May 28-June 1, 2007

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS

Monday
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Culminating Assignment (continued in class); book mandatory
2. Water Cases Nine and Ten tests are scheduled for Wednesday in class
3. Antigone Final Examination scheduled for Wednesday in class
4. Lord of the Flies novel assigned to students (first assignment forthcoming)
5. AR Book quiz submitted by May 31 (extra credit points added to final grade; if book quiz is not submitted on time students will receive no credit for 50 point assignment)

Wednesday
1. Water Cases Nine and Ten tests today
2. Antigone Final Examination today
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. Literary Terms (next set of ten); textbooks mandatory
5. AR Book quiz submitted by May 31


Thursday
1. Grammar assigned as homework
2. TKAM Culminating Assignment visitor demonstration to be scheduled
3. Vocabulary Workshop assignment to be announced
4. AR Book quiz is due today (late assignments will not be accepted)
5. Research Paper deadline is June 7; scores will be lowered one letter grade for each school day late

Friday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird film in class Monday and Tuesday, June 4-5
2. Grammar homework to be assigned
3. Research Paper deadline is June 7
4. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab today
5. Literary Terms test in class today

May 21-25, 2007

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS

Monday
1. Meet in library for research on AP Euro/English paper, due June 7
2. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 21-31 talking points (five per chapter) due on Thursday
3. California Standards Testing: Periods Five and Six do not meet on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
4. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test on Thursday

Tuesday
1. Periods Five and Six do not meet today because of CST Testing

Wednesday
1. Periods Five and Six do not meet today because of CST Testing

Thursday
1. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Research paper deadline is June 7; all papers turned in to English teacher
3. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 21-31 talking points due today
4. Water Cases Nine and Ten tests in class tomorrow (Friday)

Friday
1. Water Cases Nine and Ten tests in class today
2. Antigone final examination
3. Lord of the Flies books assigned
4. Literary Terms (new set of ten introduced today)
5. AR Book and Quiz completed by Thursday, May 31; no credit if presented late

May 14-18, 2007

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS

Monday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 16-20 five talking points per chapter due Thursday
2. Outline and Works Cited List for Water Conservation Research Paper due Thursday
3. Research Paper deadline is June 7

Tuesday
1. No Vocabulary Workshop until next week (see Friday listing)
2. Water Cases Nine and Ten due today; tests in class
3. Antigone Scene Four, Ode Four

Wednesday
1. Antigone Scene Five, Ode Five
2. Literary Terms (new set of ten introduced today); test on Monday
3. CST Exams to be scheduled
4. SAS MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS SIGNED BY PARENTS AND RETURNED TO TEACHER FOR CREDIT

Thursday
1. TKAM talking points due today
2. Outline and Works Cited assignments are due today; as promised late today, outline and works cited may be turned in Friday instead of today; for those who receive this message too late, you will receive extra credit for meeting the original deadline; we will also discuss in class the tweaking of the prompt, per some student suggestions

Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen due on Monday
2. Grammar homework assigned
3. AR Book and Quiz completed and turned in by end of this month

May 7-11, 2007

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS

Monday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due Thursday (five talking points per chapter)
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. No vocabulary due this week; postponed until next week
4. AR Book due by end of month; read book and complete library exam with printout of results
5. Water Cases Seven and Eight tests today

Tuesday
1. Antigone tests for Prologue/Parados and Scene One/Ode One continue today
2. Literary Terms test today in class; terms were reviewed last Friday
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten assigned; test on Monday

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignments continue
2. Antigone Scene Two, Ode Two

Thursday
1. Literary Terms (next set of ten) assigned; test on Monday
2. Antigone resumes; Scene Three, Ode Three

Friday
1. Antigone resumes; Scenes Four, Ode Four
2. Literary Terms test in class on Monday; ten new terms were introduced Thursday
3. Unit Fifteen vocabulary due Monday; postponed from last week
4. Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten tests on Monday

April 30-May 4, 2007

Monday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird next five chapters due Thursday (five talking points per chapter)
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary due today
4. AR Book due soon; read book and complete library exam with printout of results
5. Water Cases Five and Six tests

Tuesday
1. Vantage Lab today; Caesar final essay exam due by end of period Wednesday
2. Antigone resumes on Thursday
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary test today in Vantage Lab
5. Water Cases Seven and Eight assigned; tests on Monday

Wednesday
1. Vantage Lab today; Caesar final essay exam due by end of period

Thursday
1. Literary Terms (next set of ten) assigned; test on Monday
2. Antigone resumes; Scenes Two and Three
3. Grammar assigned as homework
CLASSES DO NOT MEET TODAY; MINIMUM DAY FOR PHBAO NIGHT; ASSIGNED WORK MAY BE SUBMITTED FRIDAY

Friday
1. Antigone resumes; Scenes Two and Three
2. Literary Terms test in class on Monday
3. Unit Fifteen vocabulary due Monday
4. Water Cases Seven and Eight test on Monday

April 23-27, 2007

Monday
1. Caesar Act V Reading Quiz in class
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary due today
4. Review citations and works cited for Expository Literacy essay
5. Water Cases Three and Four tests

Tuesday
1. Caesar Final Exam
2. Caesar Persuasive Essay assigned; due date set
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary test today
5. Water Cases Five and Six assigned; due Monday

Wednesday
1. Literary Terms (next set of ten) assigned; test on Friday
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. Introduction to Sophocles and Greek Drama
4. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary due Monday

Thursday
1. Introduction to Antigone
2. Literary Terms test tomorrow (Friday)
3. Grammar assigned as homework

Friday
1. Antigone
2. Literary Terms test in class
3. Unit Fourteen due Monday

CHECK BLOG ON SUNDAY EVENING FOR UPDATES

April 16-20, 2007

Monday
1. Reading Quiz completed Act IV Julius Caesar
2. Meet at Library at beginning of period for Book Fair
3. Literary Terms 21-30 assigned this week; test to be scheduled
4. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop answers due next Monday; test next Tuesday
5. Collect interviews for literacy essay
6. Meet in Vantage Lab on Tuesday and Friday of this week for literacy essay
7. Water Cases One-Two tests
8. To Kill A Mockingbird talking points (five per chapter) due today; Chapters One-Five

Tuesday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab for literacy essay due Friday in class
2. Literary Terms 21-30 test on Thursday
3. Water Cases Three and Four assigned

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
2. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop due Monday
3. Grammar homework to be assigned

Thursday
1. Julius Caesar Act V continued
2. Grammar homework to be assigned
4. Literary Terms 21-30 test today in class

Friday
1. Grammar homework to be assigned
2. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab for literacy essay; due today
3. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop due Monday

CHECK THIS BLOG ON SUNDAY EVENING FOR UPDATES

April 9-13, 2007

Monday
1. Reading Quiz completed Act III Julius Caesar
2. Meet at Library at beginning of period for Book Fair
3. Literary Terms 11-20 test today
4. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test Tuesday

SAS Students return signed four-week progress reports; mandatory

Tuesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
2. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test today
3. Water Case One and Two assigned

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
2. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop due Monday
3. Literary Terms 21-30; test on Monday
4. Grammar homework to be assigned

Thursday
1. Julius Caesar Act IV continued
2. Grammar homework to be assigned
3. Water Case One and Two due today

Friday
1. Grammar homework to be assigned
2. Julius Caesar Act IV questions and reading quiz completed in class
3. Two tests on Monday: Literary Terms 21-30 and Unit Thirteen Vocabulary

CHECK THIS BLOG ON SUNDAY EVENING FOR UPDATES

April 2-6, 2007

Monday
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due today; test Tuesday
2. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; textbooks mandatory; What Happens in Act III handout
3. Grammar homework to be assigned

Tuesday
1. Shortened Day
2. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test today
3. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; What Happens in Act III handout
4. REVISED Literary Terms 11-20 assigned; test on Monday

Wednesday
1. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III today in class; What Happens in Act III handout
2. Grammar homework to be assigned
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment scores on SCR/ECR announced
4. REVISED Literary Terms 11-20 assigned; test on Monday

Thursday
1. Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due on Monday
2. Julius Caesar continues
3. Grammar homework to be scheduled

Friday
1. CST Multiple-choice practice
2. Grammar homework to be scheduled
NOTE: Check Tuesday evening to see updates to the TENTATIVE blog

March 26-31, 2007

Monday
1. Grammar Parts of Speech Test
2. Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop due today; test on Tuesday
3. Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
4. Homework TBA

Tuesday
1. Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop Test today
2. Julius Caesar Act II continues today
3. Literary Terms 6-10 reviewed in class with test scheduled on Wednesday

Wednesday
1. Julius Caesar Act II continues today
2. Literary Terms 1-10 Test today
3. Grammar TBA
4. Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop due on Monday
Note: Corrections for this blog should be e-mailed to jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us

Thursday
1. Grammar will continue this week in class and as homework assignments
2. Julius Caesar will continue next week in class; textbooks required Thursday and Friday for completing What Happens in Act II handout and test
3. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition
4. Literary Terms One-Ten Test tomorrow, Friday

Friday
1. Literary Terms One-Ten Test
2. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition
3. Check blog on weekend for assignments for next week

March 19-23, 2007

Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I William Shakespeare
2. Forster's "Julius Caesar" questions on meaning and vocabulary due today; students may turn in this assignment on Tuesday
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop due today

Tuesday
1. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continued (books are mandatory)
3. Grammar Part of Speech from Language Handbook
5. California High School Exit Examination-English
NOTE: Good luck to Honors SAS 10th Graders as they complete the California High School Exit Examination

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continued and "What Happens in Act I" handout; textbooks in class are mandatory
2. Grammar Verbs Parts of Speech from Language Handbook cont'd (homework assigned)
3. California High School Exit Examination-Mathematics

Thursday
1. Complete Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop by Monday; test on Tuesday
2. Grammar Adverbs Parts of Speech from Language Handbook cont'd
3. Literature Terms One-Ten from textbook
4. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I in class (textbooks are mandatory)

Friday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I Test in class (textbooks are mandatory)
2. Preparation for Secondary Periodic Assessments: Exposition and Lit. Analysis
3. Weekend homework TBA

March 12-16, 2007wr

Monday
1. "Superman and Me" Sherman Alexie
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop

Tuesday
1. "Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop Test
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop due Monday, March 19
3. Shakespeare's Stratford Outlining due Wednesday

Wednesday
1. "Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros
2. Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
3. Exposition Unit: Working with Tone and Diction in "Straw into Gold"

Thursday
1. Vantage Writing Lab-Thursday and Friday for CAHSEE-type writing prompt
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine due Monday, March 19
3. Shakespeare's Stratford Cornell Notes due today; test in Vantage Lab before prewriting
4. Julius Caesar Act I Monday, March 19 (textbooks are mandatory)

Friday
1. Grammar lessons will continue on Monday in class (textbooks are mandatory)
2. Vantage Writing Lab--CAHSEE-Type Writing Prompt

March 5-9, 2007

Welcome to Honors English 10B.

Here are this week's assignments:

Monday
1. Coursework Survey
2. Honors English 10B Syllabus

Tuesday
1. CAHSEE Essay Practice One--A Moment in History (prewriting)
2. Grammar--The Parts of Speech (Identifying Common and Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives)

Wednesday
1. CAHSEE--Essay Practice Two--Qualities in Adults You Admire (prewriting)
2. Grammar--The Parts of Speech (Identifying and Using Pronouns)

Thursday
1. Vantage Lab (CAHSEE Practice Essay) prewriting and rubric discussion
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight assigned

Friday
1. Vantage Lab (CAHSEE Practice Essay) composition
2. Weekend homework to be assigned including vocabulary (submit Unit Eight, Vocabulary Workshop by Monday, March 12), grammar, and composition activities

Syllabus for Honors Ten English 10B

Honors English 10B-Grade Ten
WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007 E-mail: jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net 323-461-3891 Ext. 419

Texts: Elements of Literature, Fourth Course Holt, Rinehart, and Winston ©2000
Vocabulary Workshop Level “E” Shostak (Sadlier-Oxford Publishing ©2005)
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 2006
Novel: Lord of the Flies William Golding (1911-1993)
Plays: Julius Caesar William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Antigone Sophocles (?496 B.C.-406 B.C.)

Date 2007 Material Covered/Standards for Exposition and Literary Analysis Components*

Week One
Introduction to Elizabethan Customs, Language, and Drama
Week Two
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (?1599)
Week Three
Introduction to William Shakespeare (Page 762); How to Read the Play (771); Before You Read/The Play's Characters (774/776)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I (777)
Week Four
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II (799)
Week Five
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III (821)
Week Six
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV (845)
Week Seven
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V (862)
Week Eight
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles (685/738)
Before You Read (690); The Myth of Oedipus (688)
Antigone: Prologue (693) and Parados (697)
Week Nine
Antigone: Scene 1 (700) and Ode 1 (705)
Week Ten
Antigone: Scene 2 (707) and Ode 2 (713)
Week Eleven
Antigone: Scene 3 (716) and Ode 3 (721)
Week Twelve
Antigone: Scene 4 (723) and Ode 4 (726)
Antigone: Scene 5 (728), Paean (731), and Exodos (733)
Week Thirteen
Introduction to the Novel, William Golding, and The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 1-3)
Week Fourteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 4-6)
Week Fifteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 7-9)
Week Sixteen
The Lord of the Flies (Chapters 10-12)

Honors English Ten Course and Exposition and Literary Analysis Focus Standards:

Writing 2.2 and Listening/Speaking 2.4 Write responses to literature
o Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works
o Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or other works
o Demonstrate awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created
o Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text
Writing 2.3 and Listening and Speaking 2.2 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports:
o Marshall evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information on all relevant perspectives
o Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently
o Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas
o Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs
o Anticipate and address readers’ potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations
o Use technical terms and notations accurately (over)


Reading 2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension
Reading 2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration
Reading 3.11 Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism
Reading 3.3 Analyze interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g. internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot

*Instructional Component 2: Exposition: Students will read expository texts, with a focus on synthesizing and extending ideas presented in primary/secondary sources, including works by a single author dealing with a single issue. In addition, students will write expository essays with an emphasis on research reports and give expository oral presentations.

Disciplinary Literacy Grade Ten Exposition Unit Selections

“Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie
“Straw into Gold” Sandra Cisnernos
“Learning to Read and Write” Frederick Douglass
Embedded Assessment: from The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Instructional Component 3: Literary Analysis: Students will read literary texts, with a focus on analyzing the interactions between main and subordinate characters and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism. Students will also write literary response essays and give literary response oral presentations.
Los Angeles Unified School District Standards-Based English/Language Arts Course Syllabus

Parents are encouraged to take an active role and assist students by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note-taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is submitted by due dates. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in Honors English 10B. Report cards are distributed to students at four and twelve-week marking periods; parents should sign and return documents. At the midterm-marking period, report cards will be provided at parent conferences. Final marks are mailed to parents. Students should expect a semester of rigorous studies as they complete the demanding Honors English Ten curriculum. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor, parents and students are posted on my web log at the hollywoodhighschool.net web site.

The California High School Exit Exams (March 20-21), Exposition and Literary Response Periodic Assessments, and the California Achievement Test Exams (May 21-June 4) are scheduled this semester.


Notes:

Off-Track Assignments-Grade Ten Honors English

Dialectical journals are due by the end of the first week of instruction. Please submit these assignments on time.

Grade Ten Honors English Syllabus

A syllabus for Grade Ten Honors English will be posted soon. Check back for details.

Assignment Menu Monday, December 18, 2006

Here are the assignments for the last week of this semester:

1. Final Examinations Period Five on Tuesday, December 19 and Period Six on Thursday, December 21 include Catcher in the Rye multiple-choice; students may use text during test

2. Off-track book titles have been posted on a previous menu titled "Off-Track Assignments"

3. All textbooks should be returned to counter in classroom for return to textbook room

4. Two dialectical journals to be completed off track and due by the end of the first week of classes for Semester "B"; book choices can be obtained by purchase or by renting from Hollywood High School Library or your local library

5. Semester reflection in class during Final Examination; final organization of portfolios

6. New syllabus for Semester "B" will be available in late February online

Assignment Menu Monday, December 11, 2006

Here are the assignments for the next few days:

1. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

2. Portfolios organized all week

3. Poetry Cornell Notes and final exam to be scheduled this week

4. Grammar Lessons One, Two, Three, Four, and Five continue this week

5. Catcher in the Rye essays are due Monday evening; the window for Vantage prompt will close this evening

6. Anthologies may be brought to class beginning today to be returned to textbook room; vocabulary textbooks are overdue as of today and should be returned immediately; Catcher in the Rye novels can be returned as of Tuesday, December 12

Assignment Menu Wednesday, December 6, 2006

1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages Thursday, December 7 so scores can be entered into gradebook

2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due today, Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class

3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week; capitalization has been scored

4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled

5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

6. Vocabulary books can be returned to classroom for return to textbook room

7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for Catcher in the Rye Final Exam essay; prompts have been made available in class; if you choose to craft your own prompt it is due no later than today, Wednesday (6)

Honors Ten English Off-Track Assignment

Deliver the following by the end of the first week of instruction for Semester "B" 2007:

Dialectical Journal Number One (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

Dialectical Journal Number Two (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

Rules: No contractions; no "you"; typed, not handwritten; proper formatting

Book list will be available before December 22, 2006

Off-Track Titles Grade Ten Honors Winter Break 2006-2007

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis

All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria

Black Ice
Cary, Lorene

The Broken Cord
Dorris, Michael

Cry, the Beloved Country
Paton, Alan

David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles

Dune
Herbert, Frank

Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
Williams, Juan

Fences: A Play
Wilson, August

The Fire Next Time
Baldwin, James

Hiroshima
Hersey, John Richard

Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte

Me Me Me Me Me-Not a Novel
Kerr, M.E.

Silent Spring
Carson, Rachel Louise

A Summer Life
Soto, Gary

A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles

Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera

Assignment Menu Monday, December 4, 2006

AS WE WIND DOWN THE SEMESTER, HERE ARE SOME OF THE REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS.

1. "The Wild Bay" rubric is completed and students will use it to judge collages this week so scores can be entered into gradebook

2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 20-26 class discussion and talking points are due Wednesday, December 6; reading check test given at beginning of class on Wednesday

3. Grammar Mastery Capitalization and Punctuation tests in class all week

4. Cornell Notes on types of poetry, metrical feet, scansion continued this week; final exam for poetry to be scheduled

5. Off-track book titles have been made available and students will choose two for master list this week; books can be checked out from the Hollywood High School Library; a dialectical journal of twenty-five entries for each book is required at the end of the first week for next semester; titles will be posted on web log as well

6. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level "E" test is today, Monday, December 4; vocabulary books can be returned to classroom as of today for return to textbook room

7. Vantage Lab is scheduled for Periods Five and Six on Friday, December 8 for "Should Teens Work" or Robert Frost poetry essay; more to come in class

8. DEBATE VIDEO SHOWN UNEDITED TO PERIOD FIVE; EDITED VIDEO SHOWN TO PERIOD SIX

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 29-December 1, 2006

1. Grammar Unit-Capitalization and Punctuation Mastery Tests in class work on Friday, December 1

2. Unit Seven Vocabulary Level E due on Friday, December 1; test Monday, December 4

3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29) for Period Six only; Period Five discussion is Thursday (30); books are mandatory for discussion

4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six

5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week; save Cornell Notes for poetry test to be scheduled

6. Update on "The Wild Bay" and debate: collage rubric will be available soon for triad scoring; debate video is being edited and will be shown to classes soon--Period Five debate video will be screened unedited; Period Six debate video has been edited and will be screened as such

Assignment Menu Monday, November 27, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 27-28, 2006

1. Macbeth excerpt and "Youth in Love" poetry analyses are due Monday, November 27

2. Unit 4-6 Review for Vocabulary Level "E" is due Monday, November 27; test scheduled for Tuesday (28)

3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 14-19 rescheduled to Wednesday (29); books are mandatory for discussion

4. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay on Wednesday (29) for Period Five and Thursday (30) for Period Six

5. Cornell Notes on poetry (metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry) continues this week

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 27-29, 2006

1. Unit Four-Six Review Vocabulary Level "E" has been assigned and is due on Monday (27); test scheduled for Tuesday (28)

2. Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye class discussion scheduled for Monday (27)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman in Vantage Lab using literary response rubric this week; Vantage Lab dates to be announced

4. "The Wild Bay" master rubric used by triads to score collages this week

5. Grammar to be assigned this week; activities to be announced in class

5. Poetry-metrical feet, scansion, types of poetry in class week of November 27; Cornell Notes will be scored

Assignment Menu Monday, November 20, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Wednesday, November 20-22, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" tests have been scored and returned to students; vocabulary review on Units One-Six to be scheduled

2. Test Tuesday (21) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Tuesday (21); class discussion on Monday for Chapters 6-13 (see number 5)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays during the week of November 27

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. The Catcher in the Rye class discussion postponed to Monday, November 20 because of Friday's very successful debate on capital punishment; congratulations to all debaters for their successful research and delivery strategies

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 15-17, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" test today (15) in class; staple work to test

2. Test Monday (20) on Chapters 14-19 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (20); class discussion on Thursday in class for Chapters 6-13

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate today (15) by teams from both classes; judge for P. 5 Ms. Cavalli; judge for P. 6 Mr. Lange; still photographs for school yearbook and debate to be videotaped

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December; list of titles to be presented soon

Assignment Menu Monday, November 13, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 13-14, 2006

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "E" due in class Monday (13)

2. Test Monday (13) on Chapters 6-13 for Catcher in the Rye; talking points and unfamilar vocabulary due on Monday (13)

3. Poetry for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman handwritten in class this week; Vantage Lab to be scheduled with literary response rubric used to score essays

4. "The Wild Bay" rubrics completed and used by students to score collages

5. Debate on Capital Punishment set for Friday; mock debate on Thursday by teams from both classes; final list of equipment and supplies submitted by teams on Monday (13)

5. OFF TRACK HOMEWORK to be scheduled first week in December

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Assignments for Wednesday-Friday, November 8-10, 2006

1. Students to begin composing hand-written essays for Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems; parking lot post-its shared with classes

2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday

3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion set for Thursday (10); ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary will be returned to students before discussion begins

4. Vantage Lab to be scheduled soon for poetry essay

5. Emily Dickinson poetry has been assigned as homework for Period Five due Wednesday (8); "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poetry assigned as homework for Period Six and due Wednesday (8)

6. Triads explain collages for "The Wild Bay" on Thursday; rubrics developed by classmates for scoring of collages

Check this web log on Sunday evening for assignment updates

Assignment Menu Monday, November 6, 2006

Assignments for Monday-Tuesday, November 6-7, 2006

1. Unit Five Vocabulary Level E exam on Monday (6)

2. Debate participants receive three twenty-minute preparation periods during classes on Monday-Thursday; Friday (10) is Veterans Day, a legal holiday

3. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary are due beginning of class on Monday (6); chapters one-five reading comprehension quiz administered; next reading assignment set

4. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry continues Monday-Thursday; essay to be written in class after prewriting is completed; Cornell Notes on authors continues

5. Emily Dickinson poetry assigned as homework; due date is next day after assignment is issued

Check this web log on Tuesday evening for assignment updates

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Web log updated Sunday and Tuesday evenings; check back for assignment updates

Wednesday-Friday, November 1-3, 2006

1. Cell Phones-Pager and Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M. essays scored this weekend and returned to students

2. Unit Five Vocabulary twenty new words reviewed in class Wednesday (1); textbooks due in class today (1) with answers due on Thursday (2) and test scheduled for Friday (3)

3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments

4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)

5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room

6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1) in class

7. Grammar lessons continue in class this week and next week

MORE on SUNDAY; check WEB LOG

Assignment Menu Monday, October 30, 2006

Web log updated Sunday and Tuesday evenings; check back for assignment updates

Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and 31, 2006

1. Vantage Writing Lab Monday/Tuesday (30-31) for Cell Phones-Pagers essay; prewriting on Monday and essay composed on Tuesday

2. Unit Five Vocabulary due Tuesday (31); test on Wednesday (1)

3. "The Wild Bay" collages were due Friday (27); triads will present collages in preparation for letter grades on these differentiated assignments

4. Debate participants elected by secret ballot; winners for each class will begin to prepare materials for debate (protocols and date to be set)

5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room

6. Begin reading The Catcher in the Rye; assignment for pages and chapters to be set by Wednesday (1)

MORE on TUESDAY--check WEB LOG

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Assignments Wednesday-Friday October 25-27, 2006
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays

VANTAGE LAB HAS BEEN BOOKED FOR MONDAY-TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30-31)

1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)

2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction); graphic organizer selection test due Wednesday (25)

3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols

4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week

5. Parts of the Sentence grammar activities begin by end of week

6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Tuesday (24); test on Unit Four either Friday (27) or when students complete in-class Secondary Periodic Assessment

7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)

8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized by week's end; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set

Assignment Menu Monday, October 23, 2006

Assignments Monday-Tuesday October 23-24, 2006
Web Site Updated Sundays and Tuesdays

1. "The Wild Bay" collage is due on Friday (27)

2. Anthologies due in class Monday-Wednesday (23-25) for grammar; "No News From Auschwitz" Rosenthal (nonfiction)

3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due either hard copy or on Vantage by Friday (27); prompt is available on Vantage (gomyaccess.com) with rubric and prewriting protocols

4. Turn in Fahrenheit 451 paperbacks starting Monday (23); The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be checked out to both Periods Five and Six; assignment for novel by end of week

5. Parts of the Sentence grammar pretest has been administered to Period Six; Period Five will complete as early as Monday (23)

6. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday (23); test Tuesday (24)

7. LAUSD Secondary Period Assessment on Persuasion in class for Periods Five and Six (two days) Wednesday-Thursday (25-26)

8. Classroom Debate on Capital Punishment protocols and propositions finalized; secret ballot vote on two AFF and two NEG speakers for debate; date of debate to be set

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday October 18, 19, and 20

1. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays are due (one copy only) on Friday, October 27

2. "The Wild Bay" collage for short story "Through the Tunnel" is due on Friday, October 27

3. "No News from Auschwitz" nonfiction by A.M. Rosenthal to be scheduled (textbooks are due in class all Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays)

4. Fahrenheit 451 film screening on Wednesday and Thursday, October 18 and 19

5. Substitute scheduled for Friday, October 20 (Mr. Carmicle in Burbank for LD4 ELA Meeting); bring Vocabulary Workshop on Thursday and Friday, October 19-20 for work on Unit Four Level "E" Vocabulary

6. Two examinations on Friday: Fahrenheit 451 Final Objective Exam and Vocabulary Exam

Period Two Code Word: Computer Screen

7. Parts of the Sentence Grammar activities continue after grammar pretest

Assignment Menu Monday, October 16, 2006

Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17, 2006

1. Textbooks: Bring anthologies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; Fahrenheit 451 needed for Friday for objective final exam on novel; Vocabulary Workshop needed for corrections of Units One-Three Review before tests are administered Monday and/or Tuesday

2. "Hair" from Autobiography of Malcolm X and "No News From Auschwitz" nonfiction on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday; graphic organizers and selection tests for both selections; see syllabus for differentiated assignments

3. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing's short story: collage on "The Wild Bay" is due in class on Friday, October 27 (see previous year's student examples on counter)

4. Debate protocols and propositions' final drafts set this week; debaters chosen by secret ballot; tentative date for debate set; debaters given class time to prepare arguments and rebuttals

5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" prompt is available on Vantage; use your student log in and I.D. to access the essay; this essay may be completed using Vantage or by submission of typed hard copy submitted no later than Friday, October 27

6. School Junk Food and Violence in Video Games essays being returned this week to students; dialectical journals are being scored and all journals submitted on time should be returned by end of October; journals submitted late will be returned first part of November

7. LAUSD Secondary Performance Assessment Persuasive component window opens October 16 and closes October 27

8. Literary Terms 1-10 are assigned this week; grammar mastery test for parts of speech re-administered; parts of the sentence grammar pretest given before week's end

Period Two Code Word: roll book

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 10, 2006

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday October 11, 12, 13, 2006

1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are overdue

2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)

3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13

4. Anthologies are due in class today Wednesday (11) for "The Bet" debate propositions and debate protocol

5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit

6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week

7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)

8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning

Assignment Menu Monday, October 9, 2006

Monday and Tuesday, October 9-10, 2006

1. School Junk Food final drafts (stapled on top of two triad drafts) are due today (9)

2. Violence in Video Games persuasive essays due Friday, October 13 (one copy)

3. Fahrenheit 451 Part III "Burning Bright" ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 13

4. "Through the Tunnel" Doris Lessing short story in class Monday and Tuesday (9-10); anthologies are due in class for three days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (9-11)

5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit

6. Grammar pretest for Parts of the Sentence assigned this week

7. Vocabulary Level E Workshop Units One-Three review due Wednesday (11); fifty-point exam on Thursday (12)

8. Substitute Thursday (12); I will be at University of Southern California for Grade Ten Periodic Assessment planning

9. SAS folders inserted into portfolios during this week

10. "History of the Firemen" essay and Fahrenheit 451 Objective Final exams will be scheduled this week

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 4, 2006

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Wednesday, October 4; Thursday, October 5; Friday, October 6

1. Meet Wednesday and Thursday in Vantage Lab to a) begin to prewrite the Letter to the Editor connected to Anton Chekhov's "The Bet"; this letter will lead to a class debate for Grade Ten Honors English and b) complete the final draft of Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignment based on the writing style of author Ray Bradbury

2. Unit Three vocabulary was corrected in class today; test on Thursday at beginning of class in Vantage Lab; study Unit Three vocabulary for a high score

3. Violence in Video Games persuasive essay prompt presented to students; deadline for essay is Friday, October 13 (one copy only)

4. School Junk Food persuasive essays exchanged in triads today; make constructive corrections and suggestions for return to students on Friday, October 6; final draft of essay stapled on top of two triad members' copies due Monday, October 9

5. Fahrenheit Friday; bring ten talking points and unfamilar vocabulary to class for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand"; students engage in class discussion

Assignment Menu Monday, October 2, 2006

Beginning today, Monday, October 2, 2006 my web log introduces a new user-friendly format:

Monday, October 2

1. Bring anthology to lab for final drafts of Changing the Ending for "The Cold Equations"; assignment must be completed today by end of class; students in lab Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week
4. "The Bet" Letter to the Editor prompt reviewed on gomyaccess.com; debate protocols and participants set this week
5. Collect two copies of School Junk Food essay today to provide triad members suggestions/corrections opportunities

Tuesday, October 3

1. Tuesday in class answers provided for Unit Three Vocabulary; test on Wednesday in lab before work begins on "The Bet" Letter to the Editor and Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignments
2. Grammar mastery test completed in class on Tuesday
3. Fahrenheit Friday: Ten talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary; points deducted for format errors, including title, skipped line after title, paper standards, and margins
4. Violence in Video Games essay assigned today; due dates announced
5. Signed report cards required for SAS students; submit signed reports to teacher.
6. Place all scored classwork and homework in hanging file folders.


CHECK WEB LOG ON WEDNESDAY FOR UPDATES

Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 27, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs

1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27; added another day, Monday, October 2
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three homework is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test early next week
6. Invite parents to Thursday night's Back-To-School Night; Room 120; discussion of course descriptions, class rules, and semester curriculum; display of student work
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, October 6 for Period Five and Period Six (FAHRENHEIT FRIDAY)
8. Mr. Carmicle at District 4 Meeting all day Friday, September 29
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W

Assignment Menu Monday September 25, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs

1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting in class; Vantage Lab tentative schedule Tuesday/Wednesday September 26-27
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday English 10A; English 10A HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set this week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is Thursday, September 28 for both English 10A and English 10A Honors; Wednesday Unit Three is due in class prior to test Thursday
4. Grammar Mastery test scheduled for both English 10A and English 10A Honors
5. English 10A: Handbook of Literary Terms 1-10; study terms for test later this week
6. Course work surveys are overdue at this point and will be listed as NS (not submitted)
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Monday, September 25 for Period Six only; Period Five completed discussion on Friday in library; F451 quizzes due for both periods today, Monday, September 25; imitative writing assignment due today, Monday
8. Reading level reports issued to parents and shared with students
9. Word Wall for F451 posted using unfamiliar vocabulary from Periods 5/6
Textbook Days: Elements of Literature M-T-W; Vocabulary Workshop M; Fahrenheit 451 F

Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 20, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs

1. HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting for "The Cold Equations"; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday and Wednesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay for "The Bet" to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by next week
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two hiatus this week; vocabulary resumes next week; English 10A Unit Two Vocabulary Test postponed by one day to Wednesday, September 20
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs and Prepositions and Conjunctions; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week or early next week
5. HONORS: Dialectical Journals are not being accepted at this point
6. Course work surveys were due Monday, September 18 for letter grade; if the circulated class grade report does not reflect a grade you need to submit it immediately
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; HONORS Fahrenheit 451 F

Assignment Menu Monday, September 18, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs
1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer and selection test completed Monday; HONORS “Changing The Ending” prewriting; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled
2. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” Tuesday; HONORS “Letter to the Editor” prewriting to be scheduled; Vantage Lab essay to be scheduled; debate participants, propositions, and format set by week’s end
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is Tuesday, September 19; HONORS Unit Two test is Monday
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Adjectives and Adverbs; grammar mastery test scheduled for late this week
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Course work surveys are due Monday, September 18 for letter grade
7. HONORS: Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury assigned to students; Chapters 1-5 talking points and unfamiliar vocabulary due Friday, September 22
8. 10A (all classes) in library on Friday, September 22 for Reading Level testing
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W-Th; Fahrenheit 451 F

Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 13, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.

1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” completed on Tuesday; textbooks needed for Wednesday, September 13 for group discussion and selection examination
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15; attach prewriting to essay; essay is double-spaced; run spell-grammar check before printing; standard 12 pt. font; title and paper standards formatting is required
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two will begin on Thursday and Friday of this week; vocabulary textbooks are needed in class both days; Unit Two due Monday, September 18; test is Tuesday, September 19
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework; reteaching nouns/pronouns due Wednesday, September 13
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments, including "Changing the Ending" of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations"; prewriting and essay to be completed in Vantage Writing Lab next week
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F

Assignment Menu Monday, September 11, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.

1. Tom Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” continues Monday-Wednesday.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due this Friday, 9/15.
3. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One is due Monday, 9/11; test on Tuesday 9/12
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech-Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs in class and homework
5. HONORS: Student summer assignment dialectical journals are being scored and will be returned to students. Late journals’ scores will be lowered.
6. Incomplete course work surveys assigned as homework; due Friday 9/15
7. HONORS: Course syllabus distributed and reviewed; begin differentiated assignments
8. Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury and The Catcher in the Rye Salinger to be assigned
Textbook Days: Elements of Lit M-T-W; Level E Vocabulary Th-F

Assignment Menu Wednesday, September 6, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.

1. Grammar pretest work continues.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.
7. "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin in class reading and discussion.
8. Textbooks, including vocabulary and anthologies, signed out to students.

Assignment Menu Monday, September 4, 2006

In-class assignment menus supersede web logs.

1. Monday is a holiday-Labor Day 2006, September 4.
2. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay is due Friday, September 15. Annotate and underscore requirements and directions of the prompt. Complete prewriting.
3. Review six-point persuasive writing rubric that will be used to score essays.
4. Return letter to parents and class rules document for credit.
5. Student dialectical journals were due no later than Friday, September 1, 2006. This off-track homework will be scored and returned to students.
6. Coursework surveys and opening days terms have been credited for an initial grade.

Draft-Fall Syllabus Honors English Ten

Honors English-Grade Ten
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
Mr. Carmicle 2006-2007
323-461-3891 Ext. 419
Web Log: hollywoodhighschool.net

The Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum, denotes, by its very designation, that students will encounter rigorous demands of the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, with instruction paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework requires. Grade Ten Honors (SAS) readies students for an eleventh-grade advanced placement high school class as they learn to think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in SAS Grade Ten Honors experience a curriculum that spans genres such as short stories, poetry, novels and plays, as well as contemporary literature selections and nonfiction that necessitate the student's ability to elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, and offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned. Students retain all assignments, cover sheets, revisions and other materials necessary to write a reflective letter at the end of the semester.

Textbooks and Novels:

Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997

Vocabulary Workshop Level “E”; English Workshop, Fourth Course (HRW)

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury; The Catcher In The Rye Salinger

Universal Access Interactive Reading, Fourth Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 2003


Literature Assignments August 30-December 22, 2006 (Semester A)

Short Story

“The Cold Equations” (see below) Tom Godwin (1915-1980)

“The Bet” (see below) Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

“Through The Tunnel” (see below) Doris Lessing (1919-)

Nonfiction

Hair from Autobiography of Malcolm X (see below)Malcolm X (1925-1965)

“No News From Auschwitz” (see below)A.M. Rosenthal (1922-2006)

Poetry

“The Passionate Shepherd To His Love” Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh (?1552-1618)

“Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

“She Dwelt Among The Untrodden Ways” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

“I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

“Youth and Love” Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Excerpt from Macbeth William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

“On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” John Keats (1795-1821)

“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Composition Assignments

Why Johnny Can’t Pass His Fitness Test Due: September 15, 2006

School Junk Food Due: September 29, 2006

Violence in Video Games Due: October 13, 2006

Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.? Due: October 27, 2006

Cell Phones in School Due: November 17, 2006

Should Teens Work? Due: December 1, 2006

High School Bullies Due: December 15, 2006

Periodic Assessment: Persuasive Due: TBD


BARTON, THE PILOT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT SPACECRAFT, HAS ONLY HOURS TO HELP A TEENAGE STOWAWAY, MARILYN LEE CROSS, UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE AND FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTION.
Changing The Ending: You are a researcher in the year 2196. You discover some pages of an ancient textbook containing a short story called “The Cold Equations.” However, the final pages are missing. The last bit of text you can read is Marilyn’s “I’m ready” on page 27. Write a plausible resolution for the story that is different from the present ending. Suppose you are an optimistic researcher. Is it possible to find a happy ending?*

IN 19TH CENTURY RUSSIA, A YOUNG LAWYER AGREES TO UNDERGO FIFTEEN YEARS OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT TO PROVE THAT IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE IS PREFERABLE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Debate: Where do you stand on the question of life imprisonment vs. the death penalty? Do you agree with the lawyer that, “to live anyhow is better than not at all”? Or do you believe as the banker does that a quick execution is more humane than a lifetime of confinement? Write an editorial for the school or local newspaper, expressing your views on the subject. Be sure to evaluate the conflicting claims of the community, of victims, of victims’ families, and of convicted individuals. Using your editorial stand as a resource, participate in a classroom debate involving imprisonment vs. the death penalty. Debate skills are covered on page 1018.*

WHILE ON VACATION AT THE SEASHORE, JERRY LEARNS ABOUT AN UNDERWATER TUNNEL THAT OLDER BOYS ARE SWIMMING THROUGH. DETERMINED TO DO THE SAME, JERRY SPENDS A WEEK TRAINING FOR THE EVENT.
Collage: A collage is an arrangement of images (photographs, magazine art, drawings), words, and other objects (sand, shells, stones, and so forth) glued to a surface. Make a collage called “The Wild Bay.” Find words from the text that can go with your images. What mood do you want to convey in your collage?*

MALCOLM X RELATES WHAT HE LEARNED ABOUT HIMSELF THE FIRST TIME HE CONKED HIS FAIR, TURNING IT STRAIGHT, LIKE A WHITE PERSON’S HAIR.
Research/Drawing: Look up pictures of hairstyles throughout the course of history. Draw four or five of them, and write an informative caption for each. Some possible examples: conked hair; the pageboy; the Afro; cornrows; long hippie hair; punk hair; the crew cut; ponytail; ducktail; powdered wigs; the squash-blossom hairstyle of the Hopis.*

A JOURNALIST VISITS THE MEMORIAL AT THE INFAMOUS CONCENTRATION CAMP OF AUSCHWITZ.
Drawing, Poster, Collage, Exhibit: Maya Ying Lin was a twenty-one-year-old architecture student when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: two long black granite walls inscribed with the names of those who died in the war. Choose an important historic event (it does not have to be tragic) that interests you, and think about the visual ways that could be used to remind people of what happened and why it is important. You may want to brainstorm ideas with a partner or small group. Then, create a poster, a collage, an exhibit, or a model or drawing of a monument to memorialize the event.*

*Elements of Literature, 4th Course (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston) 1997

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4 LABOR DAY

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 VETERANS DAY

THURSDAY-FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23-24
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAYS


YEAR LONG HONORS ENGLISH RIGOR TOOLS

DICTION, SYNTAX, TONE, IRONY;

RHETORICAL READING AND WRITING;

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER;

ARGUMENT AND COUNTER ARGUMENT

Fall 2006 Letter to Parents

August 30, 2006

Dear Parents:

Welcome to Fall Semester, 2006-2007. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in students' educational goals and assist them by making certain that all outside reading and homework assignments, note taking activities, test preparation requirements, and individual or group project work is completed on time and submitted in advance of the due date set by the instructor. Periodic grade reports will be issued to students who should apprise parents of how they are progressing in these courses. It is this periodic assessment that can identify the emotional and intellectual maturity of the student and signal in advance any instructional intervention strategies necessary to avert poor academic performance that may affect the students' overall grade point average. Students should expect rigorous studies as they undertake the challenges of the demanding Advanced Placement, Honors English or conventional tenth grade English curriculums. If students or parents wish to contact me, I can be reached on school voice mail, which I check frequently during the semester, at 323-461-3891, Extension 419. Homework and other necessary communication between the instructor and students is posted on my web log at hollywoodhighschool.net and is updated bi-weekly.

The Honors English Grade Ten School for Advanced Studies (SAS) curriculum offers students rigorous demands in the rhetorical approach to reading and writing, and instruction is paced more rapidly than normal tenth-grade coursework. Grade Ten Honors readies students for an eleventh-grade Advanced Placement high school class where they think, read, write, listen, and speak academically, successfully arguing a well-constructed thesis, skills necessary for entering post-secondary educational institutions. Students enrolled in Grade Ten Honors English read short stories, poetry, novels and plays and nonfiction selections and learn to *elicit the author's purpose, the author's persona, the author's claim and evidence, which enables them to offer a precise response to the author's argument. Successful student compositions are measured by rubrics, and it is strongly suggested, at the outset of this course, that learners familiarize themselves with this tool so they can produce thoughtful and precise works of prose in response to the series of writing prompts that will be assigned.

AP English Language and Composition (SAS) offers students **a year of intense training in reading and writing that prepares them for the AP Language and Composition Examination, successful University study and lifelong learning. This class focuses on the rhetorical analysis of fiction and non-fiction, incorporating various genres of American literature. Students learn to identify an author’s purpose and examine the ways people think about and use language. Students read and analyze models of good writing and write compositions of various lengths and complexity, participating in peer response and rigorous revision. Students are introduced to analytical tools designed to develop levels of questioning at the factual, inferential, and analytical tiers of knowledge, which ultimately provides them with mastery of the highest forms of analysis and synthesis necessary for participation in class discussions. They are able to read rhetorically pieces of American literature and write effective prose at first year college level. Students are expected to complete outside reading on time and, independently, produce class discussion notes using the Cornell method. In this course, the rhetorical interpretation of text leads to arguments for persuasion as students closely read difficult nonfiction texts with speed, annotating and outlining as they recognize shifts of perspective and tone. They quote with authority and precision, discern the writer’s purpose and comprehend responses elicited from audiences, and synthesize how authors manipulate readers to prove theses in various modes of written discourse.

*Greater Los Angeles Advanced Placement Institute, July 2005
Marcy Bowman AP Packet
**Chapman University, March 2005
Jewel Kamita AP Packet

Student Name________________________________(Print)
Parent Signature____________________________

Sincerely,


James B. Carmicle
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Syllabus and Letter to Parents

The syllabus for Honors 10 English and the Letter to Parents will be available at the end of next week, August 21-25. Please check back.

School starts August 30.

Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 28, 2006

FINAL EXAMS

PERIOD ONE-THURSDAY
PERIOD FOUR-WEDNESDAY
PERIOD SIX-THURSDAY

SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER


CHECK THIS WEB LOG IN MID-AUGUST FOR MORE INFORMATION

Assignment Menu Monday, June 26, 2006

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG ASSIGNMENT MENUS

1. Outlines for Chapters One-Eleven for Golding's Lord of the Flies due today, Monday, June 26
2. AP Long Form for Lord of the Flies reviewed in class; due day of final examination
3. Period Six-Meet in Vantage Writing Lab Monday, June 26, to write reflective letters for next year's tenth grade Honors class
4. No more rewrites or new assignments submitted; final grades will be printed and distributed in class on day of final exam

Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 21, 2006

REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS

1. Outline Chapters Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, and Eleven of Golding's Lord of the Flies
2. Complete a fifty-question multiple-choice final exam on Lord of the Flies; finish AP Long Form (five-six pages)
3. Organize portfolio materials by date and assignment types
4. Period Six-Monday, June 26 in Vantage Writing Lab to complete letter to incoming tenth graders
5. Screening schedule for Lord of the Flies Thursday-Friday (Period Six); Friday-Monday (Period Four)
6. Begin to prepare for summer reading/writing assignment for two novel and/or plays chosen on matrix

Assignment Menu Monday, June 19, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS

1. Students write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies chapters five-ten reading completed this weekend and AP Long Form completed at home for the duration of the novel (approximately six instructional days remain); bring book to class daily
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class this week
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Final Cumulative Examination Monday, June 19 (books to be returned to textbook room after exam)

Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 14, 2006

In class menus supersede web log menus

1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately eight instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room
7. Cumulative Review Four completed and due Friday, June 16; pages 180-184 in Workshop textbook; final cumulative exam, open book, on Monday, June 19

Assignment Menu Monday, June 12, 2006

In class menus supersede web log menus

1. Period Four ONLY will meet in Vantage Writing Lab on Wednesday (14) while AP English class is on field trip; prompt on Vantage will ask students to write reflective letter for this year's ninth graders who hope to enter SAS Honors 10A English
2. Lord of the Flies AP Long Form to be completed in class and at home for the duration of the novel (approximately ten instructional days remain); bring book to class daily, except for June 14
3. Caesar Selection Tests are worth 100 points each and all portions should be completed carefully and submitted
4. Antigone packets will be completed this week either in class or as homework and final grade provided
5. Outline for Lord of the Flies completed in class and as homework this week and next
6. Return HRW Textbook, English Workshop Textbook and Level "E" Vocabulary Workshop Textbook (after cumulative exam) so books can be returned to textbook room

Assignment Menu Wednesday, June 7, 2006

1. Units Fifteen and Review Thirteen-Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 9 (see work matrix for page numbers)
2. Complete all Caesar Selection Tests (any unfinished portions) by Friday, June 9 and submit for grade; these are worth 100 points each and could significantly increase your overall grade if completed carefully
3. Antigone handouts completed and turned in; also return all literary terms handouts provided this semester
4. Summer Reading Choices matrix is completed in class; AP Long Form assignment worksheet reviewed and form provided
5. Honors English Class Period Four meets in cafeteria Thursday, June 8 to meet with counselor for eleventh grade programming of classes
6. Lord of the Flies extra credit handouts due by Friday, June 9; Chapters One, Two, Three read in class by end of week; independent reading assigned on Friday, June 9
7. Reflective letters to prospective tenth-graders written in class this week; collate and organize work in folders for letter

Assignment Menu Monday, June 5, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test today, Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. All Antigone handouts completed and submitted for credit
4. Antigone final test Tuesday or Wednesday June 6 or 7 depending on programming of classes visit to cafeteria
5. Lord of the Flies books issued to students
6. Summer Reading Choices Matrix distributed in class and choices confirmed on matrix; AP Long Form assignment reviewed and form provided
7. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED-TURN ASSIGNMENTS IN ON TIME!
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios
9. Honors classes will meet on various days in the cafeteria for 11th grade programming by counselors: schedule is Period Six on Tuesday, June 6 and Period Four on Thursday, June 8

Assignment Menu Thursday, June 1, 2006 (Monday Holiday)

1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 2; Monday, June 5 examination
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; papers will be scored and returned week of June 5-9
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scene Five and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios

Assignment Menu Tuesday, May 30, 2006 (Monday Holiday)

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units Thirteen-Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, June 2; test Monday, June 5
2. AP Long Form discussed; will be used for upcoming Lord of the Flies reading assignments
3. Check web log for summer reading assignment list; write two choices on matrix issued in class
4. Advanced Placement preview of assignments for next year (all week in class)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; paper will be scored and returned by Monday, June 5
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED TO END OF SEMESTER!
7. Antigone continues this week Scenes Four, Five; Ode Four and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Reflective letters to the ninth graders this week in class; collate and organize all assignments in portfolios

Independent Reading-Summer Choices Grade Ten

A Night to Remember Lord
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Carroll
A Separate Peace Knowles
Black Ice Cary
Hiroshima Hersey
Dune Herbert
A Summer Life Soto
The Hot Zone Preston
The House on Mango Street Cisneros
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens Walker
The Joy Luck Club Tan
Laughing Boy La Farge
The Sound of Waves Mishima
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens
Nectar in a Sieve Markandaya
The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway
Barrio Boy Galarza
The Way to Rainy Mountain Momaday
The Perfect Storm Junger
A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry
Fallen Angels Myers

Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 24, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Vocabulary Workshop Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2); study for these important examinations
2. All School Fair: Period Six teacher will escort you to Fair on Friday, May 26 (Shortened Day Schedule)
3. Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone
9. Lord of the Flies to be issued by June 2 end of semester novel assignment; outlining the novel and final examinations include essay and multiple choice tests

Assignment Menu Monday, May 22, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Quiz today Monday, May 22; earlybirds may start on VW Units Thirteen and Fourteen (both due Friday, June 2)
2. Library Visit Research Paper Dates: Period Six-Monday, May 22; Period Four-Tuesday, May 23
3. Water Cases Six and Seven were due Friday, May 19; Water Cases Eight, Nine, and Ten due Thursday, May 25 (no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case)
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research was to have been completed no later than Friday, May 19 for writing draft this week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Monday, May 22 and this week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos; handouts completed using some time in class
8. Grammar-English Workshop Pages 71-72; 83-84 correspond to HRW Textbook Pages 1042 and 1044; lesson will be taught in class this week; bring texts each day for grammar and/or Antigone

Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 17, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Vocabulary Workshop Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Six and Seven due Friday, May 19; no more review questions--answer questions on quizzes for each case
4. Portfolios (all assignments in order; all papers facing same way; initial reflective letter draft to new tenth grade class soon)
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement; prompt broadened on Tuesday, May 17 to include modern day Europe water conservation methodologies; research should be completed no later than this Friday, May 19 for writing draft next week to meet May 26 deadline
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone Scenes One, Two; Odes One, Two continue today, Wednesday, May 17 and next week Scenes Three, Four, Five; Odes Three, Four, and Exodos

Assignment Menu Monday, May 15, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Units One-Twelve vocabulary workshop quizzes collated for study preparation
2. Review Ten-Twelve (138-146); Cumulative Review III (147-149) due Friday, May 19
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 12 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 15; due Friday, May 19
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment make-ups for students who have been absent
5. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalties; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
6. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12; assignments will be marked “L” to denote they will not be counted
7. Antigone continues today, Monday, May 15 and next week after CST examinations

Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 10, 2006

In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 12
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Thursday, May 11 (answers from lessons discussed in class Wednesday in preparation for test; staple workshop assignments to tests)
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned and due Friday, May 12 (tests on each Water Politics Case in class various dates)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window makeups on Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12 (textbooks due in class today, Wednesday and Thursday, May 10-11)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt was issued to students in class on Monday, May 8; late submission grade penalities; extensive use of quotes to fill space PROHIBITED; graphics used sparingly and do not fill space to count as text page requirement
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-75 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Thursday, May 11 in class (additional five words to end of entries has been added; study fifteen words, not ten)
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed
11.Caesar essays are scored by gomyaccess.com pilot prompt holistic scoring and will be returned to students

Water Conservation Research Paper Prompt-2006 Carmicle-Fitzpatrick Honors English Ten/AP European History

California State Content Standards:
Writing 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies
Writing 1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information
Writing 2.3 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports

Directions:
1. Research Paper text must be six to eight pages in length; outline page (sentence outline) and works cited page are mandatory and NOT counted in required length; a minimum of one embedded citation per paragraph is required; research paper must have a creative title page formatted correctly and a blank end page; use twelve point type and acceptable standard font; use pagination and spell-grammar check features available in word processing programs BEFORE printing; prewriting is required and should be paper clipped, not stapled, to final draft
2. Due Date: One collated stapled copy of paper to Mr. Carmicle no later than Friday, May 26, 2006; late papers will be penalized by one letter grade for each day late
3. Although some library dates will be provided by teacher co-sponsors Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Carmicle, research time for this paper must be planned by you to complete this assignment by due date

Prompt:
During the 20th century, Europe developed new ideas and innovations that altered the use of water on the continent. Today, through trial and error, California has also improved its methods for conserving water.

In a well-developed, thoroughly documented research paper, explain how the Europeans improved and conserved water in the 20th century. Explain the similarities and differences between the methods Europeans used to improve and conserve water and the methods used to improve and conserve water in California today. Draw conclusions about how water consumers might be affected if 20th century European water usage was applied to the use of water in modern day California.

Assignment Menu Monday, May 8, 2006

In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. Vantage Lab today Monday, and tomorrow, Tuesday (shortened day), May 8-9 for completion of Caesar Funeral Speech essays scored with literary six point rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop Tests on Wednesday, May 10; staple workshop assignments to tests
3. Water Cases Four-Five were due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer); Cases Six and Seven to be assigned today, Monday, May 8; due Friday, May 12
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5; makeups on Wednesday, May 10
5. English Workshop Pages 73-74; 89-90 due Friday, May 12, 2006; in class grammar HRW textbook pages 89; 586; 1042; 1046 throughout week of May 8-12
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due date May 26; prompt issued to students in class on Monday, May 8
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays; CST Exam week of May 15-19 (Tuesday-Friday)
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test is rescheduled to Wednesday, May 10 in class
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed

Assignment Menu Wednesday, May 3, 2006

In Class Menus Supersede Web Log Menus
1. Vantage Lab today Wednesday, May 3 for completion of Julius Caesar funeral speeches essay; scored with rubric
2. Units Eleven-Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due Friday, May 5
3. Water Cases Four-Five due Friday, May 5 (review questions; no need to copy question-incorporate question into answer)
4. Response to Literature Periodic Assessment Window Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5
5. PHBAO Night Thursday, May 4 (invite parents; updated midterm progress reports distributed Thursday and Friday)
6. Water Politics Research Paper (joint English and AP European History project) paper due dates TBA; prompt forthcoming
7. CST in-class practice sessions continue Tuesdays-Thursdays
8. Words 61-70 Literary Terms test scheduled for Monday, May 8
9. Accelerated Reader Quiz and/or Dialectical Journal Essays were due Monday, May 1; late submissions incur grade penalty
10.Julius Caesar soliloquies (oral presentations) to be scheduled after Periodic Assessments are completed

Assignment Menu Monday, May 1, 2006

IN CLASS MENUS SUPERSEDE WEB LOG MENUS
1. Vantage Lab for Caesar Funeral Speech Essay on gomyaccess.com Tuesday/Wednesday, May 2-3 ( Bring Prewriting Notes)
2. Water Cases Four-Five due by Friday, May 5
3. Words 51-60 Literary Terms Test Today, Monday, May 1
4. Units Eleven and Twelve Vocabulary Workshop due by Friday, May 5
5. Caesar Final Objective Examination in class today, Monday, May 1
6. CST Practice continues Tuesdays and Thursdays
7. Periodic Assessment-Response to Literature in class Thursday/Friday, May 4-5
8. Water Politics Research Paper prompt provided in class this week; paper due date TBA
9. Accelerated Reader or Essays on Dialectical Journals due today, Monday, May 1
10.All Caesar assignments (selection tests and graphic organizers) to be scored in class Monday-Tuesday, May 8-9
11.English Workshop Pages 177-178; 291-292 due Monday, May 1, 2006