STUDYPATH* December 15-18, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The screening of Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451 will be shown Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in class. Vocabulary for the first part of the book will be reviewed briefly; definitions, parts of speech, syllabication, and diacritical markings will be due on Tuesday; test is scheduled for Wednesday in class, with spelling a critical component. Any unfinished class discussion on Part Three "Burning Bright" will be completed on Monday.

Students will read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar over the break completing various assignments that will be announced in class, including outlining portions of the prewriting assigned.

Students will complete and organize portfolios before week's end so that assignments are in order for review and scoring.

The Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" essay is due Monday. Follow directions on the prompt paper that was completed with prewriting annotations. The final test for the novel is scheduled before the end of this week.

"Finding the Right Key" lesson will be reviewed by Learning Team members and returned to students with a score.

Secondary Expository Assessment-Exposition multiple choice test taking skills will be assigned in class this week.

STUDYPATH* December 7-11, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Literary terms from the anthology will be reviewed today in class with the test scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Anthologies should be brought to class on Monday.

Fahrenheit 451 essay prompt will be presented to students so they may prewrite the essay; prewrites are due on Wednesday and the essay due date is Monday, December 14. Twenty-five talking points for Part Three "Burning Bright" are due on Friday for our usual class discussion. The discussion of Part Two was not completed by either class on Friday so books are due in class today for completion of the talking points' class discussion.

F451 vocabulary (ten words) will be reviewed in class on Friday with a quiz set: additional vocabulary for F451 will be assigned in class.

Grammar lessons this week include subordinate clauses assignments, with some work being done in class and some assigned as homework. English Workshop is not due this week in class; instead we will use the Holt Grammar Handbook which is a class set.

Cisneros' "Straw Into Gold" and Alexie's "Superman and Me" are both scheduled for in-class work as the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment continues. Some multiple-choice practice will be completed in class to prepare for the next assessment.

STUDYPATH* November 30-December 4, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review Units One-Six test is scheduled for Thursday.

Both classes should bring Fahrenheit 451 novels to class on Friday for class discussion of Part Two. "The Sieve and the Sand" requires twenty-five talking points due Friday. The vocabulary for Fahrenheit will be reviewed and a test scheduled.

Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms assignment; test will be scheduled.

Wednesday is English Workshop day; text should be brought to class for assignment.

The answers to the Clinton speech questions will be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks for Period One only; Period Five completed this on Friday.

Work begins on the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment unit with Cisneros' "Straw Into Gold" from the multicultural textbook.

STUDYPATH* November 23-27, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Thursday and Friday are school holidays.

Vocabulary Workshop answers for Cumulative Review Units One-Six are due Wednesday; these are the assigned pages between the end of Unit Six and the beginning of Unit Seven.

Both classes should bring Fahrenheit 451 novels to class on Monday for wrap up of Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander" discussion. Period One must also bring the anthologies for poetry selections to end the persuasion unit of the Secondary Periodic Assessment. Both classes should bring anthologies to class on Tuesday for the next reading selections.

The answers to the Clinton speech questions will be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks.

Check blog next Sunday night for assignments and texts due for the November 30-December 4 instructional period.

STUDYPATH* November 16-20, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled for Tuesday, and correct answers for that unit will be read in class on Monday so student papers may be checked. Units One-Six cumulative review pages will be begun in class on Thursday and completed at home; test due date will be announced in class.

The Clinton speech answers will be returned to students with a score and be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks, ending the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion unit. The next Secondary Periodic Assessment unit, Exposition, begins this week.

Grammar assigned from English Workshop will be due Thursday; bring textbook to class on Wednesday for grammar lesson.

Fahrenheit 451 novels have been distributed for the next reading and class discussion assignments; please write twenty-five talking points for Part I (The Hearth and the Salamander) of the novel. Class discussion is scheduled for Friday.

Anthologies are due in class on Monday and Tuesday as usual when the next set of ten literary terms will be reviewed. This test will be scheduled and announced in class.

STUDYPATH* November 9-13, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled for Tuesday. Unit Six answers are due in class on Thursday and the next unit test will be scheduled.

The Clinton speech answers due date has been extended to Tuesday. These questions will be reviewed in class on Monday; answers are written on your own paper and should also be written in the Reader/Writer notebooks. E-mail your responses to jcarmicl@lausd.net by 12:00 A.M.

There is no school on Wednesday, Veterans Day.

Thursday and Friday are scheduled for administration of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion unit. Because of that testing, no grammar will be assigned this week. However, a reminder that Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop is due on Thursday.

Bring The Catcher in the Rye novels on Monday when the essay is due. The essay should be double-spaced and meet minimum length stated in the prompt. Use twelve-point type size and a standard font. Books will be collected in class on Monday and returned to the textbook room so Fahrenheit 451 may be distributed for the next reading and class discussion assignments.

Anthologies are due in class on Monday and Tuesday as usual when literary terms will be reviewed and the test scheduled for the next set of ten terms.

STUDYPATH* November 2-6, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test scheduled for today, Monday. Unit Five is due on Thursday of this week, when books are required in class.

Grammar assignment (page 225 in English Workshop) is due Wednesday, when books are due in class. A new grammar lesson and homework wiil be assigned.

Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms. Letter to the Editor prewriting for the short story "The Bet" is due Tuesday and the letter due on Friday.

The multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues all week in class in preparation for the upcoming test. The Clinton speech will be assigned this week and students should read to answer the depth and complexity questions that were used for the Chavez speech. Reader/Writer notebooks will be used for prewriting the practice persuasive examination to be scheduled next week.

The Catcher in the Rye final exam will be scheduled this week. The essay is due on November 9.

STUDYPATH* October 26-30, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four will be scheduled on Thursday and student should bring textbooks to class; test date will be announced in class.

Multiple choice practice for the persuasion unit of the Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class. The Chavez speech is due on Tuesday; Monday will be spent on methods to interpret author's purpose and intent using the Multicultural Literature book. The final speech, Clinton's address in Memphis, will be scheduled as well. Students will continue work in the Reader/Writer notebooks.

Grammar assignment is due Monday; English Workshop grammar books are due in class on Wednesday for continuing grammar work.

The Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Six are due on Friday. Complete talking points on each chapter, except for Twenty-Six. The final class discussion is scheduled for Friday. A multiple choice exam and final essay will be scheduled as well.

Anthologies are due in class on Tuesday for the next set of literary terms and a test will be scheduled in class. The letter to the editor assignment from the short story "The Bet" will be assigned on Tuesday and a due date set.

The Sojourner Truth essay prompt has reopened on gomyaccess.com for those students who were not able to complete it. The new deadline is Wednesday, October 28. Handwritten or typed essays of the prompt will receive credit only, not a letter grade for this assignment. All students are encouraged to submit the essay online.

STUDYPATH* October 19-23, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Literary terms 41-50 from Elements of Literature, 4th Course will be reintroduced on Monday and Tuesday when textbooks are required in class with a test scheduled and to be announced. A "Letter to the Editor" writing assignment will accompany the short story "The Bet" and due dates will be announced in class.

Five talking points per chapter for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Catcher in the Rye are due on Friday for our usual class discussion. A test on Chapters these chapters will precede the class discussion.

Grammar assignment from English Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, when books are due in class.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit I-III cumulative review answers are due on Tuesday, and test is scheduled for Thursday in class; students should study the textbook to prepare.

Work on the Chavez speech and Clinton speech will be completed in class this week; multiple choice work for the persuasive secondary periodic assessment will also be completed. The Say-Mean-Matter graphic organizers for the Chavez speech will be assigned and transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks.

Students who completed the Sojourner Truth essay online will be provided with their essays and scores; those who were unable to log in and complete the speech will be offered a score on an essay format yet to be decided.

STUDYPATH* October 12-15, 2009
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Cornell Notes will be reviewed on Monday and test is scheduled for Tuesday. Students should study all notes for this test.

Literary terms from Elements of Literature, 4th Course will be introduced on Monday and Tuesday when textbooks are required in class. Last week's 31-40 literary terms tests are scored and will be returned. Students are also responsible for completing reading of "The Bet" and the associated answers to questions downloaded on Homework One are due today in class. A "Letter to the Editor" writing assignment will accompany the short story and due dates will be announced.

Five talking points per chapter for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Catcher in the Rye are due on Friday for our usual class discussion. A test on Chapters Six-Ten will be given today before students complete their class discussions from last Friday.

Grammar assignment from English Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, when books are due in class.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit I-III cumulative review will be assigned this week in preparation for a test on the three units. That test date will be announced in class. The Unit III test is scheduled for today in class so study this weekend to be prepared.

Students are responsible for completing the gomyaccess.com persuasive essay on Sojourner Truth by Monday night, when the deadline for the assignment is set. Follow the prompt and deliver an essay online that hopefully measures a 6.0 on the persuasive rubric.

Have a good weekend, and remember hard work is the path to knowledge, and knowledge is power.

Sojourner Truth Essay

Because Vantage Writing and gomyaccess.com is down for the night (Monday), the deadline has been moved to Wednesday night by 10 P.M.

Thank you.

Mr. Carmicle

STUDYPATH* October 12-15, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Cornell Notes will be reviewed on Monday and test is scheduled for Tuesday. Students should study all notes for this test.

Literary terms from Elements of Literature, 4th Course will be introduced on Monday and Tuesday when textbooks are required in class. Last week's 31-40 literary terms tests are scored and will be returned. Students are also responsible for completing reading of "The Bet" and the associated answers to questions downloaded on Homework One are due today in class. A "Letter to the Editor" writing assignment will accompany the short story and due dates will be announced.

Five talking points per chapter for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Catcher in the Rye are due on Friday for our usual class discussion. A test on Chapters Six-Ten will be given today before students complete their class discussions from last Friday.

Grammar assignment from English Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, when books are due in class.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit I-III cumulative review will be assigned this week in preparation for a test on the three units. That test date will be announced in class. The Unit III test is scheduled for today in class so study this weekend to be prepared.

Students are responsible for completing the gomyaccess.com persuasive essay on Sojourner Truth by Monday night, when the deadline for the assignment is set. Follow the prompt and deliver an essay online that hopefully measures a 6.0 on the persuasive rubric.

Have a good weekend, and remember hard work is the path to knowledge, and knowledge is power.

STUDYPATH* October 5-9, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

This week's study of the Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech will require that students complete an online essay at gomyaccess.com by Friday. This persuasive essay should address the prompt available online. A Cornell Notes quiz is scheduled for this week and students will be given time to study their notes to prepare. Unit III Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Thursday, and the English Workshop grammar textbook is due in class on Wednesday for a grammar lesson. Elements of Literature, 4th Course books are used on Mondays and Tuesdays and students should be reading the short story "The Bet," and beginning to answer questions posed when Homework One was downloaded earlier in the semester. The next set of literary terms will be assigned as well, with a quiz scheduled either later this week or early next week. Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye talking points are due on Friday for our weekly class discussion. Remember to write five talking points per chapter for this week. The "Say-Mean-Matter" graphic organizer will be used in class this week as an additional resource to prepare for the upcoming essay and the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion unit--Period Five will visit the Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday to work on the essay but is still responsible for bringing the English Workshop text to class for a grammar lesson. The Clinton and Chavez speeches will be assigned soon and multiple-choice practice for the assessment continues in class. "The Cold Equations" changing the ending assignment has been scored and will be returned to students.

Textbook reminder: Elements of Literature--Mondays and Tuesday; English Workshop--Wednesdays; Vocabulary Workshop--Thursdays; Catcher in the Rye--Fridays

STUDYPATH* September 28-October 2, 2009

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*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

This week's blog debuts the weekly schedule in narrative form rather than in a day-by-day format.

Monday is an unassigned day so classes will resume on Tuesday, when students will take a literary terms test in class. "Ain't I A Woman," Sojourner Truth's speech will be discussed as part of the Secondary Periodic Assessment persuasion unit; multiple-choice practice for the persuasive SPA exam will also continue. "The Cold Equations" creative writing assignment is due today and should be stapled on top of the prewriting and prompt paper distributed last week. Textbook days will change slightly and require that the anthology is brought to class Mondays and Tuesday, while English Workshop is required on Wednesdays, Vocabulary Workshop on Thursday, and the assigned novel, Catcher in the Rye on Fridays. Students submitted five talking points for Chapters One-Five of the novel and will participate in a class discussion on Friday. Vocabulary Workshop Unit II answers are due on Thursday with a test date to be announced in class. Reader/Writer notebooks and "Say-Mean-Matter" comprehension strategies will be used with the Truth speech as well as speeches to be assigned from Clinton and Chavez. Students must return the letter to parents and the reading level signed documents. Cornell Notes now have been scored as has Homework One and all graded assignments will be returned; test on Cornell Notes to be announced. Vantage Writing Lab dates are Wednesday-Thursday for Period Five and Period One will receive its orientation on Wednesday--these students will be unable to use the lab but will be required to submit work online the same as Period Five students. Check teacher pages frequently as assignments are added and updated during the week.

STUDYPATH* September 21-25, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Check teacher pages for homework assignments
2. "The Cold Equations" Homework One due today
3. Cornell Notes on Bloom's Taxonomy and Vocabulary Workshop Skills continue
4. Textbook Days: Anthology (Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday); Vocabulary Workshop (Thursday); Novel (Friday)

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Differentiated Assignment: Changing the Ending of "The Cold Equations" due date announced
2. Periodic Assessment: Persuasion (multiple choice practice)
3. Literary terms assigned; see teacher pages for specifics
4. Rhetorical Devices and Argument preparation for Persuasion Periodic Assessment

Wednesday
1. "The Bet" Anton Chekhov short story in class
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Reader/Writer Notebooks
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One due tomorrow; test Friday
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (multiple choice practice)

Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One due today; test tomorrow
2. Literary terms test tomorrow
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two assigned; due Thursday of next week
4. "The Bet" short story in class
5. Meet in library tomorrow (Periods One and Five)

Friday
1. Literary terms test
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One Test
3. Meet in library for STAR reading level testing

STUDYPATH* September 14-18, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Check teacher pages for homework assignments
2. Read the remainder of the short story "The Cold Equations"; download homework one and answer in detail (typed or or lined paper) Questions #1-6 due Friday, September 18
3. Cornell Notes on Bloom's Taxonomy and Vocabulary Workshop Skills continue
4. Textbook Days: Anthology (Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday); Vocabulary Workshop (Thursday); Novel (Friday)

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Late work policy
2. Cornell Notes class orientation continues
3. Literary terms assigned; see teacher pages for specifics

Wednesday
1. Vantage Writing Lab orientation date to be announced
2. Cornell Notes class orientation continues
3. "The Cold Equations" differentiated assignment--"Changing the Ending" to be announced
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (multiple choice practice)

Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop assignment to be announced
2. Literary terms test tomorrow

Friday
1. Literary terms test
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* September 9-11, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Wednesday
1. Textbooks assigned
2. Program cards signed
3. Seating assignment designated
4. Teacher Pages homework assignment

Thursday
1. Teacher Pages homework assignment
2. Literary terms
3. Class Orientation Day One

Friday
1. Class Orientation Day Two
2. Teacher Pages homework assignment
3. Anthologies due in class today and Monday
4. Check blog and teacher pages this weekend for next week's agendas

Fall Syllabus for Honors English 10A

The fall syllabus for this course will be available on teacher pages link on the school website before the end of August. Please e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net for questions or concerns.

Opening days agenda and initial assignments will be posted in early September.

STUDYPATH* June 27, 2009

Incoming tenth grade students have no assigned summer work. If you wish to read during the summer, this list provides titles at grade level that may provide enjoyment. Reading is one strategy that is helpful in preparation for the rigor involved in completing assigned work in Honors English 10AB. If you have questions or concerns, you may e-mail me at jcarmicl@lausd.net during the summer break.

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

STUDYPATH* June 15-19, 2009 FINALS

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Assignment Menu-Finals Week

Period Two Semester Reflection in Vantage Lab Wednesday
Period Three Semester Reflection in Vantage Lab Thursday
Period Four Semester Reflection in Vantage Lab Thursday
To Kill A Mockingbird excerpt screening
Portfolio preparations for final exam
Return all textbooks; sign in and leave on utility desk

STUDYPATH* June 8-12, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday-Friday Last Week of Instruction Assignment Menu

1. Fahrenheit 451 Final Examination Multiple Choice and True False Test
2. Fahrenheit 451 Talking Points and Class Discussion
3. Vantage Writing Lab Wednesday and Thursday
4. "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" Extended Metaphor poetry assignment
5. Semester Reflection Reader Writer Notebook Questions and Answers
6. Fahrenheit 451 Film Screening
7. Anthologies returned to textbook room
8. Periods Three and Four ONLY--Antigone; meet in Room 503 Monday, June 8
9. PERIOD FOUR ONLY: Twenty-five talking points for Part Three of Fahrenheit 451 due on Tuesday

STUDYPATH* June 1-5, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Vocabulary books due in class; complete Final Mastery test using the book; record answers neatly on your own lined paper; book due in class tomorrow
2. Periods One and Two: Read Part Three "Burning Bright" of Fahrenheit 451; record twenty-five talking points for Friday class discussion
3. Unit One-Fifteen review due today; Grammar test on sentence structure due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Final Mastery test continues in class; vocabulary books due in class
2. Fahrenheit 451 Part Two talking points due in class Friday for class discussion for Period Four only

Wednesday
1. Vantage Writing Lab dates to be announced
2. Anthologies due in class for literary terms

Thursday
1. Anthologies due in class for literary terms
2. F451 talking points due in class tomorrow for class discussion (Part Two for Period Four and Part Three for Periods Two and Three)

Friday
1. Class Discussion of talking points for F451
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* May 25-29, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Memorial Day is a legal holiday.
2. Fahrenheit 451 Part Two talking points due Friday; twenty-five talking points due for class discussion
3. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Wednesday-Thursday; meet at Room 701
4. Anthologies and vocabulary books due in class tomorrow for grammar and vocabulary assignments

Tuesday
1. Anthologies and vocabulary books due in class for grammar and vocabulary assignments
2. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Room 701 Wednesday and Thursday
3. Literary terms continued

Wednesday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Room 701 today for F451 essay
2. F451 novels due in class

Thursday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Room 701 today for F451 essay
2. F451 novels due in class

Friday
1. Fahrenheit 451 class discussion on Part II; twenty-five talking points due
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* May 18-22, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Period Four meets today; Periods Two and Three meet Tuesday and Wednesday
2. Grammar assignment continues
3. Vocabulary assignment continues
4. Research paper due today for all classes
SPECIAL NOTE: THIS DEADLINE IS A DATE CERTAIN ASSIGNMENT; LATE WORK POLICY DOES NOT APPLY
5. Say Mean Matter Question "Since Feeling is First"; anthologies due in class
6. Literary terms continued; anthologies due in class
7. Fahrenheit 451 Part One twenty-five talking points due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday
1. Period Two and Three meet today; Period Four meets on Thursday
2. Grammar assignment continues
3. Vocabulary assignment continues
4. Say Mean Matter Question "Since Feeling is First"; anthologies due in class
5. Literary terms continued; anthologies due in class

Wednesday
1. Period Two and Three meet today; Period Four meets on Thursday
2. Grammar assignment continues
3. Vocabulary assignment continues
4. Say Mean Matter Question "Since Feeling is First"; anthologies due in class
5. Literary terms continued; anthologies due in class

Thursday
1. Period Four meets today
2. Grammar assignment continues
3. Vocabulary assignment continues
4. Say Mean Matter Questions "Since Feeling is First"; anthologies due in class
5. Literary terms continued; anthologies due in class

Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Vantage Writing Lab dates to be announced
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part One twenty-five talking points due for class discussion

STUDYPATH* May 11-15, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Grammar assignment continues in class; anthology due in class Monday and Tuesday
2. Vocabulary assignment continues in class; book due in class Monday and Tuesday
3. Research paper due May 18
4. Literary terms continued
5. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues

Tuesday
1. Grammar assignment continues in class
2. Vocabulary assignment continues in class
3. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab tomorrow and Thursday

Wednesday
1. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Thursday and Friday-meet in Room 701
2. Vocabulary books and anthologies due in class Friday
3. Research paper due Monday

Thursday
1. Vantage Writing Lab-meet in Room 701
2. Portfolios in class tomorrow

Friday
1. Vocabulary books and anthologies due in class today
2. Portfolios in class
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Research paper due Monday

STUDYPATH* May 4-8, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary test tomorrow
2. Anthologies due in class Wednesday-Friday
3. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 26-31 talking points class discussion
4. Vantage Writing Lab assignments continue next week

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary test
2. Research Paper due date Tuesday May 19
3. To Kill A Mockingbird talking points class discussion continues
4. Anthologies due in class Wednesday-Friday

Wednesday
1. Grammar in-class assignment; anthologies due in class
2. Literary terms test on Friday

Thursday
1. Grammar in-class assignment; anthologies due in class
2. Literary terms review; test tomorrow

Friday
1. Grammar in-class assignment continues
2. Literary terms test

STUDYPATH April 27-May 1, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Literary terms test Periods Two and Three only
2. Anthologies due in class for grammar and literary terms assignment
3. Research paper due date set; make certain to check library site for OWL research
4. Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday and Thursday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Anthologies due in class for grammar and literary terms assignment
2. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday
3. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion finalized on Friday; books due in class

Wednesday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab
2. Research paper due date reviewed; questions answered

Thursday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab
2. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop due tomorrow

Friday
1. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop due today
2. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion finalized

STUDYPATH* April 20-24, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab-Room 701 for To Kill A Mockingbird essay-DAY ONE
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen test today
3. Welcome to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Tuesday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab-Room 701 for To Kill A Mockingbird essay-DAY TWO
2. Vocabulary Workshop assignment to be announced

Wednesday
1. Anthologies due in class Wednesday and Thursday for grammar and literary terms assignments
2. To Kill A Mockingbird talking points for Chapters Twenty-Six through Thirty-One due Friday for class discussion

Thursday
1. Anthologies due in class for grammar and literary terms assignments
2. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion tomorrow

Friday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion Chapters Twenty-Six through Thirty-One
2. Research paper due date announced
3. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* April 13-17, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Administration of Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
2. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday
3. Anthology due Wednesday in class for grammar lessons
4. Literary terms continued; test to be announced

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Administration of Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
2. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary test scheduled for Monday
3. Anthology due Wednesday for grammar assignments
4. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Five due on Thursday for class discussion

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment; anthologies due in class
2. Literary terms continued; test to be scheduled
3. Accelerated Reader book test to be scheduled this week

Thursday
1. Grammar assignment in class; anthologies due in class
2. Literary terms continued; test tomorrow
3. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Five class discussion

Friday
1. Class discussion To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Five continues in class
2. Literary terms test today
3. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test Monday

Vantage Lab Prompts

If you cannot access the To Kill A Mockingbird and Antigone prompts and complete them online by Monday evening, send your completed work to jcarmicl@lausd.net and you will meet the deadline.

I will NOT be available to answer e-mails from Tuesday until Sunday.

Have a great spring break and thanks for your hard work and diligence.

Mr. Carmicle

STUDYPATH* March 30-April 3, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion continues; book due in class
2. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test tomorrow
3. Anthology due Wednesday in class for grammar lessons
4. Literary terms continued; test Wednesday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion continues; reader/writer notebook assignment
2. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary test
3. Anthology due Wednesday for grammar assignments
4. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Five due on Friday for class discussion

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
3. Accelerated Reader book assignment; AR book test administered week after spring break
4. Literary terms test
5. Antigone essay due Friday, April 3

Thursday
1. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
2. Antigone essay due tomorrow

Friday
1. Class discussion To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One through Twenty-Five
2. Spring Break April 6-10, 2009

STUDYPATH* March 23-27, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Antigone multiple-choice final continued
2. Antigone Scene Five reading check
3. Antigone final essay due April 3
4. Grammar assignment
5. Multiple-choice practice for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
6. Unit Nine-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test tomorrow

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points due for To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion Friday
2. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday; test Monday
3. Grammar assignment
4. Unit Nine-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test today

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Accelerated Reader book assignment due at end of spring break
3. AR Book test administered week after spring break

Thursday
1. Multiple-choice practice for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
2. Vocabulary Workshop answers due tomorrow

Friday
1. Class discussion Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of To Kill A Mockingbird; book due in class
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* March 16-20, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. CAHSEE administered Tuesday and Wednesday
2. Anthologies due in class Monday for Antigone
3. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 11-15 talking points due today for Thursday class discussion
4. Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review due Friday; test Monday
5. Reader/Writer Notebooks due Monday for To Kill A Mockingbird Secondary Period Assessment questions

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. CAHSEE administered today
2. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion on Thursday

Wednesday
1. CAHSEE administered today
2. Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review due Friday

Thursday
1. Class discussion Chapters 11-15 To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Antigone multiple-choice final exam completed Monday after Cumulative Review Units 1-12 test

Friday
1. Antigone essay assigned
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* March 9-13, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Literary terms
2. Grammar assignment
3. Antigone Scene Five and Exodos
4. Anthologies required in class Monday-Wednesday
5. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points due today for class discussion Friday
6. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop answers reviewed; test Tuesday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Antigone continues
2. Literary terms
3. Grammar assignment
4. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test today

Wednesday
1. Units Nine-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due Monday
2. Antigone continues
3. Grammar assignment
4. Literary terms test

Thursday
1. Frederick Douglass piece continues; reader/writer notebook work continues
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
3. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion tomorrow

Friday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion Chapters Six-Ten today
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Vocabulary Workshop Units Nine-Twelve due Monday

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Antigone continues; anthologies required in class Monday-Wednesday
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Literary Analysis periodic assessment
3. Grammar assignment
4. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve due Friday; test Monday
5. Chapters One-Five To Kill A Mockingbird talking points due today for class discussion Friday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment skills and strategies
2. Grammar assignment
3. Antigone continues
4. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion on Friday

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Antigone continues
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve due Friday

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment skills and strategies continue
2. Reader/Writer notebook work continues

Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve due today
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion; Chapters Six-Ten talking points due Monday for next week's class discussion

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Antigone continues; anthologies required in class Monday-Wednesday
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Literary Analysis periodic assessment
3. Grammar assignment
4. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven due today; test tomorrow

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary test today
2. Grammar assignment
3. Antigone continues
4. To Kill A Mockingbird novels assigned for the Literary Analysis periodic assessment

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Antigone continues
3. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five talking points due Monday for class discussion

Thursday
1. Frederick Douglass piece continues
2. Reader/Writer notebook work continues

Friday
1. Frederick Douglass piece continues
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Presidents' Day Holiday
2. Anthologies due Tuesday and Wednesday in class

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Antigone continues; anthologies required in class
2. Literary terms
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test today; Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due Monday

Wednesday
1. Antigone continues; anthologies required in class
2. Literary terms
3. Grammar assignment

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues; Frederick Douglass piece and reader/writer notebooks
2. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due Monday; test Tuesday
3. Literary terms
4. Grammar assignment

Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues; Frederick Douglass piece and reader/writer notebooks
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Multiple-choice practice for the Literary Analysis Secondary Periodic Assessment

STUDYPATH* February 9-13, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Antigone continues; textbooks due in class Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
2. Grammar assignment
3. Literary terms
4. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten due Friday; test Monday
5. Sherman Alexie essay assigned; due Tuesday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Antigone continues; textbooks due in class Tuesday, Wednesday
2. "The Bet" debate preparation strategies and skills
3. Literary terms
4. Grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. Antigone continues; textbooks due in class
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment literature for Frederick Douglass on Friday
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten answers due Friday
3. Literary terms

Thursday
1. Multiple-choice practice for the Periodic Assessment
2. Literary terms test in class today

Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten due today; test Monday
2. Frederick Douglass literature for the Secondary Periodic Assessment Unit
3. Grammar assignment
4. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Antigone continues
2. Grammar assignment
3. Literary Terms
4. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine due

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Antigone continues
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test
3. Literary Terms
4. Grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. Final Exams Periods Two/Three
2. Semester Reflections
3. Period Four does not meet today
3. Portfolio preparation

Thursday
1. Final Exams Periods Five/Six
2. Literary terms in class

Friday
1. Final Exams Periods One/Four
2. Semester Reflections
3. Periods Two and Three do not meet today
3. Portfolio preparation

STUDYPATH* January 26-30, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test tomorrow
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition
3. Frederick Douglass and Sherman Alexie assignments continue
4. Literary Terms test today

Tuesday (Shortened Day-Senior Projects)
1. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Multiple-Choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
3. Reader/Writer journals assignment
4. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers due Friday; test Monday
5. Fahrenheit 451 assignment after books are issued

Wednesday (Shortened Day-Senior Projects)
1. Frederick Douglass assignment
2. Multiple-Choice practice continues
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers due on Monday; test Tuesday
4. Participants for debate set

Thursday
1. Protocol for debate set
2. Date protocol and procedure set
3. Antigone introduction and Sophocles biography; textbooks required in class Thursday and Friday
4. Literary terms

Friday
1. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers due today
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2. School holiday

Tuesday
1. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Multiple-Choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" continued
4. Short Constructed Response continues in class
5. Fahrenheit 451 books issued this week

Wednesday
1. Frederick Douglass assignment
2. Multiple-Choice practice continues
3. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers due on Monday; test Tuesday
4. Participants for debate set

Thursday
1. Protocol for debate set
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment

Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment
2. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers due Friday; test Monday
2. Expository Periodic Assessment multiple-choice/essay skills all week in class
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups rewrites due Thursday; attach rewrites in front of assignment
4. Grammar assignment; textbooks due in class Monday-Thursday of this week
5. Mark Antony's Funeral Speech essay from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continued; "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass pieces assigned
2. Multiple-Choice practice for the Expository Periodic Assessment continues in class
3. Classroom debate protocol announced
4. Grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continue all week in class

Thursday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continue all week in class
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups rewrites due today

Friday
1. Capital Punishment debate linked to Chekhov's "The Bet" dates and participants announced
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continued
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test Monday

Julius Caesar Essay

Here are instructions for completing the Caesar essay due Monday January 12:

Double space typed essay
No "you" and no contractions in formal prose
Cite specific text references to support opinions/statements/assertions
Six paragraphs minimum
Paper standards and formatting rules must be followed
Address the prompt! (if necessary, read the prompt several times and highlight exactly what is being asked)


Write jcarmicl@lausd.net if there are questions
The January 12-16 web log will be posted this weekend.
Enjoy the remainder of winter break.