In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
AP Exam Preparation Week Two
Essay two (Question 2) is a timed, in-class writing assignment scheduled for Monday.
Essay three (Question 3) is a timed, in-class writing assignment scheduled for Wednesday.
A full practice multiple choice test is administered in class on Tuesday and Thursday under timed conditions.
Since most AP English Language students will be writing the AP US History test on Friday, those students who are not taking that exam will complete additional practice for the May 12 AP English Language exam in class.
The research paper due date is May 17; no late papers will be accepted. Students will complete a precis in class; outline and works cited pages are required before the final paper submission.
Period Two letter to the editor is due Tuesday; Period Three letter to the editor is due Wednesday.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
STUDYPATH* April 26-30, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Letter to the Editor for both classes is due on Tuesday.
MWD guest speaker is scheduled in class on Monday for both classes. Students prepared questions about research paper; speaker will address paper's focus and participate in question-and-answer session.
Access research paper sources on teacher pages and in handouts provided in class. Research paper due date is May 17; students should not delay in accessing sources, writing initial drafts, updating outlines and works cited pages and submitting final draft by deadline. Check senior projects link on the school's library web site to use the Online Writing Lab site for MLA formatting requirements for this fifteen-page document. After the AP Exam on May 12, students will deliver in-class presentations to determine presenters for the field trip visit.
AP Exam preparation week two is scheduled for April 30 and May 3-6. Students will write an essay on Friday, Monday, and Wednesday and complete a full multiple choice component on Tuesday and Thursday. Final review for the exam is scheduled for Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11.
Multiple choice summer assignment answers will be reviewed in class and Cornell Notes are scheduled this week on Wednesday and Thursday lectures.
Water Case Eight, Nine and Ten are scheduled in class after the AP Examination on May 12.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Letter to the Editor for both classes is due on Tuesday.
MWD guest speaker is scheduled in class on Monday for both classes. Students prepared questions about research paper; speaker will address paper's focus and participate in question-and-answer session.
Access research paper sources on teacher pages and in handouts provided in class. Research paper due date is May 17; students should not delay in accessing sources, writing initial drafts, updating outlines and works cited pages and submitting final draft by deadline. Check senior projects link on the school's library web site to use the Online Writing Lab site for MLA formatting requirements for this fifteen-page document. After the AP Exam on May 12, students will deliver in-class presentations to determine presenters for the field trip visit.
AP Exam preparation week two is scheduled for April 30 and May 3-6. Students will write an essay on Friday, Monday, and Wednesday and complete a full multiple choice component on Tuesday and Thursday. Final review for the exam is scheduled for Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11.
Multiple choice summer assignment answers will be reviewed in class and Cornell Notes are scheduled this week on Wednesday and Thursday lectures.
Water Case Eight, Nine and Ten are scheduled in class after the AP Examination on May 12.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
STUDYPATH* April 19-23, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Monday; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Letter to the Editor for both classes is due on Tuesday.
Period Three class meets in the library on Tuesday and Friday of this week for research paper assignment. Period Two class will access research paper sources in class using computer carts on selected dates. Research paper due date is May 17; students should not delay in accessing sources, writing initial drafts, updating outlines and works cited pages and submitting final draft by deadline. Check senior projects link on the school's library web site to use the Online Writing Lab site for MLA formatting requirements for this fifteen-page document. After the AP Exam on May 12, students will deliver in-class presentations to determine presenters for the field trip visit.
AP Exam preparation week two is scheduled for May 3-7. Students will write an essay on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of that week, and complete a full multiple choice component on Tuesday and Thursday. Final review for the exam is scheduled for Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11.
Literary terms will be covered in class this week on Wednesday. Please have all literary terms tests taking during the year collated and ready for review.
Multiple choice summer assignment answers will be reviewed in class as well during the week.
If textbooks are required this week, an announcement will be made in class.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Monday; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Letter to the Editor for both classes is due on Tuesday.
Period Three class meets in the library on Tuesday and Friday of this week for research paper assignment. Period Two class will access research paper sources in class using computer carts on selected dates. Research paper due date is May 17; students should not delay in accessing sources, writing initial drafts, updating outlines and works cited pages and submitting final draft by deadline. Check senior projects link on the school's library web site to use the Online Writing Lab site for MLA formatting requirements for this fifteen-page document. After the AP Exam on May 12, students will deliver in-class presentations to determine presenters for the field trip visit.
AP Exam preparation week two is scheduled for May 3-7. Students will write an essay on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of that week, and complete a full multiple choice component on Tuesday and Thursday. Final review for the exam is scheduled for Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11.
Literary terms will be covered in class this week on Wednesday. Please have all literary terms tests taking during the year collated and ready for review.
Multiple choice summer assignment answers will be reviewed in class as well during the week.
If textbooks are required this week, an announcement will be made in class.
Friday, April 09, 2010
STUDYPATH* April 12-16, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Students are encouraged to access research source list on teacher pages to begin research paper draft. The agenda bin for this week includes a working outline, recast thesis statement and Writer's Choice assignments due Monday, April 12; specifics follow.
A preliminary working outline of the research paper is due today. Use your Writer's Choice textbook to examine a sample outline, particularly noting outline format rules. Do NOT mix phrases and sentences; outlines are either all phrases or all sentences. The abstract and your own research of the Bay-Delta and the assigned city should provide enough information for this assignment.
Writer's Choice is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for additional assignments related to your research, including the recast of your thesis statement, which is also due as a separate assignment on Monday. Do not include the thesis statement with the outline since they must be two separate documents.
Literary terms from Bedford Reader and Language of Composition will be reviewed in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam. Bring all copies of completed literary terms tests beginning Thursday for review.
Students will write a reflection of AP Examination Preparation-Week One on Monday. This reflection will be used to determine the effectiveness of essay snd multiple choice skills. The detailed answer key for the multiple choice from last week will be provided to students so they may determine scores and justifications for correct answers.
Assigned reading from Bedford Reader and Language of Composition will be assigned during the week.
Vocabulary Workshop assigned work will be discussed in class with due date set.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Students are encouraged to access research source list on teacher pages to begin research paper draft. The agenda bin for this week includes a working outline, recast thesis statement and Writer's Choice assignments due Monday, April 12; specifics follow.
A preliminary working outline of the research paper is due today. Use your Writer's Choice textbook to examine a sample outline, particularly noting outline format rules. Do NOT mix phrases and sentences; outlines are either all phrases or all sentences. The abstract and your own research of the Bay-Delta and the assigned city should provide enough information for this assignment.
Writer's Choice is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for additional assignments related to your research, including the recast of your thesis statement, which is also due as a separate assignment on Monday. Do not include the thesis statement with the outline since they must be two separate documents.
Literary terms from Bedford Reader and Language of Composition will be reviewed in class in preparation for the upcoming AP exam. Bring all copies of completed literary terms tests beginning Thursday for review.
Students will write a reflection of AP Examination Preparation-Week One on Monday. This reflection will be used to determine the effectiveness of essay snd multiple choice skills. The detailed answer key for the multiple choice from last week will be provided to students so they may determine scores and justifications for correct answers.
Assigned reading from Bedford Reader and Language of Composition will be assigned during the week.
Vocabulary Workshop assigned work will be discussed in class with due date set.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
STUDYPATH* April 5-9, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Students are encouraged to access research source list on teacher pages to begin research paper draft. The agenda bin for next week includes a working outline, recast thesis statement and Writer's Choice assignments due Monday, April 12.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST PREPARATION-WEEK ONE
MONDAY: AP ESSAY ONE
TUESDAY: MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM (FIRST HALF)
WEDNESDAY: AP ESSAY TWO
THURSDAY: MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM (SECOND HALF)
FRIDAY: AP ESSAY THREE
Students are encouraged to access research source list on teacher pages to begin research paper draft. The agenda bin for next week includes a working outline, recast thesis statement and Writer's Choice assignments due Monday, April 12.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Research Paper Abstract
Abstract:
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta (Bay-Delta), because of a number of factors, faces current conditions that have severely restricted water supplies to farms, businesses and millions of residents in Central and Southern California, a prime concern for a host of stakeholders, including water districts statewide. Facing legal and environmental restrictions, climate change impacts, drought, and continued population growth, the Bay-Delta and stakeholders throughout California are being challenged to meet a new, legislative mandate to lower per capita water use through local conservation measures that will help achieve a 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020. In order to meet this mandate, member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District’s Southern California service area will play an important role in developing goals and objectives of their own if they are able to enact and sustain a mosaic of water conservation solutions. The innovative ideas and consumer incentives of these communities will provide “local solutions for statewide benefits” since strategies that are developed and implemented by each will result in conservation measures that can benefit all.
See teacher pages for research source list.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
STUDYPATH* March 22-26, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Bedford Reader and Language of Composition assignments are due today. Question #1 from Meaning, Questions #1, 3 from Language, and Question #1 from Writing Strategy are due from Bedford Reader's "Too Much Pressure"; Language of Composition assigned work is Exercise One #1-#4, and Exercise Two #1-#5; all grammar from pages 897-898.
Multiple choice questions completed last Monday will be covered in class in preparation for the upcoming AP English Language Examination.
Ms. Campbell will discuss signups for the AP Exam and exam protocol on Tuesday in class.
Students meet in the library on Wednesday for research paper skills and strategy lesson. Preliminary thesis statements are due in class.
Unit One-Nine Cumulative Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Thursday.
Working outline for the research paper is due in class on Friday.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Bedford Reader and Language of Composition assignments are due today. Question #1 from Meaning, Questions #1, 3 from Language, and Question #1 from Writing Strategy are due from Bedford Reader's "Too Much Pressure"; Language of Composition assigned work is Exercise One #1-#4, and Exercise Two #1-#5; all grammar from pages 897-898.
Multiple choice questions completed last Monday will be covered in class in preparation for the upcoming AP English Language Examination.
Ms. Campbell will discuss signups for the AP Exam and exam protocol on Tuesday in class.
Students meet in the library on Wednesday for research paper skills and strategy lesson. Preliminary thesis statements are due in class.
Unit One-Nine Cumulative Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Thursday.
Working outline for the research paper is due in class on Friday.
Friday, March 12, 2010
STUDYPATH* March 15-19, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled for this week; answers for the cumulative review (pages between Unit Nine and Unit Ten) are due Tuesday.
Water Case Seven activity is scheduled for Wednesday when the completed surveys are discussed in class.
An AP on-demand essay is scheduled for Thursday.
Bring Writer's Choice on Friday, when work on research paper skills continues, with Lesson 7.3.
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 15 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1
Period Three letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled for this week; answers for the cumulative review (pages between Unit Nine and Unit Ten) are due Tuesday.
Water Case Seven activity is scheduled for Wednesday when the completed surveys are discussed in class.
An AP on-demand essay is scheduled for Thursday.
Bring Writer's Choice on Friday, when work on research paper skills continues, with Lesson 7.3.
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 15 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1
Period Three letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
STUDYPATH* March 8-12, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 8 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday, March 15. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1
Research paper work begun on Friday will continue into this week, with daily assignments after topics are assigned by Wednesday. Writer's Choice textbooks are required on Friday for Lesson 7.2--Outlining.
Invisible Man motif essay for the novel is available at gomyaccess.com and closes March 9; rubric for this essay can be accessed by clicking resources on the web site.
Water Case Eight handout and test will be distributed in class Wednesday and is due Thursday. The activity for the continuation of Water Case Seven is scheduled for Wednesday in class.
Period Two letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine will be assigned this week and is due on Monday, March 15.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class Monday, March 8 for assigned work. Grammar lesson on subordinate clauses and questions on meaning, writing strategies and language from the Naylor piece are due Monday, March 15. LofC: Page 1002-1003-1004; Exercises One-#1-5, Exercise Two-#1-2, Exercise Three-#1 BR: Page 486 Q. Meaning #1, #4; Q. Writing Strategies #3; Q. Language #1
Research paper work begun on Friday will continue into this week, with daily assignments after topics are assigned by Wednesday. Writer's Choice textbooks are required on Friday for Lesson 7.2--Outlining.
Invisible Man motif essay for the novel is available at gomyaccess.com and closes March 9; rubric for this essay can be accessed by clicking resources on the web site.
Water Case Eight handout and test will be distributed in class Wednesday and is due Thursday. The activity for the continuation of Water Case Seven is scheduled for Wednesday in class.
Period Two letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine will be assigned this week and is due on Monday, March 15.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
STUDYPATH* March 1-5, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class next Monday, March 8 for assigned work. The literary terms test will be Friday morning; on Thursday of this week students should bring definitions completed on paper for review before the test.
Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and the epilogue Dialectical Journal entries are due on Tuesday, with class discussion scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday in class. The motif essay for the novel is available at gomyaccess.com beginning March 2 and closes March 9.
Water Case Seven test is due today, Monday. The activity is scheduled for Thursday in class, when Water Case Eight will be distributed.
Research paper skills continue on Friday when Writer's Choice textbook will be required in class. The topic, theme and focus for the research essay will be announced after the Water Forum meeting with MWD representatives on March 3.
Period Three letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Wednesday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled Tuesday before the class discussion.
Daum Bedford Reader questions 1. and 2. Meaning; 2. 3. 4. Writing Strategies; 3. Language are due Monday, March 1.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader are both due in class next Monday, March 8 for assigned work. The literary terms test will be Friday morning; on Thursday of this week students should bring definitions completed on paper for review before the test.
Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and the epilogue Dialectical Journal entries are due on Tuesday, with class discussion scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday in class. The motif essay for the novel is available at gomyaccess.com beginning March 2 and closes March 9.
Water Case Seven test is due today, Monday. The activity is scheduled for Thursday in class, when Water Case Eight will be distributed.
Research paper skills continue on Friday when Writer's Choice textbook will be required in class. The topic, theme and focus for the research essay will be announced after the Water Forum meeting with MWD representatives on March 3.
Period Three letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Wednesday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled Tuesday before the class discussion.
Daum Bedford Reader questions 1. and 2. Meaning; 2. 3. 4. Writing Strategies; 3. Language are due Monday, March 1.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader, as usual, are both due in class on Monday for assigned work.
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 Dialectical Journal class discussion continues on Monday and Tuesday; final dialectical entries are due Tuesday, March 2 for Chapters 21-25 and the epilogue--two entries each equals twelve journal responses. Motif essay for the novel is scheduled for early March and will be completed online.
Water Case Six test is due today, Monday. The activity is scheduled for Wednesday in class, when Water Case Seven will be distributed.
Research paper skills continue on Thursday when Writer's Choice textbook will be required in class. The topic, theme and focus for the research essay will be announced after the Water Forum meeting with MWD representatives on March 3.
Period Two letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due in class on Thursday.
Daum Bedford Reader questions 1. and 2. Meaning; 2. 3. 4. Writing Strategies; 3. Language due Monday, March 1.
Literary terms from Language of Composition test will be Friday morning; discussion of Chapters Twenty-One to Epilogue for Invisible Man postponed to Tuesday, March 2.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Language of Composition and Bedford Reader, as usual, are both due in class on Monday for assigned work.
Invisible Man Chapters 16-20 Dialectical Journal class discussion continues on Monday and Tuesday; final dialectical entries are due Tuesday, March 2 for Chapters 21-25 and the epilogue--two entries each equals twelve journal responses. Motif essay for the novel is scheduled for early March and will be completed online.
Water Case Six test is due today, Monday. The activity is scheduled for Wednesday in class, when Water Case Seven will be distributed.
Research paper skills continue on Thursday when Writer's Choice textbook will be required in class. The topic, theme and focus for the research essay will be announced after the Water Forum meeting with MWD representatives on March 3.
Period Two letter to the editor is due on Thursday in class.
Multiple choice practice for the AP English Language examination is scheduled for Monday. Essay preparation week (essays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; multiple choice on Tuesday and Thursday) is tentatively scheduled April 5-9, 2010, the week after spring break.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due in class on Thursday.
Daum Bedford Reader questions 1. and 2. Meaning; 2. 3. 4. Writing Strategies; 3. Language due Monday, March 1.
Literary terms from Language of Composition test will be Friday morning; discussion of Chapters Twenty-One to Epilogue for Invisible Man postponed to Tuesday, March 2.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.
Students should have read the Huntington piece in Bedford Reader and be prepared to discuss it in class on Tuesday. Language of Composition texts should also be available in class for the next set of literary terms that will be assigned.
The 2007 College Board synthesis essay on advertising is due Tuesday. Students spent time annotating the sources in class last week; the prompt and the sources are online at collegeboard.com if additional information is needed to prepare the essay. No late exceptions are permitted since this essay was assigned a week ago.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop is due Tuesday. Answers will be reviewed in class and the test date announced.
Writer's Choice text is due Thursday for work on strategies and skills necessary for preparation of the upcoming fifteen-page MLA research paper related to the Junior Defense of Thesis for Metropolitan Water District. Water Case Six will be assigned this week with the unit test due date announced.
Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty dialectical journal entries (two per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion. The due date for the motif essay will be announced.
Period Three Letter to the Editor is due on Thursday.
Literary terms test from Language of Composition Friday morning before I.M. Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test on Friday morning before class discussion.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.
Students should have read the Huntington piece in Bedford Reader and be prepared to discuss it in class on Tuesday. Language of Composition texts should also be available in class for the next set of literary terms that will be assigned.
The 2007 College Board synthesis essay on advertising is due Tuesday. Students spent time annotating the sources in class last week; the prompt and the sources are online at collegeboard.com if additional information is needed to prepare the essay. No late exceptions are permitted since this essay was assigned a week ago.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop is due Tuesday. Answers will be reviewed in class and the test date announced.
Writer's Choice text is due Thursday for work on strategies and skills necessary for preparation of the upcoming fifteen-page MLA research paper related to the Junior Defense of Thesis for Metropolitan Water District. Water Case Six will be assigned this week with the unit test due date announced.
Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty dialectical journal entries (two per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion. The due date for the motif essay will be announced.
Period Three Letter to the Editor is due on Thursday.
Literary terms test from Language of Composition Friday morning before I.M. Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test on Friday morning before class discussion.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester B
Students will complete Water Cases Four, Five and Six this week in class. Water Case Four test is due Tuesday.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination is scheduled this week as in-class assigned work.
Bedford Reader and Language of Composition are due in class Monday for assignments.
Writer's Choice and Vocabulary Workshop assignments will be scheduled next week, including work on research paper skills and Unit Eight vocabulary, which is due next Tuesday, February 16.
Invisible Man dialectical journals continue with Chapters Sixteen-Twenty due on Friday, February 19 for a class discussion.
An AP synthesis essay will be assigned this week and is due next Tuesday, February 16.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester B
Students will complete Water Cases Four, Five and Six this week in class. Water Case Four test is due Tuesday.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language examination is scheduled this week as in-class assigned work.
Bedford Reader and Language of Composition are due in class Monday for assignments.
Writer's Choice and Vocabulary Workshop assignments will be scheduled next week, including work on research paper skills and Unit Eight vocabulary, which is due next Tuesday, February 16.
Invisible Man dialectical journals continue with Chapters Sixteen-Twenty due on Friday, February 19 for a class discussion.
An AP synthesis essay will be assigned this week and is due next Tuesday, February 16.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 1-5, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester finals are scheduled this week. Period Two final occurs on Thursday, and the Period Three final is slated for Wednesday.
No vocabulary work is due this week. New vocabulary assignments will be announced next week.
Grammar from Writer's Workshop is due today, as is the Kincaid assignment responses for "On Seeing England For The First Time," from Language of Composition text.
Invisible Man novels are due in class today for completion of the dialectical journal discussion for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen. The next dialectical journal assignment will be announced next week, after finals.
The letter to the editor assignment is due on Tuesday.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester finals are scheduled this week. Period Two final occurs on Thursday, and the Period Three final is slated for Wednesday.
No vocabulary work is due this week. New vocabulary assignments will be announced next week.
Grammar from Writer's Workshop is due today, as is the Kincaid assignment responses for "On Seeing England For The First Time," from Language of Composition text.
Invisible Man novels are due in class today for completion of the dialectical journal discussion for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen. The next dialectical journal assignment will be announced next week, after finals.
The letter to the editor assignment is due on Tuesday.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
STUDYPATH* January 25-29, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten continues in class today. Journal entries (no staples, must be typed) for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen (two entries per chapter) are due Friday. The essay on the book (trace a motif throughout the novel) is scheduled at the end of class discussions; a specific date will be announced.
Bring Language of Composition and Bedford Reader textbooks both Monday and Tuesday for reading selection assignments. The three questions for the shorter Kincaid piece are due today; the longer Kincaid selection will be assigned today in class with a due date to be set.
Water Case Three class activity is scheduled for Wednesday.
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday with the test to be scheduled. Writer's Choice textbooks are required for grammar assignment.
In-class multiple choice work continues for preparation for the upcoming AP English Language examination.
Check blog Sunday evening for any updates to this post.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Invisible Man dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten continues in class today. Journal entries (no staples, must be typed) for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen (two entries per chapter) are due Friday. The essay on the book (trace a motif throughout the novel) is scheduled at the end of class discussions; a specific date will be announced.
Bring Language of Composition and Bedford Reader textbooks both Monday and Tuesday for reading selection assignments. The three questions for the shorter Kincaid piece are due today; the longer Kincaid selection will be assigned today in class with a due date to be set.
Water Case Three class activity is scheduled for Wednesday.
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday with the test to be scheduled. Writer's Choice textbooks are required for grammar assignment.
In-class multiple choice work continues for preparation for the upcoming AP English Language examination.
Check blog Sunday evening for any updates to this post.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
STUDYPATH* January 18-22, 2009
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday is a legal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. School is not in session.
Tuesday's agenda includes the wrap-up discussion of the prologue and Chapters One-Five of Ellison's Invisible Man. Dialectical journal entries for Chapters Six-Ten (two entries per chapter) are due on Friday for the next class discussion. The "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell selection from Language of Composition responses are due today; no late exceptions since this assignment could have been e-mailed to meet the deadline. Bedford Readers are due in class today for the last five literary terms and the next assigned reading selection.
The multiple choice test for Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is due Wednesday; this assignment will be scored and a grade entered for each student. Language of Composition books are due in class today for the next assigned reading selection.
Period Two's letter to the editor for the Los Angeles Times editorial response is due Thursday. Period Three will receive a similar assignment on Thursday. The test for Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six is scheduled in class today.
Final exams are scheduled and included on the school master calendar; AP English Language students will write one essay and complete a sixty-minute multiple choice examination during the two-hour final.
Be certain to notate quotes and textual evidence for the upcoming Invisible Man essay; two complete typed copies will be required from each student.
Friday discussion of Invisible Man will continue with Chapters Six-Ten journal responses.
If there are questions or concerns, e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net in advance of assignment deadlines.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday is a legal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. School is not in session.
Tuesday's agenda includes the wrap-up discussion of the prologue and Chapters One-Five of Ellison's Invisible Man. Dialectical journal entries for Chapters Six-Ten (two entries per chapter) are due on Friday for the next class discussion. The "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell selection from Language of Composition responses are due today; no late exceptions since this assignment could have been e-mailed to meet the deadline. Bedford Readers are due in class today for the last five literary terms and the next assigned reading selection.
The multiple choice test for Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is due Wednesday; this assignment will be scored and a grade entered for each student. Language of Composition books are due in class today for the next assigned reading selection.
Period Two's letter to the editor for the Los Angeles Times editorial response is due Thursday. Period Three will receive a similar assignment on Thursday. The test for Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six is scheduled in class today.
Final exams are scheduled and included on the school master calendar; AP English Language students will write one essay and complete a sixty-minute multiple choice examination during the two-hour final.
Be certain to notate quotes and textual evidence for the upcoming Invisible Man essay; two complete typed copies will be required from each student.
Friday discussion of Invisible Man will continue with Chapters Six-Ten journal responses.
If there are questions or concerns, e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net in advance of assignment deadlines.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
STUDYPATH* January 11-15, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Welcome back to AP English Language and Composition after a holiday break. Here is the schedule for this week:
The Great Gatsby essay is due January 11 and must have been submitted on gomyaccess.com as a scored essay. Essay scores are approximate and the final essay scores will be graded up or down depending on thesis, textual evidence cited, structure, and audience. There are no exceptions for late work since this essay was assigned during the last week of instruction before the holiday break.
Invisible Man discussion will begin this week as students submit by January 11 the dialectical journal entries for the prologue and Chapters One-Five. The Booker T. Washington "Atlanta Exposition Address" responses have been scored and will be returned to students. This piece is related to Ellison's novel and discussions of Washington and others will be drawn from the material throughout the book. Students can expect to journal additional chapters of this important novel as class discussions proceed this semester. There are no exceptions for late work. Students who anticipate being absent must e-mail the entries as an attachment by today's deadline.
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop review for Units One-Six answers will be provided in class; the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test is scheduled for later this week or the beginning of next week.
Language of Composition textbooks and Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class Monday and Tuesday for in-class and homework assignments.
Water Politics Case Three activity is scheduled for this week.
Other assignments will be discussed in class and deadlines set.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Welcome back to AP English Language and Composition after a holiday break. Here is the schedule for this week:
The Great Gatsby essay is due January 11 and must have been submitted on gomyaccess.com as a scored essay. Essay scores are approximate and the final essay scores will be graded up or down depending on thesis, textual evidence cited, structure, and audience. There are no exceptions for late work since this essay was assigned during the last week of instruction before the holiday break.
Invisible Man discussion will begin this week as students submit by January 11 the dialectical journal entries for the prologue and Chapters One-Five. The Booker T. Washington "Atlanta Exposition Address" responses have been scored and will be returned to students. This piece is related to Ellison's novel and discussions of Washington and others will be drawn from the material throughout the book. Students can expect to journal additional chapters of this important novel as class discussions proceed this semester. There are no exceptions for late work. Students who anticipate being absent must e-mail the entries as an attachment by today's deadline.
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop review for Units One-Six answers will be provided in class; the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test is scheduled for later this week or the beginning of next week.
Language of Composition textbooks and Bedford Reader textbooks are due in class Monday and Tuesday for in-class and homework assignments.
Water Politics Case Three activity is scheduled for this week.
Other assignments will be discussed in class and deadlines set.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
STUDYPATH* December 15-18, 2009
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Period Two's letter to the editor assignment response to the Daum column is due Tuesday. If papers are delivered this week, Period Three will write a letter to the editor that will be due on Friday, December 18
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop review for Units One-Six is due Monday; the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test will be scheduled later this week or after the holiday break.
Great Gatsby DCQ is due on Tuesday.
Sign-in codes and user names will be issued this week for gomyaccess.com, which students will use to compose and submit the final essay on Great Gatsby due January 11, 2010. Textual evidence and proper citations will be required.
Talking points for Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine are scheduled for Monday. The film will be screened on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Booker T. Washington piece rhetoric question responses from Language of Composition are due Wednesday.
Water Politics Case Three unit test and class activity has been postponed until after the holiday break.
The global warming synthesis essay is due today, Monday.
Students will complete reading and dialectical journal entries for Invisible Man. Specific information will be assigned by week's end.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Period Two's letter to the editor assignment response to the Daum column is due Tuesday. If papers are delivered this week, Period Three will write a letter to the editor that will be due on Friday, December 18
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop review for Units One-Six is due Monday; the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test will be scheduled later this week or after the holiday break.
Great Gatsby DCQ is due on Tuesday.
Sign-in codes and user names will be issued this week for gomyaccess.com, which students will use to compose and submit the final essay on Great Gatsby due January 11, 2010. Textual evidence and proper citations will be required.
Talking points for Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine are scheduled for Monday. The film will be screened on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Booker T. Washington piece rhetoric question responses from Language of Composition are due Wednesday.
Water Politics Case Three unit test and class activity has been postponed until after the holiday break.
The global warming synthesis essay is due today, Monday.
Students will complete reading and dialectical journal entries for Invisible Man. Specific information will be assigned by week's end.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
STUDYPATH* December 7-11, 2009
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Students will complete all Vocabulary Workshop pages between the end of Unit Six and the beginning of Unit Seven in preparation for the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test, scheduled for next week in class.
Letter to the Editor response is due from Period Three on Tuesday. Period Two will write a Letter to the Editor response on Thursday and submit it the following Tuesday.
The Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine talking points are due Friday for the usual class discussion. Screening of the film will be scheduled for next week. The essay for the novel will be completed online in the Vantage Writing Lab with a date yet to be set. The Gatsby DCQ activity will be assigned as homework with a due date to be announced. The Gatsby compare-contrast essay is due today.
The Bedford Reader literary terms will be reviewed in class on Monday and the test is scheduled for the next day. Language of Composition books should be brought on Tuesday for the Booker T. Washington selection review and rhetoric questions to be assigned.
Water Politics Case Two activity continues on Wednesday with Case Three to be assigned. A Writer's Choice grammar assignment is also scheduled for today so books should be brought to class.
The environmental synthesis essay will be written in class on Thursday; reading selections A-F will be provided for students before the essay.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Students will complete all Vocabulary Workshop pages between the end of Unit Six and the beginning of Unit Seven in preparation for the Unit One-Six Cumulative Test, scheduled for next week in class.
Letter to the Editor response is due from Period Three on Tuesday. Period Two will write a Letter to the Editor response on Thursday and submit it the following Tuesday.
The Great Gatsby Chapters Seven-Nine talking points are due Friday for the usual class discussion. Screening of the film will be scheduled for next week. The essay for the novel will be completed online in the Vantage Writing Lab with a date yet to be set. The Gatsby DCQ activity will be assigned as homework with a due date to be announced. The Gatsby compare-contrast essay is due today.
The Bedford Reader literary terms will be reviewed in class on Monday and the test is scheduled for the next day. Language of Composition books should be brought on Tuesday for the Booker T. Washington selection review and rhetoric questions to be assigned.
Water Politics Case Two activity continues on Wednesday with Case Three to be assigned. A Writer's Choice grammar assignment is also scheduled for today so books should be brought to class.
The environmental synthesis essay will be written in class on Thursday; reading selections A-F will be provided for students before the essay.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
STUDYPATH* November 30-December 4, 2009
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Period Three will write a letter to the editor on Thursday for homework and submit it on Tuesday of next week.
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Monday for both classes; test is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday.
Students will bring The Great Gatsby novels to class on Friday for Chapters Four-Six class discussion; five talking points per chapter are due on Friday. Gatsby assignments to accompany the novel will be scheduled in class either as classwork or homework.
Bedford Reader is due this week on Monday and Tuesday, and Language of Composition should be brought to class on Tuesday; the Swift essay "A Modest Proposal" test will be completed either in class or as homework.
Water Politics Case Two will be discussed on Wednesday in class; unit test is due on Wednesday. There will also be a grammar assignment from Writer's Choice and that text should be brought to class.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Period Three will write a letter to the editor on Thursday for homework and submit it on Tuesday of next week.
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Monday for both classes; test is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday.
Students will bring The Great Gatsby novels to class on Friday for Chapters Four-Six class discussion; five talking points per chapter are due on Friday. Gatsby assignments to accompany the novel will be scheduled in class either as classwork or homework.
Bedford Reader is due this week on Monday and Tuesday, and Language of Composition should be brought to class on Tuesday; the Swift essay "A Modest Proposal" test will be completed either in class or as homework.
Water Politics Case Two will be discussed on Wednesday in class; unit test is due on Wednesday. There will also be a grammar assignment from Writer's Choice and that text should be brought to class.
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