In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is required in class today for literary terms, rhetorical devices and next reading assignment
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters Seven-Nine are due today (Periods One and Three only); class discussion is scheduled Friday
Their Eyes Were Watching God dialectical journals (two per chapter) for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due today (Period Six only); class discussion is scheduled Friday
Outlining of Chapter Two of Bedford Reader for Periods One, Three and Six is due Friday
Journaling for types of sentences and syntactical variety in prose is scheduled this week
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Tuesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today; Bedford Reader is required in class today for Period Six
Reminder: "Babylon Revisited" responses (choose three of seven) are due Wednesday, October 2; Fitzgerald's short story is available on last week's blog as a link; use complete sentences and textual evidence to complete responses
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work continues in class
DCQ in-class timed writing prompt and passage is distributed in class in preparation for Thursday's timed writing activity
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due today for Period Six; test date to be scheduled
Wednesday
"Babylon Revisited" responses are due today
DEFEND, CHALLENGE, QUALIFY (DCQ) reviewed in preparation for future timed writing assignment
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are due today for Periods One and Three; test date to be scheduled
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled; a defend-challenge-qualify paper is scheduled
Friday
Synthesis Paper Number Three assigned and due on turnitin.com web site on Tuesday, October 8 by 8:30 A.M.; paper's subject is green living; access the 2011 Form B synthesis question available on College Board web site using your account
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend's for class updates and next week's assignments
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
STUDYPATH* September 23-27, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; responses are due for Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" meaning 3, writing strategies 1,2 and language 1; multiple choice for "Everyday Use" is administered to ascertain students' comprehension and inferential thinking of textual evidence
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work continues in class
Bedford Reader literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Dialectical journals for The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 (three per chapter) are due today for Friday's class discussion
AP Period Six outlining assignment due Friday (see Friday blog entry)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due today; (one per chapter) (Period Six only)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 are reviewed and test date scheduled for Friday
Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Outlining of Chapter Two of Bedford Reader is due today for Periods One and Three (this assignment has been POSTPONED)
Wednesday
Columnist response is due for Analyzing the Logic of an Article; choose from the five columnists provided on the handout
Types of sentences journals continue in class; declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, interrupted, balanced, periodic and cumulative sentences
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class updates and next week's assignments
Outline for Chapter One of Bedford Reader is due for Period Six
Class discussion of The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Three assigned and due date set on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) are required on Monday for next week's class discussion
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Monday (Period Six only) (two dialectical journals per chapter)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 test is scheduled
Access this link for Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" and respond to three of seven questions using complete sentences and textual evidence (click for link); due Wednesday, October 2 in class
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Bedford Reader is due in class today and tomorrow; responses are due for Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" meaning 3, writing strategies 1,2 and language 1; multiple choice for "Everyday Use" is administered to ascertain students' comprehension and inferential thinking of textual evidence
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One work continues in class
Bedford Reader literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Dialectical journals for The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 (three per chapter) are due today for Friday's class discussion
AP Period Six outlining assignment due Friday (see Friday blog entry)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due today; (one per chapter) (Period Six only)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 are reviewed and test date scheduled for Friday
Tuesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader is required in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Outlining of Chapter Two of Bedford Reader is due today for Periods One and Three (this assignment has been POSTPONED)
Wednesday
Columnist response is due for Analyzing the Logic of an Article; choose from the five columnists provided on the handout
Types of sentences journals continue in class; declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, interrupted, balanced, periodic and cumulative sentences
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class updates and next week's assignments
Outline for Chapter One of Bedford Reader is due for Period Six
Class discussion of The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 is scheduled
Synthesis Paper Number Three assigned and due date set on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (three per chapter) are required on Monday for next week's class discussion
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Monday (Period Six only) (two dialectical journals per chapter)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 11-20 test is scheduled
Access this link for Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" and respond to three of seven questions using complete sentences and textual evidence (click for link); due Wednesday, October 2 in class
Saturday, September 14, 2013
STUDYPATH* September 16-20, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Lincoln papers scored and returned to students; writing concerns addressed in class
Baldwin prompt is distributed to students for timed writing on Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due today
Bedford Reader is due in class; outlining Chapter Two is due Tuesday, September 24 for all classes
Rhetorical devices and literary terms from Bedford Reader continue in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader writing assignment is due Monday, September 23
Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop diagnostic test and Unit One work continues in class
Period Six does not meet today
Synthesis Paper Two is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Baldwin timed-writing is scheduled tomorrow in class
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled today
Friday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Three class discussion concludes in class (Period One and Three)
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five class discussion concludes in class (Period Six)
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments
Dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six of The Great Gatsby are due Monday (Periods One and Three)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due Monday (Period Six)
Logic template responses (Analysis of the Logic of an Article) are due Wednesday, September 25 for all classes
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Lincoln papers scored and returned to students; writing concerns addressed in class
Baldwin prompt is distributed to students for timed writing on Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due today
Bedford Reader is due in class; outlining Chapter Two is due Tuesday, September 24 for all classes
Rhetorical devices and literary terms from Bedford Reader continue in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Bedford Reader writing assignment is due Monday, September 23
Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop diagnostic test and Unit One work continues in class
Period Six does not meet today
Synthesis Paper Two is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Wednesday
Periods One and Three do not meet today
Baldwin timed-writing is scheduled tomorrow in class
Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled today
Friday
The Great Gatsby Chapters One-Three class discussion concludes in class (Period One and Three)
Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters One-Five class discussion concludes in class (Period Six)
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments
Dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six of The Great Gatsby are due Monday (Periods One and Three)
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Their Eyes Were Watching God are due Monday (Period Six)
Logic template responses (Analysis of the Logic of an Article) are due Wednesday, September 25 for all classes
Saturday, September 07, 2013
STUDYPATH* September 9-13, 2013
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test is scheduled for tomorrow; words will be reviewed in class today (postponed to Tuesday with test Wednesday)
Bedford Reader is required in class Monday and Tuesday; "Homeless" Anna Quindlen responses (meaning 1, 2; writing strategy 2, 3 and language 2) are due today
Outlining Chapter One of Bedford Reader is scheduled; outlines are due tomorrow (postponed to Wednesday)
Lincoln Second Inaugural prompt is distributed; timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Columnists biographies and logic templates are presented for students first consultative writing assignment due Wednesday, September 18
Tuesday
WHSSSK Words 1-10 test (postponed to Wednesday)
Bedford Reader is due in class today for literary terms, rhetorical devices and outlining assignments
Literary terms 1-10 reviewed for test tomorrow
Outlining Bedford Reader Chapter One is due today (postponed to Wednesday)
Wednesday
Literary terms 1-10 test is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One classwork is scheduled
"Death of the Moth" multiple choice responses conclude in class
Journals continue in class for AP types of sentences
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due Monday; record definition, part of speech, syllabication and diacritical marking for each word
Thursday
Lincoln Second Inaugural timed writing is scheduled
The Great Gatsby class discussion is scheduled tomorrow for Chapters One-Three
Friday
Dialectical journals are due in class for Chapters One-Three class discussion of The Great Gatsby
Synthesis Paper Two is due Tuesday, September 17 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use the 2008 Form B synthesis prompt on high school English texts by accessing your College Board account online
Dialectical journals for Chapters Four-Six (three entries per chapter) are due Friday, September 20 for class discussion of The Great Gatsby
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Saturday, August 31, 2013
STUDYPATH* September 2-6, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson Of Ups
Show Up, Speak Up, Keep Up, Measure Up
Monday
Today is Labor Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Periods One and Three; in-class timed writing is scheduled Friday
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice is scheduled today and tomorrow
Dialectical journals (three per chapter) for Chapters One-Three of The Great Gatsby are due Friday, September 6 for class discussion (Periods One and Three only)
Bedford Reader is due in class Tuesday and Wednesday for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Journals continue in class all week for AP types of sentences
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class
Wednesday
Woolf passage prewriting due for Period Six
"Death of the Moth" Woolf multiple choice practice concludes
Bedford Reader is due in class for reading and writing assignment and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10) reviewed in class
Thursday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session
Friday
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals are due today for class discussion Periods One and Three
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" postponed to Tuesday, September 10; outline template is on Box (see Box at right of this blog)
Synthesis Paper Two is due Tuesday September 17 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; prompt will be discussed in class
Saturday, August 24, 2013
STUDYPATH* August 26-30, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
College Board account must be set up to access the prompt for the synthesis paper, which is due by 8:30 A.M. tomorrow morning (Tuesday) on turnitin.com web site; see last week's blog for a link to the College Board web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are reviewed and test is scheduled Wednesday
Bedford Reader "Silent Dancing" by Judith Ortiz Cofer responses are due in class: complete pages 162-169: answer meaning 1, 3; writing strategy 1, 3 and language 3; textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow
Journaling for literary terms and rhetorical devices from Bedford Reader are reviewed in class
Rodriguez in-class timed writing is scheduled for Period One; Rodriguez scored papers are returned to Periods Three and Six students
Tuesday
Bedford Reader outlining template is discussed; outlining of Chapter One of Bedford Reader "Reading Critically" is due Tuesday, September 3; template available on Box
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class; application to "Death of the Moth" is discussed
Synthesis paper on museums is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Journaling for AP types of sentences continues in class
"Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf piece is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test
Thursday
Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt is distributed; prewriting is due Tuesday, September 3; in class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Friday
Today is California Admission Day in and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH during the weekend for next week's assignments
Saturday, August 17, 2013
STUDYPATH* August 19-23, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
Sign up for College Board account to access links to writing assignments; click this link
AP Opening Days Bulletin due today
Bedford Reader must be brought to class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment for Periods One and Three; due in class Wednesday for Period Six; "The Lottery" responses due tomorrow for Periods One and Three and Wednesday for Period Six for class discussion
Rodriguez prompt opening paragraph due Tuesday for Periods One and Three; due Wednesday for Period Six; forty-minute in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed due today (on Box)Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due today
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components (continued):
Synthesis paper and sources distributed; paper due next Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Monday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment
Period One does not meet today
Thursday
Rodriguez prompt in-class timed writing
Synthesis Paper One due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, August 26; prompt and sources will be distributed in class
Friday
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M.
Virginia Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt distributed to students; prewriting due Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class Monday and Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH 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
Sign up for College Board account to access links to writing assignments; click this link
AP Opening Days Bulletin due today
Bedford Reader must be brought to class today and tomorrow for reading and writing assignment for Periods One and Three; due in class Wednesday for Period Six; "The Lottery" responses due tomorrow for Periods One and Three and Wednesday for Period Six for class discussion
Rodriguez prompt opening paragraph due Tuesday for Periods One and Three; due Wednesday for Period Six; forty-minute in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed due today (on Box)Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due today
- WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components (continued):
- Logical fallacies
- Argument structures
- Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
- Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
- Useful vocabulary and diction
- Fiction and universal themes
- Syntax and sentence types
- Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
- Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses
- Outlining style and format
- Response to columnist analysis
- Research and oral defense of thesis
Synthesis paper and sources distributed; paper due next Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Monday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment
- Simple
- Compound
- Complex
- Compound-Complex
- Periodic
- Cumulative (Loose)
- Balanced
- Interrupted
Period One does not meet today
Thursday
Rodriguez prompt in-class timed writing
Synthesis Paper One due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, August 26; prompt and sources will be distributed in class
Friday
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis paper due on turnitin.com web site Tuesday morning by 8:30 A.M.
Virginia Woolf "Moments of Being" prompt distributed to students; prewriting due Tuesday
Bedford Reader is due in class Monday and Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information
Saturday, August 10, 2013
STUDYPATH* Opening Week August 13-16, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Tuesday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due Thursday
Summer work assignment free response papers and multiple choice responses due Friday
Turn It In account verification required by Friday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed and returned by Monday (on Box)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due Monday
General AP English Language paper rubric reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components:
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Tuesday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due today
Turn It In account verification due tomorrow
Summer work assignment due tomorrow free response papers and multiple choice responses
Friday
AP Opening Days Bulletin due Monday signed by student and parent
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis Paper sources and prompt distributed; prewriting due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Tuesday
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due Thursday
Summer work assignment free response papers and multiple choice responses due Friday
Turn It In account verification required by Friday
AP English Language Opening Days Bulletin signed and returned by Monday (on Box)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 due Monday
- WHSSSK components: definition, diacritical marking, syllable divide, part of speech
General AP English Language paper rubric reviewed in class
AP syllabus overview (syllabus on Box) and course orientation components:
- Logical fallacies
- Argument structures
- Multiple choice passages, stems and distractors
- Useful literary terms and rhetorical devices
- Useful vocabulary and diction
- Fiction and universal themes
- Syntax and sentence types
- Synthesis and sources, analysis and argument prose responses
- Style (tone, diction and syntax) prose responses
- Outlining style and format
- Response to columnist analysis
- Research and oral defense of thesis
AP syllabus overview and course orientation components (continued from Tuesday)
Multiple choice prose passage, stems, and distractors practice; "Death of the Moth" Virginia Woolf
Journal: Introduction to the Types of Sentences in Advanced Placement prose assignment
- Simple
- Compound
- Complex
- Compound-Complex
- Periodic
- Cumulative (Loose)
- Balanced
- Interrupted
Rodriguez prompt prewriting due today
Turn It In account verification due tomorrow
Summer work assignment due tomorrow free response papers and multiple choice responses
Friday
AP Opening Days Bulletin due Monday signed by student and parent
Journal: Introduction to Advanced Placement Literary terms and rhetorical devices
Synthesis Paper sources and prompt distributed; prewriting due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH for next week's assignments and class information
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Summer Introduction to AP English Language and Composition
Welcome students to Advanced Placement English Language and Composition 2013-2014!
An updated syllabus and Week One blog will be posted at the beginning of August. Classes begin on Tuesday, August 13.
You may wish to familiarize yourself with the novels scheduled for this yearlong course. Access the textbook and novel photos by downloading the document on Box (at right of this blog). We will complete reading assignments and dialectical journals on Invisible Man, Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby. The textbooks are The Bedford Reader, The Language of Composition, Five Steps to a Five, Everything's An Argument, Writer's Choice and Vocabulary Workshop. Students will also complete a fifteen-page research paper defense of thesis on a topic related to water conservation and participate in a trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for an oral defense of thesis by selected students.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will respond.
An updated syllabus and Week One blog will be posted at the beginning of August. Classes begin on Tuesday, August 13.
You may wish to familiarize yourself with the novels scheduled for this yearlong course. Access the textbook and novel photos by downloading the document on Box (at right of this blog). We will complete reading assignments and dialectical journals on Invisible Man, Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby. The textbooks are The Bedford Reader, The Language of Composition, Five Steps to a Five, Everything's An Argument, Writer's Choice and Vocabulary Workshop. Students will also complete a fifteen-page research paper defense of thesis on a topic related to water conservation and participate in a trip to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for an oral defense of thesis by selected students.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will respond.
Saturday, July 06, 2013
AP English Language Summer Work Assignment
Access this link for instructions:
http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=64226&type=d&pREC_ID=100888
All assignments are due by the end of the first week of school.
Questions or concerns, contact jcarmicl@lausd.net for information.
http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=64226&type=d&pREC_ID=100888
All assignments are due by the end of the first week of school.
Questions or concerns, contact jcarmicl@lausd.net for information.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Finals Week 2013
Monday-Friday
Periods One, Two and Three final examinations are scheduled for Tuesday, June 4
Periods Four, Five and Six final examinations are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5
Preparation for final examinations is scheduled Monday, June 3
Return all textbooks directly to textbook room
Last day of classes for the 2012-2013 school year is Friday, June 7
First day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year is Tuesday, August 13
Periods One, Two and Three final examinations are scheduled for Tuesday, June 4
Periods Four, Five and Six final examinations are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5
Preparation for final examinations is scheduled Monday, June 3
Return all textbooks directly to textbook room
Last day of classes for the 2012-2013 school year is Friday, June 7
First day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year is Tuesday, August 13
Saturday, May 25, 2013
STUDYPATH* May 27-31, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday-Friday
Dickinson poetry interpretation, explication and analysis is scheduled; student-chosen poem selected is interpreted, explicated and analyzed in class
Literary terms are scheduled (anaphora, anthropomorphism, antithesis, begging the question, chiasmus, denouement, epistrophe, homograph, homomyn, homophone, in media res, modernism, motif, naturalism, non sequitur, parallelism, procatalepsis, slippery slope, understatement, zeugma)
Return all textbooks to classroom
Preparation for final examination is scheduled
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday-Friday
Dickinson poetry interpretation, explication and analysis is scheduled; student-chosen poem selected is interpreted, explicated and analyzed in class
Literary terms are scheduled (anaphora, anthropomorphism, antithesis, begging the question, chiasmus, denouement, epistrophe, homograph, homomyn, homophone, in media res, modernism, motif, naturalism, non sequitur, parallelism, procatalepsis, slippery slope, understatement, zeugma)
Return all textbooks to classroom
Preparation for final examination is scheduled
Saturday, May 18, 2013
STUDYPATH* May 20-24, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms both Monday and Tuesday
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California field trip is scheduled Wednesday, May 22; students meet in the cafeteria at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday for preparations to board the train; debrief of trip will occur once students return to school in the afternoon
Return Bedford Reader, Everything's An Argument and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom
Return all Water Case handouts to classroom
Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due; print verification of account signup
USING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER, WRITE TEN TALKING POINTS FOR THE CLASS DISCOURSE SCHEDULED AT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
Talking points are due Tuesday in class
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms both Monday and Tuesday
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California field trip is scheduled Wednesday, May 22; students meet in the cafeteria at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday for preparations to board the train; debrief of trip will occur once students return to school in the afternoon
Return Bedford Reader, Everything's An Argument and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom
Return all Water Case handouts to classroom
Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due; print verification of account signup
USING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER, WRITE TEN TALKING POINTS FOR THE CLASS DISCOURSE SCHEDULED AT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
Talking points are due Tuesday in class
Saturday, May 11, 2013
STUDYPATH* May 13-17, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms
Debriefing of the AP English Language and Composition examination free response questions
Precis for research paper assigned and due Friday
Return Bedford Reader and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom
Return all Water Case handouts to classroom
Power points for presenters are due today
Research papers are scored and returned to students
Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due Friday; print verification of account signup
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday-Friday
Preparation for the upcoming visit to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California includes power point and defense of thesis rehearsals for presenters and question/answer forums using the judges' scoring forms
Debriefing of the AP English Language and Composition examination free response questions
Precis for research paper assigned and due Friday
Return Bedford Reader and Writer's Choice textbooks to classroom
Return all Water Case handouts to classroom
Power points for presenters are due today
Research papers are scored and returned to students
Proof of AP Online Score reports account for students is due Friday; print verification of account signup
Saturday, May 04, 2013
STUDYPATH* May 6-10, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Week One May 6-10
College counselor Mrs. Brown is scheduled as guest speaker
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed in class Monday-Thursday
Tuesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices, and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled
Wednesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled
Thursday
Pre-Exam class discussion of skills and strategies for AP exam is scheduled
Friday
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled today; students are invited to continental breakfast in classroom from 6:30-7:45 A.M.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Week One May 6-10
College counselor Mrs. Brown is scheduled as guest speaker
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled Friday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed in class Monday-Thursday
Tuesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices, and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled
Wednesday
Multiple choice examination responses are reviewed
Literary terms, rhetorical devices and footnote multiple choice question analysis are scheduled
Thursday
Pre-Exam class discussion of skills and strategies for AP exam is scheduled
Friday
AP English Language and Composition examination is scheduled today; students are invited to continental breakfast in classroom from 6:30-7:45 A.M.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
STUDYPATH* April 29-May 3, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number One)
Mrs. Brown's visit has been postponed to next Monday
Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part One)
Logical fallacies review and test
Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Two)
Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part Two)
Review of next week's pre-exam activities is scheduled
Friday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Three)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due April 30; no late papers accepted
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number One)
Mrs. Brown's visit has been postponed to next Monday
Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part One)
Logical fallacies review and test
Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Two)
Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Multiple Choice Part Two)
Review of next week's pre-exam activities is scheduled
Friday
AP Exam Prep Week Two (Paper Number Three)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due April 30; no late papers accepted
Saturday, April 20, 2013
STUDYPATH* April 22-26, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
CST Testing Schedule
Multiple choice scoring for AP Exam Prep Week One
"How to Calculate Your Score" handouts are completed in class
Logical fallacies handout and test is due on Friday
Tuesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today
Wednesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today
Thursday
CST Testing Schedule
Letter to the editor is due
Multiple choice practice is scheduled; AP Exam Prep Week One scoring concludes
Research paper is due April 30; power points for selected students are due May 13
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
April 29-May 3 is AP Exam Prep Week Two
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class
Logical fallacies responses are due today
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
CST Testing Schedule
Multiple choice scoring for AP Exam Prep Week One
"How to Calculate Your Score" handouts are completed in class
Logical fallacies handout and test is due on Friday
Tuesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today
Wednesday
CST Testing Schedule
Period Four does not meet today
Thursday
CST Testing Schedule
Letter to the editor is due
Multiple choice practice is scheduled; AP Exam Prep Week One scoring concludes
Research paper is due April 30; power points for selected students are due May 13
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class
Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
April 29-May 3 is AP Exam Prep Week Two
Rhetorical devices and strategies continue in class
Logical fallacies responses are due today
Saturday, April 13, 2013
STUDYPATH* April 15-19, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups: Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper One
Rewrites of thumbnails, working outlines and works cited pages are due today; staple rewrites on top of initial drafts; if there were no corrections in original drafts they must be submitted for points and letter grade
OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE APRIL 30; NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
POWER POINTS ARE DUE MAY 13 FOR SELECTED STUDENTS
Water Cases 1-10 will be distributed to students this week for research papers
Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Multiple Choice (first half)
Bedford Reader literary terms test
Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper Two
Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Multiple Choice (second half)
Letter to the editor is due today (use political cartoon from USA Today)
Friday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper Three
CST Exam Week schedule is in effect next week; Period Four will meet only on selected days and include multiple choice practice, literary terms from Bedford Reader, the classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin arguments from Bedford Reader and a turnitin.com writing assignment, among other scheduled activities
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups: Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper One
Rewrites of thumbnails, working outlines and works cited pages are due today; staple rewrites on top of initial drafts; if there were no corrections in original drafts they must be submitted for points and letter grade
OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE APRIL 30; NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
POWER POINTS ARE DUE MAY 13 FOR SELECTED STUDENTS
Water Cases 1-10 will be distributed to students this week for research papers
Tuesday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Multiple Choice (first half)
Bedford Reader literary terms test
Wednesday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper Two
Thursday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Multiple Choice (second half)
Letter to the editor is due today (use political cartoon from USA Today)
Friday
AP Exam Prep Week One: Paper Three
CST Exam Week schedule is in effect next week; Period Four will meet only on selected days and include multiple choice practice, literary terms from Bedford Reader, the classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin arguments from Bedford Reader and a turnitin.com writing assignment, among other scheduled activities
Sunday, April 07, 2013
STUDYPATH* April 8-12, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Los Angeles Times staff writer Bettina Boxall guest speaker appearance on water concerns in California
Final Mastery Test (FMT) responses for Vocabulary Workshop are announced in class tomorrow; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due Tuesday, April 30 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; no late papers are accepted
Research paper thumbnails (four) are due today
Rewrite works cited and working outlines by Friday for second draft
Tuesday
FMT responses are announced in class
AP Exam Prep Week One is rescheduled to Monday-Friday, April 15-18
Water Cases are distributed in class for research paper sources
CST test preparation continues in class with passages and multiple choice responses
Wednesday
FMT test is scheduled all period today; Writer's Choice assignment is due
Thursday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due
Bedford Reader literary terms continue in class and rhetorical strategies on overhead continue in class
Bedford Reader classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument models are scheduled
Friday
Grant-Lee writing assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. this morning on turnitin.com web site
Power points for students who will present at MWD are due no later than Monday, May 13
Rewrites of works cited and working outlines are due today (this assignment has been rescheduled to Monday and includes working outlines, works cited and thumbnails rewrites; all rewrites should be stapled on top of previous drafts)
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Los Angeles Times staff writer Bettina Boxall guest speaker appearance on water concerns in California
Final Mastery Test (FMT) responses for Vocabulary Workshop are announced in class tomorrow; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Outdoor Water Conservation research paper is due Tuesday, April 30 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; no late papers are accepted
Research paper thumbnails (four) are due today
Rewrite works cited and working outlines by Friday for second draft
Tuesday
FMT responses are announced in class
AP Exam Prep Week One is rescheduled to Monday-Friday, April 15-18
Water Cases are distributed in class for research paper sources
CST test preparation continues in class with passages and multiple choice responses
Wednesday
FMT test is scheduled all period today; Writer's Choice assignment is due
Thursday
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due
Bedford Reader literary terms continue in class and rhetorical strategies on overhead continue in class
Bedford Reader classical Greek, Rogerian and Toulmin argument models are scheduled
Friday
Grant-Lee writing assignment is due by 8:30 A.M. this morning on turnitin.com web site
Power points for students who will present at MWD are due no later than Monday, May 13
Rewrites of works cited and working outlines are due today (this assignment has been rescheduled to Monday and includes working outlines, works cited and thumbnails rewrites; all rewrites should be stapled on top of previous drafts)
Friday, March 29, 2013
STUDYPATH* April 1-5, 2013
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Cesar E. Chavez Birthday Observed; classes are not in session and resume tomorrow
Tuesday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due Friday; paper due date is set; thesis statements are reviewed in class
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (FMT) is due Thursday (this has been amended to Friday) in class (pages 183-188)
Water Cases continue in class this week
CST test preparation is scheduled all week in class
LA Times writer Boxall's latest article about water is available on Box (see listing at right)
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language Examination (May 10)
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for assignment
Thursday
Letter to the editor is due; respond to political cartoon
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop FMT responses are due; books are due in class Monday for FMT examination
Friday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due today
Bedford Reader literary terms continue; book is due in class
Additional assignments are made from Everything's An Argument textbook
FMT responses are announced in class in preparation for the FMT from Vocabulary Workshop on Monday
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Cesar E. Chavez Birthday Observed; classes are not in session and resume tomorrow
Tuesday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due Friday; paper due date is set; thesis statements are reviewed in class
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (FMT) is due Thursday (this has been amended to Friday) in class (pages 183-188)
Water Cases continue in class this week
CST test preparation is scheduled all week in class
LA Times writer Boxall's latest article about water is available on Box (see listing at right)
Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming AP English Language Examination (May 10)
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for assignment
Thursday
Letter to the editor is due; respond to political cartoon
In-class timed writing is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop FMT responses are due; books are due in class Monday for FMT examination
Friday
Thumbnails, working outline (typed) and works cited list (as discussed in class) are due today
Bedford Reader literary terms continue; book is due in class
Additional assignments are made from Everything's An Argument textbook
FMT responses are announced in class in preparation for the FMT from Vocabulary Workshop on Monday
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