Friday, September 29, 2017

STUDYPATH* October 2-6, 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 October 2
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Friday in class; test is scheduled for Monday, October 9
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Three review test scored in class
Literary terms continue in class; test on terms 11-20 is scheduled in class this week

Tuesday October 3 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Fahrenheit 451 paper is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; late papers earn late fail points
Letter to the Editor #4 is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class for "The Allure of Fear" unit; Pages 51-55 four responses are due in class #1-#4
New York Times Upfront assigned is scheduled in class

Wednesday October 4
"The Allure of Fear" unit continues in class; anthologies are due in class

Thursday October 5
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class; complete Pages 255-256, Exercise 8 and Exercise D

Friday October 6
Return Fahrenheit 451 novels to class for return to textbook room; Lord of the Flies novels are scheduled to be checked out to students
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due today in class; test is scheduled for Monday, October 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Friday, September 22, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 25-29, 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 September 25
Literary terms continue in class this week (caesura-epistrophe); test will be scheduled when ten terms are reviewed
Fahrenheit 451 "Burning Bright" quiz is scheduled in class tomorrow and prompt distributed in class; paper due date on turnitin.com web site is scheduled Tuesday, October 3 by 8:15 A.M.
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) multiple choice practice continues in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Three test is scheduled in class Friday

Tuesday September 26
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are required in class today and tomorrow for "The Allure of Fear" unit
Fahrenheit 451 "Burning Bright" quiz is scheduled in class; novels are required in class
Letter to the Editor #4 due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed to Tuesday, October 3 by 8:15 A.M.)

Wednesday September 27
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are required in class for "The Allure of Fear" unit
Political Cartoon Analysis from New York Times Upfront is scheduled in class

Thursday September 28
Holt Grammar assignment is due in class (Pages 252-253) Exercises A, B and C); textbooks are required in class

Friday September 29
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Three test is scheduled in class
Letter to the Editor #4 due Tuesday, October 3 by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, September 16, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 18-22, 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 September 18
Fahrenheit 451 Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" quiz scored in class
Literary terms 11-20 continue in class (caesura-epistrophe)
Fahrenheit 451 "Imitative Writing" assignment due Friday
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion" responses are due in class today

Tuesday September 19 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is scheduled in class today
Vocabulary Workshop Review Units One-Three responses (Pages 42-50) are due Friday, September 22
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class for "Fall of the House of Usher" responses #1-5 on Page 31 are to be recorded in the anthology

Wednesday September 20
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class for "Fall of the House of Usher" class discussion

Thursday September 21 (NO SCHOOL UNASSIGNED DAY)
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session
Holt Handbook grammar assigned postponed to tomorrow, Friday because of unassigned day (Pages 247-251; Exercises 5, 6 and 7)

Friday September 22
Fahrenheit 451 "Imitative Writing" assignment due today in class (hard copy)
Fahrenheit 451 dialectical journals (three) are due today (hard copy); novels are required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Review Units One-Three responses are due in class today

Friday, September 08, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 11-15, 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 September 11
PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) practice continues in class all week
Fahrenheit 451 Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" dialectical journals (three) are due Friday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due in class today; test date to be scheduled
Literary terms test is scheduled tomorrow
New York Times Upfront "Minimum Wages" graphic organizer continues in class this week

Tuesday September 12
Letter to the Editor #3 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late work earns late fail points
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class today and tomorrow for Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"; Tuesday, September 19 responses from My Perspectives are due in class--Questions 1-5 on Page 31
Literary terms test is scheduled in class

Wednesday September 13
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class today; "The Allure of Fear" unit continues in class

Thursday September 14
Holt Handbook textbook is required in class for grammar assignment

Friday September 15
Fahrenheit 451 Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" dialectical journals (three) and novels are required for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class for assignment
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next weeks assignments and class information

Friday, September 01, 2017

STUDYPATH* September 4-8, 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 September 4
Today is Labor Day, a legal federal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 5 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Anthologies (Perspectives) are due in class today for "The Allure of Fear" unit
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class tomorrow
"Know Whether It's News" assignment is due in class today (hard copy)

Wednesday September 6
Dialectical journals (three) for Fahrenheit 451 (hard copy) due today in class; late work earns late fail points
Anthologies (Perspectives) are due in class today for "The Allure of Fear" unit
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class; Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday

Thursday September 7
Holt Grammar assignment (Exercises 3-4 on Pages 242-245) due in class today
New York Times Upfront assignment is scheduled in class

Friday September 8
Letter to the Editor #3 is due Tuesday, September 12 on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.
Fahrenheit 451 "The Hearth and the Salamander" class discussion is scheduled in class; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Teenage Drivers paper is scheduled and due date set