Saturday, September 10, 2016

STUDYPATH September 12-16, 2016

D R A F T:  Check Sunday evening for updated information (corrections and concerns may be sent to instructor via e-mail)
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 12
Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" from the anthology assigned and due Wednesday in class; multiple choice responses are due in class tomorrow
LA Times Letter to the Editor #1 rewrites are due by Friday (hard copies: paper clip rewrite on top of originals or rewrites will NOT be scored)
LA Times Letter to the Editor #2 is due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Fahrenheit 451 dialectical journal templates distributed in class; class discussion is scheduled Friday for "The Hearth and the Salamander" (five dialectical journals for Part One of the novel); novels are required in class
Writing a Persuasive Paper Perspectives in Multicultural Literature prewriting continues in class; in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday; Choose Issue-State Purpose-Write Opinion Statement-Define Audience-Create Opinion Chart-Organize Order of Importance document is reviewed

Tuesday September 13
Cumulative Units One-Three responses from Vocabulary Workshop are due in class Monday
"Everyday Use" multiple choice responses are due in class today
Holt Grammar assignment is due in class Exercises 3 and 4 1-10 Page 244; textbooks are required in class

Wednesday September 14
"Everyday Use" class discussion is scheduled; anthologies and discussion questions are due in class
Alice Walker's poem "Women" precedes the class discourse on "Everyday Use"

Thursday September 15
Persuasive Paper in-class timed writing is scheduled for Period Three and Period Four
Fahrenheit 451 class discussion and dialectical journals are scheduled tomorrow in class

Friday September 16
Dialectical journals (two for Part I) for Fahrenheit 451 and novels are required for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Units One-Three responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information