Saturday, October 07, 2017

STUDYPATH* October 9-13, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 9
Syntax assignment Thomas distributed and due Thursday in class
Satire paper due today (hard copy) in class
Prose passages continue in class this week

Tuesday October 10
Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" Page 529 responses are due in class
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class

Wednesday October 11 (SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE PSAT)
PERIODS TWO AND THREE DO NOT MEET TODAY
Language of Composition assignment Grammar as Rhetoric and Style Pages 339-342 Exercises One and Two postponed to tomorrow

Thursday October 12
Syntax assignment Thomas due in class today
Language of Composition assignment is due in class today (postponed from yesterday)
Weekly timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday October 13
Outlining Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Friday, September 29, 2017

STUDYPATH* October 2-6, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday October 2
Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class today and tomorrow
Satire thesis statements and opening paragraphs returned to students either as proceed or DO NOT proceed
Outlining Five Steps to a Five textbook continues in class all week, except Thursday for timed writing
Prose Passages #3 and 4 are scheduled in class this week
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Ten scheduled and due Wednesday

Tuesday October 3 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Judy Brady's "I Want a Wife" responses are due in class; Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class; responses on Pages 344-346 M 3, 4; WS 1, 3 and L 1
Logic of a Columnist #3 is due today by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; late papers will earn late fail points

Wednesday October 4
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Ten due today (hard copy)
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment
The Great Gatsby paper is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; late papers will earn late fail points
The Great Gatsby multiple choice assignment is due today in class (hard copy)

Thursday October 5
Weekly timed writing is schedule

Friday October 6
Outlining from Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates


Friday, September 22, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 25-29, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 25
The Great Gatsby paper (Novel's Closing Line) is assigned and due Tuesday, October 3 on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.
Enriched Vocabulary Lessons Eight and Nine are assigned and due Friday
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class for review of "A Modest Proposal" satire piece by Jonathan Swift; responses are required TOMORROW in class (hard copy); Respond to Pages 674-682 M 1, 2; WS 3; L 1
Thursday timed writing prompt is introduced and distributed in class
Language of Composition grammar assignment is due Wednesday (hard copy)

Tuesday September 26
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class; class discussion for responses to "A Modest Proposal" satire piece by Jonathan Swift is scheduled
Satire paper topics finalized and first draft assignment scheduled with due date
Prose Passage #2 multiple choice practice is scheduled in class

Wednesday September 27
Outlining from Five Steps to a Five textbook is scheduled in class
Language of Composition Pages 254-255 Exercises One and Two (Short Simple Sentences and Fragments)

Thursday September 28
Weekly timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday September 29
Enriched Vocabulary Lessons Eight and Nine are due in class
Logic of a Columnist #3 is Tuesday, October 3 by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Friday, September 15, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 18-22, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 18
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals Chapters 7-9 (three) are due Friday for class discussion
Topics for satire paper are scheduled to be reviewed in class; prewriting, including outline and thesis statements, are due Wednesday; "A Modest Proposal" Jonathan Swift assigned and due date set
Lesson Seven Enriched Vocabulary is due today in class
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test multiple choice practice is scheduled in class this week
Daniel Orozco's "Orientation" responses are due in class tomorrow (M1, WS 1, 3, L 1, 2); Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class Monday and Tuesday each week

Tuesday September 19 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Logic of a Columnist #2 is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Prose Passage #1 multiple choice practice is scheduled in class

Wednesday September 20
Satire paper outlines and thesis statements are due in class
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment (Short Simple Sentences and Fragments 252)

Thursday September 21 (NO SCHOOL UNASSIGNED DAY)
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session
Timed writing is not scheduled for this week; timed writing will resume next Thursday

Friday September 22
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals Chapters 7-9 are due for class discussion; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Friday, September 08, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 11-15, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 11
PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) practice continues in class all week
Multiple choice practice from Five Steps to a Five for the AP English Language exam continues in class all week
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Six distributed in class and due Wednesday
The Great Gatsby Chapters Four-Six dialectical journals (three) due in class Friday for class discussion
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class Monday and  Tuesday for assignment
Enriched Vocabulary Lessons One-Five review test is scheduled in class

Tuesday September 12
Bedford Reader textbook is required in class; assignment due Page 280 responses (M3, WS 1, 2 and L1) are due in class today; Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" class discussion is scheduled
Language of Composition grammar assignment will be scheduled next week; textbooks not required in class this week

Wednesday September 13
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Six is due in class today (hard copy)
Satire paper homework assignment is scheduled in class and due date set

Thursday September 14
Weekly timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday September 15
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six are scheduled for class discussion; novels are required in class
Logic of a Columnist #3 assignment to be scheduled and due Tuesday, September 19 on turnitin.com web site
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Seven distributed in class and due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next weeks assignments and class information

Friday, September 01, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 4-8, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday September 4
Today is Labor Day, a legal federal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 5 (Shortened Day Schedule)
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three) are due in class today (hard copy); class discussion is scheduled for Friday
Multiple choice practice from Five Steps to a Five continues in class in preparation for the AP Language examination
Timed writing prompt is distributed in class for discussion and analysis
Anna Quindlen's "Homeless" Bedford Reader assignment is due in class (M 1,2 WS 2, 3 and L 2); textbooks are required in class
Review assignments for Enriched Vocabulary assignments One-Five are returned to students for test scheduled Friday
Syntax assignments continue this week in class
Outlining assignments in Five Steps to a Five are scheduled in class this week

Wednesday September 6
Language of Composition grammar assignment (Pages 167-170 Activity One-Appositives) is due in class today; textbooks are required in class and late work will earn late fail points

Thursday September 7
Timed writing is scheduled in class

Friday September 8
Enriched Vocabulary assignments One-Five review test is scheduled in class (postponed to Monday)
The Great Gatsby class discussion for Chapters One-Three is scheduled; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
College Board account verification
Satire paper is to be scheduled and due date set
Logic of a Columnist assignment #2 to be scheduled

Friday, August 25, 2017

STUDYPATH* August 28-September 1, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 28
Bedford Reader "Silent Dancing" responses (M1, M3, WS1, WS3, L3) are due in class for discussion; textbooks are required in class
Logic of a Columnist #1 is due tomorrow by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Scoring of Enriched Vocabulary #3 and #4 is scheduled inclass
Multiple choice practice continues in class all week
Syntax assignments continue in class this week
Thursday timed writing assignment is introduced for review and discussion

Tuesday August 29
Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class for Anna Quindlen's "Homeless" assignment
Logic of a Columnist is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late assignments will earn late fail points
Five Steps To A Five outlining is scheduled in class
Five Steps To A Five synthesis paper

Wednesday August 30
Language of Composition textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment

Thursday August 31
Timed Writing is scheduled
Homework for the holiday weekend to be discussed in class:  The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Three dialectical journals (three) are due Tuesday, August 29 (this assignment postponed to Tuesday, September 5)

Friday September 1 (Admissions Day State Holiday--No Classes Scheduled)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
College Board accounts are due

Thursday, August 17, 2017

STUDYPATH* August 21-25, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 21
Multiple choice practice from Five Steps to a Five continues in class
Syntax Assignment: Virginia Woolf is scheduled in class (postponed to Tuesday, August 22)
Synthesis Paper #1 sources review continue in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday (Eminent Domain)(postponed to Tuesday, August 22)
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two responses are due in class tomorrow
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" responses (M1, M4, WS1, WS3, L4) hard copy due today in class; Bedford Reader textbooks are required in class

Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two assignment due in class; late work receives late fail points
Synthesis Paper #1 sources review continue in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday (Eminent Domain)

Wednesday August 23
Synthesis Paper #1 sources review continue in class; timed writing is scheduled Thursday (Eminent Domain)
Syntax Assignment #2:  Chief Red Jacket is scheduled in class

Thursday August 24
Timed Writing: Synthesis Paper #1 (Eminent Domain)

Friday August 25
Syntax Assignment #3:  Edgar Allan Poe is scheduled in class
Students may use the following link for access to the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Analyzing the Logic of a Columnist due August 29 on turnitin.com

Saturday, July 29, 2017

STUDYPATH* August 14-18, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday August 14
Teacher Preparation Day-No Classes Are Scheduled

Tuesday August 15 (First Day of Classes for Students)(Turnitin Class ID: 15793212; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
AP English summer work assignment is due by Friday
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled in class
Timed writing is scheduled in class Thursday; generic AP writing rubric is distributed to students
Voice lesson (tone, diction, syntax, imagery, detail)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10
2017-2018 Instructional Texts and Course Information distributed for student notes
2017-2018 AP English Language Course Contract distributed and due Friday
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
"Am I Ready for AP English Language" questionnaire distributed

Wednesday August 16
Words High School Students Should Know 1-10 continued in class
Timed writing prompt and AP generic rubric review is scheduled in class
Logic of a Columnist #1 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M. on Monday, August 28

Thursday August 17
Timed writing is scheduled in class; draft due by end of period

Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AP English summer work assignment is due today
Turnitin.com and CollegeBoard.org account verifications are due today
2017-2018 AP English Language Course Contract due today
Late Work Policy due today
Opening Day Bulletin due today

INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice
Bedford Reader: Essays, Speeches and Nonfiction Pieces
Logic of a Columnist
Wednesday
Literary Terms
Enriched Vocabulary
Language of Composition: Grammar as Rhetoric and Style
Thursday
AP Timed Writing
Friday
Novel
Voice Lessons
Testing-Enchriched Vocabulary and WHSSSK-Literary Terms


Friday, June 09, 2017

NEW Semester

The course syllabus, opening day bulletin and initial assignments will be posted in early August.

Saturday, June 03, 2017

STUDYPATH* June 5-9, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday June 5
Research document précis
Brag sheet
Review 101-175 connoisseur-cynical
Return all textbooks to plant manager's office (retired titles) or textbook/library (active titles)

Tuesday June 6
Periods One and Two final examination
Semester reflection

Wednesday June 7
Periods Three and Four final examination
Semester reflection

Thursday June 8
Periods Five and Six final examination
Semester reflection

Friday June 9
Introduction and orientation for AP English Language, Honors English 10AB, Honors English 9AB and Honors American Literature/Contemporary Composition

Saturday, May 27, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 29-June 2, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 29
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday May 30
"Junior Defense of Thesis" field trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; meet in cafeteria no later than 8:15 A.M.; all signed paperwork is required to travel to MWD headquarters
Stop Week:  Last day to accept late assignments is today, May 30, one week before the first final exam for the semester

Wednesday May 31
Research document précis is scheduled in class
101. connoisseur-175. exigency review units are scheduled in class; test is scheduled Friday

Thursday June 1
Mrs. Brown, SAS Gifted Counselor, is scheduled to present information for college and career
Review 101. connoisseur-175. exigency test is scheduled in class tomorrow

Friday June 2
Personal statement for college is scheduled in class
Review 101. connoisseur-175. exigency test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research document précis
Final for Period Five AP English Language is scheduled Thursday, June 8

Saturday, May 20, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 22-26, 2017

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 22
SBAC testing all week

Tuesday May 23
SBAC testing all week

Wednesday May 24
SBAC testing all week

Thursday May 25
SBAC testing all week
Presenters attend the required weekly meeting at nutrition

Friday May 26
SBAC testing all week
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Research document précis
Brag sheet

Saturday, May 13, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 15-18, 2017

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 15
SBAC testing all week
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
MWD field trip slips are due today

Tuesday May 16
SBAC testing all week

Wednesday May 17
SBAC testing all week

Thursday May 18
SBAC testing all week

Friday May 19
SBAC testing all week
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Research document précis
Brag sheet

Saturday, May 06, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 8-12, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 8
Lesson Fifteen Vocabulary is assigned and due tomorrow
Test on Logical Fallacies is due tomorrow
Multiple choice preparation for the AP English Language exam continues in class
Synthesis paper distributed in class last week is due today

Tuesday May 9
Lesson Fifteen Vocabulary is due in class today
Review Vocabulary 101-175 connoisseur-exigency test is distributed and due Friday
Test on Logical Fallacies is due today
Multiple choice preparation for the AP English Language exam continues in class

Wednesday May 10
AP English Language examination is scheduled at 8:00 A.M.
Presentations for Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" are scheduled

Thursday May 11
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California guest speaker is scheduled in class

Friday May 12
Presentations for Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" are scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Field trip slips for MWD trip are due no later than Monday

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

Friday, April 28, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 1-5, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday May 1
Synthesis Argument paper assigned and due Wednesday
Neutral Stand paper (hard copy) is due in class today
AP Exam preparation continues in class all week
Analyzing Advertisements group work is scheduled
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Tuesday May 2
Precis for research document is scheduled in class
AP Exam preparation continues in class all week

Wednesday May 3
Synthesis Argument paper is due today (hard copy)
AP Exam preparation continues in class all week
Research paper ingredients revisions are due in class today

Thursday May 4
MWD Presenters meet at nutrition for trip planning protocol and agenda
AP Exam preparation continues in class all week
Logic of a Columnist (postponed from last week) is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Friday May 5
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AP Exam preparation continues in class all week

AGENDA BIN:
MWD guest speaker is scheduled Thursday, May 11
Metropolitan Water District "Junior Defense of Thesis" field trip is scheduled May 30

Thursday, April 20, 2017

STUDYPATH* April 24-28, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 24
One page (hard copy) analysis of Shaping Argument from the 2003 Exam Samples-Shea/Sudol articles is due in class today
Syntax Vocabulary Test is due in class today
Multiple choice practice is scheduled all week in class
Five Steps to a Five AP Exam review is scheduled in class all week
AP students visit USC or UCLA college libraries for final research for research document
Review of "Model MLA Paper: A Visual Formatting Guide" in class

ORDER of DOCUMENT PAGES:
Cover Page:  Not Paginated
Outline: Not Paginated
First Page of Text:  Standards, Document Title, Paginated Student Last Name 1 (NO COMMAS)
Second Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 2
Third Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name  3
Fourth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 4
Fifth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 5
Sixth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 6 
Seventh Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 7 
Eighth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 8
Ninth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 9
Tenth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 10
Eleventh Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 11
Twelfth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 12
Thirteenth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 13
Fourteenth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 14
Fifteenth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 14 (MUST BE WORKS CITED)
Blank End Page:  Not Paginated

Tuesday April 25
Review Vocabulary 51. Avarice-100. Conjecture is due in class today (four-page response)
Multiple choice practice is scheduled all week in class
Lesson Twelve Vocabulary assigned and due tomorrow

Wednesday April 26
Five Steps to a Five review and preparation for upcoming AP Exam
Lesson Twelve Vocabulary due today in class

Thursday April 27
Five Steps to a Five review and preparation for upcoming AP Exam
Argument paper timed writing is scheduled in class (this timed writing has now been changed to a take-home writing assignment that will be due Monday as hard copy)
Logic of a Columnist #13 is due by 8:30 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site (postponed to the following week)

Friday April 28
Five Steps to a Five review and preparation for upcoming AP Exam
Research assignment must be uploaded in PDF form to turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 2; MWD presenters are decided for "Junior Defense of Thesis" (Per our class discussion, the new deadline for the paper has been moved to 8:30 A.M. on Monday, May 15)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California "Junior Defense of Thesis" trip is scheduled May 30

Sunday, April 09, 2017

STUDYPATH April 17-21, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 17
Meet in the Hollywood High School Library Monday-Friday and submit completed assignments listed below;  all documents should be printed as separate pages for editing, revising and scoring

1.  Thumbnails (Four for AP) with captions and credits
2.  Cover Page draft
3.  Works Cited draft:  two books, five internet, one media (TV, Radio, Film); one newspaper; one magazine
4.  Block Quotes (Two) properly formatted
5.  Embedded Citations (one for every two paragraphs)(five embedded citations)
6.  Thesis statement
7.  Transitions words list
8.  Active verbs list (evaluates, concludes, establishes, interprets, proposes, argues)
9.  Type Face/Type Size:  Arial 12 point type
10. Outline (all phrases or all sentences-no mixing or matching; no standards, no pagination)

PROMPT has been uploaded to Box (see right of this page>>>>>)

AP EXAM PREP: Argument Paper Number One (homework) assigned and due Wednesday in class

Tuesday April 18
Research and discovery continue in the library

Wednesday April 19
Research and discovery continue in the library

AP EXAM PREP: Argument Paper Number Two (homework) assigned and due Friday)(POSTPONED to next week in class timed writing)

Thursday April 20
Research and discovery continue in the library

Friday April 21
Research and discovery continue in the library
Research document must be submitted in PDF form on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 2
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
AP Exam Preparation Week is scheduled the first week in May

SPRING BREAK APRIL 10-14, 2017

STUDENTS ARE ON SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK.

Friday, March 31, 2017

STUDYPATH* April 3-7, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Monday April 3
Research:  Captions, Credits, Thumbnails and Subheads
Lesson Eight Vocabulary is due today in class
Lesson Nine Vocabulary assigned and due tomorrow
Multiple choice practice scheduled Monday-Thursday

Tuesday April 4
Views of Americans-Synthesizing Sources paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Block Quotes, Embedded Citations and Works Cited
Lesson Nine Vocabulary is due today in class

Wednesday April 5
Cover Page, Pagination, Collating, Widows/Orphans and Type Face/Type Size

Thursday April 6
Transitions, Active Verbs, Call to Action and Thesis
Outlining, Power Point Slides/Text and Paper Presentation
Spring break research homework assigned and due Monday, April 17 in the library

1.  Thumbnails (Two) with captions and credits
2.  Cover Page draft
3.  Works Cited draft:  two books, five internet, one media (TV, Radio, Film); one newspaper; one magazine
4.  Block Quotes (Two) properly formatted 
5.  Embedded Citations (one for every two paragraphs)(five embedded citations)
6.  Thesis statement 
7.  Transitions words list
8.  Active verbs list (evaluates, concludes, establishes, interprets, proposes, argues)
9.  Type Face/Type Size:  Arial 12 point type
10.Outline (all phrases or all sentences--no mixing and matching)(no standards, no pagination)

Friday April 7
Period Five students are directed to meet in the auditorium today

AGENDA BIN:
Research is scheduled April 17-21, 2017 in the Hollywood High School Library