D R A F T--Check Sunday for additional entries or changes in assigned work
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday, March 9
Language of Composition textbooks are due in class for reading and writing assignment, rhetorical devices and literary terms and grammar assignment
Synthesis paper timed writing sources are presented in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Tuesday, March 10
Synthesis paper timed writing sources continue in class
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is tomorrow
Wednesday, March 11
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP examination is scheduled
Thursday, March 12
Synthesis paper timed writing is scheduled
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Friday, March 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Library cards from UCLA and USC college libraries are due Monday; please present card to classroom teacher for verification
AGENDA BIN:
Junior Defense of Thesis fifteen-page MLA outdoor water conservation paper deadline set in mid April
Saturday, March 07, 2015
Sunday, March 01, 2015
STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday, March 2
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research paper MLA format, relevant sources and works cited skills (sources must include one book, one media, one newspaper and one magazine site)
Invisible Man motif paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbook is required in class
USC and UCLA library cards are due by end of week; college library research is mandatory for the outdoor water conservation research paper
Tuesday, March 3
Language of Composition "The Silent Season of a Hero" responses are due today (Pages 447-448 Discussion 3, 5; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 7 and 8)
Language of Composition grammar assignment due Thursday (Pages 703-704 Exercises 1 and 2)
Wednesday, March 4
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled
Thursday, March 5
Language of Composition grammar assignment is due
Timed writing is scheduled
Friday, March 6
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English examination is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday, March 2
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research paper MLA format, relevant sources and works cited skills (sources must include one book, one media, one newspaper and one magazine site)
Invisible Man motif paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age textbook is required in class
USC and UCLA library cards are due by end of week; college library research is mandatory for the outdoor water conservation research paper
Tuesday, March 3
Language of Composition "The Silent Season of a Hero" responses are due today (Pages 447-448 Discussion 3, 5; Rhetorical Strategies 1, 7 and 8)
Language of Composition grammar assignment due Thursday (Pages 703-704 Exercises 1 and 2)
Wednesday, March 4
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled
Thursday, March 5
Language of Composition grammar assignment is due
Timed writing is scheduled
Friday, March 6
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English examination is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Sunday, February 22, 2015
STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday, Feb. 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for reading/writing assignment and rhetorical devices and literary terms
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due Thursday
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Introduction to the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper on outdoor water conservation; AP classes will meet in the library Monday and Tuesday of next week
LibGuide for water conservation paper is scheduled
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Multiple choice practice continues in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam
Thursday, Feb. 26
Timed writing is scheduled
Friday, Feb. 27
Invisible Man motif paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, March 2
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday, Feb. 23
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for reading/writing assignment and rhetorical devices and literary terms
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Grammar assignment from Language of Composition is due Thursday
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Introduction to the Junior Defense of Thesis research paper on outdoor water conservation; AP classes will meet in the library Monday and Tuesday of next week
LibGuide for water conservation paper is scheduled
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Multiple choice practice continues in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam
Thursday, Feb. 26
Timed writing is scheduled
Friday, Feb. 27
Invisible Man motif paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, March 2
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Saturday, February 14, 2015
STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published
blogs.
*POTENTIAL,
ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb. 16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are
not in session
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Timed writing interim assessment continues concludes with
argument paper on Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe due by end of period
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth I speech to
Parliament continues in class
Invisible Man paper on motif assigned and due Monday, March
2 on turnitin.com website by 8:30 A.M.
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Language of
Composition are scheduled; textbook is required in class
Grammar assignment for Language of Composition is scheduled
and due Monday, February 23
Thursday, Feb. 19
Logic of a Columnist article is due by 8:30 A.M. on
turnitin.com web site
Timed writing practice for the upcoming Advanced Placement
examination
Friday, Feb. 20
Invisible Man class discussion is scheduled for Chapters
21-Epilogue; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week’s assignments
and class information
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday March 2
Argument: What Counts as Evidence
Observations, Interviews, Surveys, Questionnaires
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Toulmin Method
Tuesday March 3
Argument: Using Evidence Effectively
Considering Audiences and Building a Critical Mass
Arranging Evidence
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Rogerian Method
Wednesday March 4
Recapitulation of Toulmin and Rogerian Argument Models
Student Presentations conclude for Argument Protocols
Thursday March 5
Friday March 6
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday March 2
Argument: What Counts as Evidence
Observations, Interviews, Surveys, Questionnaires
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Toulmin Method
Tuesday March 3
Argument: Using Evidence Effectively
Considering Audiences and Building a Critical Mass
Arranging Evidence
Student Presentations of Argument Protocols-The Rogerian Method
Wednesday March 4
Recapitulation of Toulmin and Rogerian Argument Models
Student Presentations conclude for Argument Protocols
Thursday March 5
Friday March 6
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb.23
Argument: Making Claims
Giving Argument Shapes and Styles
Managing the Convention of Argument
Tuesday Feb. 24
Argument: Establishing Credibility
Demonstrating Knowledge and Sharing Values
Building Common Ground and Respecting Readers
Wednesday Feb.25
Arguments From the Heart
Understanding how Emotional Arguments Work
Using Emotions to Build Bridges and Sustain an Argument
Thursday Feb.26
Arguments Based on Values, Character and Based on Facts and Reasons
Embracing or Rejecting Values
Claiming Authority and Establishing Credibility
Hard Evidence and Reason and Common Sense
Friday Feb.27
Structuring Arguments
Making Claims, Offering Data and Good Reasons and Determining Warrants
Using Qualifiers and Understanding Conditions of Rebuttal
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb.23
Argument: Making Claims
Giving Argument Shapes and Styles
Managing the Convention of Argument
Tuesday Feb. 24
Argument: Establishing Credibility
Demonstrating Knowledge and Sharing Values
Building Common Ground and Respecting Readers
Wednesday Feb.25
Arguments From the Heart
Understanding how Emotional Arguments Work
Using Emotions to Build Bridges and Sustain an Argument
Thursday Feb.26
Arguments Based on Values, Character and Based on Facts and Reasons
Embracing or Rejecting Values
Claiming Authority and Establishing Credibility
Hard Evidence and Reason and Common Sense
Friday Feb.27
Structuring Arguments
Making Claims, Offering Data and Good Reasons and Determining Warrants
Using Qualifiers and Understanding Conditions of Rebuttal
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb.16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday Feb. 17
Introduction to Argument and Persuasion
Arguments to Inform, Convince, Explore and Make Decisions
Wednesday Feb. 18
Occasions for Argument
Arguments about the Past, the Present and the Future
Thursday Feb. 19
Kinds of Argument
Arguments of Facts, Definition, Evaluation and Proposal Arguments
Friday Feb.20
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb.16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday Feb. 17
Introduction to Argument and Persuasion
Arguments to Inform, Convince, Explore and Make Decisions
Wednesday Feb. 18
Occasions for Argument
Arguments about the Past, the Present and the Future
Thursday Feb. 19
Kinds of Argument
Arguments of Facts, Definition, Evaluation and Proposal Arguments
Friday Feb.20
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
STUDYPATH* February 9-13, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb. 9
Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe introduction to Grade 11 Performance Task
Task overview and classroom activity: Using Visual Stimuli
CCSS/Standard(s): RLiteracy-7 and WLiteracy-8-9
WHSSSK 91-100 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Page 593 1-15 Exercise One) is due today
Tuesday Feb. 10
Nuclear Power-Friend or Foe
Internet sources: Both sides of the nuclear debate
"Professions for Women" Woolf responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (Discussion 1, 6 and Rhetoric 1, 3 and 5)
WHSSSK 91-100 test is scheduled
Wednesday Feb. 11
Full length argumentative report based on student notes (contextualize examination of stimuli)
Thursday Feb. 12
Responses to constructed response research questions: Write full persuasive pieces/arguments about topics or texts attending to a purpose and audience
Friday Feb. 13
Dialectical journals for Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue are due today; class discussion is postponed to next week after interim assessment and Grade 11 Performance Task
Responses to constructed response research questions: Analyze and integrate information and evaluate information sources using evidence
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday Feb. 9
Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe introduction to Grade 11 Performance Task
Task overview and classroom activity: Using Visual Stimuli
CCSS/Standard(s): RLiteracy-7 and WLiteracy-8-9
WHSSSK 91-100 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Page 593 1-15 Exercise One) is due today
Tuesday Feb. 10
Nuclear Power-Friend or Foe
Internet sources: Both sides of the nuclear debate
"Professions for Women" Woolf responses are due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (Discussion 1, 6 and Rhetoric 1, 3 and 5)
WHSSSK 91-100 test is scheduled
Wednesday Feb. 11
Full length argumentative report based on student notes (contextualize examination of stimuli)
Thursday Feb. 12
Responses to constructed response research questions: Write full persuasive pieces/arguments about topics or texts attending to a purpose and audience
Friday Feb. 13
Dialectical journals for Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue are due today; class discussion is postponed to next week after interim assessment and Grade 11 Performance Task
Responses to constructed response research questions: Analyze and integrate information and evaluate information sources using evidence
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Sunday, February 01, 2015
STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
"Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due tomorrow for class discussion; choose any five questions for response
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist responses are due Thursday
Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington class discussion is scheduled
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
"Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington responses are due tomorrow for class discussion; choose any five questions for response
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment is scheduled
Logic of a Columnist responses are due Thursday
Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Booker T. Washington class discussion is scheduled
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
STUDYPATH* January 26-30, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment (Page 501 Exercise One 1-10) is due today
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" class discussion is scheduled; assignments completed during winter recess will be returned to students
Invisible Man Test One continues in class for students who did not complete assignment
College Board proof of account sign up is due; UCLA and USC library cards issued to students can be submitted for teacher verification
Frederick Douglass assignment in Language of Composition postponed to next Monday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday in class
Tuesday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms and reading and writing assignment
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled
Climate change papers are due today by e-mail for selected AP students who obtained parent signatures
Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 11-15 class discussion is scheduled; dialectical journals for Chapters 11-15 are due in class; Invisible Man Test Two is scheduled before discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for rhetorical devices and literary terms; grammar assignment (Page 501 Exercise One 1-10) is due today
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" class discussion is scheduled; assignments completed during winter recess will be returned to students
Invisible Man Test One continues in class for students who did not complete assignment
College Board proof of account sign up is due; UCLA and USC library cards issued to students can be submitted for teacher verification
Frederick Douglass assignment in Language of Composition postponed to next Monday
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday in class
Tuesday
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms and reading and writing assignment
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament continues in class
Thursday
Timed writing is scheduled
Climate change papers are due today by e-mail for selected AP students who obtained parent signatures
Friday
Invisible Man Chapters 11-15 class discussion is scheduled; dialectical journals for Chapters 11-15 are due in class; Invisible Man Test Two is scheduled before discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Douglass responses are due Monday; assignment for specific questions is scheduled in class today
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today for "Superman and Me" Alexie responses and grammar assignment
Logic of a Columnist responses are due in class Thursday
Water Case responses are due in class Friday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 6-10 of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday January 23 before class discussion
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40 are scheduled today
Wednesday
WHSSSK 81-90 responses are due today
Bedford Reader outlines are returned to students for group work
Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament multiple choice work continues in class
Thursday
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Timed writing is scheduled for student debt paper (postponed from last week); synthesis topics include three-year degree, for-profit colleges and free community college tuition for two years
Friday
Water Case responses are due
Class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Six-Ten is scheduled; dialectical journals (one per chapter) are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Language of Composition "Atlanta Exposition Address" Douglass responses are due Monday; assignment for specific questions is scheduled in class today
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class today for "Superman and Me" Alexie responses and grammar assignment
Logic of a Columnist responses are due in class Thursday
Water Case responses are due in class Friday
Dialectical journals for Chapters 6-10 of Invisible Man are due Friday for class discussion
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday January 23 before class discussion
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 31-40 are scheduled today
Wednesday
WHSSSK 81-90 responses are due today
Bedford Reader outlines are returned to students for group work
Queen Elizabeth speech to Parliament multiple choice work continues in class
Thursday
Logic of a Columnist responses are due today
Timed writing is scheduled for student debt paper (postponed from last week); synthesis topics include three-year degree, for-profit colleges and free community college tuition for two years
Friday
Water Case responses are due
Class discussion of Invisible Man Chapters Six-Ten is scheduled; dialectical journals (one per chapter) are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Thursday, January 01, 2015
STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2015
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Winter recess assignments are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled tomorrow
Review semester reflections to set goals for second semester
Student debt Wall Street Journal articles distributed for Thursday timed write
Tuesday
WHSSSK test is scheduled
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for grammar assignment
Water Cases distributed for both classes and due Friday
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice-Queen Elizabeth's Speech to Parliament (1601)
Winter recess assignments class discourse for responses to LOC reading selections
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Class discussion for Prologue and Chapters One-Five of Invisible Man is scheduled
Water Case responses are due for both classes
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Winter recess assignments are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled tomorrow
Review semester reflections to set goals for second semester
Student debt Wall Street Journal articles distributed for Thursday timed write
Tuesday
WHSSSK test is scheduled
Language of Composition textbook is required in class for grammar assignment
Water Cases distributed for both classes and due Friday
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice-Queen Elizabeth's Speech to Parliament (1601)
Winter recess assignments class discourse for responses to LOC reading selections
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Class discussion for Prologue and Chapters One-Five of Invisible Man is scheduled
Water Case responses are due for both classes
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Monday, December 22, 2014
Language of Composition Assignment Responses
Winter Recess Language of Composition Assignment:
Answer the following by 8:30 A.M. January 12, 2014 on turnitin.com web site; questions or concerns, send a message to the instructor.
"Superman and Me" Page 110
Sherman Alexie
Responses due: 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Page 260
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Responses: Discussion 1, 3; Rhetoric and Style 1, 5, and 7
"A Modest Proposal" Page 914
Jonathan Swift
Responses: Discussion 4, 6; Rhetoric and Style 5, 7 and 11
Answer the following by 8:30 A.M. January 12, 2014 on turnitin.com web site; questions or concerns, send a message to the instructor.
"Superman and Me" Page 110
Sherman Alexie
Responses due: 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Page 260
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Responses: Discussion 1, 3; Rhetoric and Style 1, 5, and 7
"A Modest Proposal" Page 914
Jonathan Swift
Responses: Discussion 4, 6; Rhetoric and Style 5, 7 and 11
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
SYNTHESIS PAPER-Winter Recess Assignment for AP English Language
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Access this source for the prompt.
Access this source for the prompt.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
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
*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
Sunday, December 07, 2014
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
*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
Sunday, November 30, 2014
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
*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
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
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
*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
Sunday, November 09, 2014
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
*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
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