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.