STUDYPATH* September 29-October 3, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Notes and answers to questions for Clinton speech reviewed in class
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test next Monday
3. Tuesday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
4. Prewriting for Changing the Ending essay for "The Cold Equations" due in class today

Tuesday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday assignments posted Tuesday night; check blog

Wednesday
1. Changing the Ending of "The Cold Equations" differentiated assigned due Monday, October 6; typed, double-spaced, formatted for dialogue, spell-grammar checked, and proofread before submitted
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test Monday
3. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
4. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten five talking points per chapter due Friday for class discussion

Thursday
1. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment in class
3. Catcher in the Rye novels due in class tomorrow
4. Homework2 posted as pdf. file on school downloads; due date to be announced
5. Literary Terms next set of ten assigned; test to be scheduled

Friday
1. Class discussion of Chapters Six-Ten of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due in class today
3. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* September 22-26, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date changed to Friday, September 26
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One answers due in class tomorrow; test scheduled for Wednesday
3. Catcher Fridays begin September 26; five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five due Friday for class discussion
4. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due today, Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
5. Cornell Notes quiz to be scheduled this week
6. STAR Reading Level documents signed by parents due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit One Vocabulary answers due in class; test tomorrow
2. Bring Vocabulary Workshop books to class tomorrow; Catcher in the Rye books in class Friday for class discussion
3. Grammar assignment in class

Wednesday
1. Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test; books due in class for Unit Two review after test
2. Cornell Notes to be announced
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Next ten literary terms reviewed and test date announced

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Clinton speech assigned as homework
2. Catcher in the Rye novels due tomorrow for class discussion; twenty-five talking points presented in class
3. "The Cold Equations" and "The Bet" essay prompts announced and deadlines set
4. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due tomorrow

Friday
1. Twenty-five talking points and novels required in class today for Chapters One-Five class discussion of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date: Monday, September 22
2. Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
3. Cornell Notes recopied and submitted for grade; due Friday
4. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms reviewed in class
5. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage

Tuesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Multiple-choice practice continues
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Meet in Hollywood High School Library on Friday
5. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms test in library on Friday

Wednesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Vocabulary Workshop books assigned to students
3. "Ain't I A Woman" nonfiction continued

Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop books due in class for assignment
2. Cornell Notes recopies due tomorrow; quiz to be scheduled
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library tomorrow
4. The Catcher in the Rye novels assigned to students; assignment to be announced

Friday
1. STAR reading level activity administered in Hollywood High School Library; literary terms test precedes STAR activiity
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* for September 8-12, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Review Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasion); multiple-choice practice
2. Who/That/Which grammar due today; Unit ninety-two relative clauses classwork
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" informal interviews due today
4. One-page summary of syllabus due today; purpose of syllabus, marks threshold, late work policy, and academic useful web site links to be included in summary
5. Cornell Notes on literal/figurative usage, synonyms and antonyms, and structure/context of vocabulary

Tuesday
1. (Persuasion) Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
2. Who/That/Which Unit ninety-two grammar due in class today
3. Cornell Notes for Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms and context clues

Wednesday
1. Thank you Mr. Morales for visiting Honors English 10A class today to see how students learn; we appreciate your support and share your vision for success for our school and our students
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Downloaded Homework One due on September 19; see school's main web site for downloaded assignment; thorough and precise original responses are expected
4. Cornell Notes for synonyms, antonyms, and context clues (continued)

Thursday-Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Cornell Notes continued
4. Persuasion Unit-"Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth; Frederick Douglass quickwrite

Day Three September 5, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Friday
1. Check blog Sunday evening for next week's agendas and assigned work
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (practice free-responses and multiple-choice)
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay (continued)
4. Cornell Notes on denotation-connotation (continued)
5. Grammar assignment as homework; due Monday

Day Two September 4, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Potential, Achievement, Thought, Honor

Thursday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay assigned; due September 12
2. Textbooks assigned; downloaded homework from school web page due September 19
3. Cornell Notes continued (letter-word-sentence-paragraph)
4. Homework due Monday: One-page summary of Grade Ten syllabus addresses bulleted items
5. Grammar (who/that/which) in-class assignment