STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Shakespeare web sites outlining assignment (six sections) is due today
Units Eight and Nine Vocabulary Workshop are due today
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class this week
Introduction to the Elizabethans and William Shakespeare is scheduled this week;
prereading begins for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled for tomorrow
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice for the Periodic Assessment is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poem assigned; due date to be announced
Preparing to read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is scheduled in class
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Friday

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is now due on Monday, not Thursday of the following week
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I is scheduled today

Friday
Weekend homework will be announced
Caesar Act I continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test

Winter Break Assignments

Complete an outline in preparation for the study of the Elizabethans, William Shakespeare, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by accessing two web sites listed on the previous blog entry; the shakespeareinamericancommunities.org and bardweb.net sites are available as links by clicking on the appropriate listings. Six sections must be outlined.

Complete Unit Eight and Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers.

All winter break assignments are due the first day back, January 9, 2012.

Questions or concerns, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will reply.

STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Winter break homework is discussed in class; outlining Shakespeare in American Communities text and bardweb.net text due January 9
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow; responses are announced in class
Catcher in the Rye essay is due tomorrow evening

Tuesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Catcher in the Rye essay is due this evening at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Outlining Shakespeare example provided on overhead; outlining protocol example provided on Box (see Box downloadable assignments on this web log)

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature nonfiction selections continue in class, including After You Read short answer and multiple choice completion for "Coming of Age...Threshold to Adulthood" selections
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled for today
Return Catcher in the Rye books today through Friday; no books accepted for textbook return by teacher if they are not signed back in by this Friday

Thursday
USA Today response to cartoon speech balloon is due today; the letter to the editor for today's in-class edition of the newspaper is due Monday, January 9

Friday
Winter break homework is discussed in class with deadlines set for outlining of Shakespeare in American Communities and bardweb.net web sites
Winter break homework for Vocabulary Workshop units are discussed in class

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-end of book is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six cumulative test is scheduled in class today

Tuesday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-26 continues in class today
Catcher in the Rye essay is assigned; essay must be completed on turnitin.com and due date will be announced

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature reading selections are covered in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers are due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday

Thursday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature reading selections continue in class
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled today

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers are due today
Weekend homework will be announced
Catcher in the Rye essay is due Tuesday, December 13 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled for today

Tuesday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues: Academic Vocabulary for Collection 2: Exposition; "Coming of Age, Latino Style" Rodriguez
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 class discussion continues
Vocabulary Workshop review pages for Chapters Four-Six are due Friday in class; test is scheduled for Monday, December 5

Wednesday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 21-end of book are due Friday for class discussion
"Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros is scheduled in class (Perspectives in Multicultural Literature 93)

Thursday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition begins
"Straw into Gold" piece by Cisneros continues
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due next Thursday

Friday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-end of book is scheduled for today
All work from Chapters Four-Six review of Vocabulary Workshop is due today; test is scheduled for Monday
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* November 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 11-15 class discussion continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due Wednesday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class

Tuesday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due tomorrow
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today; test is scheduled for Monday, November 28
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Thursday
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday; classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving holiday continues; classes are not in session

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due Thursday in class
Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues today; talking points for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday, November 18
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion will be administered Thursday and Friday of this week
Multiple choice work continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled for today; this test is postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion
Short Constructed Response on Excessive Violence completed in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice continues
Short Constructed Response on Excessive Violence continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Day One

Friday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Day Two
Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Catcher in the Rye talking points are due today; class discussion to be scheduled

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due Thursday in class
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech responses in reader/writer notebooks
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Thursday; test date to be announced
Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues today

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion
Literary terms continue in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice continues
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five answers are due today in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye talking points are due today for class discussion

Friday
Today is a legal holiday, Veterans Day, and classes are not in session.

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Sojourner Truth speech continues in class today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class this week
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections are continued in class this week
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday

Wednesday
Holt Grammar lesson is assigned
Multiple choice practice continues in class today

Thursday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due tomorrow for class discussion
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for tomorrow

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion is scheduled for today
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Problem-Solution essay due on Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 P.M.; use prewriting from reader/writer notebooks and proofread and run spell-grammar check before uploading essay
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned and responses due tomorrow
Clinton speech rhetorical devices are reviewed

Tuesday
Strategies for writing the Problem-Solution essay are discussed in class
Selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continue in class
Chavez speech responses are discussed in class

Wednesday
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech is assigned and discussed in the class today through Friday
Multiple choice work continues in class

Thursday
"Ain't I A Woman" speech discussion continues in class
Multiple choice work continues in class

Friday
Truth speech discussion continues in class
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test to be scheduled
Fahrenheit 451 screening Part II is scheduled for today
Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" speech essay is due tonight at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Clinton speech responses are due today
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class all week

Wednesday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow
CAHSEE Diagnostic test is scheduled today for tenth graders

Thursday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" speech is covered in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned as homework

Friday
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are corrected in class; test is scheduled for Tuesday
*"The Cold Equations" rewrites are due today; staple new draft on top of previous drafts--no rewrites accepted after today
*Quilt project art and text is due Friday
*Literary terms are covered in class this week; test date to be scheduled

Tuesday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook problem-solution essay continues with topics to be decided and due date to be set
*Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
*Clinton speech is assigned as homework; access the audio at (click the link and begin listening at 15:50 into the speech:
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Wednesday
*Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" essay prompt is assigned; turnitin.com deadline is Monday, October 17
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday (complete all pages between the end of Unit Three and the beginning of Unit Four--pages 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)

Thursday
*Multiple choice practice continues in class

Friday
*Fahrenheit 451 film screening Part One
*Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 3-7, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
*Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three answers are due Friday; test date to be scheduled
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature multiple choice and preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
*Class discussion of Fahrenheit 451 "The Sieve and the Sand" continues in class today

Tuesday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature academic vocabulary for persuasion
*Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class, including multiple choice practice
*Literary terms continue in class; test date to be announced

Wednesday
*Problem-Solution essay assigned
*Quilt project groups meet to discuss designs and cultural significance text; deadline to be announced
*Fahrenheit 451 "Burning Bright" talking points (fifteen connected to literary devices) are due Friday for class discussion
*Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class
*Holt Handbook grammar assignment is scheduled for today

Friday
*Fahrenheit 451 talking points (fifteen) for "Burning Bright" connected to literary devices) are due today for class discussion
*Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* September 26-30, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop textbook due in class today; Fahrenheit 451 due in class Friday
Fifteen talking points connected to literary devices for Fahrenheit 451 Part Two "The Sieve and the Sand" due Friday for class discussion
"The Hearth and the Salamander" class discussion continues today
Persuasive essay is due by 11:59 P.M. tonight on turnitin.com web site; NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
"The Cold Equations" drafts returned to students by end of week for rewrites
Anthologies are used for literary terms review; test date to be announced

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers are due Friday and test is scheduled for Monday; Unit Three answers are due next week-date to be announced
Literary terms are scheduled for today; test date to be announced
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature multiple choice and prose selections are scheduled this week

Wednesday
Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
Holt Handbook grammar assignment is scheduled for today

Thursday
Unassigned Day-No School

Friday
Fahrenheit 451 class discussion; fifteen talking points are due for "The Sieve and the Sand" Part Two of the novel
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today; test date is scheduled for Monday
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* September 19-23, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Fahrenheit 451 talking points (fifteen connected to literary devices) for "The Hearth and the Salamander" due Friday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop textbook due in class today
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow
First draft of creative writing for "The Cold Equations" is due today
Persuasive essay from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature text is assigned and due on turnitin.com web site on Monday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is assigned and due Wednesday

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literary multiple choice work and writing assignment
Literary terms 11-20 are covered in class today and tomorrow
"Everyday Use" quiz and differentiated assignment made
Holt Handbook grammar assignment on subject-verb agreement is covered in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled for today

Thursday
Literary terms 11-20 review is scheduled for today; test date will be announced
Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class today

Friday
Class discussion on Fahrenheit 451 "The Hearth and the Salamander"; fifteen talking points connected to literary devices is due today in class
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* September 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Signed opening bulletin is due today in class.
"The Cold Equations" class discussion and comprehension quiz
Creative writing assignment-Changing the Ending assigned and due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks assigned; Unit One answers due Thursday; test day will be announced
Fahrenheit 451 novels assigned; ten talking points related to literary devices due Friday for class discussion
Cornell Notes for opening days agenda continue in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" short story is scheduled for today.

Tuesday
Literary terms continue in class.
Vocabulary diagnostic test administered

Wednesday
The History of English section from Holt Handbook begins today and continues tomorrow in class.
"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury continues in class.
Literary terms continue in class; test date to be announced.

Thursday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections and multiple choice are scheduled for today; academic vocabulary to be covered: commonly held beliefs; definitions; hypothesis; scenario

Friday
Creative writing assignment for "The Cold Equations" is due Monday.
Turnitin.com account must be setup by Monday; use turnitin.com to create account.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* September 7-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Wednesday
Seating chart
Opening Days Bulletin due September 12
Semester Projection
Textbooks Assigned

Thursday
Cornell Notes format introduced
Pronunciation Guide introduced

Friday
Vocabulary Diagnostic
Pronunciation Guide Cornell Notes
Signed Opening Days Bulletin due Monday
Read "The Cold Equations" short story in preparation for assessment on Monday.

Syllabus 2011-2012

A draft of the course syllabus has been added to Box and can be downloaded; this draft is subject to change up to Wednesday, September 7, 2011.

WELCOME TO THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

Incoming Honors Tenth Grade students may expect several announcements about curriculum requirements and assignment descriptions over the next several weeks. The 2011-2012 school year begins on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Check this web log frequently for information on the course syllabus.

It may be helpful for students to check the collegeboard.com web site before the school year begins to access readily available information about the PSAT test and other planning tools for academic success and college readiness.

If you have questions or concerns, you may write to me at jcarmicl@lausd.net during the remainder of the summer break.

Thank you.

James B. Carmicle
Honors Tenth Grade English Instructor
Hollywood High School

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Last day of regular instruction; students will complete rhetorical devices in reader/writer notebooks.

Tuesday
Final Exams Periods One and Two

Wednesday
Final Exams Periods Three and Four

Thursday
Final Exams Periods Five and Six

Friday
Last day of classes for 2010-2011 school year

STUDYPATH* June 13-17, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The study of rhetorical devices for "Getting Ready for A.P." continues in class all week except for Wednesday.
USA Today letter to the editor is due today.

Tuesday
The study of rhetorical devices in reader/writer notebooks continues in class today.

Wednesday
USA Today political cartoon SOAPSTONE analysis is scheduled for today.

Thursday
The study of rhetorical devices in reader/writer notebooks continues in class today.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday.
Final examination discussion is scheduled for today.

STUDYPATH* June 6-10, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
USA Today letter to the editor in response to political cartoon is due today.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is administered this week.
Work continues on the Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis preparation continues in class today.

Wednesday
Work continues on the Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis continues in class today.

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis concludes in class today.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned in class and due Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 30-June 3, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.

Tuesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due on Friday.
Final vocabulary mastery test continues in class today and tomorrow.

Wednesday
Final vocabulary mastery test continues in class today.

Thursday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday.
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class.

STUDYPATH* May 23-27, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Screening of To Kill A Mockingbird concludes in Period One, Period Three, and Period Five classes.
Research paper is due Tuesday, May 24 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site.

Tuesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook selections are scheduled all week in class to prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.
Vocabulary Workshop practice final mastery test and review pages are scored in class and used by students as a study guide for the final mastery test, scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
Research paper date certain deadline is 11:59 P.M. tonight; no late papers will be accepted.

Wednesday
Preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test is scheduled today and tomorrow.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* May 16-20, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect Monday-Thursday of this week--Period One meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Period Three meets Monday, Thursday and Friday; Period Five meets Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
USA Today letter to the editor is due for all classes on Friday, May 20.
Periods One and Three complete mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.
Students are completing research papers which are due May 24 on turnitin.com by 11:59 P.M. that evening.
Fleshed out outlines are due today for Periods One, Three and Five Honors English 10B.
Screening of To Kill A Mockingbird film is scheduled all week in class.

Tuesday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Period Five completes mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Wednesday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Period One completes mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Thursday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Periods Three and Five complete mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today.
Weekend homework is assigned.
Use this link for citations:
http://www.k-state.edu/honor/documents/UpdatedCitationTutorial.pdf

STUDYPATH* May 9-13, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Working outline of research paper is due May 12; outlines will be returned the next day so finalized outlines (fleshed-out outlines) can be submitted May 16.
USA Today letter to the editor is due tomorrow.
Class discussion for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled in class today and tomorrow.
Vocabulary Workshop pages after Unit Fifteen and up to Final Mastery Test are due today.

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper is due on turnitin.com by 11:59 P.M. on May 24; no late assignments will be accepted.
Class discussion for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled in class today.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis and the California Standards Test is scheduled in class the rest of the week.
Research paper drafting is scheduled for the remainder of the week in class pending availability of laptop carts.

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned today and due Monday.

Friday
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* May 2-6, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today political cartoon letter to the editor is due today.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming CST examinations and the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled for today.
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Twenty-five talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird are due today for class discussion.


Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Periods One and Three are scheduled for guest speaker from Los Angeles Public Library system in relation to To Kill A Mockingbird jury duty service research paper.

Wednesday
Periods Five is scheduled for guest speaker from Los Angeles Public Library system in relation to To Kill A Mockingbird jury duty service research paper.

Thursday
Twenty-five talking points from Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Monday for class discussion.
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.

Friday
Class discussion is scheduled Monday and Tuesday for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Vocabulary Workshop homework is assigned in class and due Monday.
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday.
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper is due on turnitin.com on May 24 by 11:59 P.M.

STUDYPATH* April 25-29, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
USA Today political cartoon analysis (summary, evidence, cartoonist's point, relevance to interdisciplinary coursework) is due tomorrow.
Students are scheduled in the library Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 for research paper skills and strategy lesson; research paper outline, thesis statement, and initial draft due dates are announced.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday, April 26; test is scheduled for Thursday in library.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
USA Today political cartoon analysis is due today (see Monday for detail of required responses).
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today.

Wednesday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five are due Monday; class discussion is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday
Meet in school library for research paper skills and strategies.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today in the library; Unit Fifteen responses are due Monday.

Friday
Meet in school library for research paper skills and strategies.
Weekend homework will be announced, including talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird for class discussion Monday and Tuesday.

STUDYPATH* April 18-22, 2011

SPRING BREAK

APRIL 18-22

CHECK STUDYPATH ON SUNDAY, APRIL 24 FOR ASSIGNMENTS

STUDYPATH* April 11-15, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues in class; novels are required for reference to literary devices used by the author.
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
USA Today political cartoon activity (summary, evidence, cartoonist's point) is due today.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Antigone Scene Five, Paean and Exodus continues in class today and tomorrow; anthologies are required in class Tuesday and Wednesday.
Twenty-five talking points for Chapters 16-20 of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Thursday for class discussion.


Wednesday
Antigone Scene Five, Paean and Exodus continues in class today.

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis multiple choice practice is scheduled for today.
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion is scheduled for today and talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due.

Friday
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion on Chapters 16-20 continues today.
USA Today homework is due on Tuesday, April 26; newspaper cartoonist interpretation assignment will be provided on Monday, April 25.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday, April 26; test day will be announced.
Students are scheduled in the library Thursday, April 28 and Friday April 29 for research paper skills and strategies lesson.

STUDYPATH* April 4-8, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

Antigone Scene 5, Ode 5 is scheduled for today.

Vocabulary Workshop review pages Units 10-12; test is scheduled for Wednesday.

Anthologies are due in class Monday-Wednesday.

Tuesday

Antigone Scene 5, Ode 5 will continue in class today.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due Friday for class discussion; three talking points must be connected to a literary device used by the author and textual evidence for entries must be cited in class discussion.

Wednesday

Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

Unit 10-12 Vocabulary Workshop test scheduled today.

Thursday

Multiple choice practice continues today in class.

Unit 13 Vocabulary Workshop responses due today.

Friday

To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion for Chapters 11-15.

Weekend homework will be announced.

USA TODAY letter to the editor is due on Monday.

STUDYPATH* March 28-April 1, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL. ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms are covered in class today and tomorrow with a test scheduled for Wednesday.
Antigone Scene Four, Ode Four is scheduled for today.
Anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday.
Talking points for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Friday, April 8 for class discussion. These talking points must meet two criteria: example or reference at least three talking points to a literary device used by the author AND provide textual reference by citing dialogue or prose passage to support the literary device reference.
USA Today letter to the editor is due today.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms are covered in class.
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; Unit Ten-Twelve review answers are due Monday, April 4.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Four, Ode Four is continued in class today.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
Antigone Scene Five, Ode Five is scheduled in class today.
Weekend homework will be announced in class.

Friday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session.
USA Today letter to the editor that is usually assigned on Friday will be assigned when students return Monday.
Students will meet in library April 28 and April 29 for research paper skills and strategy lesson.

STUDYPATH* March 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow; responses for Unit Twelve are due Thursday.
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues in class for Chapters One-Five; talking points are due in class and should be submitted for scoring.
Antigone Scene Two, Ode Two homework is due today; complete the entire handout.
Literary terms are continued in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Antigone Scene Three, Ode Three is covered in class today.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Three, Ode Three continues in class today.
A literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points for Chapters Six-Ten class discussion are due tomorrow.
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class today; test date will be announced.

Friday
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten class discussion is scheduled for today; five talking points for each chapter are due today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* March 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for Chapters One-Five in preparation for class discussion.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; Unit Eleven answers are due on Thursday.
USA Today letter to the editor in response to political cartoon is due today.
Antigone continues in class; anthologies are due all week in class.
CAHSEE study booklets must be returned during this week.
Antigone Prologue and Parados homework assignment is due today.

Tuesday
Rewrite of Problem-Solution essay on turnitin.com web site is due by 11:59 P.M tonight.
Antigone Scene One and Ode One continues in class today.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Two and Ode Two are scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Literary terms from the anthology are covered in class; test date will be announced.

Thursday
Antigone Scene Two and Ode Two continues in class today.
Literary terms continue in class today.
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday.
Weekend homework will be announced.
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Class discussion of Chapters One-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled for today.

STUDYPATH* March 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
CAHSEE English practice textbook is required in class.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening concludes.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for Friday.
Anthologies for Antigone are due in class Thursday.
Mark Antony funeral speech essay is due on turnitin.com at 11:59 P.M. on Tuesday evening, March 8.

Tuesday
The California High School Exit Examination is administered today.

Wednesday
The California High School Exit Examination is administered today.

Thursday
Anthologies are required in class today and tomorrow for Antigone.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* February 28-March 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar concludes in class. The Mark Antony funeral speech essay is due on turnitin.com site by Tuesday, March 8 at 11:59 P.M.
Students will write a response for the Act III test in class today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten answers are due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday.

Tuesday
Sophocles' Antigone is introduced in class; students must bring anthologies from home today for reading and writing assignment.

Wednesday
Meet in the cafe for the field trip to the Getty Villa Museum in Malibu. You may use your breakfast ticket before 8:00 A.M. and pick up your lunch if you provided a lunch ticket last week. No gum or pens are permitted at the Getty Villa; backpacks may not be taken off the bus. Other directions and information will be provided as you check in and are assigned a teacher docent.

Thursday
Julius Caesar film screening Part I is scheduled for today.

Friday
Julius Caesar film screening Part II is scheduled for today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* February 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Monday is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven-Nine answers are due Tuesday; test is scheduled for Wednesday.
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class all week; test date will be announced.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV, Scene 3 is scheduled for today.
Students trip slip forms for the Getty Villa field trip are due today; student lunch tickets and breakfast tickets for March 2 may be submitted if students request meals for that date.

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven-Nine test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V begins in class.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V is concluded.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* February 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop books are due in class Wednesday.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III, Scenes 1 and 2 are completed in class.
Literary terms from the anthology resume this week with test date scheduled for Thursday.
Students circulate trip slip forms for teacher signatures; all trip slips are due February 18.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III concludes.
Literary terms continue in class.

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop books are due in class for Unit Seven-Nine review; test date to be announced.

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV begins in class.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV is concluded.
Trip slips circulated for teacher signatures are due today. Students who are requesting school lunch must submit lunch ticket dated March 2 by today.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* February 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice and essay writing skills continue in preparation for this week's Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test has been postponed until Friday, February 11.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III will resume on Friday.

Tuesday
Period One final examination is scheduled for today.
Period Five meets after lunch.

Wednesday
Period Five final examination is scheduled for today.
Period Three meets after lunch.

Thursday
Period Three final examination is scheduled for today.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act III continues in class.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* January 31-February 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Problem-solution essays are due online February 1; hard copies will not be accepted for credit or letter grade--your essay must be submitted online.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class.
Work on the Cisneros and Douglass' pieces continues in class all week in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition examination.
Reader/Writer notebooks are due in class tomorrow.

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due in class on Thursday; test is scheduled at beginning of period on Friday.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature are scheduled for today.
Tonight's deadline for the Problem-Solution essay is 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; do not submit the essay more than once--it must be uploaded to the site.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled for today.
Literary terms from the anthology are assigned and test date is set.
Assigned readings from the play and the multicultural literary selections continue all week in class.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III is introduced in class.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* January 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Problem-Solution essays are due online February 1; hard copies will not be accepted for credit or a letter grade--your essay must be submitted online.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled this week.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.
Literary terms from the anthology continue with a test date to be scheduled later this week.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Trip slips for the Getty Villa at Malibu field trip are due February 4.
Reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continue in class all week, with pieces by Sandra Cisneros and Frederick Douglass.

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature are scheduled for today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight is due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work continues in preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition and Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook continue in class today.
Weekend homework will be announced in class, including the problem-solution essay due February 1 on turnitin.com web site.

Topics for Problem-Solution Analysis Essay-Exposition

These topics are approved for your essay choices:

Fast Food-Teenage Obesity
Free Health Care
Immigration Debate
Dream Act
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Stop Global Warming
Underage Drinking
Illegal Drug Use
Racial Profiling
Cyberbullying
Gay Marriage
Awareness for Haiti Earthquake Victims
Animal Abuse
Identity Theft
Building Homes for the Homeless

If your chosen topic is not listed, it must be approved in advance by the instructor.

STUDYPATH* January 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is a legal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and classes are not in session.

Tuesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.
Literary terms test scheduled for Friday was postponed until today.
Turnitin.com accounts must be activated with school e-mail accounts; check your class for the next writing assignment (Analyzing Problems and Solutions) and deadline.
Trip slips for the Getty Villa Museum at Malibu field trip are due February 4; do not circulate trip slips to teachers until teacher advises to do so.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I introduction of characters and plot; students will interpret the play in class working in groups or individually.

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature multiple choice work and reading selections, including pieces from Frederick Douglass and Sandra Cisneros, continue in class in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven is due in class today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues today.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II introduction of characters and plot; students will interpret the play in class working in groups or individually.

STUDYPATH* January 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Outlining for shakespeareinamericancommunites.org assigned text is due today.
The Catcher in the Rye final examination essay is due today.
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature assignments for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit continue in class with Alexie's "Superman and Me" selection.
Students are tentatively scheduled to meet in the library on Thursday and Friday for turnitin.com strategies and skills and set up of school e-mail accounts.
Multiple choice and short answer responses for Catcher in the Rye are due today.

Tuesday
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class.
Trips slips for the Getty Villa Museum at Malibu are issued today and due Friday, February 4.
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class.

Wednesday
Meet in library Thursday and Friday.
Vocabulary Workshop next assignment will be announced and due date set.
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class.

Thursday
Meet in library for turnitin.com strategies and skills and set up of school e-mail accounts.
Work continues on Perspectives in Multicultural Literature text for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition with Cisneros and Douglass assignments.

Friday
Meet in library for turnitin.com strategies and skills.
Work continues on Perspectives in Multicultural Literature text for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Weekend homework will be announced.
Anthologies are due in class Monday for introduction to Shakespeare, the Elizabethans, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act I.