Friday, August 28, 2015

STUDYPATH* August 31-September 4, 2015

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 August 31
Chavez prewriting continues for argument paper
Fahrenheit 451 Part Two "The Sieve and the Sand" dialectical journals due today
Class discussion Fahrenheit 451 Part One continues in class today

Tuesday September 1
Imitative writing paper due Thursday (hard copy, not online)
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices are scheduled

Wednesday September 2
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Holt Grammar textbook required in class; assignment is due today

Thursday September 3
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Two responses are due Tuesday, September 8
Chavez argument paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today (postponed to next week)

Friday September 4
Today is Admissions Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session; classes resume Tuesday, September 8
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Agenda Bin:
"The Standard of Living" Parker
FDR Inaugural speech paper
PHBAO letter to parents

Sunday, August 23, 2015

STUDYPATH* August 24-28, 2015

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 August 24
Cesar Chavez argument paper prewriting continues in class; paper is due Friday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Pre-AP Exercises rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Level F textbooks are due in class tomorrow
Fahrenheit 451 novels are required in class; five dialectical journals for Part I "The Hearth and the Salamander" are due today

Tuesday August 25
Vocabulary Workshop Level F diagnostic is scheduled; Unit One is due Tuesday, September 1
College Board account verification is due Friday
Chavez Argument prewriting continues with Say-Mean-Matter and logical fallacies discussion

Wednesday August 26
Chavez Argument prewriting continues in class
Pre-AP Exercises Rhetorical Devices and Literary Terms continue in class
Fahrenheit 451 Part Two reading assignment is scheduled
Holt Handbook textbook is required in class; diagnostic test 1-20 responses are

Thursday August 27
Fahrenheit 451 Part Two dialectical journals are due Monday
Chavez Argument drafting is scheduled

Friday August 28
Cesar Chavez argument paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today
College Board account verification is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit One responses are due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
"The Standard of Living" paper
FDR Inaugural Speech paper
PHBAO letter to parents invitation

TURNITIN.COM Policy 2015-2016:
A.  Submit hard copy of assignment BEFORE online copy to avoid format discrepancies (selected papers)
B.  Parent signatures verifying online deadline submission dates are required to avoid late fail points or assignments that receive no points or letter grades
C.  Rewrites of printed assignments MUST have original drafts attached or rewrites cannot be scored