STUDYPATH* January 8-12, 2018

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 January 8
Vocabulary Workshop assignment is scheduled in class; Unit Ten responses are completed in class (Pages 117-123); test is scheduled Friday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Literary terms continue in class
Reading and writing selections from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled in class this week

Tuesday January 9
My Perspectives anthologies are due in class Tuesday and Wednesday

Wednesday January 10
My Perspectives anthologies are due in class today

Thursday January 11
Holt Grammar textbooks are due in class (Pages 476-478)

Friday January 12
Winter break work (see previous blog entry) are due no later than Tuesday, January 16 (Monday,
January 15 is a legal holiday and classes are not in session)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled in class; Unit Eleven responses are due Tuesday, January 16
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

WINTER RECESS December 18, 2017-January 5, 2018

CLASSES BEGIN AGAIN MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018

All winter break work is due no later than Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Monday, January 15, 2018 is a legal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and classes are not in session.

Complete reading and responses for Acts One and Two of William Shakespeare's The Tempest

Complete dialectical journals for Chapters 11-25 of The Catcher in the Rye (one per chapter)

Complete the reading of New York Times Upfront article and handout provided in class
"How Do Genes Affection Addiction?" Pages 20-21 of December 11, 2017 issue

STUDYPATH* December 11-15, 2017 FINALS WEEK

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 December 11 (Regular Day Schedule)
FINALS preparation activities
New York Times Upfront assignment is scheduled

Tuesday December 12 (FINALS Periods One and Two Schedule)
The Tempest introduction and reading assignment (PERIOD FOUR)

Wednesday December 13 (FINALS Periods Three and Four Schedule)
The Tempest introduction and reading assignment (PERIOD SIX)
Semester Reflection; Portfolio Preparation
Winter Break Agenda

1. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 11-25 dialectical journals (one per chapter)
2. The Tempest by William Shakespeare (see below)

Here are the pages to be read and completed during winter recess:

Pages 492-554 (Respond to questions on Pages 494-495; 497-500; 510; 530-534; 550-554)

      3.  New York Times Upfront Read Pages 20-21 from the December 11, 2017 issue online "How         Do Genes Affect Addiction?" and respond to handout provided in class "What Affects the Fish for     Addiction?"

Thursday December 14 (FINALS Periods Five and Six Schedule)
Period Three does not meet today
Period Four does not meet today

Friday December 15 (Minimum Day Schedule)
Tentative planning for Semester B is scheduled

SEMESTER TWO BEGINS MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018

STUDYPATH* December 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 December 4
Portfolio preparation continues in class all week
New York Times Upfront reading and writing assignment "The Manhattan Project" continues in class
Catcher in the Rye dialectical journals (one per chapter) for Chapters 6-10 are due Friday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled in class tomorrow (postponed from last week)
Literary terms continue in class all week

Tuesday December 5
Portfolio preparation continues in class all week
Letter to the Editor #9 due on turnitin.com by 8:15 A.M. today
New York Times Upfront reading and writing assignment continues in class
"The Allure of Fear" paper due on turnitin.com by 8:15 A.M. today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled in class
Anthologies are due in class today and tomorrow

Wednesday December 6
Anthologies are due in class today

Thursday December 7
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class; complete Exercise 5 and Exercises A, B on Pages 472-474

Friday December 8
Catcher in the Rye dialectical journals (one per chapter) for Chapters 6-10 are due in class today; novels are required in class for discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments