Friday, April 27, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 30-May 4, 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 April 30
BLOCK SCHEDULE PERIODS THREE-TWO-ONE MEET TODAY
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium testing concludes for eleventh grade classes

Tuesday May 1
Anthologies are due in class for Shakespeare's The Tempest Act V
New York Times Upfront assignment is scheduled

Wednesday Mary 2
Anthologies are due in class for Shakespeare's The Tempest Act V

Thursday May 3
Preparation for writing The Tempest paper:  outlining, prompt and prewriting is scheduled in class

Friday May 4
Preparation for writing The Tempest paper:  outlining, prompt and prewriting continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Resumes and cover letters; college personal statement drafts are scheduled in the remaining weeks of the semester

Friday, April 20, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 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 April 23
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium testing is scheduled this week
BLOCK SCHEDULE:  PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. Friday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site
Review of research document content and format:

  • First text page of document (pagination, standards, title)
  • Outline format (no standards, no pagination)
  • Research document requires paper clips (NO stapling)
  • Sequence of pages (cover page, outline, text pages, works cited, end paper)

Tuesday April 24
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY

Wednesday April 25
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS THREE, TWO AND ONE MEET TODAY

Thursday April 26
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS THREE, TWO AND ONE MEET TODAY

Friday April 27
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. Friday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Preparation for the student brag sheet is scheduled in class after SBAC Test administration
Resumes and cover letters are scheduled in class after SBAC Test administration

Saturday, April 14, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2018

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

TURNITIN.COM ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY 8:30 P.M. SUNDAY APRIL 15

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday April 16
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of format and content
Period Four returns Holt Handbook to the textbook room or the teacher librarian; textbooks are due in the library
Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library
It is true that in 1933 in Alabama, an African-American citizen would be tried by an all-white jury composed entirely of men, and that prominent citizens could excuse themselves or be struck.  Have the rules changed?  Write a research paper explaining the process of jury selection TODAY, telling who can be chosen and who can be excused and why, specifically relating how today’s juries may reach verdicts that are fairer based on the makeup of ethnicities and women selected for jury duty.

Tuesday April 17
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of sources and documentation
Letter to the Editor #14 due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today

Wednesday April 18
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Thursday April 19
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Friday April 20
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research final draft composition and submission to turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. April 27
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week'a assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Preparation for final examination and upcoming Scholastic Aptitude Test administration


Friday, April 06, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 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 April 9
New York Times Upfront assignments are scheduled in class
Shakespeare's The Tempest Acts IV and V are scheduled in class
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 21, 23 and 25 are due in class Friday

Tuesday April 10
Shakespeare's The Tempest Acts IV and V are scheduled in class
New York Times Upfront assignments continue in class

Wednesday April 11
Shakespeare's The Tempest Acts IV and V are scheduled in class
Political cartoon analysis continues in class

Thursday April 12
Shakespeare's The Tempest Acts IV and V are scheduled in class
Political cartoon analysis continues in class

Friday April 13
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals are due in class for Chapters 21, 23 and 25; class discussion is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Holt Grammar textbooks returned to textbook room; textbooks are due in class
Letter to the Editor #14 due Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals are due Monday in the library for the remaining chapters of the novel: Chapters 27, 29 and 31 (students will submit in library)

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20 (classes meet in the library all week)

Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library
It is true that in 1933 in Alabama, an African-American citizen would be tried by an all-white jury composed entirely of men, and that prominent citizens could excuse themselves or be struck.  Have the rules changed?  Write a research paper explaining the process of jury selection TODAY, telling who can be chosen and who can be excused and why, specifically relating how today’s juries may reach verdicts that are fairer based on the makeup of ethnicities and women selected for jury duty.