Sunday, November 29, 2009

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.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

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.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

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.