SYNTHESIS PAPER-Winter Recess Assignment for AP English Language

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STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

AGENDA BIN FOR JANUARY 2015:

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

STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* December 1-5, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanksgiving

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

STUDYPATH* November 17-21, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

Wednesday
Interim Assessment continues in class

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

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

STUDYPATH* November 10-14, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* November 3-7, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* October 27-31, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* October 20-24, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* October 13-17, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* October 6-10, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

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

STUDYPATH* September 29-October 3, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

Wednesday
Bedford Reader discussion "Girl" continues in class

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

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

STUDYPATH* September 22-26, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2014

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

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH September 8-12, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

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

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

STUDYPATH* September 1-5, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

Thursday
Argument paper timed writing is scheduled

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

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

STUDYPATH* August 25-29, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

STUDYPATH* August 18-22, 2014

D R A F T   D R A F T    D R A F T    D R A F T     D R A F T
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery are due today; record syllabication, part of speech, definition and diacritical markings
Course syllabus is available on Box (at right of blog); there is no requirement for signature; however students should review the requirements for this yearlong course
Opening Days Bulletin can be downloaded from Box; signed document was due Friday, August 15
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class Wednesday; submit responses on turnitin.com for Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" answering M1, M4, WS1, WS4 and L5 on Page 130
Woolf passage prewriting continues in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday

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

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

Thursday
Woolf paper timed writing is scheduled

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

STUDYPATH* August 12-15, 2014

WELCOME TO AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

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

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

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