STUDYPATH* September 30-October 4, 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
Lord of the Flies dialectical journals (one per chapter) for Chapters Four-Six are due in class today for Friday's class discussion
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
FDR speech in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class all week; paper is due on turnitin.com web site on Monday, October 7 by 8:30 A.M. (paper was postponed from October 1)
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are reviewed; test is scheduled for Wednesday
Scored imitative writing assignments for Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 are returned to students

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are postponed to tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday before class discussion
Period Two does not meet today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday
Literary terms 11-20 from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises test is scheduled today
Lord of the Flies analytical paper is distributed and due date set; prewriting is due Monday, October 14

Thursday
Work on FDR inaugural speech continues in class
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Friday
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday, October 7
Class discussion of Lord of the Flies Chapters Four-Six is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is scheduled
FDR inaugural speech final preparation for paper is scheduled today; paper is due on turnitin.com web site Monday morning by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* September 23-27, 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
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Lord of the Flies (one dialectical journal per chapter) Chapters One-Three dialectical journals are due today in class for class discussion on Friday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class all week
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due on Wednesday; test is scheduled Friday before class discussion of Lord of the Flies
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday; follow format and content standards discussed in class
Prompt provided for Thursday's in-class timed writing assignment

Tuesday
Meet in library for Assemblyman Bloom visit and presentation; five questions posed by students will be used for discourse with the assemblyman
Imitative writing assignment from Fahrenheit 451 is due today

Wednesday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugural address speech assigned in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises; paper date announced for turnitin.com web site

Thursday
In-class timed writing is scheduled

Friday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Lord of the Flies Chapters One-Three class discussion is scheduled today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday
Lord of the Flies dialectical journals (one per chapter) for Chapters Four-Six are due Monday

STUDYPATH* September 16-20, 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
Fahrenheit 451 film screening Day Two is scheduled
"History of the Firemen" speech papers are returned to students; concerns are reviewed in class
"Burning Bright" quiz is scored and returned to students
Imitative writing assignment from Fahrenheit 451 is due tomorrow
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Multiple choice work for preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is scheduled in class
LA Times letter to the editor is due today; format and content requirements were discussed in class

Tuesday
Fahrenheit 451 film screening Day Three concludes
Imitative writing assignment is due today; postponed to September 24
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature nonfiction selections continue in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is due today

Wednesday
Period Two does not meet today

Thursday
Lord of the Flies dialectical journals and reading assignments are provided in class and due Monday, September 23
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature and Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class

Friday
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Class discussion for Part Three of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled in class today

STUDYPATH* September 9-13, 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
Letter to the Editor is due Monday, September 16 (letters must be typed); use web site
http://nieonline.com/latimes/studentconnect.cfm for access; use password and user name provided in class for access to LA Times
Academic vocabulary for persuasive writing and nonfiction selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class
Journaling for types of sentences continues in class
"Changing the Ending" paper is due tomorrow by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Imitative writing for Fahrenheit 451is assigned (postponed from Friday)
Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" speech paper is due (hard copy, not online) on Friday, September 13
Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" class discussion is scheduled today and tomorrow; novels are required in class

Tuesday
"Changing the Ending" paper is due this morning on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 1-10 test is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is assigned and due date set
"Burning Bright" class discussion continues in class

Wednesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class

Thursday
Fahrenheit 451 film screening Day One

Friday
Lord of the Flies dialectical journals are assigned and due date scheduled
Fahrenheit 451 film screening Day Two
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