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 22
Scaffolding and prewriting for the "If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans" and "Good Samaritans U.S.A. Are Afraid To Act" informational pieces continue in class; in-class writing assignment is schedule for Thursday; Cornell Notes are returned; academic vocabulary is reviewed
Summer assignment for newly enrolled students is due no later than Friday; assignment is posted on SAS website under summer assignments on school web site
Syllabus signed document is due no later than Friday
Turnitin.com account set up no later than Friday; use 13244642 for Period Three and 13244645 for Period Four class ID; use bricklion for password
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop practice test is scheduled
Tuesday August 23
Special bell schedule for Small Learning Community Professional Development
Grade level assemblies are scheduled in the auditorium for all periods
Information pieces prewriting, outlining and thesis statement continues in class today and tomorrow; timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Holt Grammar textbook is due in class every Tuesday for assignment
Wednesday August 24
Informational pieces prewriting, outlining and thesis statement continues in class; Cornell Notes are finalized for in-class writing assignment tomorrow
Anthologies are due in class every Wednesday for reading and writing assignment
Thursday August 25
Timed writing for the informational pieces from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature is scheduled in class
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; textbook is required in class every
Thursday; test is scheduled tomorrow
Friday August 26
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled; Unit Two responses are due Monday
Syllabus signed document is due no later than today
Summer assignment for newly enrolled students is due in class no later than today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
