In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Getty Villa Museum pre-brief is scheduled for Monday, March 1 at 8:00 A.M. in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperones. Students participate in a debrief of the trip when they return to school after the field trip.
Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.
The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 9. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.
Antigone begins; students must bring anthologies to class Tuesday-Friday of this week.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test has been postponed to Friday, March 5. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test. Unit Ten answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Getty Villa Museum field trip slips must be submitted by Wednesday, February 24; students who do not submit a trip slip by that date will not make the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1 should be submitted when they are available. Students should write names on the tickets and submit to teacher to assure a lunch is prepared for them. The pre-brief of the trip is scheduled for Monday, March 1 in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperone.
The Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is administered on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Multiple choice practice for the assessment is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.
Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is completed by week's end. The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 8. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test is scheduled for Friday, February 26. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Getty Villa Museum field trip slips must be submitted by Wednesday, February 24; students who do not submit a trip slip by that date will not make the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1 should be submitted when they are available. Students should write names on the tickets and submit to teacher to assure a lunch is prepared for them. The pre-brief of the trip is scheduled for Monday, March 1 in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperone.
The Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is administered on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Multiple choice practice for the assessment is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.
Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is completed by week's end. The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 8. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test is scheduled for Friday, February 26. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.
Students must submit work Tuesday from Vocabulary Workshop for pages related to Units Seven, Eight, and Nine. Complete all pages up to Unit Ten. The Unit One-Nine Cumulative test will be scheduled in class.
The movie ratings practice essay for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is due Tuesday. The booklet should include the prewriting, the graphic organizer and the completed essay.
The diagnostic CAHSEE essay and multiple choice components must be completed in class today since essays will be scored during today's professional development. Multiple choice responses will be scored and available by the end of the week.
Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V will resume this week; the prompt for the essay of Antony's funeral speech will be distributed and a due date set.
The web site for the Getty Villa museum site will be discussed this week as students are prepared for the upcoming trip on March 1. Field trip slips are due and lunch tickets for March 1 are due as well.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.
Students must submit work Tuesday from Vocabulary Workshop for pages related to Units Seven, Eight, and Nine. Complete all pages up to Unit Ten. The Unit One-Nine Cumulative test will be scheduled in class.
The movie ratings practice essay for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is due Tuesday. The booklet should include the prewriting, the graphic organizer and the completed essay.
The diagnostic CAHSEE essay and multiple choice components must be completed in class today since essays will be scored during today's professional development. Multiple choice responses will be scored and available by the end of the week.
Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V will resume this week; the prompt for the essay of Antony's funeral speech will be distributed and a due date set.
The web site for the Getty Villa museum site will be discussed this week as students are prepared for the upcoming trip on March 1. Field trip slips are due and lunch tickets for March 1 are due as well.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2010
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester B
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class this week. Film screening date will be announced and the final essay for the play scheduled. Antigone begins in mid-February.
Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine assignment is due next Tuesday, February 16. The Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled next week.
Work on the Douglass, Cisneros, and Alexie pieces continue in class as well as multiple choice practice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition assessment. The practice essay on movie ratings is due by the end of the week; no late submissions accepted.
Holt Grammar assignments will be completed in class this week.
Preparation for the Getty Museum at the Villa field trip will begin this week as students are acquainted with the trip's purpose and objectives. Trip slips must be completed and returned by Wednesday, February 24; any late field trip slips will result in students not completing the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1, 2010 must be submitted by Friday, February 19; students who do not submit lunch tickets by this date will be responsible for either buying lunch at the Villa or bringing their own lunches. Students must write names on lunch tickets for submission to the cafeteria manager. In-class web site exploration will accompany written lesson plans as additional preparation for this important learning opportunity.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Semester B
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class this week. Film screening date will be announced and the final essay for the play scheduled. Antigone begins in mid-February.
Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine assignment is due next Tuesday, February 16. The Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled next week.
Work on the Douglass, Cisneros, and Alexie pieces continue in class as well as multiple choice practice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition assessment. The practice essay on movie ratings is due by the end of the week; no late submissions accepted.
Holt Grammar assignments will be completed in class this week.
Preparation for the Getty Museum at the Villa field trip will begin this week as students are acquainted with the trip's purpose and objectives. Trip slips must be completed and returned by Wednesday, February 24; any late field trip slips will result in students not completing the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1, 2010 must be submitted by Friday, February 19; students who do not submit lunch tickets by this date will be responsible for either buying lunch at the Villa or bringing their own lunches. Students must write names on lunch tickets for submission to the cafeteria manager. In-class web site exploration will accompany written lesson plans as additional preparation for this important learning opportunity.
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