoln; Period Three-Whitman; Period Six-Jefferson)
Tuesday
Period Six does not meet today
"Superman and Me" responses are due (Period Six must submit this assignment on time)
Wednesday
Water Cases Two and Three are scored in class; orientation for the Online Writing Lab Modern Language Association formatting for research papers is scheduled
Preliminary working outline for water conservation Junior Defense of Thesis paper is due; use outline format provided and submit two thumbnails with caption and credit underneath graphic or photo
Period One only: Research paper test responses are due today; when handouts are returned Period Three will complete the responses by Monday
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today
Period Six only: Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due
Invisible Man class discussion continues for Chapters Twenty-One to Epilog; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
STUDYPATH* February 24-28, 2014
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Meet in the Hollywood High School library for research paper skills; water conservation prompt distributed last week in class is required in library
Bedford Reader is not required in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Friday; questions are available on Box at right of this blog
Writer's Choice 7.6 is due Wednesday in class
Writer's Choice textbooks must be brought to class on Wednesday
American literature selection responses are due for Jefferson, Lincoln and Whitman from respective AP classes
Tuesday
Meet in the Hollywood High School library for research paper skills
Columnist response is due today
Wednesday
Complete research paper test; Writer's Choice textbooks must be brought to class
Writer's Choice 7.6 is due today
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Class discussion for Chapters 21-25 and Epilog of Invisible Man continues in class
Multiple choice scoring for Invisible Man test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Meet in the Hollywood High School library for research paper skills; water conservation prompt distributed last week in class is required in library
Bedford Reader is not required in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Friday; questions are available on Box at right of this blog
Writer's Choice 7.6 is due Wednesday in class
Writer's Choice textbooks must be brought to class on Wednesday
American literature selection responses are due for Jefferson, Lincoln and Whitman from respective AP classes
Tuesday
Meet in the Hollywood High School library for research paper skills
Columnist response is due today
Wednesday
Complete research paper test; Writer's Choice textbooks must be brought to class
Writer's Choice 7.6 is due today
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Class discussion for Chapters 21-25 and Epilog of Invisible Man continues in class
Multiple choice scoring for Invisible Man test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Saturday, February 15, 2014
STUDYPATH* February 17-21, 2014
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Period Six does not meet today
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Friday; access the assignment on Box at right of blog
Columnist response is due next Tuesday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 20-25 and Epilog of Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled Friday
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Writer's Choice 7.5 assignment is due today
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Thursday
Water conservation prompt for Junior Defense of Thesis research paper is distributed
EAP prompt is scheduled for in-class timed writing
Friday
Multiple choice construction for the Hazlitt piece is scheduled
Motif paper for Invisible Man is due today by 8:30 A.M. or turnitin.com web site
Invisible Man Test #3 is completed in class before class discussion of Chapters 20-25 and epilog using dialectical journals
Students will meet in the library February 24 and 25 for research paper skills and strategies
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Period Six does not meet today
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Friday; access the assignment on Box at right of blog
Columnist response is due next Tuesday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 20-25 and Epilog of Invisible Man are due today; class discussion is scheduled Friday
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Writer's Choice 7.5 assignment is due today
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Thursday
Water conservation prompt for Junior Defense of Thesis research paper is distributed
EAP prompt is scheduled for in-class timed writing
Friday
Multiple choice construction for the Hazlitt piece is scheduled
Motif paper for Invisible Man is due today by 8:30 A.M. or turnitin.com web site
Invisible Man Test #3 is completed in class before class discussion of Chapters 20-25 and epilog using dialectical journals
Students will meet in the library February 24 and 25 for research paper skills and strategies
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Sunday, February 09, 2014
STUDYPATH* February 10-14, 2014
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; vocabulary work will resume next week
Motifs for the Invisible Man paper are finalized in class; due date on turnitin.com web site is Tuesday morning, February 18 by 8:30 A.M. (this paper has been postponed to Friday, February 21 by 8:30 A.M.)
Synthesis paper on multiculturalism is scheduled and due on turnitin.com web site on Thursday, February 13 by 8:30 A.M.; no in-class timed writing is scheduled this week
Research paper prompt on water conservation sources, formatting and MLA citations orientation is scheduled all week including outlining, thumbnails, subheads, pagination, works cited, in-text citations, cover page and line spacing requirements
Invisible Man multiple choice questions are assigned and due Friday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Tuesday
Summaries (one page each) from the Franklin, Paine and Henry pieces are due today
Orwell-Swift multiple choice responses are due today
Bedford Reader is required in class
Water Case activity is scheduled in class
Literary terms test is scheduled
Wednesday
Writer's Choice 7.4 responses are due today
Everything's An Argument in-class assignment is scheduled
Thursday
No in-class timed writing is scheduled this week
Multiculturalism paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Hazlitt piece multiple choice activity
Friday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters 20-25 and Epilogue are due today; novels are required in class for completing Invisible Man Test #2, begun last week (this has been postponed to Tuesday, February 18; however the multiple choice for Invisible Man are due today)
Invisible Man multiple choice responses are due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class update
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; vocabulary work will resume next week
Motifs for the Invisible Man paper are finalized in class; due date on turnitin.com web site is Tuesday morning, February 18 by 8:30 A.M. (this paper has been postponed to Friday, February 21 by 8:30 A.M.)
Synthesis paper on multiculturalism is scheduled and due on turnitin.com web site on Thursday, February 13 by 8:30 A.M.; no in-class timed writing is scheduled this week
Research paper prompt on water conservation sources, formatting and MLA citations orientation is scheduled all week including outlining, thumbnails, subheads, pagination, works cited, in-text citations, cover page and line spacing requirements
Invisible Man multiple choice questions are assigned and due Friday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Tuesday
Summaries (one page each) from the Franklin, Paine and Henry pieces are due today
Orwell-Swift multiple choice responses are due today
Bedford Reader is required in class
Water Case activity is scheduled in class
Literary terms test is scheduled
Wednesday
Writer's Choice 7.4 responses are due today
Everything's An Argument in-class assignment is scheduled
Thursday
No in-class timed writing is scheduled this week
Multiculturalism paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Hazlitt piece multiple choice activity
Friday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters 20-25 and Epilogue are due today; novels are required in class for completing Invisible Man Test #2, begun last week (this has been postponed to Tuesday, February 18; however the multiple choice for Invisible Man are due today)
Invisible Man multiple choice responses are due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class update
Sunday, February 02, 2014
STUDYPATH* February 3-7, 2014
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
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
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty are due Friday for class discussion
Columnist response is due in class today
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday; access assignment on Box at right of blog
Literary terms 41-50 are reviewed; Bedford Reader textbook is required in class
Motif papers for Invisible Man due date set for turnitin.com web site
All American literature summaries are due Monday, February 10
Access this link for Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111frank.html
Access this link for "The American Crisis" Thomas Paine
http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Paine/Crisis/Crisis-TOC.html
Access this link for Patrick Henry speech
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/133/historic-american-documents/4956/patrick-henrys-speech-to-thevirginia-house-of-burgess-richmond-virginia-march-23-1775/
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Flag protection synthesis sources are reviewed in class for turnitin.com web site paper due February 11
Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" and Swift's "A Modest Proposal" multiple choice responses are due Monday; text is in Language of Composition textbook and handouts will be provided in class
Literary terms 41-50 test is scheduled for Periods One and Three; Period Six will take the test on Friday
Period Six does not meet today
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Literary terms 41-50 reviewed for Period Six; test is scheduled Friday before class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty
Writer's Choice 7.3 assignment is due today for all three classes
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion for Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
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
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty are due Friday for class discussion
Columnist response is due in class today
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday; access assignment on Box at right of blog
Literary terms 41-50 are reviewed; Bedford Reader textbook is required in class
Motif papers for Invisible Man due date set for turnitin.com web site
All American literature summaries are due Monday, February 10
Access this link for Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111frank.html
Access this link for "The American Crisis" Thomas Paine
http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Paine/Crisis/Crisis-TOC.html
Access this link for Patrick Henry speech
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/133/historic-american-documents/4956/patrick-henrys-speech-to-thevirginia-house-of-burgess-richmond-virginia-march-23-1775/
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Flag protection synthesis sources are reviewed in class for turnitin.com web site paper due February 11
Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" and Swift's "A Modest Proposal" multiple choice responses are due Monday; text is in Language of Composition textbook and handouts will be provided in class
Literary terms 41-50 test is scheduled for Periods One and Three; Period Six will take the test on Friday
Period Six does not meet today
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Literary terms 41-50 reviewed for Period Six; test is scheduled Friday before class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty
Writer's Choice 7.3 assignment is due today for all three classes
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion for Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Saturday, January 25, 2014
STUDYPATH* January 27-31, 2014
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
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
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two is available on Box; download and complete the assignment, which is due Friday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for literary terms
Dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Motif choices for Invisible Man paper are chosen by students
Columnist response is due Monday of next week
Summary pages from Of Plymouth Plantation and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" are due today
Return UCLA library forms by the end of the week
Tuesday
Water Case One activity is scheduled in class
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class today and tomorrow
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) resume; work is due Tuesday of next week
Wednesday
Writer's Choice 7.2 Prewriting: Developing an Outline is due today; 7.3 responses are due next Wednesday
Metropolitan Water District Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class; research paper timeline is announced
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
American literature summaries are due Monday for assigned selections on Box; selections will be announced in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three is scheduled Monday and responses due Friday of next week
Hazlitt piece distributed for multiple choice test maker activity
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
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
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two is available on Box; download and complete the assignment, which is due Friday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow for literary terms
Dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Motif choices for Invisible Man paper are chosen by students
Columnist response is due Monday of next week
Summary pages from Of Plymouth Plantation and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" are due today
Return UCLA library forms by the end of the week
Tuesday
Water Case One activity is scheduled in class
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class today and tomorrow
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) resume; work is due Tuesday of next week
Wednesday
Writer's Choice 7.2 Prewriting: Developing an Outline is due today; 7.3 responses are due next Wednesday
Metropolitan Water District Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class; research paper timeline is announced
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
American literature summaries are due Monday for assigned selections on Box; selections will be announced in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three is scheduled Monday and responses due Friday of next week
Hazlitt piece distributed for multiple choice test maker activity
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Sunday, January 19, 2014
STUDYPATH* January 20-24, 2014
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Cases are due in class for Periods Three and Six only
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion; reading quiz one on the novel is scheduled Friday
Reading and writing assignments for Of Plymouth Plantation and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" literature selections are due Monday; write a one-page summary of each
Access this link for Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
https://www.teachervision.com/american-colonies/resource/3345.html
Access this link for Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/bnewmark/AP%20History/SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGodExcerpts.htm
Motif paper and themes for tracing motif in Invisible Man are discussed in class
Synthesis paper sources are reviewed for Thursday's in-class timed writing
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) assignment is scheduled
Wednesday
Writer's Choice assignment is due; textbook is required in class for additional research paper writing assignments; complete 7.1 Writing Activities on page 329 Skills Practice 1, 2 and 3; prompt topic for research paper will be discussed in class this week
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Synthesis paper sources are reviewed for tomorrow's in-class timed writing (continued from Tuesday)
Answers from diagnostic multiple choice from final exam in December are reviewed in class this week and next week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two activities are assigned
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion and reading quiz for Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man is scheduled; dialectical journals are required in class
Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class
AP English Language and Composition Examination is scheduled for May 9; all students are required to have a College Board account for access to exam scores
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Cases are due in class for Periods Three and Six only
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion; reading quiz one on the novel is scheduled Friday
Reading and writing assignments for Of Plymouth Plantation and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" literature selections are due Monday; write a one-page summary of each
Access this link for Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
https://www.teachervision.com/american-colonies/resource/3345.html
Access this link for Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/bnewmark/AP%20History/SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGodExcerpts.htm
Motif paper and themes for tracing motif in Invisible Man are discussed in class
Synthesis paper sources are reviewed for Thursday's in-class timed writing
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) assignment is scheduled
Wednesday
Writer's Choice assignment is due; textbook is required in class for additional research paper writing assignments; complete 7.1 Writing Activities on page 329 Skills Practice 1, 2 and 3; prompt topic for research paper will be discussed in class this week
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Synthesis paper sources are reviewed for tomorrow's in-class timed writing (continued from Tuesday)
Answers from diagnostic multiple choice from final exam in December are reviewed in class this week and next week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two activities are assigned
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion and reading quiz for Chapters Six-Ten of Invisible Man is scheduled; dialectical journals are required in class
Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class
AP English Language and Composition Examination is scheduled for May 9; all students are required to have a College Board account for access to exam scores
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Semester Two: January 13-17, 2014
This blog is in DRAFT form and will be updated during the first week of classes.
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
Writing Competition paper is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. today
Outlining for Language of Composition is due today
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are returned to textbook room
Literary terms from Bedford Reader are scheduled; textbook is required in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are scheduled
Invisible Man dialectical journals are due today; Invisible Man reading quiz is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two classwork is scheduled this week
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class; initial planning of research paper is discussed
Multiple choice practice continues in class
Columnist response is due today
Tuesday
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Water Case is due for all three classes today
Wednesday
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Writer's Choice assignment is scheduled in preparation for Junior Defense of Thesis research paper; complete 7.1 Prewriting: Planning and Researching (324) and submit on Tuesday
AGENDA BIN (upcoming assignments to be scheduled but not yet due)
Writer's Choice Research Paper Writing (pages 323-357) is assigned; 7.1 Prewriting; Planning and Researching (324); 7.2 Prewriting: Developing an Outline (330); 7.3 Drafting (334); 7.4 Citing Sources (338); 7.5 Revising (344); 7.6 Editing and Presenting; A Model Paper (348); Unit 7 Review (357)
This years AP English Language Exam is scheduled Friday, May 9; see College Board web site for details
Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation and Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" selections
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
Writing Competition paper is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. today
Outlining for Language of Composition is due today
The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are returned to textbook room
Literary terms from Bedford Reader are scheduled; textbook is required in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are scheduled
Invisible Man dialectical journals are due today; Invisible Man reading quiz is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two classwork is scheduled this week
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Junior Defense of Thesis computer bookmarks are reviewed in class; initial planning of research paper is discussed
Multiple choice practice continues in class
Columnist response is due today
Tuesday
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Water Case is due for all three classes today
Wednesday
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Work in Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Writer's Choice assignment is scheduled in preparation for Junior Defense of Thesis research paper; complete 7.1 Prewriting: Planning and Researching (324) and submit on Tuesday
AGENDA BIN (upcoming assignments to be scheduled but not yet due)
Writer's Choice Research Paper Writing (pages 323-357) is assigned; 7.1 Prewriting; Planning and Researching (324); 7.2 Prewriting: Developing an Outline (330); 7.3 Drafting (334); 7.4 Citing Sources (338); 7.5 Revising (344); 7.6 Editing and Presenting; A Model Paper (348); Unit 7 Review (357)
This years AP English Language Exam is scheduled Friday, May 9; see College Board web site for details
Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation and Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" selections
Friday, December 20, 2013
AP English Language Winter Break Assignments--Due January 13, 2014
Complete the following assignments and submit on Monday, January 13, 2014
Outlining Language of
Composition
Chapter One:
Pages 1-6; 10-11; 13-14; 17-25 (19 pages)
Chapter Two: Pages 35-38; 49-51 (7 pages)
Chapter Three: Pages 61-62 (2 pages)
(if there are discrepancies for these page numbers, that is, if the text in your book does not correspond to these page numbers, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net for clarification)
Competition Paper (handout states requirements)
(if you need the handout, I will e-mail it to you upon request)
Columnist Response (Will, Friedman, Daum, Page, Dowd)
Invisible Man
Prologue (1 dialectical journal)
Chapters One-Five (5 dialectical journals)
(this assignment was modified from fifteen chapters to five chapters)
The Water Case assigned in late December is due Tuesday, January 14, 2013.
Have a good winter break and return refreshed for the second semester of AP English Language.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
STUDYPATH* December 16-20, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Final examinations for Periods One and Three include full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing
Tuesday
Periods One, Three and Six do not meet today
Water cases are due for all periods
Wednesday
Final Examination for Period Six includes full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing
Thursday
Multiple choice final exam answers reviewed
Overview of winter break assigned work:
Last day of semester
Winter break work review continues; all work due Monday, January 13
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Final examinations for Periods One and Three include full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing
Tuesday
Periods One, Three and Six do not meet today
Water cases are due for all periods
Wednesday
Final Examination for Period Six includes full sixty-minute multiple choice test administration and timed writing
Thursday
Multiple choice final exam answers reviewed
Overview of winter break assigned work:
- Outlining of Language of Composition
- Invisible Man assigned reading
- Columnist response
- Competition assigned paper
Last day of semester
Winter break work review continues; all work due Monday, January 13
Sunday, December 08, 2013
STUDYPATH* December 9-13, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Conclusion of Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday for Wenke responses (meaning 1, writing strategey 1, 2 and language 1) and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled for Friday; sources are distributed in class for annotations
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) distributed to students; test is scheduled Wednesday
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40
Sources for synthesis in-class timed writing are reviewed
Water cases are due today for all classes
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Thursday-Minimum Day (Senior Projects)
Review of final exam assignment
Review of winter break work is scheduled
Friday
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Conclusion of Their Eyes Were Watching God film screening is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday for Wenke responses (meaning 1, writing strategey 1, 2 and language 1) and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled for Friday; sources are distributed in class for annotations
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) distributed to students; test is scheduled Wednesday
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40
Sources for synthesis in-class timed writing are reviewed
Water cases are due today for all classes
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Thursday-Minimum Day (Senior Projects)
Review of final exam assignment
Review of winter break work is scheduled
Friday
Synthesis paper in-class timed writing is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Thursday, November 28, 2013
STUDYPATH* December 2-6, 2013
For corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today; Naylor responses for meaning 2, 4; writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1 are due
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby continues in class for Period Six
Invisible Man reading assignment is scheduled
Winter break work assignments are reviewed and include outlining, dialectical journals for Invisible Man, columnist response and writing competition paper all due January 13
Tuesday
Synthesis Paper Number Five (Daylight Savings Time prompt) is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Water Cases are due today for all classes
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six; Periods One and Three may submit work on Tuesday to meet deadline
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Thursday
Film screening of Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled today and tomorrow for Periods One and Three
Film screening for The Great Gatsby is scheduled today and tomorrow for Period Six
Friday
Film screening continues for Their Eyes Were Watching God for Periods One and Three
Film screening continues for The Great Gatsby for Period Six
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today; Naylor responses for meaning 2, 4; writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1 are due
Multiple choice work for The Great Gatsby continues in class for Period Six
Invisible Man reading assignment is scheduled
Winter break work assignments are reviewed and include outlining, dialectical journals for Invisible Man, columnist response and writing competition paper all due January 13
Tuesday
Synthesis Paper Number Five (Daylight Savings Time prompt) is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet
Water Cases are due today for all classes
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six; Periods One and Three may submit work on Tuesday to meet deadline
Period Six meets today; Periods One and Three do not meet
Thursday
Film screening of Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled today and tomorrow for Periods One and Three
Film screening for The Great Gatsby is scheduled today and tomorrow for Period Six
Friday
Film screening continues for Their Eyes Were Watching God for Periods One and Three
Film screening continues for The Great Gatsby for Period Six
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Sunday, November 17, 2013
STUDYPATH* November 18-22, 2013
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT (Corrections: e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net)
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters Sixteen-Twenty) one per chapter are due Friday for Periods One and Three
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class
Tuesday
Water Case responses are due for Periods One, Three and Six
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Period Six does not meet today
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today for Periods One and Three and tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six; test date to be scheduled
Thursday
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)
Friday
Class discussion for Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Review of assignments for Thanksgiving break (due Monday, December 2) is scheduled for all three classes
Synthesis Paper Five is due Tuesday, December 3 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; prompt will be added to blog during the November 3-December 1 weekend)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Water Cases are due Tuesday, December 3 because of Thanksgiving week break
Agenda Bin:
2014 Legischool Project Competition: Deadline January 7, 2014
Bedford Reader Outlining
Logic of Columnist's Article
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled for Period Six
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Dialectical journals for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters Sixteen-Twenty) one per chapter are due Friday for Periods One and Three
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class
Tuesday
Water Case responses are due for Periods One, Three and Six
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Period Six does not meet today
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today for Periods One and Three and tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six; test date to be scheduled
Thursday
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)
Friday
Class discussion for Their Eyes Were Watching God is scheduled for Periods One and Three
Review of assignments for Thanksgiving break (due Monday, December 2) is scheduled for all three classes
Synthesis Paper Five is due Tuesday, December 3 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; prompt will be added to blog during the November 3-December 1 weekend)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Water Cases are due Tuesday, December 3 because of Thanksgiving week break
Agenda Bin:
2014 Legischool Project Competition: Deadline January 7, 2014
Bedford Reader Outlining
Logic of Columnist's Article
Sunday, November 10, 2013
STUDYPATH* November 11-15, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Veterans Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; Daum piece responses are due: meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, and 4; language 3
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due today for Periods One and Three; due tomorrow for Period Six (Period Six has not yet taken the WHSSSK 41-50 test but will do so tomorrow in class)
Dialectical Journals are due Friday: Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen); The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Seven-Nine)
Water Cases are due from all classes today; next Water Case will be assigned and is due next Tuesday
Wednesday
WHSSSK Words 41-50 test is scheduled for Period Six; Words 51-60 are due tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled today for Periods One, Two and Six
Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three work is scheduled in class next week
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)
Friday
Class discussions for The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God are scheduled in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Veterans Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices; Daum piece responses are due: meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, and 4; language 3
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due today for Periods One and Three; due tomorrow for Period Six (Period Six has not yet taken the WHSSSK 41-50 test but will do so tomorrow in class)
Dialectical Journals are due Friday: Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen); The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Seven-Nine)
Water Cases are due from all classes today; next Water Case will be assigned and is due next Tuesday
Wednesday
WHSSSK Words 41-50 test is scheduled for Period Six; Words 51-60 are due tomorrow (Thursday) for Period Six
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled today for Periods One, Two and Six
Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three work is scheduled in class next week
In-class writing assignment is scheduled (prompt will be distributed in the first five minutes of class)
Friday
Class discussions for The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God are scheduled in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Sunday, November 03, 2013
STUDYPATH* November 4-8, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, 4 and language 3 for Megan Daum piece due Tuesday, November 12
The Great Gatsby is required in class for Period Six
Their Eyes Were Watching God is required in class for Periods One and Three
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 test is scheduled
Timed writing assignment prompt for Crevecoeur is distributed to students
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Tuesday, November 12
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled Periods One and Three
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet today
Dialectical journals for both novels are due Friday for class discussion; The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Four-Six) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Six-Ten)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Water Case responses are due for all classes
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled for Period Six
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Thursday
In-class writing assignment for Crevecoeur is scheduled
Friday
Class discussions for Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby are scheduled for Periods One, Three and Six
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due Tuesday, November 12
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and classes are not in session Monday, November 11
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 2, 3, 4 and language 3 for Megan Daum piece due Tuesday, November 12
The Great Gatsby is required in class for Period Six
Their Eyes Were Watching God is required in class for Periods One and Three
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 test is scheduled
Timed writing assignment prompt for Crevecoeur is distributed to students
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Tuesday, November 12
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled Periods One and Three
Periods One and Three meet today; Period Six does not meet today
Dialectical journals for both novels are due Friday for class discussion; The Great Gatsby (two per chapter for Chapters Four-Six) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (one per chapter for Chapters Six-Ten)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Water Case responses are due for all classes
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Literary terms 21-30 test is scheduled for Period Six
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Thursday
In-class writing assignment for Crevecoeur is scheduled
Friday
Class discussions for Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby are scheduled for Periods One, Three and Six
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist article is due Tuesday, November 12
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and classes are not in session Monday, November 11
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Sunday, October 27, 2013
STUDYPATH* October 28-November 1, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment
Huntington piece responses are due today; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1; next reading/writing assignment is made
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters One-Three (two per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Period Six)
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters One-Five (one per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Periods One and Three)
Timed in-class writing assignment prompt distributed to students
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Case responses are due for all three AP classes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Types of sentences for writing prose in Advanced Placement continues
Synthesis Paper Number Four is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper prompt on space exploration available on the College Board site
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) are due today; test is scheduled Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Thursday
Timed in-class writing assignment is scheduled
Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) test is scheduled
Class discussions are scheduled for opening chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment
Huntington piece responses are due today; answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1; next reading/writing assignment is made
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters One-Three (two per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Period Six)
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters One-Five (one per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion (Periods One and Three)
Timed in-class writing assignment prompt distributed to students
Tuesday
Bedford Reader is required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Water Case responses are due for all three AP classes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Types of sentences for writing prose in Advanced Placement continues
Synthesis Paper Number Four is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper prompt on space exploration available on the College Board site
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) are due today; test is scheduled Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work continues in class
Thursday
Timed in-class writing assignment is scheduled
Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) test is scheduled
Class discussions are scheduled for opening chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
LA Times Information
Use this link to log in to your Los Angeles Times account:
http://nieonline.com/latimes/studentconnect.cfm
The class user name and password will be provided to students in class.
http://nieonline.com/latimes/studentconnect.cfm
The class user name and password will be provided to students in class.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
STUDYPATH* October 21-25, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment; Samuel P. Huntington piece is assigned and due Monday (Answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1 for the Huntington assignment due Monday)
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader continue in class
Analyzing the Logic of an Article columnist response is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One Test is scheduled tomorrow
WHSSSK Words 31-40 reviewed in class for test on Wednesday
Water Case One is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period Three; Water Case Two is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period One
Screening concludes for Their Eyes Were Watching God Period Six
F. Scott Fitzgerald writing assignment distributed and in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday for compare-contrast paper
Tuesday
Water Case One is assigned to Period Six and due (corrected entry) Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled
Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are assigned to Periods One and Three
The Great Gatsby novels are assigned to Period Six
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 test is scheduled
Types of sentences for writing prose for Advanced Placement is scheduled
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled; compare-contrast paper is due by end of class
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Four is assigned and due October 28 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper on space exploration from your account at the College Board site (this assignment has been postponed to Tuesday, October 29 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment; Samuel P. Huntington piece is assigned and due Monday (Answer meaning 1, 2; writing strategies 1, 3; language 1 for the Huntington assignment due Monday)
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader continue in class
Analyzing the Logic of an Article columnist response is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One Test is scheduled tomorrow
WHSSSK Words 31-40 reviewed in class for test on Wednesday
Water Case One is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period Three; Water Case Two is due (corrected entry) tomorrow, Tuesday for Period One
Screening concludes for Their Eyes Were Watching God Period Six
F. Scott Fitzgerald writing assignment distributed and in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday for compare-contrast paper
Tuesday
Water Case One is assigned to Period Six and due (corrected entry) Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled
Their Eyes Were Watching God novels are assigned to Periods One and Three
The Great Gatsby novels are assigned to Period Six
Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 test is scheduled
Types of sentences for writing prose for Advanced Placement is scheduled
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled; compare-contrast paper is due by end of class
Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two work is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Four is assigned and due October 28 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2009 synthesis paper on space exploration from your account at the College Board site (this assignment has been postponed to Tuesday, October 29 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Sunday, October 13, 2013
STUDYPATH* October 14-18, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) are due today for class discussion on Friday
Screening Day One of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Gatsby multiple choice continues in class; screening Day One of The Great Gatsby is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is postponed to Thursday for Periods One, Three and Six
"Girl" Jamaica Kincaid responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 2, 3 and language 1 are due in class today; Bedford Reader is NOT required in class this week
"Winter Dreams" assignment is distributed and due Friday; to access the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, see the link available on last week's blog
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Water Case One responses are due tomorrow; Water Case One is assigned to Period Three tomorrow and due Tuesday
Tuesday
Multiple choice work for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled
Screening Day Two of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Water Case One is due today (Period One); Water Case One is distributed to Period Three and due Tuesday
Screening Day Two of The Great Gatsby is scheduled
Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE for the PRACTICE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Thursday
Periods One, Three and Six (if necessary) Screening Day Three of The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Parent Conference Night is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 P.M. in various locations
Friday-Minimum Day Schedule
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion (Period Six) is scheduled for Chapters 16-20; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Article responses are due Monday; choose one columnist for analysis
Bedford Reader is required in class on Monday for reading and writing assignment
F. Scott Fitzgerald poetry analysis is distributed in class and due date set
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) are due today for class discussion on Friday
Screening Day One of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Gatsby multiple choice continues in class; screening Day One of The Great Gatsby is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is postponed to Thursday for Periods One, Three and Six
"Girl" Jamaica Kincaid responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 2, 3 and language 1 are due in class today; Bedford Reader is NOT required in class this week
"Winter Dreams" assignment is distributed and due Friday; to access the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, see the link available on last week's blog
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due today for Periods One, Three and Six
Water Case One responses are due tomorrow; Water Case One is assigned to Period Three tomorrow and due Tuesday
Tuesday
Multiple choice work for Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled
Screening Day Two of Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six) is scheduled; parent permit letters are required
Water Case One is due today (Period One); Water Case One is distributed to Period Three and due Tuesday
Screening Day Two of The Great Gatsby is scheduled
Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE for the PRACTICE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Thursday
Periods One, Three and Six (if necessary) Screening Day Three of The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Parent Conference Night is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 P.M. in various locations
Friday-Minimum Day Schedule
Their Eyes Were Watching God class discussion (Period Six) is scheduled for Chapters 16-20; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Article responses are due Monday; choose one columnist for analysis
Bedford Reader is required in class on Monday for reading and writing assignment
F. Scott Fitzgerald poetry analysis is distributed in class and due date set
Saturday, October 05, 2013
STUDYPATH* October 7-11, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; "Orientation" responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1, 2 are due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work is scheduled in class
Assignment prompts for Thursday's in-class timed writing assignments are distributed to students (The Great Gatsby for Periods One and Three and Their Eyes Were Watching God for Period Six)
5 Steps to a 5 Defense, Challenge, Qualify (Refute) in argumentative prompts; supporting positions in the argumentative papers
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three (green living) is due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (2011 Form B prompt is available on the College Board site)
Bedford Reader rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled in class today and tomorrow
Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is scheduled; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three is due this morning
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 test is scheduled
"Winter Dreams" is assigned and responses are due Monday; access the short story by using this link: http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/winterd/winter.html: responses are postponed--check next week's blog
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled for all periods
The Great Gatsby multiple choice final exam is scheduled in class
Journaling for types of sentences and syntactical variety in prose is scheduled
Thursday
In-class timed writing for The Great Gatsby (Periods One and Three) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six)
Friday
Period Six Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 are due Monday (two per chapter); class discussion is scheduled for next Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; "Orientation" responses meaning 1, writing strategies 1, 3 and language 1, 2 are due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work is scheduled in class
Assignment prompts for Thursday's in-class timed writing assignments are distributed to students (The Great Gatsby for Periods One and Three and Their Eyes Were Watching God for Period Six)
5 Steps to a 5 Defense, Challenge, Qualify (Refute) in argumentative prompts; supporting positions in the argumentative papers
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three (green living) is due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (2011 Form B prompt is available on the College Board site)
Bedford Reader rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled in class today and tomorrow
Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is scheduled; test is scheduled tomorrow
Synthesis Paper Number Three is due this morning
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 test is scheduled
"Winter Dreams" is assigned and responses are due Monday; access the short story by using this link: http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/winterd/winter.html: responses are postponed--check next week's blog
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled for all periods
The Great Gatsby multiple choice final exam is scheduled in class
Journaling for types of sentences and syntactical variety in prose is scheduled
Thursday
In-class timed writing for The Great Gatsby (Periods One and Three) and Their Eyes Were Watching God (Period Six)
Friday
Period Six Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 are due Monday (two per chapter); class discussion is scheduled for next Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
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