Friday, April 28, 2017

STUDYPATH* May 1-5, 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 May 1
Antigone multiple choice in-class assignment is scheduled
Anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday for literary terms 41-50
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 16-19 are due Friday for discussion

Tuesday May 2
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class for weekly grammar assignment; assignment due Thursday (Diagnostic Preview-Parts of a Sentence)
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; document must be uploaded in PDF format

Wednesday May 3
Introduction to synthesis prompt writing assignment
Introduction to AP multiple choice practice

Thursday May 4
Literary terms test 41-50 is scheduled
Grammar assignment is due in class

Friday May 5
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 16-19 are due for class discussion; novels are required in class

AGENDA BIN:
Precis for Jury Verdict Fairness
Literary terms 51-60
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals 26-31

Thursday, April 20, 2017

STUDYPATH* April 24-28, 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 April 24
Antigone continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 20-25 dialectical journals are due Friday for class discussion
Review of "Model MLA Paper: A Visual Formatting Guide" in class

ORDER of DOCUMENT PAGES:
Cover Page:  Not Paginated
Outline: Not Paginated
First Page of Text:  Standards, Document Title, Paginated Student Last Name 1 (NO COMMAS)
Second Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 2
Third Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name  3
Fourth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 4
Fifth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 5
Sixth Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 6 (can be WORKS CITED)
Seventh Page of Text:  Paginated Student Last Name 7 (can be WORKS CITED)

Blank End Page:  Not Paginated

Tuesday April 25
Antigone continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Wednesday April 26

Thursday April 27
Letter to the Editor #13 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M today

Friday April 28
Antigone concludes in class
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 20-25 dialectical journals are due for class discussion; novels are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Introduction of Advanced Placement English Language multiple choice and timed writing

Sunday, April 09, 2017

STUDYPATH* April 17-21, 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 April 17
Meet in the Hollywood High School Library Monday-Friday and submit completed assignments listed below;  all documents should be printed as separate pages for editing, revising and scoring

1.  Thumbnails (Two) with captions and credits
2.  Cover Page draft
3.  Works Cited draft:  two books, five internet, one media (TV, Radio, Film); one newspaper; one magazine
4.  Block Quotes (Two) properly formatted
5.  Embedded Citations (one for every two paragraphs)(five embedded citations)
6.  Thesis statement
7.  Transitions words list
8.  Active verbs list (evaluates, concludes, establishes, interprets, proposes, argues)
9.  Type Face/Type Size:  Arial 12 point type
10. Outline (all phrases or all sentences-no mixing or matching; no standards, no pagination)

Use this link to access the prompt for research (the prompt will be helpful for writing the outline)
Link for Research-Jury Verdict Fairness

Tuesday April 18
Research and discovery continue in the library

Wednesday April 19
Research and discovery continue in the library

Thursday April 20
Research and discovery continue in the library

Friday April 21
Research and discovery continue in the library
Research document must be submitted in PDF form on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 2
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:

SPRING BREAK APRIL 10-14, 2017

STUDENTS ARE ON SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK.