Sunday, April 28, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 29-May 3, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird responses for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty are due Friday for class discussion
Period Two outline for the FDR speech is due today; return handouts today
Literary terms from the Pre-AP Readings and Exercises textbook continue in class
Research paper assignment is scheduled; access the prompt and sources for writing the paper on the school library site and on Box (see downloads at right of this blog)

Tuesday
Literary terms 11-20 test from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled

Wednesday
Literary terms 21-30 from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are reviewed

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
FDR speech first draft is scheduled as a timed in-class writing assignment

Friday
Class discussion for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of To Kill A Mockingbird are scheduled today; responses are due in class
Research paper on jury duty is due Tuesday, May 28 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Library visits are scheduled May 6, 8 and 10 for research paper skills and strategies

Saturday, April 20, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 22-26, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
CST Testing Schedule
FDR Inaugural Address rhetorical devices; prewriting the response based on prompt
Literary terms 11-15 from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
To Kill A Mockingbird responses for Chapters 11-15 are due Friday for class discussion
Holt Grammar clause responses are scored in class

Tuesday
CST Testing Schedule
Periods One and Two do not meet today

Wednesday
CST Testing Schedule
FDR Inaugural Address rhetorical devices; prewriting concludes and paper due date is set
Literary terms 16-20 from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class; test is scheduled Friday (postponed to next week)

Thursday
CST Testing Schedule
Periods One and Two do not meet today
Letter to the editor is due and should be submitted BEFORE today's deadline

Friday
Literary terms test is scheduled for terms 11-20 (postponed to next week)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
To Kill A Mockingbird responses are due for Chapters 11-15; class discussion is scheduled

Saturday, April 13, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 15-19, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups:  Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Complete "The Grand Jury" crossword and read the handout by today in preparation for To Kill A Mockingbird research paper
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1-5 class discussion concludes in class today
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 6-10 responses for class discussion are due this Friday; answer in complete sentences using textual evidence and incorporate the question into your response

Tuesday
CST test preparation is scheduled in class today through Thursday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled this week
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class this week
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises test is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Literary terms are scheduled from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises textbook

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today (respond to political cartoon in USA Today)

Friday
CST schedule is in effect next week; Periods One and Two will meet on selected days
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 6-10 responses are due today for class discussion
"Mockingbird" paper is scheduled and due next Friday on turnitin.com web site

Sunday, April 07, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 8-12, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Final Mastery Test is administered today; vocabulary books must be brought to class for return to textbook room
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five responses are due Friday for class discussion
CST test preparation continues in class all week

Tuesday
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class this week
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled

Wednesday
CST test preparation continues in class
Holt Grammar assignments are scheduled today

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled

Friday
Chapters One-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion; answer three questions provided from each chapter (fifteen questions)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments