STUDYPATH* June 6-10, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
USA Today letter to the editor in response to political cartoon is due today.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is administered this week.
Work continues on the Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis preparation continues in class today.

Wednesday
Work continues on the Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis continues in class today.

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis concludes in class today.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned in class and due Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 30-June 3, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Memorial Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.

Tuesday
USA Today letter to the editor is due on Friday.
Final vocabulary mastery test continues in class today and tomorrow.

Wednesday
Final vocabulary mastery test continues in class today.

Thursday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday.
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class.

STUDYPATH* May 23-27, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Screening of To Kill A Mockingbird concludes in Period One, Period Three, and Period Five classes.
Research paper is due Tuesday, May 24 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site.

Tuesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook selections are scheduled all week in class to prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.
Vocabulary Workshop practice final mastery test and review pages are scored in class and used by students as a study guide for the final mastery test, scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
Research paper date certain deadline is 11:59 P.M. tonight; no late papers will be accepted.

Wednesday
Preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test is scheduled today and tomorrow.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* May 16-20, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect Monday-Thursday of this week--Period One meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Period Three meets Monday, Thursday and Friday; Period Five meets Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
USA Today letter to the editor is due for all classes on Friday, May 20.
Periods One and Three complete mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.
Students are completing research papers which are due May 24 on turnitin.com by 11:59 P.M. that evening.
Fleshed out outlines are due today for Periods One, Three and Five Honors English 10B.
Screening of To Kill A Mockingbird film is scheduled all week in class.

Tuesday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Period Five completes mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Wednesday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Period One completes mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Thursday
CST Bell Schedule is in effect today.
Periods Three and Five complete mastery test in Vocabulary Workshop as homework.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today.
Weekend homework is assigned.
Use this link for citations:
http://www.k-state.edu/honor/documents/UpdatedCitationTutorial.pdf

STUDYPATH* May 9-13, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Working outline of research paper is due May 12; outlines will be returned the next day so finalized outlines (fleshed-out outlines) can be submitted May 16.
USA Today letter to the editor is due tomorrow.
Class discussion for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled in class today and tomorrow.
Vocabulary Workshop pages after Unit Fifteen and up to Final Mastery Test are due today.

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper is due on turnitin.com by 11:59 P.M. on May 24; no late assignments will be accepted.
Class discussion for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled in class today.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis and the California Standards Test is scheduled in class the rest of the week.
Research paper drafting is scheduled for the remainder of the week in class pending availability of laptop carts.

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned today and due Monday.

Friday
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* May 2-6, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today political cartoon letter to the editor is due today.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming CST examinations and the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled for today.
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Twenty-five talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird are due today for class discussion.


Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Periods One and Three are scheduled for guest speaker from Los Angeles Public Library system in relation to To Kill A Mockingbird jury duty service research paper.

Wednesday
Periods Five is scheduled for guest speaker from Los Angeles Public Library system in relation to To Kill A Mockingbird jury duty service research paper.

Thursday
Twenty-five talking points from Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Monday for class discussion.
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.

Friday
Class discussion is scheduled Monday and Tuesday for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Vocabulary Workshop homework is assigned in class and due Monday.
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Tuesday.
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper is due on turnitin.com on May 24 by 11:59 P.M.

STUDYPATH* April 25-29, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
USA Today political cartoon analysis (summary, evidence, cartoonist's point, relevance to interdisciplinary coursework) is due tomorrow.
Students are scheduled in the library Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 for research paper skills and strategy lesson; research paper outline, thesis statement, and initial draft due dates are announced.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday, April 26; test is scheduled for Thursday in library.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
USA Today political cartoon analysis is due today (see Monday for detail of required responses).
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today.

Wednesday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five are due Monday; class discussion is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday
Meet in school library for research paper skills and strategies.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today in the library; Unit Fifteen responses are due Monday.

Friday
Meet in school library for research paper skills and strategies.
Weekend homework will be announced, including talking points for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird for class discussion Monday and Tuesday.

STUDYPATH* April 18-22, 2011

SPRING BREAK

APRIL 18-22

CHECK STUDYPATH ON SUNDAY, APRIL 24 FOR ASSIGNMENTS

STUDYPATH* April 11-15, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues in class; novels are required for reference to literary devices used by the author.
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
USA Today political cartoon activity (summary, evidence, cartoonist's point) is due today.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Antigone Scene Five, Paean and Exodus continues in class today and tomorrow; anthologies are required in class Tuesday and Wednesday.
Twenty-five talking points for Chapters 16-20 of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Thursday for class discussion.


Wednesday
Antigone Scene Five, Paean and Exodus continues in class today.

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis multiple choice practice is scheduled for today.
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion is scheduled for today and talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due.

Friday
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion on Chapters 16-20 continues today.
USA Today homework is due on Tuesday, April 26; newspaper cartoonist interpretation assignment will be provided on Monday, April 25.
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Tuesday, April 26; test day will be announced.
Students are scheduled in the library Thursday, April 28 and Friday April 29 for research paper skills and strategies lesson.

STUDYPATH* April 4-8, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

Antigone Scene 5, Ode 5 is scheduled for today.

Vocabulary Workshop review pages Units 10-12; test is scheduled for Wednesday.

Anthologies are due in class Monday-Wednesday.

Tuesday

Antigone Scene 5, Ode 5 will continue in class today.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due Friday for class discussion; three talking points must be connected to a literary device used by the author and textual evidence for entries must be cited in class discussion.

Wednesday

Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

Unit 10-12 Vocabulary Workshop test scheduled today.

Thursday

Multiple choice practice continues today in class.

Unit 13 Vocabulary Workshop responses due today.

Friday

To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion for Chapters 11-15.

Weekend homework will be announced.

USA TODAY letter to the editor is due on Monday.

STUDYPATH* March 28-April 1, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL. ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms are covered in class today and tomorrow with a test scheduled for Wednesday.
Antigone Scene Four, Ode Four is scheduled for today.
Anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday.
Talking points for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Friday, April 8 for class discussion. These talking points must meet two criteria: example or reference at least three talking points to a literary device used by the author AND provide textual reference by citing dialogue or prose passage to support the literary device reference.
USA Today letter to the editor is due today.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms are covered in class.
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; Unit Ten-Twelve review answers are due Monday, April 4.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Four, Ode Four is continued in class today.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
Antigone Scene Five, Ode Five is scheduled in class today.
Weekend homework will be announced in class.

Friday
Today is an unassigned day and classes are not in session.
USA Today letter to the editor that is usually assigned on Friday will be assigned when students return Monday.
Students will meet in library April 28 and April 29 for research paper skills and strategy lesson.

STUDYPATH* March 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow; responses for Unit Twelve are due Thursday.
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues in class for Chapters One-Five; talking points are due in class and should be submitted for scoring.
Antigone Scene Two, Ode Two homework is due today; complete the entire handout.
Literary terms are continued in class; test is scheduled for Wednesday.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Antigone Scene Three, Ode Three is covered in class today.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Three, Ode Three continues in class today.
A literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points for Chapters Six-Ten class discussion are due tomorrow.
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class today; test date will be announced.

Friday
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten class discussion is scheduled for today; five talking points for each chapter are due today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* March 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for Chapters One-Five in preparation for class discussion.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today; Unit Eleven answers are due on Thursday.
USA Today letter to the editor in response to political cartoon is due today.
Antigone continues in class; anthologies are due all week in class.
CAHSEE study booklets must be returned during this week.
Antigone Prologue and Parados homework assignment is due today.

Tuesday
Rewrite of Problem-Solution essay on turnitin.com web site is due by 11:59 P.M tonight.
Antigone Scene One and Ode One continues in class today.

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Two and Ode Two are scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Literary terms from the anthology are covered in class; test date will be announced.

Thursday
Antigone Scene Two and Ode Two continues in class today.
Literary terms continue in class today.
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday.
Weekend homework will be announced.
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Class discussion of Chapters One-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled for today.

STUDYPATH* March 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
CAHSEE English practice textbook is required in class.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening concludes.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for Friday.
Anthologies for Antigone are due in class Thursday.
Mark Antony funeral speech essay is due on turnitin.com at 11:59 P.M. on Tuesday evening, March 8.

Tuesday
The California High School Exit Examination is administered today.

Wednesday
The California High School Exit Examination is administered today.

Thursday
Anthologies are required in class today and tomorrow for Antigone.
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* February 28-March 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar concludes in class. The Mark Antony funeral speech essay is due on turnitin.com site by Tuesday, March 8 at 11:59 P.M.
Students will write a response for the Act III test in class today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten answers are due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday.

Tuesday
Sophocles' Antigone is introduced in class; students must bring anthologies from home today for reading and writing assignment.

Wednesday
Meet in the cafe for the field trip to the Getty Villa Museum in Malibu. You may use your breakfast ticket before 8:00 A.M. and pick up your lunch if you provided a lunch ticket last week. No gum or pens are permitted at the Getty Villa; backpacks may not be taken off the bus. Other directions and information will be provided as you check in and are assigned a teacher docent.

Thursday
Julius Caesar film screening Part I is scheduled for today.

Friday
Julius Caesar film screening Part II is scheduled for today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* February 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Monday is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven-Nine answers are due Tuesday; test is scheduled for Wednesday.
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class all week; test date will be announced.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV, Scene 3 is scheduled for today.
Students trip slip forms for the Getty Villa field trip are due today; student lunch tickets and breakfast tickets for March 2 may be submitted if students request meals for that date.

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven-Nine test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V begins in class.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V is concluded.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* February 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop books are due in class Wednesday.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III, Scenes 1 and 2 are completed in class.
Literary terms from the anthology resume this week with test date scheduled for Thursday.
Students circulate trip slip forms for teacher signatures; all trip slips are due February 18.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III concludes.
Literary terms continue in class.

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop books are due in class for Unit Seven-Nine review; test date to be announced.

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV begins in class.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV is concluded.
Trip slips circulated for teacher signatures are due today. Students who are requesting school lunch must submit lunch ticket dated March 2 by today.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* February 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Multiple choice and essay writing skills continue in preparation for this week's Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test has been postponed until Friday, February 11.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III will resume on Friday.

Tuesday
Period One final examination is scheduled for today.
Period Five meets after lunch.

Wednesday
Period Five final examination is scheduled for today.
Period Three meets after lunch.

Thursday
Period Three final examination is scheduled for today.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act III continues in class.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* January 31-February 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Problem-solution essays are due online February 1; hard copies will not be accepted for credit or letter grade--your essay must be submitted online.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class.
Work on the Cisneros and Douglass' pieces continues in class all week in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition examination.
Reader/Writer notebooks are due in class tomorrow.

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due in class on Thursday; test is scheduled at beginning of period on Friday.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature are scheduled for today.
Tonight's deadline for the Problem-Solution essay is 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; do not submit the essay more than once--it must be uploaded to the site.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled for today.
Literary terms from the anthology are assigned and test date is set.
Assigned readings from the play and the multicultural literary selections continue all week in class.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine answers are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III is introduced in class.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* January 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Problem-Solution essays are due online February 1; hard copies will not be accepted for credit or a letter grade--your essay must be submitted online.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled this week.
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.
Literary terms from the anthology continue with a test date to be scheduled later this week.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Trip slips for the Getty Villa at Malibu field trip are due February 4.
Reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continue in class all week, with pieces by Sandra Cisneros and Frederick Douglass.

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and reading selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature are scheduled for today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight is due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work continues in preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition and Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II and selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook continue in class today.
Weekend homework will be announced in class, including the problem-solution essay due February 1 on turnitin.com web site.

Topics for Problem-Solution Analysis Essay-Exposition

These topics are approved for your essay choices:

Fast Food-Teenage Obesity
Free Health Care
Immigration Debate
Dream Act
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Stop Global Warming
Underage Drinking
Illegal Drug Use
Racial Profiling
Cyberbullying
Gay Marriage
Awareness for Haiti Earthquake Victims
Animal Abuse
Identity Theft
Building Homes for the Homeless

If your chosen topic is not listed, it must be approved in advance by the instructor.

STUDYPATH* January 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.
Literary terms test scheduled for Friday was postponed until today.
Turnitin.com accounts must be activated with school e-mail accounts; check your class for the next writing assignment (Analyzing Problems and Solutions) and deadline.
Trip slips for the Getty Villa Museum at Malibu field trip are due February 4; do not circulate trip slips to teachers until teacher advises to do so.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I introduction of characters and plot; students will interpret the play in class working in groups or individually.

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature multiple choice work and reading selections, including pieces from Frederick Douglass and Sandra Cisneros, continue in class in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues today.

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven is due in class today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues today.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II introduction of characters and plot; students will interpret the play in class working in groups or individually.

STUDYPATH* January 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Outlining for shakespeareinamericancommunites.org assigned text is due today.
The Catcher in the Rye final examination essay is due today.
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature assignments for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit continue in class with Alexie's "Superman and Me" selection.
Students are tentatively scheduled to meet in the library on Thursday and Friday for turnitin.com strategies and skills and set up of school e-mail accounts.
Multiple choice and short answer responses for Catcher in the Rye are due today.

Tuesday
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class.
Trips slips for the Getty Villa Museum at Malibu are issued today and due Friday, February 4.
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class.

Wednesday
Meet in library Thursday and Friday.
Vocabulary Workshop next assignment will be announced and due date set.
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections continue in class.

Thursday
Meet in library for turnitin.com strategies and skills and set up of school e-mail accounts.
Work continues on Perspectives in Multicultural Literature text for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition with Cisneros and Douglass assignments.

Friday
Meet in library for turnitin.com strategies and skills.
Work continues on Perspectives in Multicultural Literature text for Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Weekend homework will be announced.
Anthologies are due in class Monday for introduction to Shakespeare, the Elizabethans, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act I.

Winter Recess December 17, 2010-January 9, 2011

Assignment One:
Complete both Comprehensive Test A and B on your own paper and submit answers in class on January 10. Return the masters on that day also. Answer two of the essay portion questions in a sentence or two.

Assignment Two:
Outline four sections of shakespeareinamericancommunities.org following proper outlining format; there is no A. without B. and there is no 1. without a 2.; do not mix phrases and sentences.

Assignment Three: Type the final essay for Catcher in the Rye following the page requirements and standard essay format; deliver the typed essay on January 10.

The Catcher In The Rye Essay

Choose ONE of the following writing prompts for J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and read it several times. Underline or highlight specifically what the prompt requires and then determine what you will write in a well-developed, multi-paragraph essay of at least two and one-half typed pages.

Your essay must include specific quotes from the text to support your ideas.

Follow the standard rules of paragraph form, sentence structure, grammar and usage, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Choose ONE:

1. Discuss Holden Caulfield's relationship with his sister Phoebe. How does she view him? What is Holden's perception of her? How do those views contribute to our understanding of Holden as the main character in The Catcher In The Rye?

2. Discuss how Holden Caulfield changes during the course of the novel. What does he learn about himself? What does he learn about the people with whom he comes in contact? Does he indeed "come of age" and grow to understand himself because of the many people and experiences he encounters?

3. Choose one of the following and explain its symbolic significance in the novel. A symbol is something, often an object, that stands for something besides itself.

a. Allie's baseball glove
b. Holden's red hunting cap
c. The carrousel in Central Park

Due Date: January 10, 2011


Use this link for sample outline.
http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/staff/
Click the Carmicle link, and outline file is available for display.

STUDYPATH* December 13-17, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Reader/Writer journals are due in class today for the Sherman Alexie piece "Superman and Me" as work continues on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class this week with a test date to be announced.
Holiday break homework includes outlining text online about the life of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era; web site will be introduced and sample outlining will be demonstrated.
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six (thirty talking points) are required on Thursday for class discussion.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms work continues in class.
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class. Final essay is assigned and will be written over the holiday break and submitted January 10.

Wednesday
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class.
Literary terms work continues with test scheduled for Thursday.

Thursday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion scheduled for today.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion is scheduled to wrap up today in class.
Holiday break work is discussed and deadlines set, including CITR final essay, outlining of Shakespeare and the Elizabethans and reading assignments from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

STUDYPATH* December 6-10, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 talking points are due Friday for class discussion.
Multiple choice practice for the (SPA) Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class.
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition unit include Alexie's "Superman and Me," "Straw Into Gold," by Sandra Cisneros, and the "Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass" essay.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class today; test date is Thursday.
Holt Grammar work continues in class.

Wednesday
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition continue in class today.
Literary terms continue in class today.

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.
Multiple choice work continues for the SPA-Exposition unit.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion.
Weekend homework and holiday break assigned work are announced in class.

Thanksgiving Week

To: Followers of 10th Grade Honors English

Thanksgiving Week 2010 is a full holiday week with no classes in session. Full class assignments and course description objectives will be continued and available on Sunday, November 28. Thank you for being one of the followers of the online posting of this blog.

Wishing you all the best for a Happy Thanksgiving.

James B. Carmicle
Los Angeles, California

SCROLL DOWN FOR NEXT WEEK'S ASSIGNMENTS

November 29-December 3, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six review are due today; if your text edition has an analogies component it can be skipped. Test date will be announced.
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due Friday for discussion.
Work begins today on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms 51-60 are reviewed in class this week and test date is announced.

Wednesday
Multiple choice work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit begins.
Holt Grammar work continues in class.
Literature selections from the multicultural textbook are introduced.

Thursday
Literary terms review is continued in class.
Literature selections from the multicultural textbook are continued.

Friday
Class discussion of Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen is scheduled for today; talking points must be submitted for scoring.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* November 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today. Unit One-Six review in textbook is due Monday after Thanksgiving week break.
Talking points for Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye are due Friday for class discussion.
Literary terms 51-60 are reviewed in class today and tomorrow; test is scheduled for Friday.
Multiple choice practice for the persuasion unit is assigned as homework in preparation for assessment later this week.
Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today.

Tuesday
Literary terms review continues in class today.
Grammar lesson on parallel clause structure is completed in class.

Wednesday
Part I of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is administered today.

Thursday
Part II of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is administered today.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten class discussion is held today; talking points are due.
Homework due for the Monday after Thanksgiving week break will be announced.

STUDYPATH* November 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment (SPA) practice test continues in class; actual assessment is scheduled for next week.
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Persuasive essays speeches continue in class today.
New literary terms are introduced from the anthology; grammar lesson on parallel structure in clauses is scheduled for today.

Tuesday
Literary terms are continued in class; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work on the SPA practice exam continues in class today.
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Friday; test is scheduled on Monday.
Persuasive essay speeches are continued in class for those who wish to present to entire class.

Wednesday
Practice for the SPA-Persuasion unit continues today.
Talking points for Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye are due in class Friday for class discussion.

Thursday
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and classes are not in session.

Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today.
Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye talking points (five per chapter) are due today; class discussion is scheduled.
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* November 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday.
Planning for the persuasive essay in-class speeches is scheduled for today; index cards for notes are distributed as students work to plan remarks. Logical, ethical, and emotional appeals and a call to action are required for the three-minute delivery.
New literary terms are introduced; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Cesar Chavez speech response are due today.

Tuesday
Multiple choice strategies and skills for the upcoming (SPA) Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion are covered.
Literary terms are continued in class.

Wednesday
Multiple choice strategies and skills for the SPA continue in class.
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Persuasive essay speeches begin in class today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday; test day will be announced.
Persuasive essay speeches continue in class today.

Friday
Weekend homework will be announced.
Persuasive essay speeches continue in class today.
Catcher in the Rye novels are assigned and talking points are due next Friday (five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five); class discussion is set for November 12.

STUDYPATH* October 25-29, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Screening of Fahrenheit 451 continues in class today.
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop answers are announced; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Literary terms from the anthology are introduced.
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned and responses due Thursday.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.

Wednesday
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class; test date is announced.
Multiple choice skills for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion are scheduled.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four answers are due on Monday.

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Chavez speech is discussed in class and assigned responses discussed.

Friday
The persuasive essay is due today; rewrites are to be stapled on top of the originals and the essays must be typed.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* October 18-22, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms are reviewed in class and test date is announced.
Fahrenheit 451 essay on censorship is due on Thursday.
Students in Periods One and Three, and selected students in period Five deliver the Sojourner Truth speech to peers.
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class.
Vocabulary Workshop books must be brought to class today for assignment of Unit One-Three Review.
Response for the Clinton speech are due in class today.

Tuesday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.
Read Around Groups for the persuasive essay are scheduled in class; rewrites due date is announced.

Wednesday
The next ten literary terms from the anthology are introduced.
Persuasive essay read around groups continue in class today.

Thursday
Film screening of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled for today.

Friday
Film screening of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* October 11-15, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Class discussion of Farenheit 451 Part II continues in class; books are required.
"Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech is reviewed as students practice oratory skills.
Persuasive essay assigned last week is due tomorrow; no late assignments are accepted.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three is reviewed; test is postponed until tomorrow.
Literary terms twenty-one to thirty are reviewed in class and the next test is scheduled.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Clinton speech is assigned as homework; students respond to speech by answering questions from the Secondary Periodic Assessment content lessons.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is scheduled for today.
Persuasive essay is due today; no late assignments are accepted.

Wednesday
Tenth grade students are scheduled to take the PSAT examination today.

Thursday
Tenth grade students are scheduled to take the CAHSEE Diagnostic examination today.

Friday
Fahrenheit 451 Part III talking points are due today for class discussion.
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* October 4-8, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion continues; talking points for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" are due Friday for class discussion.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled for today; Unit Three answers are due Friday.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion essay due date is announced after Cornell Notes and opinion statements are reviewed.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming periodic assessment continues in class.
Literary terms test on terms Eleven-Twenty is scheduled for tomorrow.

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues in class with "thinking about how you think" strategies introduced previously.
Introduction to the Secondary Periodic Assessment Speeches begins with Sojourner Truth, Cesar Chavez and Bill Clinton assignments.
Literary terms Eleven-Twenty test is scheduled for today; new terms Twenty-One to Thirty are reviewed.
Fahrenheit 451 "The History of the Fireman" essay is assigned and due date announced.

Wednesday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Literary terms review is continued in class.
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker short story selection is reviewed and inference questions assigned.
Cornell notes in Reader/Writer notebooks are continued in class.

Thursday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Speeches for the Secondary Periodic Assessment are scheduled for class activity today.

Friday
Twenty-five talking points for Part II of Fahrenheit 451 are due today before class discussion.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* September 27-October 1, 2010

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Friday.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion essay Cornell Notes are continued in class; essay due date is set.
Multiple choice practice continues in class today.
Literary terms eleven-twenty are further reviewed in class today; test scheduled for Friday before Fahrenheit 451 class discussion of Part I.
Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" short story is discussed in class.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms eleven-twenty continue to be reviewed in class.
Cornell Notes for the persuasive essay continue in class.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice continues in class today.
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Twenty-five talking points for Part I of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 are due Friday for class discussion.

Thursday
Cornell Notes are continued in class for preparation for the upcoming persuasive essay.
Grammar assignment is completed in class.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework will be announced in class.
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion is scheduled for today; talking points must be submitted for credit.

STUDYPATH* September 20-24, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion multiple choice skills and strategies are discussed.
Changing the Ending-"The Cold Equations" narrative is due.
Literary Terms One-Ten are reviewed and test is scheduled for Wednesday
Multicultural literature text selections "If Decency..." and "Good Samaritans" continue with Cornell Notes required.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Cornell Notes are continued for the multicultural literature text.

Wednesday
Literary terms one-ten test is administered in class.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion multiple choice skills and strategies are continued in class.

Thursday
Literary terms eleven-twenty are introduced in class; test is scheduled for next week.
Prewriting for the persuasive essay is scheduled in class.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One assigned work is due; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework is assigned and due dates set.

STUDYPATH* September 13-17, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Textbooks will be assigned.
Seats are assigned to students.
The Cornell Notes methodology is introduced.
Class norms are set.

Tuesday
Pronunciation and diacritical marks are reviewed.
Cornell Notes are required for word clues and word parts.
"The Cold Equations" essay is assigned and due date announced.

Wednesday
Cornell Notes are continued in preparation for vocabulary assignments.
Student Opening Bulletin parent and signature document is due Friday.
Course syllabus is reviewed online.

Thursday
Cornell Notes are continued in preparation for vocabulary assignments.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is introduced with multiple choice practice.
"The Cold Equations" anthology selection for short story genre is assigned.

Friday
Student Opening Bulletin document is due today.
Cornell Notes review and test is scheduled.
Weekend homework is announced.

Opening Information 2010-2011

Students may check this blog at the beginning of September for opening day agenda and Honors English 10AB syllabus.

STUDYPATH* June 14-18, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

All textbooks are due today Monday for return to textbook room. Students should bring Vocabulary Workshop text today and Tuesday for completion of the final mastery examinations.

Finals Schedule:

Periods One and Two: Wednesday
Periods Three and Four: Thursday
Periods Five and Six: Friday

Semester reflection and secondary periodic assessment skills on literary analysis compose the final examination.

STUDYPATH* June 7-11, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The research paper deadline has been extended to Tuesday, June 8; no late papers will be accepted. Use the OWL site at the school library web page to complete your paper. Direct questions to jcarmicl@lausd.net or access e-mail using the school web site.

The final essay for the semester (metaphorical devices in To Kill A Mockingbird) is scheduled to begin June 7 and is available at gomyaccess.com; please use the literary rubric and compose an essay that will be scored a six.

Vocabulary Workshop answers for Units One-Fifteen will be reviewed on Monday in class; students will complete the final mastery test in class on Wednesday. Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are due in class on Thursday and Friday for preparation of the final book test, scheduled for Friday and Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 31-June 4, 2010

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

All pages in Vocabulary Workshop between the end of Unit Fifteen and the Final Mastery Test are due in class. To help facilitate the submission of this assignment because the Tuesday field trip to UCLA is so important, Wednesday is permissible as the due date. Likewise, the answers for five of the twelve questions for To Kill A Mockingbird will also be due on Wednesday.

Multiple choice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis will be completed in class.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" multiple choice and essay prompt will be completed in class.

Students will access internet sources using laptop computer cart on Wednesday and Thursday in class in preparation for the June 7 research paper deadline.

English Workshop and the tenth grade anthologies should be returned beginning Tuesday so these texts may be submitted to the textbook room.

Monday is a legal holiday, Memorial Day, and classes are not in session.

STUDYPATH* May 24-28, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Friday is a scheduled furlough day; classes are not in session.

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned with a due date of June 7; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. Thesis statements, working outlines, and sources list are returned so students may begin writing draft of paper. To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled to be screened Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Tuesday; answers to Unit Fifteen textbook activities will be announced Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 17-21, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

California Standards Test schedule is in effect this week.

Period One meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Period Five meets Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty-One talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned with a due date of June 7; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. An essay that precedes the jury duty research paper is assigned on gomyaccess.com and was due on Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop is due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday before the wrap up class discussion.

Friday assignment: Record in reader/writer notebooks the preliminary outline for research paper, the thesis statement, and a list of sources to be accessed.

STUDYPATH* May 10-14, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned this week; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. An essay that precedes the jury duty research paper is assigned on gomyaccess.com and due on Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday before the class discussion.

STUDYPATH* May 3-7, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned this week; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

STUDYPATH* April 26-30, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students complete Unit Ten-Twelve test in class on Monday. Unit Thirteen is due on Thursday with test scheduled for Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework this week.

Literary Analysis-Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple choice practice continues in class; essay that was originally scheduled is postponed.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) were due on Friday; class discussion for these chapters is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due on Friday. Research paper on jury duty will be scheduled when students have reached the trial portion of the novel.

"Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing is scheduled in class this week. Students will also access literature from the multicultural text to further prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

STUDYPATH* April 19-23, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Complete all assigned Vocabulary Workshop pages (Unit Ten-Twelve review and Cumulative review) by Wednesday; test is scheduled for Thursday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework this week.

Literary Analysis-Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple choice practice continues in class; essay will be completed on gomyaccess.com and is due April 26.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) are due on Friday for class discussion.

Nonfiction selections from anthology will be completed in class.

STUDYPATH* April 12-16, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled for Tuesday; answers for the unit practice will be announced today in class. Students will be assigned the review pages for Units One-Twelve this week and a test date will be set.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework.

Poetry unit wraps up this week with further in-class work on both the Langston Hughes and E.E. Cummings poems.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five talking points (five per chapter) are due on Friday for class discussion.

STUDYPATH* April 5-9, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop grammar assignments continue in class and as homework.

"Ode To My Socks" poetry unit selection scheduled in class. Hughes, Frost and Cummings poems scheduled as homework assignments.

Proofreading warm ups are completed and scored.

Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis multiple choice practice; unit novel To Kill A Mockingbird signed out to students with reading assignment and talking points due date set for class discussion.

STUDYPATH* March 22-26, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Anthologies are due in class on Monday for tragic flaw and tragic hero lesson from Antigone. Antigone multiple choice exam is scheduled.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled for Monday. Unit Eleven is due on Thursday, March 25, with test scheduled for Friday, March 26.

To Kill A Mockingbird texts will be assigned by end of week in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis. Reading assignments will be scheduled for the first five chapters and talking points to accompany those chapters.

Grammar work continues with Holt Grammar textbooks with homework assigned from English Workshop.

Nonfiction, short story, and poetry genres begin in class anthology.

STUDYPATH* March 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The California High School Exit Examination is administered this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Students are encouraged to continue practicing skills in the book that was assigned and taken home.

Holt Grammar lessons in preparation for the CAHSEE continue on Monday.

Antigone Scene Three graphic organizer and multiple choice handout is due on Thursday. Scenes Four and Five are scheduled for later this week.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten is due today, with the test to be scheduled.

Anthologies should be brought to class on Thursday and Friday for the continuation of Antigone.

STUDYPATH* March 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Thursday, March 11. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Antigone continues with Scene One; students must bring anthologies to class every day this week. Graphic organizer question number eight is due today.

Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.

Proofreading warm ups continue in class.

STUDYPATH* March 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Getty Villa Museum pre-brief is scheduled for Monday, March 1 at 8:00 A.M. in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperones. Students participate in a debrief of the trip when they return to school after the field trip.


Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 9. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Antigone begins; students must bring anthologies to class Tuesday-Friday of this week.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test has been postponed to Friday, March 5. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test. Unit Ten answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.

STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Getty Villa Museum field trip slips must be submitted by Wednesday, February 24; students who do not submit a trip slip by that date will not make the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1 should be submitted when they are available. Students should write names on the tickets and submit to teacher to assure a lunch is prepared for them. The pre-brief of the trip is scheduled for Monday, March 1 in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperone.

The Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is administered on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Multiple choice practice for the assessment is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is completed by week's end. The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 8. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test is scheduled for Friday, February 26. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test.

STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.

Students must submit work Tuesday from Vocabulary Workshop for pages related to Units Seven, Eight, and Nine. Complete all pages up to Unit Ten. The Unit One-Nine Cumulative test will be scheduled in class.

The movie ratings practice essay for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is due Tuesday. The booklet should include the prewriting, the graphic organizer and the completed essay.

The diagnostic CAHSEE essay and multiple choice components must be completed in class today since essays will be scored during today's professional development. Multiple choice responses will be scored and available by the end of the week.

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V will resume this week; the prompt for the essay of Antony's funeral speech will be distributed and a due date set.

The web site for the Getty Villa museum site will be discussed this week as students are prepared for the upcoming trip on March 1. Field trip slips are due and lunch tickets for March 1 are due as well.

STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Semester B

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class this week. Film screening date will be announced and the final essay for the play scheduled. Antigone begins in mid-February.

Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine assignment is due next Tuesday, February 16. The Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled next week.

Work on the Douglass, Cisneros, and Alexie pieces continue in class as well as multiple choice practice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition assessment. The practice essay on movie ratings is due by the end of the week; no late submissions accepted.

Holt Grammar assignments will be completed in class this week.

Preparation for the Getty Museum at the Villa field trip will begin this week as students are acquainted with the trip's purpose and objectives. Trip slips must be completed and returned by Wednesday, February 24; any late field trip slips will result in students not completing the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1, 2010 must be submitted by Friday, February 19; students who do not submit lunch tickets by this date will be responsible for either buying lunch at the Villa or bringing their own lunches. Students must write names on lunch tickets for submission to the cafeteria manager. In-class web site exploration will accompany written lesson plans as additional preparation for this important learning opportunity.

STUDYPATH* February 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Final examinations are scheduled this week: Period One final is Friday, and Period Five final is Thursday. Using portfolios, students will write semester reflections.

Paraphrasing activity for the Douglass piece is scheduled for Monday. More work on the Douglass and Malcolm X selections are scheduled in class as students prepare for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition. Multiple choice practice also continues in class.

No vocabulary work is due for this week and will be assignment after final exams.

Holt Grammar activities continue in class on Monday and Tuesday.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V are also scheduled for the early part of this week.

STUDYPATH* January 25-29, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III, IV, and V continue in class.

English Workshop and Holt Grammar will be assigned this week.

Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Tuesday; Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday.

Multiple choice work and assigned reading on Douglass, Alexie, and Cisneros continues in class to prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.

Check this blog on Sunday night for any updates to this post.

STUDYPATH* January 18-22, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is observed on Monday. No classes are in session.

The grammar assignment from English Workshop pages 279-280 is due Tuesday. Students will take the Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test on Tuesday as well. Unit Eight will be assigned.

Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class while the Cisneros, Alexie, and Douglass selections will be reviewed in anticipation of the upcoming examination.

Students continue reading aloud Act I of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Outlining and responses to questions about the play are being scored and will be returned when completed.

Holt Grammar is scheduled for in-class work this week.

STUDYPATH* January 11-15, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and outlined relevant sections of the Shakespeare/American Communities website so that prereading was complete before study of the play. Additional winter break homework including reading checks and Acts I-V questions, which are also due today.

Students will complete and organize portfolios this week so that assignments are in order for the upcoming semester reflection final examination.

"Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros and "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie will be reviewed for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition exam; "Narrative in the life of Frederick Douglass" nonfiction excerpt will be assigned in class. Multiple choice test taking skills will be assigned in class this week to prepare for that component of the examination.

Vocabulary Workshop work will continue and assignments made for the next unit.

Grammar from English Workshop and Holt Grammar will continue and assignments will announced in class.

STUDYPATH* December 15-18, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The screening of Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451 will be shown Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in class. Vocabulary for the first part of the book will be reviewed briefly; definitions, parts of speech, syllabication, and diacritical markings will be due on Tuesday; test is scheduled for Wednesday in class, with spelling a critical component. Any unfinished class discussion on Part Three "Burning Bright" will be completed on Monday.

Students will read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar over the break completing various assignments that will be announced in class, including outlining portions of the prewriting assigned.

Students will complete and organize portfolios before week's end so that assignments are in order for review and scoring.

The Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" essay is due Monday. Follow directions on the prompt paper that was completed with prewriting annotations. The final test for the novel is scheduled before the end of this week.

"Finding the Right Key" lesson will be reviewed by Learning Team members and returned to students with a score.

Secondary Expository Assessment-Exposition multiple choice test taking skills will be assigned in class this week.

STUDYPATH* December 7-11, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Literary terms from the anthology will be reviewed today in class with the test scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Anthologies should be brought to class on Monday.

Fahrenheit 451 essay prompt will be presented to students so they may prewrite the essay; prewrites are due on Wednesday and the essay due date is Monday, December 14. Twenty-five talking points for Part Three "Burning Bright" are due on Friday for our usual class discussion. The discussion of Part Two was not completed by either class on Friday so books are due in class today for completion of the talking points' class discussion.

F451 vocabulary (ten words) will be reviewed in class on Friday with a quiz set: additional vocabulary for F451 will be assigned in class.

Grammar lessons this week include subordinate clauses assignments, with some work being done in class and some assigned as homework. English Workshop is not due this week in class; instead we will use the Holt Grammar Handbook which is a class set.

Cisneros' "Straw Into Gold" and Alexie's "Superman and Me" are both scheduled for in-class work as the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment continues. Some multiple-choice practice will be completed in class to prepare for the next assessment.

STUDYPATH* November 30-December 4, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Cumulative Review Units One-Six test is scheduled for Thursday.

Both classes should bring Fahrenheit 451 novels to class on Friday for class discussion of Part Two. "The Sieve and the Sand" requires twenty-five talking points due Friday. The vocabulary for Fahrenheit will be reviewed and a test scheduled.

Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms assignment; test will be scheduled.

Wednesday is English Workshop day; text should be brought to class for assignment.

The answers to the Clinton speech questions will be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks for Period One only; Period Five completed this on Friday.

Work begins on the Expository Secondary Periodic Assessment unit with Cisneros' "Straw Into Gold" from the multicultural textbook.

STUDYPATH* November 23-27, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Thursday and Friday are school holidays.

Vocabulary Workshop answers for Cumulative Review Units One-Six are due Wednesday; these are the assigned pages between the end of Unit Six and the beginning of Unit Seven.

Both classes should bring Fahrenheit 451 novels to class on Monday for wrap up of Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander" discussion. Period One must also bring the anthologies for poetry selections to end the persuasion unit of the Secondary Periodic Assessment. Both classes should bring anthologies to class on Tuesday for the next reading selections.

The answers to the Clinton speech questions will be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks.

Check blog next Sunday night for assignments and texts due for the November 30-December 4 instructional period.

STUDYPATH* November 16-20, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled for Tuesday, and correct answers for that unit will be read in class on Monday so student papers may be checked. Units One-Six cumulative review pages will be begun in class on Thursday and completed at home; test due date will be announced in class.

The Clinton speech answers will be returned to students with a score and be transferred to the Reader/Writer notebooks, ending the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion unit. The next Secondary Periodic Assessment unit, Exposition, begins this week.

Grammar assigned from English Workshop will be due Thursday; bring textbook to class on Wednesday for grammar lesson.

Fahrenheit 451 novels have been distributed for the next reading and class discussion assignments; please write twenty-five talking points for Part I (The Hearth and the Salamander) of the novel. Class discussion is scheduled for Friday.

Anthologies are due in class on Monday and Tuesday as usual when the next set of ten literary terms will be reviewed. This test will be scheduled and announced in class.

STUDYPATH* November 9-13, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled for Tuesday. Unit Six answers are due in class on Thursday and the next unit test will be scheduled.

The Clinton speech answers due date has been extended to Tuesday. These questions will be reviewed in class on Monday; answers are written on your own paper and should also be written in the Reader/Writer notebooks. E-mail your responses to jcarmicl@lausd.net by 12:00 A.M.

There is no school on Wednesday, Veterans Day.

Thursday and Friday are scheduled for administration of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion unit. Because of that testing, no grammar will be assigned this week. However, a reminder that Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop is due on Thursday.

Bring The Catcher in the Rye novels on Monday when the essay is due. The essay should be double-spaced and meet minimum length stated in the prompt. Use twelve-point type size and a standard font. Books will be collected in class on Monday and returned to the textbook room so Fahrenheit 451 may be distributed for the next reading and class discussion assignments.

Anthologies are due in class on Monday and Tuesday as usual when literary terms will be reviewed and the test scheduled for the next set of ten terms.

STUDYPATH* November 2-6, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test scheduled for today, Monday. Unit Five is due on Thursday of this week, when books are required in class.

Grammar assignment (page 225 in English Workshop) is due Wednesday, when books are due in class. A new grammar lesson and homework wiil be assigned.

Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms. Letter to the Editor prewriting for the short story "The Bet" is due Tuesday and the letter due on Friday.

The multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues all week in class in preparation for the upcoming test. The Clinton speech will be assigned this week and students should read to answer the depth and complexity questions that were used for the Chavez speech. Reader/Writer notebooks will be used for prewriting the practice persuasive examination to be scheduled next week.

The Catcher in the Rye final exam will be scheduled this week. The essay is due on November 9.