Saturday, December 17, 2016

STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2017

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 January 9
Responses for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are due (hard copy) today
Outline for Introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theatre is due (hard copy) today
(outline template and sample introduction will be posted on this blog)
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar


Outline for Holt Fourth Course Textbook Elements of Literature William Shakespeare
(Sample Template for Students)


I.                Robert Anderson wrote “William Shakespeare’s Life-A Biographical Sketch” for the textbook.
A.     More material has been written about Shakespeare and his works than any other writer in the world.
B.      No one realized that the actor and writer would become known as the world’s greatest playwright and poet.
C.     The neglect of years past has been corrected since we know more about him today than ever before.
D.     He was baptized on April 26, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, his hometown northwest of London.
                                                       1.      He was actually born a few days before his baptism according to public records.
                                                       2.      It is assumed his birthday is celebrated on April 23, possibly because he died on   that date in 1616.
E.      (Continue outlining)
F.      (Continue outlining)
G.     (Continue outlining)
H.     (Continue outlining)
I.       (Continue outlining)
II.               The Elizabethan Stage section features the theaters, the sets, the actors and the audience. (continue outlining)
III.              The play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is the results of violence. (continue outlining)

IV.              Reading strategies are important to a student’s understanding of how to read Shakespeare. (continue outlining)

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NOTE TO STUDENTS:

Follow these rules for finishing the outline of the assigned text.

I. Roman numerals are used for the main heading for each of the sections to be outlined.
A.  Read each paragraph and determine its main idea (that idea goes here).
1.  If there is enough information in the paragraph to support the idea in A. then list it here.
2.  In an outline, a 1. cannot exist without a 2. so make sure both 1. and 2. support A.
B.  An A. cannot exist by itself so a B. is necessary; find another idea in the same paragraph and put it here.
1.  A. 1. and 2 is not always needed.; sometimes a B. or even an A. can exist by themselves without 1. 2. 3., etc.
2.  Make sure the indenting of topics and subtopics is lined up.
II. 
III.
IV.
V.
VI.


Tuesday January 10
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class for Spelling pp. 385-388 Exercise 5 and Review B

Wednesday January 11
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
In-class assignment from NYT Upfront is scheduled
Literary terms from the anthology are scheduled in class

Thursday January 12
Letter to the Editor #7 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today
As announced in class for two days, Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class today

Friday January 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Opening day bulletin signed document is due today

AGENDA BIN:
Getty Villa Museum visit is scheduled February 27 (adult parent chaperones are needed)

Sunday, December 11, 2016

STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2016

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 December 12
Final exam preparation
Responses for Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine reviewed in class
FDR Second Inaugural prewriting is scheduled (tentative)
Winter break work for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is distributed
Winter break work outlining Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theatre is assigned

Tuesday December 13
Finals Periods One (133 minutes) and Two (118 minutes)
Periods Three and Four meet briefly today after lunch

Wednesday December 14
Finals Periods Three (133 minutes) and Four (118 minutes)
Final examination:
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Semester reflection is scheduled
FDR Second Inaugural paper is scheduled (tentative)

Thursday December 15
Finals Periods Five (133 minutes) and Six (118 minutes)
Period One meets briefly today after lunch

Friday December 16
Winter break work reviewed in class (all assignments are hard copy due January 9, 2017)
Classes resume Monday, January 9, 2017
Anthologies are due in class today for outlining assignment explanation
Check STUDYPATH over winter break for next semester's assignments and class information

Thursday, December 08, 2016

FDR Speech Prewriting

NAME_______________________________

DATE_______________________________

PERIOD_____________________________

DATE DUE__________________________

Answer in complete sentences in detail and submit hard copy responses on November 28, 2016.


What is the controversial and unpopular suggestion that Roosevelt hopes his audience will accept?

SOAP(STONE)
Subject
Occasion
Audience
Purpose
Speaker
TONE

What is the subject of the inaugural address?

What is the occasion of the inaugural address? (Occasion:  Why the speech or essay came into existence?)(Because he became the thirty-second president of the United States)(100 234, 2,546 or over you may use numerals; one to ninety-nine)  twenty-one; twenty-two; forty-one; ninety-nine sixteen nineteen

Who is the audience of the inaugural address? (people who arrived in D.C. to hear the new president make his first speech of his presidency for the entire United States)

What is the purpose of the inaugural address?

Identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos in the inaugural address.  Cite specific quotes to provide evidence of your analysis. (ethos-ethics credentials-trust-believable counterargument-accountability-fairness) pathos (loaded words--emotional appeal); logos (does it make sense—is it logical? facts, statistics)

Cite any other rhetorical devices in the inaugural address and provide evidence of their purpose and effect.

List any shifts of tone in the inaugural address.  Be specific. (inspiring; hopeful; optimistic; persuasive; candid; ceremonial; forthright; authoritative; determined)

List any unfamiliar diction in the inaugural address. (callous-cruel disregard-wrongdoing); (languishes-fatigue due to amount of work-lack of vitality)(curtailment-action or fact of reducing or restricting something, such as crime)






Cite one example of each of the following sentence types (syntax):

a.     Declarative-states a fact or makes a statement (.)
b.     Interrogative-asks a question (?)
c.     Imperative-polite command or request (You)—understood to be the subject (.) (!)
d.     Exclamatory-mild excitement (!)



Carefully read President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, paying special attention to Roosevelt’s use of language and the techniques he employs to guide his audience to hopefully accept a possibly controversial and unpopular suggestion.  Then, write a thoughtful and well-supported paper in which you analyze the techniques Roosevelt uses to maintain his hearers’ interest and support.  Do not merely summarize the passage or list the various devices used.

OUTLINE of FDR FIRST INAUGURAL (Harvard Outline)
(sentence outline) (NOT a phrase outline) DO NOT MIX!  It has to be all sentences OR all phrases.
Never have a A. without a B.; never have a 1. without a 2.

I.               Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address is an important step in healing a country devastated by the Depression.

A.    This speech uses language and rhetorical devices to get his audience’ attention so they will accept his ideas about how to improve the country.
B.    The controversial and unpopular suggestion the president makes is something that the audience has never heard and the president must lead them to understand that war is necessary to fight this battle.
C.    

Saturday, December 03, 2016

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2016

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 December 5
Catcher in the Rye dialectical journals (three) for Chapters 16-20 are due Friday for class discussion
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review responses due Friday in class
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class all week
Literary terms 11-20 from the anthology are reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday December 6
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class; assignment due today Exercises 3 and 4 Pages 382-383 and Review A Pages 383-384
Literary terms 11-20 test is scheduled in class
Catcher in the Rye paper is due on turnitin.com web site Friday by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday December 7
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class
Anthologies are required in class for winter break work assignment discussion

Thursday December 8
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class

Friday December 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion for Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 is scheduled; novels are required in class and dialectical journals (three) are due
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review responses due today in class; test is scheduled during final examination next week
Catcher in the Rye paper is due by 8:30 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site

AGENDA BIN:
Outlining Shakespeare in American Communities
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar responses

Friday, November 18, 2016

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2016

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 November 28
Responses for FDR First Inaugural Address (complete sentence for each question) are due today (hard copy)
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class this week
Here is the link for the FDR First Inaugural Address:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?5792-1/president-franklin-d-roosevelt-inaugural-address

Tuesday November 29
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due in class today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen dialectal journals (three) due Friday for class discussion
Common Usage Problems I and J are distributed and due by end of period
Holt Grammar assignment (Diagnostic Preview-Pages 376-377; Pages 379-380 Exercises One and Two) is due today; textbooks are required in class
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class this week

Wednesday November 30
Anthologies are required in class for literary terms
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class this week
Here is the link for the FDR First Inaugural Address:

Thursday December 1
FDR Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class
LA Times Letter to the Editor #6 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday December 2
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen class discussion is scheduled; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:  Winter Break Work
Outlining Shakespeare in American Communities
Tragedy of Julius Caesar responses

STUDYPATH November 21-25, 2016

THANKSGIVING WEEK BREAK

STUDYPATH FOR NEXT WEEK IS POSTED ON BLOG.

Friday, November 11, 2016

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2016

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 November 14
College Board account verification is due (hard copy) by Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 6-10 dialectical journals are due Friday (three dialectical journals are due)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today; test is scheduled Wednesday
LA Times Letter to the Editor is due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday November 15
Holt Grammar textbook is due in class for assignment

Wednesday November 16
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms 11-20
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled

Thursday November 17
LA Times Letter to the Editor #5 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.m.

Friday November 18
Catcher in the Rye class discussion is scheduled; three dialectical journals for Chapters 6-10 are due
College Board account verification is due (hard copy) today
FDR "Inaugural Speech" from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled and assigned for Thanksgiving Week; paper prewriting is due Monday, November 28
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Sunday, November 06, 2016

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2016

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 November 7
http://www.esuus.org/esu/programs/english_in_action/newyork/BookClub/The_standard_of_Living_by_Dorothy_Parker_and_Girls_in_summer_dresses_by_Irwin_Shaw_1:en-us.pdf
Thesis prewriting for "Standard of Living" paper continues in class; paper due date extended to Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are reviewed; test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed from today)
Catcher in the Rye reading assignment is scheduled in class; novels are required in class
Extra credit "How to Watch Dance and Compose a Critique" responses are due

Tuesday November 8
Holt Grammar textbook is due in class; Chapter Review #9 responses are due for Sections A, B and C (Pages 259-262)
"Standard of Living" prewriting for paper continues in class; paper is due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled

Wednesday November 9
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class; anthologies are required in class

Thursday November 10
"Standard of Living" paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class for next assignment

Friday November 11
Today is Veterans Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Friday, October 28, 2016

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2016

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 October 31
LA Times Letter to the Editor #4 is due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class Wednesday; anthologies are due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due Thursday; textbooks are due in class
"Standard of Living" prewriting and paper preparation continue in class Monday-Wednesday; paper is due Friday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Common Usage Problems G and H distributed and due tomorrow in class; Holt Grammar textbook is required in class tomorrow for grammar assignment
Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Test #2 scored in class

Tuesday November 1
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class for grammar assignment
"The Standard of Living" prewriting and paper preparation continues in class

Wednesday November 2
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms
"The Standard of Living" prewriting and paper preparation continues in class

Thursday November 3
LA Times Letter to the Editor #4 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due; books are required in class and test is scheduled tomorrow

Friday November 4
"Standard of Living" paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Friday, October 21, 2016

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2016

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 October 24
Fahrenheit 451 paper rescheduled to Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; thesis statement rewrites are due in class today
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six review responses (skip analogies responses) are due Thursday in class; test for Units One-Six review is scheduled Friday
Grammar assignment E and F scheduled in class and due tomorrow
"The Standard of Living" Dorothy Parker assignment continues in class Monday-Thursday

Tuesday October 25
Grammar assignment E and F is due in class today
Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living" assignment continues in class

Wednesday October 26
Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living" assignment continues in class
Literary terms continue from the anthology; anthologies are required in classw

Thursday October 27
Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living" assignment continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Six review responses are due in class today
Fahrenheit 451 paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday October 28
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Six review test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2016

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 October 24
Fahrenheit 451 paper rescheduled to Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; thesis statement rewrites are due in class today

Tuesday October 25

Wednesday October 26

Thursday October 27
Fahrenheit 451 paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today

Friday October 28
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Friday, October 14, 2016

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2016

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 October 17
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test multiple choice practice is scheduled (final day)
Fahrenheit 451 paper is due Friday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Fahrenheit 451 paper THESIS STATEMENT for "History of the Firemen" speech is due in class today (prewriting continues in class)
Imitative writing and persuasive paper assignments will be returned to students when they are scored

Tuesday October 18 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Holt Grammar assignment and textbooks are required in class; Pages 256-257 Review "D" 1-20
Common Usage Problems C and D in-class grammar assignment is scheduled

Wednesday October 19 (SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE PSAT)

Period 1 8-11:52 A.M.
Lunch 11:52-12:22 P.M.
Period 2 12:27-1:16 P.M.
Period 4 1:22-2:11 P.M. 
Period 6 2:17-3:06 P.M. 
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test is administered school wide to ninth, tenth and eleventh graders
PERIOD THREE HONORS TENTH GRADE ENGLISH DOES NOT MEET TODAY
PERIOD FOUR HONORS TENTH GRADE ENGLISH DOES MEET TODAY
Anthologies are required in class for Period Four ("Hair" excerpt handouts and responses are due)
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class

Thursday October 20
Earthquake Drill bell schedule is in effect today
Periods Three and Four in-class assignment for Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled


Friday October 21 (Minimum Day Schedule)

PERIOD FOUR HONORS TENTH GRADE ENGLISH DOES NOT MEET TODAY
PERIOD THREE HONORS TENTH GRADE ENGLISH DOES MEET TODAY
Anthologies are required in class for Period Three ("Hair" excerpt handouts and responses are due)
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class

Period 1 8-9:09 A.M.
Period 3 9:15-10:09 A.M.
Brunch 10:09-10:39 A.M.
Period 5 10:45-11:39 A.M.
LGBTQ Assembly 11:39-12:39 P.M. 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Saturday, October 08, 2016

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2016

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 October 10
PSAT practice is scheduled in class

Tuesday October 11
Imitative Writing-F451 assignment is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class; Exercise 8, Page 255 responses are due

Wednesday October 12
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session; Anthologies are due in class tomorrow for literary terms and Malcolm X "Hair" responses class discussion

Thursday October 13
Malcolm X "Hair" responses Page 350 Questions 1, 2 and 3 are due for class discussion; selection test is scheduled in class

Friday October 14
Fahrrenheit 451 Part III class discussion continues in class; novels and dialectical journals are due
Persuasive paper rewrite is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Saturday, October 01, 2016

STUDYPATH* October 3-7, 2016

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 October 3
Today is an unassigned day; classes are not in session

Tuesday October 4
Fahrenheit 451 dialectical journals for Part III "Burning Bright" due Friday for class discussion; novels are required in class
Persuasive paper responses organized in class for scoring
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due today
Holt Grammar responses due today (Review A, B. C Pages 252-254 Exercises One-Ten); textbooks are required in class
Imitative Writing responses organized in class for scoring

Wednesday October 5
LA Times Letter to the Editor #3 is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Anthologies are required in class for reading and writing selection assignment
Mrs. Brown is scheduled to discuss college and career preparedness in class

Thursday October 6
Letter to the Editor #3 is due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled; textbooks are required in class

Friday October 7
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, September 24, 2016

STIUDYPATH September 26-30, 2016

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 September 26
Fahrenheit 451 class discussion for Part II of the novel continues in class Friday; Part III dialectical journals (five) for Part III are due Friday, October 7
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today in class; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday September 27
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class; responses for Exercise Seven, Page 251 are due today

Wednesday September 28
Anthologies are due in class; "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury responses #1-#5 (Page 179) are due hard copy in class; selection test for the short story is scheduled
Bradbury poetry is scheduled in class

Thursday September 29
Persuasive paper assignment rewrites are scheduled in class:  opinion statements and "A Writer's Framework" graphic organizers are required for rewrites

Friday September 30
Bradbury Imitative Writing assignment (draft) is due in class (hard copy); rewrites due date to be announced
Fahrenheit 451 Part II class discussion continues in class; novels and dialectical journals are required
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class informationst