STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Sojourner Truth speech continues in class today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class this week
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections are continued in class this week
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday

Wednesday
Holt Grammar lesson is assigned
Multiple choice practice continues in class today

Thursday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due tomorrow for class discussion
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for tomorrow

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion is scheduled for today
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Problem-Solution essay due on Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 P.M.; use prewriting from reader/writer notebooks and proofread and run spell-grammar check before uploading essay
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned and responses due tomorrow
Clinton speech rhetorical devices are reviewed

Tuesday
Strategies for writing the Problem-Solution essay are discussed in class
Selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continue in class
Chavez speech responses are discussed in class

Wednesday
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech is assigned and discussed in the class today through Friday
Multiple choice work continues in class

Thursday
"Ain't I A Woman" speech discussion continues in class
Multiple choice work continues in class

Friday
Truth speech discussion continues in class
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test to be scheduled
Fahrenheit 451 screening Part II is scheduled for today
Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" speech essay is due tonight at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Clinton speech responses are due today
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class all week

Wednesday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow
CAHSEE Diagnostic test is scheduled today for tenth graders

Thursday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" speech is covered in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned as homework

Friday
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are corrected in class; test is scheduled for Tuesday
*"The Cold Equations" rewrites are due today; staple new draft on top of previous drafts--no rewrites accepted after today
*Quilt project art and text is due Friday
*Literary terms are covered in class this week; test date to be scheduled

Tuesday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook problem-solution essay continues with topics to be decided and due date to be set
*Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
*Clinton speech is assigned as homework; access the audio at (click the link and begin listening at 15:50 into the speech:
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Wednesday
*Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" essay prompt is assigned; turnitin.com deadline is Monday, October 17
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday (complete all pages between the end of Unit Three and the beginning of Unit Four--pages 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)

Thursday
*Multiple choice practice continues in class

Friday
*Fahrenheit 451 film screening Part One
*Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* October 3-7, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
*Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three answers are due Friday; test date to be scheduled
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature multiple choice and preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
*Class discussion of Fahrenheit 451 "The Sieve and the Sand" continues in class today

Tuesday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature academic vocabulary for persuasion
*Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class, including multiple choice practice
*Literary terms continue in class; test date to be announced

Wednesday
*Problem-Solution essay assigned
*Quilt project groups meet to discuss designs and cultural significance text; deadline to be announced
*Fahrenheit 451 "Burning Bright" talking points (fifteen connected to literary devices) are due Friday for class discussion
*Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class
*Holt Handbook grammar assignment is scheduled for today

Friday
*Fahrenheit 451 talking points (fifteen) for "Burning Bright" connected to literary devices) are due today for class discussion
*Weekend homework will be announced