Wednesday, August 28, 2013

STUDYPATH* September 2-6, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

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

Tuesday
"Moment in History" rewrites are due today
"Everyday Use" Walker multiple choice, vocabulary and short answer responses are due today
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises
Dialectical journals for "Burning Bright" Part III of Fahrenheit 451 (six entries) are due Friday for class discussion
Class discussion is scheduled for "The Sieve and the Sand" Part II of Fahrenheit 451; dialectical journals are returned to students

Wednesday
"If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans" Allred and Bloom
"Good Samaritans U.S.A. Are Afraid To Act" Sjoerdsma
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections are discussed in class
Journaling for types of sentences is scheduled
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Thursday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session

Friday
"Changing the Ending" paper due Tuesday, September 10 on turnitin.com web site
Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Fireman" speech prewriting is due today; paper due date is Friday, September 13 (hard copy, not online)
Dialectical journals for Part III "Burning Bright" are due today (six entries) for class discussion
Imitative writing for Fahrenheit 451 is assigned
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information