STUDYPATH* September 1-5, 2014

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

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Revising the Persuasive Paper and Researching Information (20-22) from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook is scheduled
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; responses must be stapled to test
Anthologies are required in class for "The Cold Equations" reading assignment
Dialectical journals for Part III "Burning Bright" from Fahrenheit 451 are due Friday
Imitative writing assignment for Fahrenheit 451 is due today
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class all week
Test on literary terms and rhetorical devices 1-10 is scheduled today
Fahrenheit 451 test on Part II is scored in class
Class discussion for Part II of Fahrenheit 451 is postponed until tomorrow

Wednesday
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Class discussion from Part II of Fahrenheit 451 continue in class; novels are required in class

Thursday
Holt Handbook assigned work (Section A 1-10 and Section B 11-20) from usage problems textbook pages are due in class today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming CAHSEE examination is scheduled in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class
Dialectical journals from Part III "Burning Bright" from Fahrenheit 451 are due today
"The Cold Equations" test is scheduled in class
"History of the Firemen" paper is assigned and due date set

AGENDA BIN:
CAHSEE practice writing prompt
Roosevelt inaugural speech paper
"Standard of Living" reading and writing assignment
Letter to the editor LA Times writing assignment
Final test for Fahrenheit 451
Evaluating the Credibility of an Author's Argument

STUDYPATH* August 25-29, 2014

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
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion continues in class; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Anthologies are required in class tomorrow for "The Cold Equations" reading assignment
Fahrenheit 451 imitative writing assignment is due Thursday

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Dialectical journals for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" from Fahrenheit 451 are due today; class discussion is scheduled Thursday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled tomorrow
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class

Wednesday
Persuasive paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Thursday
Holt Handbook grammar assignment is scheduled; textbook must be brought to class

Friday
Today is Admissions Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* August 18-22, 2014

DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT
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
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today (complete Pages 24-27)
Persuasive paper outline is due today
Fahrenheit 451 "The Hearth and the Salamander" dialectical journals are due Tuesday for class discussion; record five dialectical journal entries (postponed from last Friday)
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Outline for persuasive paper is due Wednesday in class

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday, August 25
"The Cold Equations" short story assigned
Dialectical journals for Fahrenheit 451 are due today

Wednesday
Outline for persuasive paper is due today
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Thursday
Holt Handbook grammar textbook is required in class for grammar lesson

Friday
Check blog over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Class discussion for Part I of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled; dialectical journals are required in class
Dialectical journals for Part II of Fahrenheit 451 are due Monday