Winter Break

Have a restful and happy holiday season.  Winter break work is posted below on this STUDYPATH listing.

Winter Break Anthology Reading and Writing Assignment

Page 760            William Shakespeare

Page 762            William Shakespeare’s Life

Page 765            The Elizabethan Stage

Page 769            The Play: The Results of Violence

Page 771            Reading Skills and Strategies

Page 773            Ambition or Honor?

Page 774            Before You Read

Page 775            The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Page 776            Characters

Page 777            Read Act I

Page 796            Making Meanings (answer a-g for Reading Check)

Page 798            Read Act II

Page 818            Making Meanings (answer a-f for Reading Check)

Act I, Scene 3, line 162 (proper citation format)

STUDYPATH* December 10-14, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Periods One and Two Final Exams
Hour One-Semester Reflection
Hour Two-Vocabulary Unit Nine Test
Synthesis Paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Suggested paper structure follows:
I.     Summary of coming of age ceremony chosen by student
II.    Synthesis of ceremony chosen by student with two described in PIML
III.   Similarities of ceremonies from I. and II.
IV.   Differences of ceremonies from I. and II.
V.    Conclusion

Tuesday
Periods Three and Four Final Exams
Periods One and Two do not meet today

Wednesday
Periods Five and Six Final Exams
Periods One and Two do not meet today

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Minimum Day schedule: winter break work to be assigned and discussed

STUDYPATH* December 3-7, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms
Synthesis paper is due Monday, December 10 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; structure for the paper is finalized in class after prewriting is completed:  students provide background on a ceremony that represents an initiation or coming of age threshold
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
"Straw Into Gold" Sandra Cisneros responses are discussed in class today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled
"Straw Into Gold" class discussion continues in class

Wednesday
Holt Grammar lesson is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice continues in class

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is tomorrow

Friday
Synthesis paper is due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled