Here are the assignments for the last week of this semester:
1. Final Examinations Period Five on Tuesday, December 19 and Period Six on Thursday, December 21 include Catcher in the Rye multiple-choice; students may use text during test
2. Off-track book titles have been posted on a previous menu titled "Off-Track Assignments"
3. All textbooks should be returned to counter in classroom for return to textbook room
4. Two dialectical journals to be completed off track and due by the end of the first week of classes for Semester "B"; book choices can be obtained by purchase or by renting from Hollywood High School Library or your local library
5. Semester reflection in class during Final Examination; final organization of portfolios
6. New syllabus for Semester "B" will be available in late February online
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, December 11, 2006
Here are the assignments for the next few days:
1. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
2. Portfolios organized all week
3. Poetry Cornell Notes and final exam to be scheduled this week
4. Grammar Lessons One, Two, Three, Four, and Five continue this week
5. Catcher in the Rye essays are due Monday evening; the window for Vantage prompt will close this evening
6. Anthologies may be brought to class beginning today to be returned to textbook room; vocabulary textbooks are overdue as of today and should be returned immediately; Catcher in the Rye novels can be returned as of Tuesday, December 12
1. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
2. Portfolios organized all week
3. Poetry Cornell Notes and final exam to be scheduled this week
4. Grammar Lessons One, Two, Three, Four, and Five continue this week
5. Catcher in the Rye essays are due Monday evening; the window for Vantage prompt will close this evening
6. Anthologies may be brought to class beginning today to be returned to textbook room; vocabulary textbooks are overdue as of today and should be returned immediately; Catcher in the Rye novels can be returned as of Tuesday, December 12
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, December 6, 2006
1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages Thursday, December 7 so scores can be entered into gradebook
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due today, Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class
3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week; capitalization has been scored
4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled
5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
6. Vocabulary books can be returned to classroom for return to textbook room
7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for Catcher in the Rye Final Exam essay; prompts have been made available in class; if you choose to craft your own prompt it is due no later than today, Wednesday (6)
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due today, Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class
3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week; capitalization has been scored
4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled
5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
6. Vocabulary books can be returned to classroom for return to textbook room
7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for Catcher in the Rye Final Exam essay; prompts have been made available in class; if you choose to craft your own prompt it is due no later than today, Wednesday (6)
Monday, December 04, 2006
Honors Ten English Off-Track Assignment
Deliver the following by the end of the first week of instruction for Semester "B" 2007:
Dialectical Journal Number One (twenty-five thoughtful entries)
Dialectical Journal Number Two (twenty-five thoughtful entries)
Rules: No contractions; no "you"; typed, not handwritten; proper formatting
Book list will be available before December 22, 2006
Off-Track Titles Grade Ten Honors Winter Break 2006-2007
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria
Black Ice
Cary, Lorene
The Broken Cord
Dorris, Michael
Cry, the Beloved Country
Paton, Alan
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
Dune
Herbert, Frank
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
Williams, Juan
Fences: A Play
Wilson, August
The Fire Next Time
Baldwin, James
Hiroshima
Hersey, John Richard
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
Me Me Me Me Me-Not a Novel
Kerr, M.E.
Silent Spring
Carson, Rachel Louise
A Summer Life
Soto, Gary
A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles
Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera
Dialectical Journal Number One (twenty-five thoughtful entries)
Dialectical Journal Number Two (twenty-five thoughtful entries)
Rules: No contractions; no "you"; typed, not handwritten; proper formatting
Book list will be available before December 22, 2006
Off-Track Titles Grade Ten Honors Winter Break 2006-2007
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria
Black Ice
Cary, Lorene
The Broken Cord
Dorris, Michael
Cry, the Beloved Country
Paton, Alan
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
Dune
Herbert, Frank
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
Williams, Juan
Fences: A Play
Wilson, August
The Fire Next Time
Baldwin, James
Hiroshima
Hersey, John Richard
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
Me Me Me Me Me-Not a Novel
Kerr, M.E.
Silent Spring
Carson, Rachel Louise
A Summer Life
Soto, Gary
A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles
Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, December 4, 2006
AS WE WIND DOWN THE SEMESTER, HERE ARE SOME OF THE REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS.
1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages this week so scores can be entered into gradebook
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class on Wednesday
3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week
4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled
5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
6. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level "E" test is today, Monday, December 4; vocabulary books can be returned to classroom as of today for return to textbook room
7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for "Should Teens Work" or Robert Frost poetry essay; more to come in class
8. DEBATE VIDEO SHOWN UNEDITED TO PERIOD FIVE; EDITED VIDEO SHOWN TO PERIOD SIX
1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages this week so scores can be entered into gradebook
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class on Wednesday
3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week
4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled
5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well
6. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level "E" test is today, Monday, December 4; vocabulary books can be returned to classroom as of today for return to textbook room
7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for "Should Teens Work" or Robert Frost poetry essay; more to come in class
8. DEBATE VIDEO SHOWN UNEDITED TO PERIOD FIVE; EDITED VIDEO SHOWN TO PERIOD SIX
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 29-December 1, 2006
1. Grammar Unit-Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery Tests in class work on Friday, December 1
2. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level E due on Friday, December 1; test Monday, December 4
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29) for Period Six only; Period Five discussion is Thursday (30); books are mandatory for discussion
4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six
5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week; save Cornell Notes for poetry test to be scheduled
6. Update on "The Wild Bay" and debate: collage rubric will be available soon for triad scoring; debate video is being edited and will be shown to classes soon--Period Five debate video will be screened unedited; Period Six debate video has been edited and will be screened as such
1. Grammar Unit-Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery Tests in class work on Friday, December 1
2. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level E due on Friday, December 1; test Monday, December 4
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29) for Period Six only; Period Five discussion is Thursday (30); books are mandatory for discussion
4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six
5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week; save Cornell Notes for poetry test to be scheduled
6. Update on "The Wild Bay" and debate: collage rubric will be available soon for triad scoring; debate video is being edited and will be shown to classes soon--Period Five debate video will be screened unedited; Period Six debate video has been edited and will be screened as such
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, November 27, 2006
Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 27-28, 2006
1. Macbeth excerpt and "Youth in Love" poetry analyses are due Monday, November 27
2. Unit 4-6 Review for Vocabulary Level "E" is due Monday, November 27; test scheduled for Tuesday (28)
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29); books are mandatory for discussion
4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six
5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week
1. Macbeth excerpt and "Youth in Love" poetry analyses are due Monday, November 27
2. Unit 4-6 Review for Vocabulary Level "E" is due Monday, November 27; test scheduled for Tuesday (28)
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29); books are mandatory for discussion
4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six
5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 27-29, 2006
1. Unit Four-Six Review Vocabulary Level "E" has been assigned and is due on Monday (27); test scheduled for Tuesday (28)
2. Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye class discussion scheduled for Monday (27)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman in Vantage Lab using literary response rubric this week; Vantage Lab dates to be announced
4. "The Wild Bay" master rubric used by triads to score collages this week
5. Grammar to be assigned this week; activities to be announced in class
5. Poetry-metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry in class week of November 27; Cornell Notes will be scored
1. Unit Four-Six Review Vocabulary Level "E" has been assigned and is due on Monday (27); test scheduled for Tuesday (28)
2. Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye class discussion scheduled for Monday (27)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman in Vantage Lab using literary response rubric this week; Vantage Lab dates to be announced
4. "The Wild Bay" master rubric used by triads to score collages this week
5. Grammar to be assigned this week; activities to be announced in class
5. Poetry-metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry in class week of November 27; Cornell Notes will be scored
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, November 20, 2006
Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 20-22, 2006
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" tests have been scored and returned to students; vocabulary review on Units One-Six to be scheduled
2. Test Tuesday (21) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Tuesday (21); class discussion on Monday for Chapters 6-13 (see number 5)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays during the week of November 27
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. The Catcher in the Rye class discussion postponed to Monday, November 20 because of Friday's very successful debate on capital punishment; congratulations to all debaters for their successful research and delivery strategies
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" tests have been scored and returned to students; vocabulary review on Units One-Six to be scheduled
2. Test Tuesday (21) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Tuesday (21); class discussion on Monday for Chapters 6-13 (see number 5)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays during the week of November 27
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. The Catcher in the Rye class discussion postponed to Monday, November 20 because of Friday's very successful debate on capital punishment; congratulations to all debaters for their successful research and delivery strategies
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 15-17, 2006
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" test today (15) in class; staple work to test
2. Test Monday (20) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (20); class discussion on Thursday in class for Chapters 6-13
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate today (15) by teams from both classes; judge for P. 5 Ms. Cavalli; judge for P. 6 Mr. Lange; still photographs for school yearbook and debate to be videotaped
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" test today (15) in class; staple work to test
2. Test Monday (20) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (20); class discussion on Thursday in class for Chapters 6-13
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate today (15) by teams from both classes; judge for P. 5 Ms. Cavalli; judge for P. 6 Mr. Lange; still photographs for school yearbook and debate to be videotaped
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, November 13, 2006
Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 13-14, 2006
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" due in class Monday (13)
2. Test Monday (13) on Chapters 6-13 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (13)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate on Thursday by teams from both classes; final list of equipment and supplies submitted by teams on Monday (13)
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December
1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" due in class Monday (13)
2. Test Monday (13) on Chapters 6-13 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (13)
3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays
4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages
5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate on Thursday by teams from both classes; final list of equipment and supplies submitted by teams on Monday (13)
5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 8-10, 2006
1. Students to begin composing hand-written essays for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems; parking lot post-its shared with classes
2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday
3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion set for Thursday (10); ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary will be returned to students before discussion begins
4. Vantage Lab to be scheduled soon for poetry essay
5. Emily Dickinson poetry has been assigned as homework for Period Five due Wednesday (8); "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poetry assigned as homework for Period Six and due Wednesday (8)
6. Triads explain collages for "The Wild Bay" on Thursday; rubrics developed by classmates for scoring of collages
Check this web log on Sunday evening for assignment updates
1. Students to begin composing hand-written essays for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems; parking lot post-its shared with classes
2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday
3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion set for Thursday (10); ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary will be returned to students before discussion begins
4. Vantage Lab to be scheduled soon for poetry essay
5. Emily Dickinson poetry has been assigned as homework for Period Five due Wednesday (8); "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poetry assigned as homework for Period Six and due Wednesday (8)
6. Triads explain collages for "The Wild Bay" on Thursday; rubrics developed by classmates for scoring of collages
Check this web log on Sunday evening for assignment updates
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, November 6, 2006
Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 6-7, 2006
1. Unit Five Vocabulary Level E exam on Monday (6)
2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday
3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary are due beginning of class on Monday (6); chapters one-five reading comprehension quiz administered; next reading assignment set
4. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry continues Monday-Thursday; essay to be written in class after prewriting is completed; Cornell Notes on authors continues
5. Emily Dickinson poetry assigned as homework; due date is next day after assignment is issued
Check this web log on Tuesday evening for assignment updates
1. Unit Five Vocabulary Level E exam on Monday (6)
2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday
3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary are due beginning of class on Monday (6); chapters one-five reading comprehension quiz administered; next reading assignment set
4. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry continues Monday-Thursday; essay to be written in class after prewriting is completed; Cornell Notes on authors continues
5. Emily Dickinson poetry assigned as homework; due date is next day after assignment is issued
Check this web log on Tuesday evening for assignment updates
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Web log updated Sunday and Tuesday evenings; check back for assignment updates
Wednesday-Friday, November 1-3, 2006
1. Cell Phones-Pager and Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M. essays scored this weekend and returned to students
2. Unit Five Vocabulary twenty new words reviewed in class Wednesday (1); textbooks due in class today (1) with answers due on Thursday (2) and test scheduled for Friday (3)
3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments
4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)
5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room
6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1) in class
7. Grammar lessons continue in class this week and next week
MORE on SUNDAY; check WEB LOG
Wednesday-Friday, November 1-3, 2006
1. Cell Phones-Pager and Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M. essays scored this weekend and returned to students
2. Unit Five Vocabulary twenty new words reviewed in class Wednesday (1); textbooks due in class today (1) with answers due on Thursday (2) and test scheduled for Friday (3)
3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments
4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)
5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room
6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1) in class
7. Grammar lessons continue in class this week and next week
MORE on SUNDAY; check WEB LOG
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, October 30, 2006
Web log updated Sunday and Tuesday evenings; check back for assignment updates
Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and 31, 2006
1. Vantage Writing Lab Monday/Tuesday (30-31) for Cell Phones-Pagers essay; prewriting on Monday and essay composed on Tuesday
2. Unit Five Vocabulary due Tuesday (31); test on Wednesday (1)
3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments
4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)
5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room
6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1)
MORE on TUESDAY--check WEB LOG
Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and 31, 2006
1. Vantage Writing Lab Monday/Tuesday (30-31) for Cell Phones-Pagers essay; prewriting on Monday and essay composed on Tuesday
2. Unit Five Vocabulary due Tuesday (31); test on Wednesday (1)
3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments
4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)
5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room
6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1)
MORE on TUESDAY--check WEB LOG
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Assignments Wednesday-Friday October 25-27, 2006
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays
VANTAGE LAB HAS BEEN BOOKED FOR MONDAY-TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30-31)
1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)
2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction); graphic organizer selection test due Wednesday (25)
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols
4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week
5. Parts of the Sentence grammar activities begin by end of week
6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Tuesday (24); test on Unit Four either Friday (27) or when students complete in-class Secondary Periodic Assessment
7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)
8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized by week's end; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays
VANTAGE LAB HAS BEEN BOOKED FOR MONDAY-TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30-31)
1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)
2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction); graphic organizer selection test due Wednesday (25)
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols
4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week
5. Parts of the Sentence grammar activities begin by end of week
6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Tuesday (24); test on Unit Four either Friday (27) or when students complete in-class Secondary Periodic Assessment
7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)
8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized by week's end; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, October 23, 2006
Assignments Monday-Tuesday October 23-24, 2006
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays
1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)
2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction)
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols
4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week
5. Parts of the Sentence grammar pretest has been administered to Period Six; Period Five will complete as early as Monday (23)
6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday (23); test Tuesday (24)
7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)
8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays
1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)
2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction)
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols
4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week
5. Parts of the Sentence grammar pretest has been administered to Period Six; Period Five will complete as early as Monday (23)
6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday (23); test Tuesday (24)
7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)
8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday October 18, 19, and 20
1. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays are due (one copy only) on Friday, October 27
2. "The Wild Bay" collage for short story "Through the Tunnel" is due on Friday, October 27
3. "No News from Auschwitz" nonfiction by A.M. Rosenthal to be scheduled (textbooks are due in class all Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays)
4. Fahrenheit 451 film screening on Wednesday and Thursday, October 18 and 19
5. Substitute scheduled for Friday, October 20 (Mr. Carmicle in Burbank for LD4 ELA Meeting); bring Vocabulary Workshop on Thursday and Friday, October 19-20 for work on Unit Four Level "E" Vocabulary
6. Two examinations on Friday: Fahrenheit 451 Final Objective Exam and Vocabulary Exam
Period Two Code Word: Computer Screen
7. Parts of the Sentence Grammar activities continue after grammar pretest
1. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays are due (one copy only) on Friday, October 27
2. "The Wild Bay" collage for short story "Through the Tunnel" is due on Friday, October 27
3. "No News from Auschwitz" nonfiction by A.M. Rosenthal to be scheduled (textbooks are due in class all Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays)
4. Fahrenheit 451 film screening on Wednesday and Thursday, October 18 and 19
5. Substitute scheduled for Friday, October 20 (Mr. Carmicle in Burbank for LD4 ELA Meeting); bring Vocabulary Workshop on Thursday and Friday, October 19-20 for work on Unit Four Level "E" Vocabulary
6. Two examinations on Friday: Fahrenheit 451 Final Objective Exam and Vocabulary Exam
Period Two Code Word: Computer Screen
7. Parts of the Sentence Grammar activities continue after grammar pretest
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, October 16, 2006
Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17, 2006
1. Textbooks: Bring anthologies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; Fahrenheit 451 needed for Friday for objective final exam on novel; Vocabulary Workshop needed for corrections of Units One-Three Review before tests are administered Monday and/or Tuesday
2. "Hair" from Autobiography of Malcolm X and "No News From Auschwitz" nonfiction on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday; graphic organizers and selection tests for both selections; see syllabus for differentiated assignments
3. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing's short story: collage on "The Wild Bay" is due in class on Friday, October 27 (see previous year's student examples on counter)
4. Debate protocols and propositions' final drafts set this week; debaters chosen by secret ballot; tentative date for debate set; debaters given class time to prepare arguments and rebuttals
5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" prompt is available on Vantage; use your student log in and I.D. to access the essay; this essay may be completed using Vantage or by submission of typed hard copy submitted no later than Friday, October 27
6. School Junk Food and Violence in Video Games essays being returned this week to students; dialectical journals are being scored and all journals submitted on time should be returned by end of October; journals submitted late will be returned first part of November
7. LAUSD Secondary Performance Assessment Persuasive component window opens October 16 and closes October 27
8. Literary Terms 1-10 are assigned this week; grammar mastery test for parts of speech re-administered; parts of the sentence grammar pretest given before week's end
Period Two Code Word: roll book
1. Textbooks: Bring anthologies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; Fahrenheit 451 needed for Friday for objective final exam on novel; Vocabulary Workshop needed for corrections of Units One-Three Review before tests are administered Monday and/or Tuesday
2. "Hair" from Autobiography of Malcolm X and "No News From Auschwitz" nonfiction on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday; graphic organizers and selection tests for both selections; see syllabus for differentiated assignments
3. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing's short story: collage on "The Wild Bay" is due in class on Friday, October 27 (see previous year's student examples on counter)
4. Debate protocols and propositions' final drafts set this week; debaters chosen by secret ballot; tentative date for debate set; debaters given class time to prepare arguments and rebuttals
5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" prompt is available on Vantage; use your student log in and I.D. to access the essay; this essay may be completed using Vantage or by submission of typed hard copy submitted no later than Friday, October 27
6. School Junk Food and Violence in Video Games essays being returned this week to students; dialectical journals are being scored and all journals submitted on time should be returned by end of October; journals submitted late will be returned first part of November
7. LAUSD Secondary Performance Assessment Persuasive component window opens October 16 and closes October 27
8. Literary Terms 1-10 are assigned this week; grammar mastery test for parts of speech re-administered; parts of the sentence grammar pretest given before week's end
Period Two Code Word: roll book
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 10, 2006
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday October 11, 12, 13, 2006
1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are overdue
2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13
4. Anthologies are due in class today Wednesday (11) for "The Bet" debate propositions and debate protocol
5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit
6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week
7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)
8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning
1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are overdue
2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13
4. Anthologies are due in class today Wednesday (11) for "The Bet" debate propositions and debate protocol
5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit
6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week
7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)
8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, October 9, 2006
Monday and Tuesday, October 9-10, 2006
1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are due today (9)
2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13
4. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing short story in class Monday and Tuesday (9-10); anthologies are due in class for three days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (9-11)
5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit
6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week
7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)
8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning
9. SAS folders inserted into portfolios during this week
10. "History of the Firemen" essay and Fahrenheit 451 Objective Final exams will be scheduled this week
1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are due today (9)
2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13
4. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing short story in class Monday and Tuesday (9-10); anthologies are due in class for three days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (9-11)
5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit
6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week
7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)
8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning
9. SAS folders inserted into portfolios during this week
10. "History of the Firemen" essay and Fahrenheit 451 Objective Final exams will be scheduled this week
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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Wednesday, October 4; Thursday, October 5; Friday, October 6
1. Meet Wednesday and Thursday in Vantage Lab to a) begin to prewrite the Letter to the Editor connected to Anton Chekhov's "The Bet"; this letter will lead to a class debate for Grade Ten Honors English and b) complete the final draft of Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignment based on the writing style of author Ray Bradbury
2. Unit Three vocabulary was corrected in class today; test on Thursday at beginning of class in Vantage Lab; study Unit Three vocabulary for a high score
3. Violence in Video Games persuasive essay prompt presented to students; deadline for essay is Friday, October 13 (one copy only)
4. School Junk Food persuasive essays exchanged in triads today; make constructive corrections and suggestions for return to students on Friday, October 6; final draft of essay stapled on top of two triad members' copies due Monday, October 9
5. Fahrenheit Friday; bring ten talking points and unfamilar vocabulary to class for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand"; students engage in class discussion
Wednesday, October 4; Thursday, October 5; Friday, October 6
1. Meet Wednesday and Thursday in Vantage Lab to a) begin to prewrite the Letter to the Editor connected to Anton Chekhov's "The Bet"; this letter will lead to a class debate for Grade Ten Honors English and b) complete the final draft of Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignment based on the writing style of author Ray Bradbury
2. Unit Three vocabulary was corrected in class today; test on Thursday at beginning of class in Vantage Lab; study Unit Three vocabulary for a high score
3. Violence in Video Games persuasive essay prompt presented to students; deadline for essay is Friday, October 13 (one copy only)
4. School Junk Food persuasive essays exchanged in triads today; make constructive corrections and suggestions for return to students on Friday, October 6; final draft of essay stapled on top of two triad members' copies due Monday, October 9
5. Fahrenheit Friday; bring ten talking points and unfamilar vocabulary to class for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand"; students engage in class discussion
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, October 2, 2006
Beginning today, Monday, October 2, 2006 my web log introduces a new user-friendly format:
Monday, October 2
1. Bring anthology to lab for final drafts of Changing the Ending for "The Cold Equations"; assignment must be completed today by end of class; students in lab Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week
4. "The Bet" Letter to the Editor prompt reviewed on gomyaccess.com; debate protocols and participants set this week
5. Collect two copies of School Junk Food essay today to provide triad members suggestions/corrections opportunities
Tuesday, October 3
1. Tuesday in class answers provided for Unit Three Vocabulary; test on Wednesday in lab before work begins on "The Bet" Letter to the Editor and Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignments
2. Grammar mastery test completed in class on Tuesday
3. Fahrenheit Friday: Ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary; points deducted for format errors, including title, skipped line after title, paper standards, and margins
4. Violence in Video Games essay assigned today; due dates announced
5. Signed report cards required for SAS students; submit signed reports to teacher.
6. Place all scored classwork and homework in hanging file folders.
CHECK WEB LOG ON WEDNESDAY FOR UPDATES
Monday, October 2
1. Bring anthology to lab for final drafts of Changing the Ending for "The Cold Equations"; assignment must be completed today by end of class; students in lab Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week
4. "The Bet" Letter to the Editor prompt reviewed on gomyaccess.com; debate protocols and participants set this week
5. Collect two copies of School Junk Food essay today to provide triad members suggestions/corrections opportunities
Tuesday, October 3
1. Tuesday in class answers provided for Unit Three Vocabulary; test on Wednesday in lab before work begins on "The Bet" Letter to the Editor and Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignments
2. Grammar mastery test completed in class on Tuesday
3. Fahrenheit Friday: Ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary; points deducted for format errors, including title, skipped line after title, paper standards, and margins
4. Violence in Video Games essay assigned today; due dates announced
5. Signed report cards required for SAS students; submit signed reports to teacher.
6. Place all scored classwork and homework in hanging file folders.
CHECK WEB LOG ON WEDNESDAY FOR UPDATES
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 27, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27; added another day, Monday, October 2
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three homework is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test early next week
6. Invite parents to Thursday night's Back-To-School Night; Room 120; discussion of course descriptions, class rules, and semester curriculum; display of student work
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 6 for Period Five and Period Six (FAHRENHEIT FRIDAY)
8. Mr. Carmicle at District 4 Meeting all day Friday, September 29
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27; added another day, Monday, October 2
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three homework is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test early next week
6. Invite parents to Thursday night's Back-To-School Night; Room 120; discussion of course descriptions, class rules, and semester curriculum; display of student work
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 6 for Period Five and Period Six (FAHRENHEIT FRIDAY)
8. Mr. Carmicle at District 4 Meeting all day Friday, September 29
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday September 25, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test later this week
6. Course work surveys are overdue at this point and will be listed as NS (not submitted)
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Monday, September 25 for Period Six only; Period Five completed discussion on Friday in library; F451 quizzes due for both periods today, Monday, September 25; imitative writing assignment due today, Monday
8. Reading level reports issued to parents and shared with students
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W; Vocabulary Workshop M; Fahrenheit 451 F
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test later this week
6. Course work surveys are overdue at this point and will be listed as NS (not submitted)
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Monday, September 25 for Period Six only; Period Five completed discussion on Friday in library; F451 quizzes due for both periods today, Monday, September 25; imitative writing assignment due today, Monday
8. Reading level reports issued to parents and shared with students
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W; Vocabulary Workshop M; Fahrenheit 451 F
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 20, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs
1. HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting for "The Cold Equations"; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday and Wednesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay for "The Bet" to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by next week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two hiatus this week; vocabulary resumes next week; English 10A Unit Two Vocabulary Test postponed by one day to Wednesday, September 20
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs and Prepositions and Conjunctions; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week or early next week
5. HONORS: Dialectical Journals are not being accepted at this point
6. Course work surveys were due Monday, September 18 for letter grade; if the circulated class grade report does not reflect a grade you need to submit it immediately
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; HONORS Fahrenheit 451 F
1. HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting for "The Cold Equations"; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday and Wednesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay for "The Bet" to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by next week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two hiatus this week; vocabulary resumes next week; English 10A Unit Two Vocabulary Test postponed by one day to Wednesday, September 20
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs and Prepositions and Conjunctions; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week or early next week
5. HONORS: Dialectical Journals are not being accepted at this point
6. Course work surveys were due Monday, September 18 for letter grade; if the circulated class grade report does not reflect a grade you need to submit it immediately
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; HONORS Fahrenheit 451 F
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, September 18, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday; HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by week’s end
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is Tuesday, September 19; HONORS Unit Two test is Monday
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Course work surveys are due Monday, September 18 for letter grade
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W-Th; Fahrenheit 451 F
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday; HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by week’s end
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is Tuesday, September 19; HONORS Unit Two test is Monday
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Course work surveys are due Monday, September 18 for letter grade
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W-Th; Fahrenheit 451 F
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 13, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” completed on Tuesday; textbooks needed for Wednesday, September 13 for group discussion and selection examination
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15; attach prewriting to essay; essay is double-spaced; run spell-grammar check before printing; standard 12 pt. font; title and paper standards formatting is required
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two will begin on Thursday and Friday of this week; vocabulary textbooks are needed in class both days; Unit Two due Monday, September 18; test is Tuesday, September 19
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework; reteaching nouns/pronouns due Wednesday, September 13
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments, including "Changing the Ending" of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations"; prewriting and essay to be completed in Vantage Writing Lab next week
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” completed on Tuesday; textbooks needed for Wednesday, September 13 for group discussion and selection examination
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15; attach prewriting to essay; essay is double-spaced; run spell-grammar check before printing; standard 12 pt. font; title and paper standards formatting is required
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two will begin on Thursday and Friday of this week; vocabulary textbooks are needed in class both days; Unit Two due Monday, September 18; test is Tuesday, September 19
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework; reteaching nouns/pronouns due Wednesday, September 13
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments, including "Changing the Ending" of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations"; prewriting and essay to be completed in Vantage Writing Lab next week
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, September 11, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” continues Monday-Wednesday.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15.
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is due Monday, 9/11; test on Tuesday 9/12
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” continues Monday-Wednesday.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15.
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is due Monday, 9/11; test on Tuesday 9/12
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 6, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.
1. Grammar pretest work continues.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.
7. "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin in class reading and discussion.
8. Textbooks, including vocabulary and anthologies, signed out to students.
1. Grammar pretest work continues.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.
7. "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin in class reading and discussion.
8. Textbooks, including vocabulary and anthologies, signed out to students.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, September 4, 2006
In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.
1. Monday is a holiday-Labor Day 2006, September 4.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.
1. Monday is a holiday-Labor Day 2006, September 4.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Draft-Fall Syllabus Honors English Ten
Honors English-Grade Ten
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007
323-461-3891 Ext. 419
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net
The Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum, denotes, by its very designation, that students will encounter rigorous demands of the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, with instruction paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework requires. Grade Ten Honors (SAS) readies students for an eleventh-grade advanced placement high school class as they learn to think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in SAS Grade Ten Honors experience a curriculum that spans genres such as short stories, poetry, novels and plays, as well as contemporary literature selections and nonfiction that necessitate the student's ability to elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, and offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned. Students retain all assignments, cover sheets, revisions and other materials necessary to write a reflective letter at the end of the semester.
Textbooks and Novels:
Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997
Vocabulary Workshop Level “E”; English Workshop, Fourth Course (HRW)
Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury; The Catcher In The Rye Salinger
Universal Access Interactive Reading, Fourth Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 2003
Literature Assignments August 30-December 22, 2006 (Semester A)
Short Story
“The Cold Equations” (see below) Tom Godwin (1915-1980)
“The Bet” (see below) Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
“Through The Tunnel” (see below) Doris Lessing (1919-)
Nonfiction
Hair from Autobiography of Malcolm X (see below)Malcolm X (1925-1965)
“No News From Auschwitz” (see below)A.M. Rosenthal (1922-2006)
Poetry
“The Passionate Shepherd To His Love” Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh (?1552-1618)
“Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
“She Dwelt Among The Untrodden Ways” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“Youth and Love” Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Excerpt from Macbeth William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
“On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” John Keats (1795-1821)
“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Composition Assignments
Why Johnny Can’t Pass His Fitness Test Due: September 15, 2006
School Junk Food Due: September 29, 2006
Violence in Video Games Due: October 13, 2006
Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.? Due: October 27, 2006
Cell Phones in School Due: November 17, 2006
Should Teens Work? Due: December 1, 2006
High School Bullies Due: December 15, 2006
Periodic Assessment: Persuasive Due: TBD
BARTON, THE PILOT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT SPACECRAFT, HAS ONLY HOURS TO HELP A TEENAGE STOWAWAY, MARILYN LEE CROSS, UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE AND FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTION.
Changing The Ending: You are a researcher in the year 2196. You discover some pages of an ancient textbook containing a short story called “The Cold Equations.” However, the final pages are missing. The last bit of text you can read is Marilyn’s “I’m ready” on page 27. Write a plausible resolution for the story that is different from the present ending. Suppose you are an optimistic researcher. Is it possible to find a happy ending?*
IN 19TH CENTURY RUSSIA, A YOUNG LAWYER AGREES TO UNDERGO FIFTEEN YEARS OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT TO PROVE THAT IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE IS PREFERABLE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Debate: Where do you stand on the question of life imprisonment vs. the death penalty? Do you agree with the lawyer that, “to live anyhow is better than not at all”? Or do you believe as the banker does that a quick execution is more humane than a lifetime of confinement? Write an editorial for the school or local newspaper, expressing your views on the subject. Be sure to evaluate the conflicting claims of the community, of victims, of victims’ families, and of convicted individuals. Using your editorial stand as a resource, participate in a classroom debate involving imprisonment vs. the death penalty. Debate skills are covered on page 1018.*
WHILE ON VACATION AT THE SEASHORE, JERRY LEARNS ABOUT AN UNDERWATER TUNNEL THAT OLDER BOYS ARE SWIMMING THROUGH. DETERMINED TO DO THE SAME, JERRY SPENDS A WEEK TRAINING FOR THE EVENT.
Collage: A collage is an arrangement of images (photographs, magazine art, drawings), words, and other objects (sand, shells, stones, and so forth) glued to a surface. Make a collage called “The Wild Bay.” Find words from the text that can go with your images. What mood do you want to convey in your collage?*
MALCOLM X RELATES WHAT HE LEARNED ABOUT HIMSELF THE FIRST TIME HE CONKED HIS FAIR, TURNING IT STRAIGHT, LIKE A WHITE PERSON’S HAIR.
Research/Drawing: Look up pictures of hairstyles throughout the course of history. Draw four or five of them, and write an informative caption for each. Some possible examples: conked hair; the pageboy; the Afro; cornrows; long hippie hair; punk hair; the crew cut; ponytail; ducktail; powdered wigs; the squash-blossom hairstyle of the Hopis.*
A JOURNALIST VISITS THE MEMORIAL AT THE INFAMOUS CONCENTRATION CAMP OF AUSCHWITZ.
Drawing, Poster, Collage, Exhibit: Maya Ying Lin was a twenty-one-year-old architecture student when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: two long black granite walls inscribed with the names of those who died in the war. Choose an important historic event (it does not have to be tragic) that interests you, and think about the visual ways that could be used to remind people of what happened and why it is important. You may want to brainstorm ideas with a partner or small group. Then, create a poster, a collage, an exhibit, or a model or drawing of a monument to memorialize the event.*
*Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4 LABOR DAY
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 VETERANS DAY
THURSDAY-FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23-24
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAYS
YEAR LONG HONORS ENGLISH RIGOR TOOLS
DICTION, SYNTAX, TONE, IRONY;
RHETORICAL READING AND WRITING;
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER;
ARGUMENT AND COUNTER ARGUMENT
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007
323-461-3891 Ext. 419
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net
The Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum, denotes, by its very designation, that students will encounter rigorous demands of the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, with instruction paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework requires. Grade Ten Honors (SAS) readies students for an eleventh-grade advanced placement high school class as they learn to think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in SAS Grade Ten Honors experience a curriculum that spans genres such as short stories, poetry, novels and plays, as well as contemporary literature selections and nonfiction that necessitate the student's ability to elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, and offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned. Students retain all assignments, cover sheets, revisions and other materials necessary to write a reflective letter at the end of the semester.
Textbooks and Novels:
Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997
Vocabulary Workshop Level “E”; English Workshop, Fourth Course (HRW)
Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury; The Catcher In The Rye Salinger
Universal Access Interactive Reading, Fourth Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 2003
Literature Assignments August 30-December 22, 2006 (Semester A)
Short Story
“The Cold Equations” (see below) Tom Godwin (1915-1980)
“The Bet” (see below) Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
“Through The Tunnel” (see below) Doris Lessing (1919-)
Nonfiction
Hair from Autobiography of Malcolm X (see below)Malcolm X (1925-1965)
“No News From Auschwitz” (see below)A.M. Rosenthal (1922-2006)
Poetry
“The Passionate Shepherd To His Love” Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh (?1552-1618)
“Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
“She Dwelt Among The Untrodden Ways” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“Youth and Love” Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Excerpt from Macbeth William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
“On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” John Keats (1795-1821)
“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Composition Assignments
Why Johnny Can’t Pass His Fitness Test Due: September 15, 2006
School Junk Food Due: September 29, 2006
Violence in Video Games Due: October 13, 2006
Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.? Due: October 27, 2006
Cell Phones in School Due: November 17, 2006
Should Teens Work? Due: December 1, 2006
High School Bullies Due: December 15, 2006
Periodic Assessment: Persuasive Due: TBD
BARTON, THE PILOT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT SPACECRAFT, HAS ONLY HOURS TO HELP A TEENAGE STOWAWAY, MARILYN LEE CROSS, UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE AND FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTION.
Changing The Ending: You are a researcher in the year 2196. You discover some pages of an ancient textbook containing a short story called “The Cold Equations.” However, the final pages are missing. The last bit of text you can read is Marilyn’s “I’m ready” on page 27. Write a plausible resolution for the story that is different from the present ending. Suppose you are an optimistic researcher. Is it possible to find a happy ending?*
IN 19TH CENTURY RUSSIA, A YOUNG LAWYER AGREES TO UNDERGO FIFTEEN YEARS OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT TO PROVE THAT IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE IS PREFERABLE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Debate: Where do you stand on the question of life imprisonment vs. the death penalty? Do you agree with the lawyer that, “to live anyhow is better than not at all”? Or do you believe as the banker does that a quick execution is more humane than a lifetime of confinement? Write an editorial for the school or local newspaper, expressing your views on the subject. Be sure to evaluate the conflicting claims of the community, of victims, of victims’ families, and of convicted individuals. Using your editorial stand as a resource, participate in a classroom debate involving imprisonment vs. the death penalty. Debate skills are covered on page 1018.*
WHILE ON VACATION AT THE SEASHORE, JERRY LEARNS ABOUT AN UNDERWATER TUNNEL THAT OLDER BOYS ARE SWIMMING THROUGH. DETERMINED TO DO THE SAME, JERRY SPENDS A WEEK TRAINING FOR THE EVENT.
Collage: A collage is an arrangement of images (photographs, magazine art, drawings), words, and other objects (sand, shells, stones, and so forth) glued to a surface. Make a collage called “The Wild Bay.” Find words from the text that can go with your images. What mood do you want to convey in your collage?*
MALCOLM X RELATES WHAT HE LEARNED ABOUT HIMSELF THE FIRST TIME HE CONKED HIS FAIR, TURNING IT STRAIGHT, LIKE A WHITE PERSON’S HAIR.
Research/Drawing: Look up pictures of hairstyles throughout the course of history. Draw four or five of them, and write an informative caption for each. Some possible examples: conked hair; the pageboy; the Afro; cornrows; long hippie hair; punk hair; the crew cut; ponytail; ducktail; powdered wigs; the squash-blossom hairstyle of the Hopis.*
A JOURNALIST VISITS THE MEMORIAL AT THE INFAMOUS CONCENTRATION CAMP OF AUSCHWITZ.
Drawing, Poster, Collage, Exhibit: Maya Ying Lin was a twenty-one-year-old architecture student when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: two long black granite walls inscribed with the names of those who died in the war. Choose an important historic event (it does not have to be tragic) that interests you, and think about the visual ways that could be used to remind people of what happened and why it is important. You may want to brainstorm ideas with a partner or small group. Then, create a poster, a collage, an exhibit, or a model or drawing of a monument to memorialize the event.*
*Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4 LABOR DAY
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 VETERANS DAY
THURSDAY-FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23-24
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAYS
YEAR LONG HONORS ENGLISH RIGOR TOOLS
DICTION, SYNTAX, TONE, IRONY;
RHETORICAL READING AND WRITING;
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER;
ARGUMENT AND COUNTER ARGUMENT
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Fall 2006 Letter to Parents
August 30, 2006
Dear Parents:
Welcome to Fall Semester, 2006-2007. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in students' educational goals and assist them by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is completed on time and submitted in advance of the due date set by the instructor. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in these courses. It is this periodic assessment that can identify the emotional and intellectual maturity of the student and signal in advance any instructional intervention strategies necessary to avert poor academic performance that may affect the students' overall grade point average. Students should expect rigorous studies as they undertake the challenges of the demanding Advanced Placement, Honors English or conventional tenth grade English curriculums. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently during the semester, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor and students is posted on my web log at hollywoodhighschool.net and is updated bi-weekly.
The Honors English Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum offers students rigorous demands in the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, and instruction is paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework. Grade Ten Honors readies students for an eleventh-grade Advanced Placement high school class where they think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in Grade Ten Honors English read short stories, poetry, novels and plays and nonfiction selections and learn to *elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, which enables them to offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned.
AP English Language and Composition (SAS) offers students **a year of intense training in reading and writing that prepares them for the AP Language and Composition Examination, successful University study and lifelong learning. This class focuses on the rhetorical analysis of fiction and non-fiction, incorporating various genres of American literature. Students learn to identify an author’s purpose and examine the ways people think about and use language. Students read and analyze models of good writing and write compositions of various lengths and complexity, participating in peer response and rigorous revision. Students are introduced to analytical tools designed to develop levels of questioning at the factual, inferential, and analytical tiers of knowledge, which ultimately provides them with mastery of the highest forms of analysis and synthesis necessary for participation in class discussions. They are able to read rhetorically pieces of American literature and write effective prose at first year college level. Students are expected to complete outside reading on time and, independently, produce class discussion notes using the Cornell method. In this course, the rhetorical interpretation of text leads to arguments for persuasion as students closely read difficult nonfiction texts with speed, annotating and outlining as they recognize shifts of perspective and tone. They quote with authority and precision, discern the writer’s purpose and comprehend responses elicited from audiences, and synthesize how authors manipulate readers to prove theses in various modes of written discourse.
*Greater Los Angeles Advanced Placement Institute, July 2005
Marcy Bowman AP Packet
**Chapman University, March 2005
Jewel Kamita AP Packet
Student Name________________________________(Print)
Parent Signature____________________________
Sincerely,
James B. Carmicle
Track A Teacher-School for Advanced Studies
Dear Parents:
Welcome to Fall Semester, 2006-2007. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in students' educational goals and assist them by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is completed on time and submitted in advance of the due date set by the instructor. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in these courses. It is this periodic assessment that can identify the emotional and intellectual maturity of the student and signal in advance any instructional intervention strategies necessary to avert poor academic performance that may affect the students' overall grade point average. Students should expect rigorous studies as they undertake the challenges of the demanding Advanced Placement, Honors English or conventional tenth grade English curriculums. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently during the semester, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor and students is posted on my web log at hollywoodhighschool.net and is updated bi-weekly.
The Honors English Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum offers students rigorous demands in the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, and instruction is paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework. Grade Ten Honors readies students for an eleventh-grade Advanced Placement high school class where they think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in Grade Ten Honors English read short stories, poetry, novels and plays and nonfiction selections and learn to *elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, which enables them to offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned.
AP English Language and Composition (SAS) offers students **a year of intense training in reading and writing that prepares them for the AP Language and Composition Examination, successful University study and lifelong learning. This class focuses on the rhetorical analysis of fiction and non-fiction, incorporating various genres of American literature. Students learn to identify an author’s purpose and examine the ways people think about and use language. Students read and analyze models of good writing and write compositions of various lengths and complexity, participating in peer response and rigorous revision. Students are introduced to analytical tools designed to develop levels of questioning at the factual, inferential, and analytical tiers of knowledge, which ultimately provides them with mastery of the highest forms of analysis and synthesis necessary for participation in class discussions. They are able to read rhetorically pieces of American literature and write effective prose at first year college level. Students are expected to complete outside reading on time and, independently, produce class discussion notes using the Cornell method. In this course, the rhetorical interpretation of text leads to arguments for persuasion as students closely read difficult nonfiction texts with speed, annotating and outlining as they recognize shifts of perspective and tone. They quote with authority and precision, discern the writer’s purpose and comprehend responses elicited from audiences, and synthesize how authors manipulate readers to prove theses in various modes of written discourse.
*Greater Los Angeles Advanced Placement Institute, July 2005
Marcy Bowman AP Packet
**Chapman University, March 2005
Jewel Kamita AP Packet
Student Name________________________________(Print)
Parent Signature____________________________
Sincerely,
James B. Carmicle
Track A Teacher-School for Advanced Studies
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Syllabus and Letter to Parents
The syllabus for Honors 10 English and the Letter to Parents will be available at the end of next week, August 21-25. Please check back.
School starts August 30.
School starts August 30.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 28, 2006
FINAL EXAMS
PERIOD ONE-THURSDAY
PERIOD FOUR-WEDNESDAY
PERIOD SIX-THURSDAY
SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER
CHECK THIS WEB LOG IN MID-AUGUST FOR MORE INFORMATION
PERIOD ONE-THURSDAY
PERIOD FOUR-WEDNESDAY
PERIOD SIX-THURSDAY
SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER
CHECK THIS WEB LOG IN MID-AUGUST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, June 26, 2006
IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG ASSIGNMENT MENUS
1. Outlines for Chapters One-Eleven for Golding's Lord of the Flies due today, Monday, June 26
2. AP Long Form for Lord of the Flies reviewed in class; due day of final examination
3. Period Six-Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Monday, June 26, to write reflective letters for next year's tenth grade Honors class
4. No more rewrites or new assignments submitted; final grades will be printed and distributed in class on day of final exam
1. Outlines for Chapters One-Eleven for Golding's Lord of the Flies due today, Monday, June 26
2. AP Long Form for Lord of the Flies reviewed in class; due day of final examination
3. Period Six-Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Monday, June 26, to write reflective letters for next year's tenth grade Honors class
4. No more rewrites or new assignments submitted; final grades will be printed and distributed in class on day of final exam
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 21, 2006
REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS
1. Outline Chapters Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, and Eleven of Golding's Lord of the Flies
2. Complete a fifty-question multiple-choice final exam on Lord of the Flies; finish AP Long Form (five-six pages)
3. Organize portfolio materials by date and assignment types
4. Period Six-Monday, June 26 in Vantage Writing Lab to complete letter to incoming tenth graders
5. Screening schedule for Lord of the Flies Thursday-Friday (Period Six); Friday-Monday (Period Four)
6. Begin to prepare for summer reading/writing assignment for two novel and/or plays chosen on matrix
1. Outline Chapters Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, and Eleven of Golding's Lord of the Flies
2. Complete a fifty-question multiple-choice final exam on Lord of the Flies; finish AP Long Form (five-six pages)
3. Organize portfolio materials by date and assignment types
4. Period Six-Monday, June 26 in Vantage Writing Lab to complete letter to incoming tenth graders
5. Screening schedule for Lord of the Flies Thursday-Friday (Period Six); Friday-Monday (Period Four)
6. Begin to prepare for summer reading/writing assignment for two novel and/or plays chosen on matrix
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, June 19, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Students write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies chapters five-ten reading completed this weekend and AP Long Form completed at home for the duration of the novel (approximately six instructional days remain); bring book to class daily
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class this week
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Final Cumulative Examination Monday, June 19 (books to be returned to textbook room after exam)
1. Students write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies chapters five-ten reading completed this weekend and AP Long Form completed at home for the duration of the novel (approximately six instructional days remain); bring book to class daily
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class this week
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Final Cumulative Examination Monday, June 19 (books to be returned to textbook room after exam)
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 14, 2006
In class menus supersede web log menus
1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately eight instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Cumulative Review Four completed and due Friday, June 16; pages 180-184 in Workshop textbook; final cumulative exam, open book, on Monday, June 19
1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately eight instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Cumulative Review Four completed and due Friday, June 16; pages 180-184 in Workshop textbook; final cumulative exam, open book, on Monday, June 19
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, June 12, 2006
In class menus supersede web log menus
1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately ten instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately ten instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 7, 2006
1. Units Fifteen and Review Thirteen-Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 9 (see work matrix for page numbers)
2. Complete all Caesar Selection Tests (any unfinished portions) by Friday, June 9 and submit for grade; these are worth 100 points each and could significantly increase your overall grade if completed carefully
3. Antigone handouts completed and turned in; also return all literary terms handouts provided this semester
4. Summer Reading Choices matrix is completed in class; AP Long Form assignment worksheet reviewed and form provided
5. Honors English Class Period Four meets in cafeteria Thursday, June 8 to meet with counselor for eleventh grade programming of classes
6. Lord of the Flies extra credit handouts due by Friday, June 9; Chapters One, Two, Three read in class by end of week; independent reading assigned on Friday, June 9
7. Reflective letters to prospective tenth-graders written in class this week; collate and organize work in folders for letter
2. Complete all Caesar Selection Tests (any unfinished portions) by Friday, June 9 and submit for grade; these are worth 100 points each and could significantly increase your overall grade if completed carefully
3. Antigone handouts completed and turned in; also return all literary terms handouts provided this semester
4. Summer Reading Choices matrix is completed in class; AP Long Form assignment worksheet reviewed and form provided
5. Honors English Class Period Four meets in cafeteria Thursday, June 8 to meet with counselor for eleventh grade programming of classes
6. Lord of the Flies extra credit handouts due by Friday, June 9; Chapters One, Two, Three read in class by end of week; independent reading assigned on Friday, June 9
7. Reflective letters to prospective tenth-graders written in class this week; collate and organize work in folders for letter
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, June 5, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test today, Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. All Antigone handouts completed and submitted for credit
4. Antigone final test Tuesday or Wednesday June 6 or 7 depending on programming of classes visit to cafeteria
5. Lord of the Flies books issued to students
6. Summer Reading Choices Matrix distributed in class and choices confirmed on matrix; AP Long Form assignment reviewed and form provided
7. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED-TURN ASSIGNMENTS IN ON TIME!
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
9. Honors classes will meet on various days in the cafeteria for 11th grade programming by counselors: schedule is Period Six on Tuesday, June 6 and Period Four on Thursday, June 8
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test today, Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. All Antigone handouts completed and submitted for credit
4. Antigone final test Tuesday or Wednesday June 6 or 7 depending on programming of classes visit to cafeteria
5. Lord of the Flies books issued to students
6. Summer Reading Choices Matrix distributed in class and choices confirmed on matrix; AP Long Form assignment reviewed and form provided
7. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED-TURN ASSIGNMENTS IN ON TIME!
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
9. Honors classes will meet on various days in the cafeteria for 11th grade programming by counselors: schedule is Period Six on Tuesday, June 6 and Period Four on Thursday, June 8
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Assignment Menu Thursday, June 1, 2006 (Monday Holiday)
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 2; Monday, June 5 examination
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; papers will be scored and returned week of June 5-9
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scene Five and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; papers will be scored and returned week of June 5-9
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scene Five and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
Monday, May 29, 2006
Assignment Menu Tuesday, May 30, 2006 (Monday Holiday)
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 2; test Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; paper will be scored and returned by Monday, June 5
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scenes Four, Five; Ode Four and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 2; test Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; paper will be scored and returned by Monday, June 5
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scenes Four, Five; Ode Four and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Independent Reading-Summer Choices Grade Ten
A Night to Remember Lord
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Carroll
A Separate Peace Knowles
Black Ice Cary
Hiroshima Hersey
Dune Herbert
A Summer Life Soto
The Hot Zone Preston
The House on Mango Street Cisneros
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens Walker
The Joy Luck Club Tan
Laughing Boy La Farge
The Sound of Waves Mishima
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens
Nectar in a Sieve Markandaya
The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway
Barrio Boy Galarza
The Way to Rainy Mountain Momaday
The Perfect Storm Junger
A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry
Fallen Angels Myers
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Carroll
A Separate Peace Knowles
Black Ice Cary
Hiroshima Hersey
Dune Herbert
A Summer Life Soto
The Hot Zone Preston
The House on Mango Street Cisneros
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens Walker
The Joy Luck Club Tan
Laughing Boy La Farge
The Sound of Waves Mishima
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens
Nectar in a Sieve Markandaya
The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway
Barrio Boy Galarza
The Way to Rainy Mountain Momaday
The Perfect Storm Junger
A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry
Fallen Angels Myers
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 24, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Vocabulary Workshop Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2); study for these important examinations
2. All School Fair: Period Six teacher will escort you to Fair on Friday, May 26 (Shortened Day Schedule)
3. Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone
9. Lord of the Flies to be issued by June 2 end of semester novel assignment; outlining the novel and final examinations include essay and multiple choice tests
1. Vocabulary Workshop Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2); study for these important examinations
2. All School Fair: Period Six teacher will escort you to Fair on Friday, May 26 (Shortened Day Schedule)
3. Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone
9. Lord of the Flies to be issued by June 2 end of semester novel assignment; outlining the novel and final examinations include essay and multiple choice tests
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, May 22, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Quiz today Monday, May 22; earlybirds may start on VW Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2)
2. Library Visit Research Paper Dates: Period Six-Monday, May 22; Period Four-Tuesday, May 23
3. Water Cases Six and Seven were due Friday, May 19; Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Monday, May 22 and this week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone
1. Units One-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Quiz today Monday, May 22; earlybirds may start on VW Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2)
2. Library Visit Research Paper Dates: Period Six-Monday, May 22; Period Four-Tuesday, May 23
3. Water Cases Six and Seven were due Friday, May 19; Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Monday, May 22 and this week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 17, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Vocabulary Workshop Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Six and Seven due Friday, May 19; no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research should be completed no later than this Friday, May 19 for writing draft next week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Wednesday, May 17 and next week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Vocabulary Workshop Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Six and Seven due Friday, May 19; no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research should be completed no later than this Friday, May 19 for writing draft next week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Wednesday, May 17 and next week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, May 15, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 12 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 15; due Friday, May 19
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment make-ups for students who have been absent
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone continues today, Monday, May 15 and next week after CST examinations
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 12 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 15; due Friday, May 19
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment make-ups for students who have been absent
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone continues today, Monday, May 15 and next week after CST examinations
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 10, 2006
In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Thursday, May 11 (answers from lessons discussed in class Wednesday in preparation for test; staple workshop assignments to tests)
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned and due Friday, May 12 (tests on each Water Politics Case in class various dates)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window makeups on Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12 (textbooks due in class today, Wednesday and Thursday, May 10-11)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalities; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-75 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Thursday, May 11 in class (additional five words to end of entries has been added; study fifteen words, not ten)
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
11.Caesar essays are scored by gomyaccess.com pilot prompt holistic scoring and will be returned to students
1. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Thursday, May 11 (answers from lessons discussed in class Wednesday in preparation for test; staple workshop assignments to tests)
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned and due Friday, May 12 (tests on each Water Politics Case in class various dates)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window makeups on Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12 (textbooks due in class today, Wednesday and Thursday, May 10-11)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalities; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-75 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Thursday, May 11 in class (additional five words to end of entries has been added; study fifteen words, not ten)
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
11.Caesar essays are scored by gomyaccess.com pilot prompt holistic scoring and will be returned to students
Monday, May 08, 2006
Water Conservation Research Paper Prompt-2006 Carmicle-Fitzpatrick Honors English Ten/AP European History
California State Content Standards:
Writing 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies
Writing 1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information
Writing 2.3 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports
Directions:
1. Research Paper text must be six to eight pages in length; outline page (sentence outline) and works cited page are mandatory and NOT counted in required length; a minimum of one embedded citation per paragraph is required; research paper must have a creative title page formatted correctly and a blank end page; use twelve point type and acceptable standard font; use pagination and spell-grammar check features available in word processing programs BEFORE printing; prewriting is required and should be paper clipped, not stapled, to final draft
2. Due Date: One collated stapled copy of paper to Mr. Carmicle no later than Friday, May 26, 2006; late papers will be penalized by one letter grade for each day late
3. Although some library dates will be provided by teacher co-sponsors Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Carmicle, research time for this paper must be planned by you to complete this assignment by due date
Prompt:
During the 20th century, Europe developed new ideas and innovations that altered the use of water on the continent. Today, through trial and error, California has also improved its methods for conserving water.
In a well-developed, thoroughly documented research paper, explain how the Europeans improved and conserved water in the 20th century. Explain the similarities and differences between the methods Europeans used to improve and conserve water and the methods used to improve and conserve water in California today. Draw conclusions about how water consumers might be affected if 20th century European water usage was applied to the use of water in modern day California.
Writing 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies
Writing 1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information
Writing 2.3 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports
Directions:
1. Research Paper text must be six to eight pages in length; outline page (sentence outline) and works cited page are mandatory and NOT counted in required length; a minimum of one embedded citation per paragraph is required; research paper must have a creative title page formatted correctly and a blank end page; use twelve point type and acceptable standard font; use pagination and spell-grammar check features available in word processing programs BEFORE printing; prewriting is required and should be paper clipped, not stapled, to final draft
2. Due Date: One collated stapled copy of paper to Mr. Carmicle no later than Friday, May 26, 2006; late papers will be penalized by one letter grade for each day late
3. Although some library dates will be provided by teacher co-sponsors Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Carmicle, research time for this paper must be planned by you to complete this assignment by due date
Prompt:
During the 20th century, Europe developed new ideas and innovations that altered the use of water on the continent. Today, through trial and error, California has also improved its methods for conserving water.
In a well-developed, thoroughly documented research paper, explain how the Europeans improved and conserved water in the 20th century. Explain the similarities and differences between the methods Europeans used to improve and conserve water and the methods used to improve and conserve water in California today. Draw conclusions about how water consumers might be affected if 20th century European water usage was applied to the use of water in modern day California.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, May 8, 2006
In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. Vantage Lab today Monday, and tomorrow, Tuesday (shortened day), May 8-9 for completion of Caesar Funeral Speech essays scored with literary six point rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Wednesday, May 10; staple workshop assignments to tests
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 8; due Friday, May 12
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5; makeups on Wednesday, May 10
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt issued to students in class on Monday, May 8
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Wednesday, May 10 in class
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
1. Vantage Lab today Monday, and tomorrow, Tuesday (shortened day), May 8-9 for completion of Caesar Funeral Speech essays scored with literary six point rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Wednesday, May 10; staple workshop assignments to tests
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 8; due Friday, May 12
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5; makeups on Wednesday, May 10
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt issued to students in class on Monday, May 8
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Wednesday, May 10 in class
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 3, 2006
In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. Vantage Lab today Wednesday, May 3 for completion of Julius Caesar funeral speeches essay; scored with rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, May 5
3. Water Cases Four-Five due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5
5. PHBAO Night Thursday, May 4 (invite parents; updated midterm progress reports distributed Thursday and Friday)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due dates TBA; prompt forthcoming
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test scheduled for Monday, May 8
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
1. Vantage Lab today Wednesday, May 3 for completion of Julius Caesar funeral speeches essay; scored with rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, May 5
3. Water Cases Four-Five due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5
5. PHBAO Night Thursday, May 4 (invite parents; updated midterm progress reports distributed Thursday and Friday)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due dates TBA; prompt forthcoming
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test scheduled for Monday, May 8
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
Monday, May 01, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, May 1, 2006
IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Vantage Lab for Caesar Funeral Speech Essay on gomyaccess.com Tuesday/Wednesday, May 2-3 ( Bring Prewriting Notes)
2. Water Cases Four-Five due by Friday, May 5
3. Words 51-60 Literary Terms Test Today, Monday, May 1
4. Units Eleven and Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due by Friday, May 5
5. Caesar Final Objective Examination in class today, Monday, May 1
6. CST Practice continues Tuesdays and Thursdays
7. Periodic Assessment-Response to Literature in class Thursday/Friday, May 4-5
8. Water Politics Research Paper prompt provided in class this week; paper due date TBA
9. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due today, Monday, May 1
10.All Caesar assignments (selection tests and graphic organizers) to be scored in class Monday-Tuesday, May 8-9
11.English Workshop Pages 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
1. Vantage Lab for Caesar Funeral Speech Essay on gomyaccess.com Tuesday/Wednesday, May 2-3 ( Bring Prewriting Notes)
2. Water Cases Four-Five due by Friday, May 5
3. Words 51-60 Literary Terms Test Today, Monday, May 1
4. Units Eleven and Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due by Friday, May 5
5. Caesar Final Objective Examination in class today, Monday, May 1
6. CST Practice continues Tuesdays and Thursdays
7. Periodic Assessment-Response to Literature in class Thursday/Friday, May 4-5
8. Water Politics Research Paper prompt provided in class this week; paper due date TBA
9. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due today, Monday, May 1
10.All Caesar assignments (selection tests and graphic organizers) to be scored in class Monday-Tuesday, May 8-9
11.English Workshop Pages 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday April 26, 2006
THIS TENTATIVE POST WILL BE UPDATED (in necessary) BY THE IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT MENU DISTRIBUTED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
1. Julius Caesar Act V and What Happens In Act V due Wednesday, April 26; Final Exam on Julius Caesar on Friday, April 28
2. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment (Week of May 1-5); Good Luck!
3. Grammar Wednesday-Friday April 26-28; HRW Text Pages 1040-1041; 1043; 1052; English Workshop Pages 81-82; 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
4. Literary Terms 51-60 Test Monday, May 1
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, May 1 (original deadline was extended by one week)
6. All Caesar assignments (selection tests and graphic organizers) to be scored in class Wednesday-Friday, April 26-28
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle scored and returned to students by Monday, April 24
8. Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) Prompt on gomayaccess.com; lab visit scheduled on Tuesday/Wednesday May 2 and 3
9. Unit Tests on Cases Two (Period Four) and Three (Period Six) in class on Friday, April 28; Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned); Water Cases Four and Five both due on Tuesday, May 2 (Periods Four/Six)
10.Julius Caesar 1953 MGM Film-screened in class on Thursday-Friday, April 27-28
1. Julius Caesar Act V and What Happens In Act V due Wednesday, April 26; Final Exam on Julius Caesar on Friday, April 28
2. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment (Week of May 1-5); Good Luck!
3. Grammar Wednesday-Friday April 26-28; HRW Text Pages 1040-1041; 1043; 1052; English Workshop Pages 81-82; 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
4. Literary Terms 51-60 Test Monday, May 1
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, May 1 (original deadline was extended by one week)
6. All Caesar assignments (selection tests and graphic organizers) to be scored in class Wednesday-Friday, April 26-28
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle scored and returned to students by Monday, April 24
8. Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) Prompt on gomayaccess.com; lab visit scheduled on Tuesday/Wednesday May 2 and 3
9. Unit Tests on Cases Two (Period Four) and Three (Period Six) in class on Friday, April 28; Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned); Water Cases Four and Five both due on Tuesday, May 2 (Periods Four/Six)
10.Julius Caesar 1953 MGM Film-screened in class on Thursday-Friday, April 27-28
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, April 24, 2006
THIS TENTATIVE POST WILL BE UPDATED BY THE IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT MENU DISTRIBUTED ON MONDAY, APRIL 24
1. Julius Caesar Act V and What Happens In Act V due Wednesday, April 26; Final Exam on Julius Caesar on Friday, April 28
2. Unit Ten “Level E” Vocabulary Test Monday, April 24
3. Grammar Wednesday-Friday April 26-28; HRW Text Pages 1040-1041; 1043; 1052; English Workshop Pages 81-82; 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
4. Literary Terms 41-50 Test Monday, April 24
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, April 24; this original deadline has been extended one week to Monday, May 1
6. Response to Literature practice exam in class Monday and Tuesday, April 24, 25 (no textbooks necessary in class)(bring textbooks on Wednesday for grammar assignments)
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle scored and returned to students by Monday, April 24
8. Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) Prompt on gomayaccess.com; lab visit scheduled on Tuesday/Wednesday May 2 and 3
9. Unit Tests on Cases Two (Period Four) and Three (Period Six) in class on Monday, April 24; Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned); Water Cases Four and Five both due on Monday, April 24 (Periods Four/Six)
1. Julius Caesar Act V and What Happens In Act V due Wednesday, April 26; Final Exam on Julius Caesar on Friday, April 28
2. Unit Ten “Level E” Vocabulary Test Monday, April 24
3. Grammar Wednesday-Friday April 26-28; HRW Text Pages 1040-1041; 1043; 1052; English Workshop Pages 81-82; 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006
4. Literary Terms 41-50 Test Monday, April 24
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, April 24; this original deadline has been extended one week to Monday, May 1
6. Response to Literature practice exam in class Monday and Tuesday, April 24, 25 (no textbooks necessary in class)(bring textbooks on Wednesday for grammar assignments)
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle scored and returned to students by Monday, April 24
8. Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) Prompt on gomayaccess.com; lab visit scheduled on Tuesday/Wednesday May 2 and 3
9. Unit Tests on Cases Two (Period Four) and Three (Period Six) in class on Monday, April 24; Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned); Water Cases Four and Five both due on Monday, April 24 (Periods Four/Six)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, April 19, 2006
1. All Caesar handouts (Acts I-IV) completed and due by Friday, April 21
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten due Friday, April 21; test on Monday, April 24
3. Literary Terms 41-50 (meter-personification) Test Monday, April 24
4. Water Cases Four and Five assigned to Periods Four and Six; due Monday, April 24
5. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
6. Textbook Checks (various days)
7. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle excerpt response to literature essays (triads) due Friday, April 21
8. Common Assessment-Mark Antony’s Funeral Speech in Vantage Lab-date to be announced
9. Julius Caesar Act V to be completed by end of week; What Happens in Act V and Act V Selection Test due by end of class Friday, April 21
10.Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned)
11.Accelerated Reader Tests or Essays on Dialectical Journals due by Monday, April 24
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten due Friday, April 21; test on Monday, April 24
3. Literary Terms 41-50 (meter-personification) Test Monday, April 24
4. Water Cases Four and Five assigned to Periods Four and Six; due Monday, April 24
5. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
6. Textbook Checks (various days)
7. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle excerpt response to literature essays (triads) due Friday, April 21
8. Common Assessment-Mark Antony’s Funeral Speech in Vantage Lab-date to be announced
9. Julius Caesar Act V to be completed by end of week; What Happens in Act V and Act V Selection Test due by end of class Friday, April 21
10.Water Conservation (Water Politics) Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned)
11.Accelerated Reader Tests or Essays on Dialectical Journals due by Monday, April 24
Monday, April 17, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, April 17, 2006
1. Julius Caesar Act IV and What Happens In Act IV handout completed
2. Unit Ten “Level E” Vocabulary (Pages 117-123 Due Friday, April 21); Test Monday, April 24
3. Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review (Pages 114-116) due Tuesday, April 18; Test on Wednesday, April 19
4. Literary Terms 31-40 Test Monday, April 17
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, April 24
6. Hollywood High School Library Book Fair, Monday, April 17
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle excerpt due today, Monday, April 17
8.Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) to be assigned and scheduled
9.Water Politics Project Case Two (Period Four) and Case Three (Period Six) due Monday, April 17; Unit Tests on Cases Two and Three in class Monday, April 17
2. Unit Ten “Level E” Vocabulary (Pages 117-123 Due Friday, April 21); Test Monday, April 24
3. Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review (Pages 114-116) due Tuesday, April 18; Test on Wednesday, April 19
4. Literary Terms 31-40 Test Monday, April 17
5. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due Monday, April 24
6. Hollywood High School Library Book Fair, Monday, April 17
7. Response to Literature Essays (two copies for triad members) on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle excerpt due today, Monday, April 17
8.Common Assessment-The Play (Vantage Writing Lab) to be assigned and scheduled
9.Water Politics Project Case Two (Period Four) and Case Three (Period Six) due Monday, April 17; Unit Tests on Cases Two and Three in class Monday, April 17
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, April 12, 2006
1. All Caesar handouts completed and due by Friday, April 14
2. Vocabulary Workshop Review Units Seven-Nine (pages 105-113) due Friday, April 14; test in class on Monday, April 17
3. Literary Terms 31-40 Test Monday, April 17
4. English Workshop Pages 125-126; 169-170 due Friday, April 14; Corrected work on Friday, April 14 (Periods Four/Six)
5. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
6. Textbook Checks (various days)
7. Water Politics project Case Three due Monday, April 17 (Period Six only)
8. Water Politics project Case Two due Monday, April 17 (Period Four only)
9. Response to Literature Essay Practice (Booklet and Prompt issued Friday, April 14); Two Essays (triads) due Monday, 4/17
10.Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned)
2. Vocabulary Workshop Review Units Seven-Nine (pages 105-113) due Friday, April 14; test in class on Monday, April 17
3. Literary Terms 31-40 Test Monday, April 17
4. English Workshop Pages 125-126; 169-170 due Friday, April 14; Corrected work on Friday, April 14 (Periods Four/Six)
5. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
6. Textbook Checks (various days)
7. Water Politics project Case Three due Monday, April 17 (Period Six only)
8. Water Politics project Case Two due Monday, April 17 (Period Four only)
9. Response to Literature Essay Practice (Booklet and Prompt issued Friday, April 14); Two Essays (triads) due Monday, 4/17
10.Research Paper Writing Workshop (to be assigned)
Monday, April 10, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, April 10, 2006
1. Julius Caesar Act II and What Happens In Act II handout completed
2. Unit Nine “Level E” Vocabulary Test Monday, April 10
3. Vocabulary Workshop Review Units Seven-Nine (pages 105-113) due Friday, April 14
4. Literary Terms 21-30 Test Monday, April 10
5. Periodic Assessment makeups due no later than Tuesday, April 11
6. Julius Caesar graphic organizer, vocabulary, and grammar component due Monday, April 10
7. English Workshop Pages 125-126; 169-170 due Friday, April 14
8. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
9. Conjunctions, Interjections and Clauses Grammar in class this week
10.Textbook Checks (various days)
11.“Time” Expository Essays returned Monday, April 3
12.Water Politics project-video and Case Two due Wednesday, April 12
2. Unit Nine “Level E” Vocabulary Test Monday, April 10
3. Vocabulary Workshop Review Units Seven-Nine (pages 105-113) due Friday, April 14
4. Literary Terms 21-30 Test Monday, April 10
5. Periodic Assessment makeups due no later than Tuesday, April 11
6. Julius Caesar graphic organizer, vocabulary, and grammar component due Monday, April 10
7. English Workshop Pages 125-126; 169-170 due Friday, April 14
8. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
9. Conjunctions, Interjections and Clauses Grammar in class this week
10.Textbook Checks (various days)
11.“Time” Expository Essays returned Monday, April 3
12.Water Politics project-video and Case Two due Wednesday, April 12
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, April 5, 2006
1. Julius Caesar Act II, Scenes 1, 2 and "What Happens in Act II" handout completed in triads
2. Unit Nine, Level "E" Workshop completed by Friday, April 7; Unit Nine Vocabulary Test on Monday
3. Grammar-Tense Consistency Quiz on Wednesday, April 5; Active-Passive Voice English Workshop 231-232 due Friday
4. CST Practice-Tuesdays and Thursdays
5. Water Politics-Case II due Monday, April 10
6. Literary Terms Quiz (Words 21-30) on Friday, April 7
7. Makeups for Expository Periodic Assessments on Friday, April 7
8. Complete Act II Test on Julius Caesar in class with triads
2. Unit Nine, Level "E" Workshop completed by Friday, April 7; Unit Nine Vocabulary Test on Monday
3. Grammar-Tense Consistency Quiz on Wednesday, April 5; Active-Passive Voice English Workshop 231-232 due Friday
4. CST Practice-Tuesdays and Thursdays
5. Water Politics-Case II due Monday, April 10
6. Literary Terms Quiz (Words 21-30) on Friday, April 7
7. Makeups for Expository Periodic Assessments on Friday, April 7
8. Complete Act II Test on Julius Caesar in class with triads
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, April 3, 2006
1. Julius Caesar Act II and What Happens In Act II handout completed
2. Unit Nine, Level “E” Workshop completed by Friday, April 7; Unit Nine Test Monday
3. Proofreading Warm Ups submitted (corrections and rewrites)
4. Literary Terms 21-30 (study terms in handout); test on Friday, April 7
5. Julius Caesar Act I Essay (exchanged in triads on Monday; rewrites due Wednesday, April 5
6. English Workshop Verb Tense Consistency Pages 229-230 due Tuesday, April 4 (HRW Textbook 1027-1028 in class)
7. Complete Act I Test Julius Caesar and What Happens in Act I; submit Tuesday, April 4
8. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
9. Shakespeare’s Stratford Outlines and Act I Essays due Monday, April 3 (Period Six only)
10.Textbook Checks (various days)
11.“Time” Expository Essays returned Monday, April 3
12.Water Politics project-video and Case One due Tuesday, April 4
2. Unit Nine, Level “E” Workshop completed by Friday, April 7; Unit Nine Test Monday
3. Proofreading Warm Ups submitted (corrections and rewrites)
4. Literary Terms 21-30 (study terms in handout); test on Friday, April 7
5. Julius Caesar Act I Essay (exchanged in triads on Monday; rewrites due Wednesday, April 5
6. English Workshop Verb Tense Consistency Pages 229-230 due Tuesday, April 4 (HRW Textbook 1027-1028 in class)
7. Complete Act I Test Julius Caesar and What Happens in Act I; submit Tuesday, April 4
8. CST Practice (Tuesday and Thursday dispatches)
9. Shakespeare’s Stratford Outlines and Act I Essays due Monday, April 3 (Period Six only)
10.Textbook Checks (various days)
11.“Time” Expository Essays returned Monday, April 3
12.Water Politics project-video and Case One due Tuesday, April 4
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, March 29
1. Literary Terms Eleven-Twenty test on Friday, March 31
2. Proofreading Warm-ups corrected in class with transparency Wednesday, Thursday after Periodic Assessment
3. Expository Periodic Assessment administered Wednesday, Thursday (no textbooks required in class)
4. Julius Caesar Act I tests completed in class with triads
5. Shakespeare's Stratford outlining and Act I essay (triads-two typed copies) due by Friday, March 31
6. Act II of Julius Caesar in class on Friday-bring textbooks to follow text of play
7. CST Practice continues for May CST administration
8. Shakespeare's Birthday Card-Extra Credit Assignment due (first draft) April 7
9. What Happens in Act I handout due by Friday, March 31
10.English Workshop verb tense assignments due by Monday, April 3
2. Proofreading Warm-ups corrected in class with transparency Wednesday, Thursday after Periodic Assessment
3. Expository Periodic Assessment administered Wednesday, Thursday (no textbooks required in class)
4. Julius Caesar Act I tests completed in class with triads
5. Shakespeare's Stratford outlining and Act I essay (triads-two typed copies) due by Friday, March 31
6. Act II of Julius Caesar in class on Friday-bring textbooks to follow text of play
7. CST Practice continues for May CST administration
8. Shakespeare's Birthday Card-Extra Credit Assignment due (first draft) April 7
9. What Happens in Act I handout due by Friday, March 31
10.English Workshop verb tense assignments due by Monday, April 3
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, March 27
1. Answer remaining questions on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Act I
2. Complete Act I Essay of Julius Caesar by Friday, March 31
3. Textbooks due in class Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
4. Periodic Assessment-Expository Writing Wednesday/Thursday March 29/30
5. Shakespeare’s Stratford Outline due Wednesday, March 29
6. Response to Literature Triads Essays due Friday, March 31
7. Pages 229-230 English Workshop (1027-1028 HRW textbook)
8. Proofreading Warmups “They Felt Bad” transparency corrections
9. Julius Caesar Act I, Scene 3
10.Literary Terms 11-20 Test
11.Complete Walch Shakespeare questions for Act I
12.Gallery Walk-Intro to Shakespeare
2. Complete Act I Essay of Julius Caesar by Friday, March 31
3. Textbooks due in class Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
4. Periodic Assessment-Expository Writing Wednesday/Thursday March 29/30
5. Shakespeare’s Stratford Outline due Wednesday, March 29
6. Response to Literature Triads Essays due Friday, March 31
7. Pages 229-230 English Workshop (1027-1028 HRW textbook)
8. Proofreading Warmups “They Felt Bad” transparency corrections
9. Julius Caesar Act I, Scene 3
10.Literary Terms 11-20 Test
11.Complete Walch Shakespeare questions for Act I
12.Gallery Walk-Intro to Shakespeare
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, March 22
1. HRW Anthology grammar pages 1027-1028; English Workshop pages 225-226-227-228 due by Friday, March 24
2. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class; tape of Act I, Scenes 1, 2, 3 of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
3. "Time" expository essay rewrites due by Friday, March 24; staple final draft on top of peer response drafts
4. CST bi-weekly practice
5. Put all Shakespeare outlines in order and return for letter grade
6. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries done during break
7. All graded work placed in portfolios
8. Proofreading warmups due today, Wednesday, March 22
9. CAHSEE Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22
2. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class; tape of Act I, Scenes 1, 2, 3 of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
3. "Time" expository essay rewrites due by Friday, March 24; staple final draft on top of peer response drafts
4. CST bi-weekly practice
5. Put all Shakespeare outlines in order and return for letter grade
6. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries done during break
7. All graded work placed in portfolios
8. Proofreading warmups due today, Wednesday, March 22
9. CAHSEE Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22
Monday, March 20, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday, March 20
1. Expository Essay on "Time" due Monday, March 20; two copies typed; run spell-grammar check BEFORE printing; share with triads for revisions and rewrites
2. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class; Act I Julius Caesar
3. Before Reading the Play; answer five questions in anthology
4. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test today, Monday, March 20
5. Put all Shakespeare outlines in order and return for letter grade
6. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries done during break
7. Expository essay practice for periodic assessment-rewrites on dinner with historical figure or "how to" essays
8. Proofreading warmups
9. CAHSEE Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22
2. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class; Act I Julius Caesar
3. Before Reading the Play; answer five questions in anthology
4. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test today, Monday, March 20
5. Put all Shakespeare outlines in order and return for letter grade
6. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries done during break
7. Expository essay practice for periodic assessment-rewrites on dinner with historical figure or "how to" essays
8. Proofreading warmups
9. CAHSEE Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Assignment Menu Wednesday, March 15
1. Expository Essay on "Time" due Monday, March 20; two copies typed; run spell-grammar check BEFORE printing
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, March 17
3. SAS Assembly Friday, March 17
4. Textbook anthologies issued today, Wednesday, March 15
5. Shakespeare outlines (Walch) scored and returned to students today
6. CAHSEE reading passages and expository essay practice in class for the rest of the week (dispatch)
7. Proofreading Warmups for Julius Caesar in class assignment and rewrites as homework
8. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, March 17
3. SAS Assembly Friday, March 17
4. Textbook anthologies issued today, Wednesday, March 15
5. Shakespeare outlines (Walch) scored and returned to students today
6. CAHSEE reading passages and expository essay practice in class for the rest of the week (dispatch)
7. Proofreading Warmups for Julius Caesar in class assignment and rewrites as homework
8. Introduction to author and play: Gallery Walk posters in class
Monday, March 13, 2006
Assignment Menu Monday March 13
1. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test Period Four (Monday) Period Six (Tuesday)
2. Collect Shakespeare outlines pages 9-12
3. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries
4. Expository essay practice for periodic assessment
5. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Friday 3/17
6. Julius Caesar Act I and proofreading warmups
7. CAHSEE practice resumes on Tuesday 3/14
2. Collect Shakespeare outlines pages 9-12
3. Take AR quiz or write essay on dialectical journal entries
4. Expository essay practice for periodic assessment
5. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Friday 3/17
6. Julius Caesar Act I and proofreading warmups
7. CAHSEE practice resumes on Tuesday 3/14
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Week One and Two Assignments
Rules, Standards, Grade Scales and Plagiarism-Letter to Parents and Parent Signatures
CAHSEE and CST Test Preparation Practice
Periodic Assessment Expository Essay Practice
Literary Terms One-Ten Test
Cornell Notes
Dialectical Journal Quiz or Essay on Winter Work Novels
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop Test Monday or Tuesday March 13-14
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop
Elizabethans and Elizabethan Theatre Outlines
Outline Pages Nine-Twelve Shakespeare Handout
CAHSEE and CST Test Preparation Practice
Periodic Assessment Expository Essay Practice
Literary Terms One-Ten Test
Cornell Notes
Dialectical Journal Quiz or Essay on Winter Work Novels
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop Test Monday or Tuesday March 13-14
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop
Elizabethans and Elizabethan Theatre Outlines
Outline Pages Nine-Twelve Shakespeare Handout
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Open Letter to Parents
Welcome to Spring Semester, 2005-2006. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in students' educations and assist them by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is completed on time and submitted in advance of the due date set by the instructor. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in these courses. It is this periodic assessment that can identify the emotional and intellectual maturity of the student and signal in advance any instructional intervention strategies necessary to avert poor academic performance and prevent sub par grades that will eventually affect the students' overall grade point average. I wish students a successful year of rigorous studies as they undertake the challenges of the rigorous and demanding AP and Honors English curriculums. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently during the semester, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor and students is posted on my web log at the hollywoodhighschool.net website.
The Honors English Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum, denotes, by its very designation, that students will encounter rigorous demands of the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, with instruction paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework requires. Grade Ten Honors readies students for an eleventh-grade Advanced Placement high school class as they learn to think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in Grade Ten Honors experience a curriculum that spans genres such as short stories, poetry, novels and plays, as well as nonfiction and contemporary literature selections that necessitate the student's ability to elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, and then be able to offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are also measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful, precise, and insightful works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned.
AP English Language and Composition (SAS) offers students a year of intense training in reading and writing that prepares them for the AP Language and Composition Examination, successful University study and lifelong learning. This class focuses on rhetorical analysis of fiction and non-fiction, and works of American literature. Students learn to identify an author’s purpose and strategies and examine the ways people think about and use language. Students read and analyze models of good writing and write compositions of various lengths and complexity, participating in peer response and rigorous revision. Students are introduced to analytical tools designed to develop levels of questioning at the factual, inferential, and analytical tiers of knowledge, which ultimately provide them with mastery of the highest forms of analysis and synthesis, necessary for participation in class discussions and note taking. They are able to read rhetorically pieces of American literature and write effective prose at first year college level. Students are expected to complete outside reading on time and, independently, produce class discussion notes using the Cornell method. In this course, rhetorical interpretation of text primarily focuses on the Classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin models which demand that claims, taken with the writer’s purpose, the intended audience, and speaker’s persona, will lead to argument for persuasion using both a thesis and opposite thesis that is necessary to accomplish successful academic writing. Students in AP English Language and Composition will be able to read difficult nonfiction text with speed, annotating and outlining as they recognize shifts of perspective and tone. They will be able to quote with authority and precision, discern the writer’s purpose and comprehend responses elicited from audiences and synthesize how authors manipulate readers to prove theses in various modes of written discourse. *
*GLAAPSI, July 2005 Marcy Bowman AP Packet
The Honors English Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum, denotes, by its very designation, that students will encounter rigorous demands of the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, with instruction paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework requires. Grade Ten Honors readies students for an eleventh-grade Advanced Placement high school class as they learn to think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in Grade Ten Honors experience a curriculum that spans genres such as short stories, poetry, novels and plays, as well as nonfiction and contemporary literature selections that necessitate the student's ability to elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, and then be able to offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are also measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful, precise, and insightful works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned.
AP English Language and Composition (SAS) offers students a year of intense training in reading and writing that prepares them for the AP Language and Composition Examination, successful University study and lifelong learning. This class focuses on rhetorical analysis of fiction and non-fiction, and works of American literature. Students learn to identify an author’s purpose and strategies and examine the ways people think about and use language. Students read and analyze models of good writing and write compositions of various lengths and complexity, participating in peer response and rigorous revision. Students are introduced to analytical tools designed to develop levels of questioning at the factual, inferential, and analytical tiers of knowledge, which ultimately provide them with mastery of the highest forms of analysis and synthesis, necessary for participation in class discussions and note taking. They are able to read rhetorically pieces of American literature and write effective prose at first year college level. Students are expected to complete outside reading on time and, independently, produce class discussion notes using the Cornell method. In this course, rhetorical interpretation of text primarily focuses on the Classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin models which demand that claims, taken with the writer’s purpose, the intended audience, and speaker’s persona, will lead to argument for persuasion using both a thesis and opposite thesis that is necessary to accomplish successful academic writing. Students in AP English Language and Composition will be able to read difficult nonfiction text with speed, annotating and outlining as they recognize shifts of perspective and tone. They will be able to quote with authority and precision, discern the writer’s purpose and comprehend responses elicited from audiences and synthesize how authors manipulate readers to prove theses in various modes of written discourse. *
*GLAAPSI, July 2005 Marcy Bowman AP Packet
Class Rules, Standards, and Grade Scales
Students follow classroom, academic and behavioral standards so that instruction proceeds in an organized manner to create a classroom learning environment conducive for all learners. These standards include, but are not limited to, obeying rules set by the school as well as by the classroom teacher. Student progress is demonstrated on periodic reports to parents with marks of excellent, satisfactory, and unsatisfactory in academics, cooperation, and work habits.
Classroom Standards
1. No student sound-emitting devices or cell phones of any type are to be displayed or used during any portion of classroom instruction including homeroom. Headwear policy is stated in the school’s memorandum.
2. School tardy policy requires students who are tardy to be marked so when arriving late to any class. A student is considered tardy when not seated before the bell rings at beginning of classes.
3. Profane language and ethnic slurs are not permitted in classes since both respect and tolerance is expected of students and teachers.
4. Defiance of authority and failure to follow rules will result in a warning to student and subsequently, calls to parents, referrals to counselors, track coordinator, and track administrator.
5. Students are encouraged to enthusiastically participate in class work, including discussions and assignments, and to bring required textbooks to class daily, unless otherwise noted by teacher. Textbooks are loaned to you and must be returned in the same condition as they were issued; if they are lost or damaged, you will be financially responsible.
6. Sleeping in class and inattentiveness is discouraged.
Academic and Behavior Standards
1. Bring notebook, pen, completed assignments,
book, and any other necessary materials to class.
2. Hand in class work and homework on time.
3. Start assignment promptly; work diligently without disturbing others.
4. Follow instructions and be courteous at all times. Name-calling is not permitted.
5. Enjoy food or drinks during nutrition or lunch, not in class.
6. Leave the class only after the teacher dismisses students. The bell does not necessarily signify the dismissal of students.
Assignment and Composition Format
1. Use notebook paper with holes on the left. Torn and/or ragged-edged papers from spiral notebooks are not accepted.
2. The three-line heading written in the upper right hand corner (above the lines) must include first and last name, class and/or period identification (e.g. Period 2, English 10), and the date. No abbreviations are to be used in the heading.
3. Choose an appropriate title for all assigned work. Center and correctly capitalize it on the top line.
4. Skip one line between the title and the body.
5. Most assignments may be typed or completed in neat, legible manuscript or cursive. Avoid work in pencil; use blue or black non-smear ink. Students must run spell and grammar check on typed documents before submission.
6. Use paragraph form. Indent, and observe left and right paper margins.
Grades, Points, and Marks
1. Use the following points/percentages for interpreting scores and marks earned on your assignments. Most will carry a weight of either 10, 25, or 50 points.
A+=100; A>=97.5; A->=92.5; B+>=88.5; B>=86; B->=82.5; C+>=78.5; C>=76; C->=72.5; D+>=68.5; D>=66; D->=62.5; FAIL>=0
2. Assignments and grades include, but are not limited to, homework, tests, quizzes, projects, journals, dispatches, compositions, summaries, listening and speaking activities, research reports, and portfolio entries. Late or missing assignments will adversely affect your overall grade.
3. Work Habits and Cooperation Marks. E-Excellent; S-Satisfactory; U-Unsatisfactory. For a complete explanation of these marks, ask for the Criteria For Marks handout.
4. Ask Three, Then Me. Handouts and class notes missed due to absences should be obtained from fellow classmates the day following the absence. You are responsible for making up any assignments that are due.
Students are enrolled in Hollywood High’s “School for Advanced Studies,” an instructional program designed to meet the needs of gifted/talented students and highly enabled learners who require advanced instruction beyond the traditional core curriculum. Classroom office hours are by appointment Mondays during Period Three. Additionally students may contact me by:
• Voice Mail Phone 323-461-3891, Extension 419
• E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us
Welcome to Spring Term, 2005-2006. I wish you success as you begin your endeavor to complete the coursework necessary to earn a high school diploma and satisfy post-secondary educational goals and requirements.
Classroom Standards
1. No student sound-emitting devices or cell phones of any type are to be displayed or used during any portion of classroom instruction including homeroom. Headwear policy is stated in the school’s memorandum.
2. School tardy policy requires students who are tardy to be marked so when arriving late to any class. A student is considered tardy when not seated before the bell rings at beginning of classes.
3. Profane language and ethnic slurs are not permitted in classes since both respect and tolerance is expected of students and teachers.
4. Defiance of authority and failure to follow rules will result in a warning to student and subsequently, calls to parents, referrals to counselors, track coordinator, and track administrator.
5. Students are encouraged to enthusiastically participate in class work, including discussions and assignments, and to bring required textbooks to class daily, unless otherwise noted by teacher. Textbooks are loaned to you and must be returned in the same condition as they were issued; if they are lost or damaged, you will be financially responsible.
6. Sleeping in class and inattentiveness is discouraged.
Academic and Behavior Standards
1. Bring notebook, pen, completed assignments,
book, and any other necessary materials to class.
2. Hand in class work and homework on time.
3. Start assignment promptly; work diligently without disturbing others.
4. Follow instructions and be courteous at all times. Name-calling is not permitted.
5. Enjoy food or drinks during nutrition or lunch, not in class.
6. Leave the class only after the teacher dismisses students. The bell does not necessarily signify the dismissal of students.
Assignment and Composition Format
1. Use notebook paper with holes on the left. Torn and/or ragged-edged papers from spiral notebooks are not accepted.
2. The three-line heading written in the upper right hand corner (above the lines) must include first and last name, class and/or period identification (e.g. Period 2, English 10), and the date. No abbreviations are to be used in the heading.
3. Choose an appropriate title for all assigned work. Center and correctly capitalize it on the top line.
4. Skip one line between the title and the body.
5. Most assignments may be typed or completed in neat, legible manuscript or cursive. Avoid work in pencil; use blue or black non-smear ink. Students must run spell and grammar check on typed documents before submission.
6. Use paragraph form. Indent, and observe left and right paper margins.
Grades, Points, and Marks
1. Use the following points/percentages for interpreting scores and marks earned on your assignments. Most will carry a weight of either 10, 25, or 50 points.
A+=100; A>=97.5; A->=92.5; B+>=88.5; B>=86; B->=82.5; C+>=78.5; C>=76; C->=72.5; D+>=68.5; D>=66; D->=62.5; FAIL>=0
2. Assignments and grades include, but are not limited to, homework, tests, quizzes, projects, journals, dispatches, compositions, summaries, listening and speaking activities, research reports, and portfolio entries. Late or missing assignments will adversely affect your overall grade.
3. Work Habits and Cooperation Marks. E-Excellent; S-Satisfactory; U-Unsatisfactory. For a complete explanation of these marks, ask for the Criteria For Marks handout.
4. Ask Three, Then Me. Handouts and class notes missed due to absences should be obtained from fellow classmates the day following the absence. You are responsible for making up any assignments that are due.
Students are enrolled in Hollywood High’s “School for Advanced Studies,” an instructional program designed to meet the needs of gifted/talented students and highly enabled learners who require advanced instruction beyond the traditional core curriculum. Classroom office hours are by appointment Mondays during Period Three. Additionally students may contact me by:
• Voice Mail Phone 323-461-3891, Extension 419
• E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us
Welcome to Spring Term, 2005-2006. I wish you success as you begin your endeavor to complete the coursework necessary to earn a high school diploma and satisfy post-secondary educational goals and requirements.
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