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 28
Letter to the Editor #2 is due tomorrow on turnitin.com by 8:15 A.M.; late work earns late fail points
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled in class; work must be attached to test to avoid score penalty
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class all week
New York Times Upfront fake news assignment is scheduled in class
Fahrenheit 451 reading assigned is scheduled; dialectical journals (three) for Part I "The Hearth and the Salamander" are due Thursday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due in class Thursday
Tuesday August 29
Letter to the Editor #2 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late assignments earn late fail points
"The Allure of Fear" unit continues in class today and tomorrow; My Perspectives anthologies due in class both days
Wednesday August 30
"The Allure of Fear" unit continues in class; My Perspectives anthologies are due in class
Thursday August 31
Holt Grammar assignment is due; textbooks are required in class; complete Exercises One and Two (Pages 240-241) for scoring
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due in class today
Fahrenheit 451 reading assigned is scheduled; dialectical journals (three) for Part I "The Hearth and the Salamander" are due today for class discussion
Friday September 1 (Admissions Day State Holiday--No Classes Scheduled)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
College Board accounts
Letter to the Editor #3
Friday, August 25, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
STUDYPATH* August 21-25, 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 August 21
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due Friday; textbook is required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled Monday, August 28
Letter to the Editor (Fake News) prewriting (satire forms, devices and techniques: farce, sarcasm, irony, humor, wit and cynicism) and (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose) continues in class
Satire defined: to represent something in a ridiculous, exaggerated, hyperbolic manner; to mock imitate, parody or ridicule in order to show contempt
Diagnostic 2017 for Vocabulary Level F is completed in class and scored
Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
LA Times Letter to the Editor (Fake News) is due in class today; late work will receive late fail points
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled in class
Wednesday August 23
New York Times UPFRONT article reading and writing assignment is scheduled
Thursday August 24
Holt Grammar is scheduled in class; textbook is required in class
Friday August 25
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due today; textbook is required in class
Students may use the following link to access the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled Monday, August 28
The Vocabulary of Vocabulary continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
Dialectical journals for Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday August 21
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due Friday; textbook is required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled Monday, August 28
Letter to the Editor (Fake News) prewriting (satire forms, devices and techniques: farce, sarcasm, irony, humor, wit and cynicism) and (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose) continues in class
Satire defined: to represent something in a ridiculous, exaggerated, hyperbolic manner; to mock imitate, parody or ridicule in order to show contempt
Diagnostic 2017 for Vocabulary Level F is completed in class and scored
Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
LA Times Letter to the Editor (Fake News) is due in class today; late work will receive late fail points
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled in class
Wednesday August 23
New York Times UPFRONT article reading and writing assignment is scheduled
Thursday August 24
Holt Grammar is scheduled in class; textbook is required in class
Friday August 25
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due today; textbook is required in class
Students may use the following link to access the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled Monday, August 28
The Vocabulary of Vocabulary continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
Dialectical journals for Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
Friday, August 04, 2017
STUDYPATH* August 14-18, 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 August 14
First Day Back for Teachers-No Classes are Scheduled
Tuesday August 15 (Students First Day Back)(Turnitin.Com Class ID: PERIOD FOUR--15793222; PERIOD SIX-15793224; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
CollegeBoard.Org account and Turnitin.Com account are required by Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Diagnostic Test is scheduled in class
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
2017-2018 Instructional Texts and Course Information distributed for student notes
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
Wednesday August 16
Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Letter to the Editor #1 due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M. Monday, August 28
Thursday August 17
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is scheduled in class
Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend of next week's assignments and class information
CollegeBoard.Org and Turnitin.com accounts verifications are due today
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice Practice for PSAT and SAT Administrations
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit One-Fifteen
Pre-AP Activities and Exercises-Literary Terms A-Z
Wednesday
Perspectives Textbook Literature and Nonfiction Selections
Pre-AP Activities and Exercises-Nonfiction and Fiction Selections
Holt Grammar Common Usage Errors-Sentence Structure-Phrases and Clauses-Conventions
Thursday
Timed Writing TBD
Friday
Political Cartoons, Adages, Idioms and Proverbs (Dispatch Responses)
Novel or Play
Testing Segments-Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Fifteen and Holt Grammar Grade Ten
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday August 14
First Day Back for Teachers-No Classes are Scheduled
Tuesday August 15 (Students First Day Back)(Turnitin.Com Class ID: PERIOD FOUR--15793222; PERIOD SIX-15793224; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
CollegeBoard.Org account and Turnitin.Com account are required by Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Diagnostic Test is scheduled in class
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
2017-2018 Instructional Texts and Course Information distributed for student notes
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
Wednesday August 16
Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Letter to the Editor #1 due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M. Monday, August 28
Thursday August 17
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is scheduled in class
Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend of next week's assignments and class information
CollegeBoard.Org and Turnitin.com accounts verifications are due today
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice Practice for PSAT and SAT Administrations
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit One-Fifteen
Pre-AP Activities and Exercises-Literary Terms A-Z
Wednesday
Perspectives Textbook Literature and Nonfiction Selections
Pre-AP Activities and Exercises-Nonfiction and Fiction Selections
Holt Grammar Common Usage Errors-Sentence Structure-Phrases and Clauses-Conventions
Thursday
Timed Writing TBD
Friday
Political Cartoons, Adages, Idioms and Proverbs (Dispatch Responses)
Novel or Play
Testing Segments-Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Fifteen and Holt Grammar Grade Ten
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