Sunday, January 18, 2009

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2. School holiday

Tuesday
1. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Multiple-Choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" continued
4. Short Constructed Response continues in class
5. Fahrenheit 451 books issued this week

Wednesday
1. Frederick Douglass assignment
2. Multiple-Choice practice continues
3. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers due on Monday; test Tuesday
4. Participants for debate set

Thursday
1. Protocol for debate set
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment

Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment
2. Weekend homework to be announced

Friday, January 09, 2009

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers due Friday; test Monday
2. Expository Periodic Assessment multiple-choice/essay skills all week in class
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups rewrites due Thursday; attach rewrites in front of assignment
4. Grammar assignment; textbooks due in class Monday-Thursday of this week
5. Mark Antony's Funeral Speech essay from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continued; "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass pieces assigned
2. Multiple-Choice practice for the Expository Periodic Assessment continues in class
3. Classroom debate protocol announced
4. Grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continue all week in class

Thursday
1. Grammar assignment
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continue all week in class
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups rewrites due today

Friday

1. Capital Punishment debate linked to Chekhov's "The Bet" dates and participants announced
2. Expository Periodic Assessment skills and literature continued
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test Monday

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Julius Caesar Essay

Here are instructions for completing the Caesar essay due Monday January 12:

Double space typed essay
No "you" and no contractions in formal prose
Cite specific text references to support opinions/statements/assertions
Six paragraphs minimum
Paper standards and formatting rules must be followed
Address the prompt! (if necessary, read the prompt several times and highlight exactly what is being asked)



Write jcarmicl@lausd.net if there are questions
The January 12-16 web log will be posted this weekend.
Enjoy the remainder of winter break.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Syllabus for Honors Ten English 10B DRAFT

February 9-June 19,2009 DRAFT
Semester B Syllabus
Grade Ten Honors English 2008-2009
Instructional Dates/Material To Be Covered/Semester "B"

Week One

Opening Week Activities: Late Work Policy; Secondary Periodic Assessment Response to Literature Diagnostic; Bradbury Biography and Introduction to Fahrenheit 451; Preparation for Exposition Secondary Periodic Assessment

Presidents Day Holiday February 16, 2009


Week Two

Fahrenheit 451 Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander"; Imitative Writing from Fahrenheit 451; Talking Points Part One and Class Discussion; Exposition Secondary Periodic Assessment administered

Week Three

Fahrenheit 451 Part Two "The Sieve and the Sand"; Talking Points and Class Discussion

Week Four

Fahrenheit 451 Part Three "Burning Bright"; Talking Points and Class Discussion

Week Five
Literary Genre: Play
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles; Before You Read Antigone; The Myth of Oedipus; To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters One-Five

Week Six
Antigone: Prologue and Parados

Week Seven
Antigone: Scene One and Ode One; Scene Two and Ode Two

Week Eight

Antigone: Scene Three and Ode Three; Scene Four and Ode Four

SPRING BREAK April 6-10, 2009


Week Nine
Antigone: Scene Five, Paean, and Exodos

Week Ten
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty Six to Thirty-One

Week Eleven

To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters One-Five

Week Twelve

To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters Six-Eleven

Memorial Day Holiday May 25, 2009

Week Thirteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twelve-Fifteen

Week Fourteen

To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Sixteen-Twenty

Week Fifteen
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five

Week Sixteen

To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty Six to Thirty-One

Week Seventeen
To Be Announced

Week Eighteen
To Be Announced

Useful Web Sites

Online Writing Labs http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Composition formatting

Oxford English Dictionary http://www.oed.com/
Vocabulary for the AP student

Strunk and White http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
Rules of style for written prose

Teacher Web Log http://www.hollywoodhighschool.net
Weekly blog postings of assignments due

Apex Learning http://www.apexvs.com/
AP diagnostic tests; literary terms; study strategies

Go My Access/Vantage Learning http://www.gomyaccess.com
Intellimetric prompts and rubric-scored writing

Saturday, December 13, 2008

STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due tomorrow
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V
3. Proofreading Warm-Ups in class
4. Reading Checks for Acts I, II, III, IV, and V due at end of play
5. Mark Antony's Funeral Speech essay due Friday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Outline due today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
3. Julius Caesar film screened Wednesday and Thursday in class
4. "The Bet" letters to the editor rewrites due by Friday
5. Grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due by Friday

Thursday
1. Julius Caesar film screening
2. Caesar essay due Friday

Friday

1. Caesar essay due today
2. "The Bet" final rewrites due today
3. Winter Break December 20-January 11

Sunday, December 07, 2008

STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III and IV all week; anthologies due in class
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Outline of ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org due on Monday, December 15
4. Literary Terms
5. Grammar assignment

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Literary Terms

Wednesday

1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Homework Three continued in class
3. Grammar assignment

Thursday
1. Caesar Acts III and IV continued
2. Caesar essay assigned tomorrow; due on Wednesday

Friday
1. Caesar essay assigned; due Wednesday
2. Grammar assignment
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Outline due Monday, December 15

Sunday, November 30, 2008

STUDYPATH* December 1-5, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due today (see format suggestion at end of this week's blog)
2. Anthologies due in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
3. Literary Terms
4. Homework Three printout due in class for in-class assignment
5. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test on Friday
6. Grammar assignment

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Caesar Act II
2. ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org outline due December 15
3. Literary Terms

Wednesday
1. Caesar Acts II and III
2. Grammar assignment

Thursday
1. Caesar Acts II and III continued
2. Grammar assignment

Friday
1. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Caesar Act III
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Literary Terms test today

"The Bet" Letter to the Editor format suggestion:

Letter to the Editor (center title on top line of paper); make sure standards are in upper right hand corner; do not pass margin; skip one line after title for text; this letter is in block form, meaning all text begins inside left hand margin

November 25, 2008

Editor
The Crimson Chronicle
1521 N. Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028


Dear Editor:

I am writing this letter to state my opinion regarding capital punishment. I firmly believe that capital punishment is inhumane and unjust...

(this is sample text; your letter must be different from the sample text)


Respectfully,

Suzy Student (signed)

Suzy Student (typed)

Saturday, November 22, 2008

STUDYPATH* November 24-28, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. Unit Six Vocabulary test today in class
2. Grammar assignment from anthology
3. Anthologies due in class for Caesar Act I, Scenes 2,3
4. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due on Monday
5. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essays due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Caesar Act I, Scenes 2, 3 continued
2. Anthologies due in class; grammar assignment
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday; format introduced in class

Wednesday

1. School holiday Thursday and Friday
2. Caesar Act I continued; Act II assignment
3. Unit Four-Six Vocabulary due Monday

Thursday
1. Thanksgiving Day holiday

Friday
1. School holiday

Sunday, November 16, 2008

STUDYPATH* November 17-21, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test
2. Review of Cornell Notes; poetry unit exam tomorrow
3. "The Man He Killed" Thomas Hardy poem assignment
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Friday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Poetry Unit exam today
2. Grammar assignment
3. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday

Wednesday
1. Shakespeare in American Communities assignment
2. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay tomorrow in class timed writing
3. Literary terms
4. www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org

Thursday
1. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay in class
2. "The Bet" letter to the editor due tomorrow

Friday
1. "The Bet" letter to the editor due
2. Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test Monday
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. Anthologies due in class Monday for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Sunday, November 09, 2008

STUDYPATH* November 10-14, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test today
2. Poetry Unit continues; Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay assigned
3. Literary Terms (next ten terms with test to be scheduled)
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
5. Grammar lesson in class

Tuesday
1. Veterans Day school holiday
2. Poetry Unit continues Wednesday

Wednesday

1. Literary Terms continue all week
2. Poetry Unit Raleigh-Marlowe-Housman essay prewriting due
3. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; postponed from last week
4. Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers due Friday; test on Monday

Thursday
1. Unit Five Vocabulary answers due Friday; books required in class tomorrow
2. Poetry Unit continues

Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test today Monday
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. Literary Terms test today in class
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday

Sunday, November 02, 2008

STUDYPATH* November 3-7, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

1. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due Thursday; test on Friday
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay timed writing in class Thursday; prewriting due Tuesday
3. Literary Terms in class; test to be scheduled
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today; make certain spell-grammar check is used with no use of "you" or contractions
5. Grammar lesson in class
6. Poetry Unit begins

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Literary Terms in class; test on Wednesday
4. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due Monday

Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class
2. Poetry Unit continues
3. Catcher in the Rye essay timed writing in class tomorrow; prewriting is mandatory and must be stapled behind essay
4. Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers due tomorrow; test on Friday

Thursday
1. Unit Four Vocabulary answers due today; books required in class tomorrow
2. Catcher in the Rye final essay in class timed writing

Friday
1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test today; books required in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment
3. Grammar lesson in class
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. New set of ten literary terms introduced
6. "The Bet" letter to the editor due Monday

Sunday, October 26, 2008

STUDYPATH* October 27-31, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Homework2pdf. due today
2. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due Wednesday; test to be scheduled
3. Persuasion Periodic Assessment ends; Expository Periodic Assessment begins
4. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters 21-26; talking points due today
5. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due Friday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Expository Periodic Assessment assignment
2. Catcher in the Rye essay assigned as timed writing
3. Literary Terms continued; test to be scheduled

Wednesday

1. Units One-Three Cumulative assignment due in class today; test on Monday
2. "Straw Into Gold" homework assignment
3. Grammar assignment

Thursday

1. Multiple-Choice strategies for the Expository Periodic Assessment
2. "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros; reader/writer notebooks and class discussion

Friday
1. Timed writing in class of The Catcher in the Rye essay
2. Literary Terms test
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay due today

Sunday, October 19, 2008

STUDYPATH* October 20-24, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 talking points due Monday, October 27 for class discussion
2. Literary Terms
3. Grammar assignment
4. Speeches for Persuasion Periodic Assessment on Wednesday in class
5. Unit One-Three Vocabulary Cumulative Test on Tuesday, October 28
6. Practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday of this week
2. Practice for speeches in class tomorrow
3. Literary Terms

Wednesday

1. Speeches in class for Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment Unit
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday

Thursday

1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day One
2. Homework to be announced

Friday

1. Secondary Periodic Assessment Day Two
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Catcher in the Rye Chapters 21-26 class discussion postponed to Monday; talking points due in class

Saturday, October 11, 2008

STUDYPATH* October 13-17, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. "The Cold Equations" Changing the Ending assignment scored and returned to students
2. Back-To-School Night Thursday, October 16
3. Literary Terms test on Wednesday
4. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points due on Friday for class discussion
5. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion Unit; multiple-choice test taking strategies and Clinton-Chavez speeches
6. Index card with topic for student speech due in class today
7. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due today; test tomorrow

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test today; books required in class
2. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essays assigned; due date announced
3. Homework2 pdf. due on Friday, October 24
4. Literary Terms test tomorrow

Wednesday
1. Literary Terms test in class today
2. Back-To-School Night tomorrow night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
3. Talking points due Friday for Catcher in the Rye
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. Grammar assignment
6. Advisories-Scholastic Aptitude Test

Thursday

1. Back-To-School Night 5:30-7:30 P.M. in Room 422
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow
3. Grammar assignment
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment strategies continued
5. "The Bet" letter to the editor assigned; due date announced
6. Student speeches dates to be announced

Friday
1. Portfolios organized
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Sixteen-Twenty class discussion; talking points due
3. Weekend homework to be announced

Saturday, October 04, 2008

STUDYPATH* October 6-10, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

1. Changing the Ending creative writing for "The Cold Equations" deadline now set at Friday, October 10; see last week's blog for format requirements
2. Unit Two Vocabulary test today; books are required in class
3. Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today; book required
4. Grammar assignment
5. Literary Terms continued; test on Friday

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class for Periodic Assessment practice
2. Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due Friday; five talking points per chapter
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due Monday; test on Tuesday
4. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice

Wednesday

1. Clinton speech strategies continued in class
2. Catcher in the Rye talking points due Friday for in-class discussion
3. Grammar assignment
4. Thursday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
5. Literary Terms test
6. Homework2 pdf due Friday, October 24

Thursday

1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Portfolios organized in class tomorrow; bring scored assignments

Friday
1. Catcher in the Rye class discussion on Chapters Eleven-Fifteen; book required
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class Monday
4. Portfolios organized

Friday, September 26, 2008

STUDYPATH* September 29-October 3, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

1. Notes and answers to questions for Clinton speech reviewed in class
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test next Monday
3. Tuesday is Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
4. Prewriting for Changing the Ending essay for "The Cold Equations" due in class today

Tuesday
1. Unassigned Day (classes not in session)
2. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday assignments posted Tuesday night; check blog

Wednesday

1. Changing the Ending of "The Cold Equations" differentiated assigned due Monday, October 6; typed, double-spaced, formatted for dialogue, spell-grammar checked, and proofread before submitted
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due Friday; test Monday
3. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
4. The Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten five talking points per chapter due Friday for class discussion

Thursday
1. Clinton speech persuasive unit strategies continued in class
2. Multiple-choice practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment in class
3. Catcher in the Rye novels due in class tomorrow
4. Homework2 posted as pdf. file on school downloads; due date to be announced
5. Literary Terms next set of ten assigned; test to be scheduled

Friday
1. Class discussion of Chapters Six-Ten of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers due in class today
3. Weekend homework to be announced

Thursday, September 18, 2008

STUDYPATH* September 22-26, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date changed to Friday, September 26
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit One answers due in class tomorrow; test scheduled for Wednesday
3. Catcher Fridays begin September 26; five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five due Friday for class discussion
4. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due today, Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage
5. Cornell Notes quiz to be scheduled this week
6. STAR Reading Level documents signed by parents due today

Tuesday (Shortened Day)

1. Unit One Vocabulary answers due in class; test tomorrow
2. Bring Vocabulary Workshop books to class tomorrow; Catcher in the Rye books in class Friday for class discussion
3. Grammar assignment in class

Wednesday
1. Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test; books due in class for Unit Two review after test
2. Cornell Notes to be announced
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Next ten literary terms reviewed and test date announced

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Clinton speech assigned as homework
2. Catcher in the Rye novels due tomorrow for class discussion; twenty-five talking points presented in class
3. "The Cold Equations" and "The Bet" essay prompts announced and deadlines set
4. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due tomorrow

Friday
1. Twenty-five talking points and novels required in class today for Chapters One-Five class discussion of The Catcher in the Rye
2. Weekend homework to be announced

Saturday, September 13, 2008

STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. Carmicle Grade 10 HW1.pdf answers due date: Monday, September 22
2. Persuasion Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
3. Cornell Notes recopied and submitted for grade; due Friday
4. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms reviewed in class
5. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essays due Monday, September 22; no contractions, no "you," typed double spaced, correct paper standards as well as all other requirements as stated on the prompt and passage

Tuesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Multiple-choice practice continues
3. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth nonfiction in class
4. Meet in Hollywood High School Library on Friday
5. Alliteration-autobiography literary terms test in library on Friday

Wednesday
1. Grammar assigned in class and as homework: relative clauses
2. Vocabulary Workshop books assigned to students
3. "Ain't I A Woman" nonfiction continued

Thursday
1. Vocabulary Workshop books due in class for assignment
2. Cornell Notes recopies due tomorrow; quiz to be scheduled
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library tomorrow
4. The Catcher in the Rye novels assigned to students; assignment to be announced

Friday
1. STAR reading level activity administered in Hollywood High School Library; literary terms test precedes STAR activiity
2. Weekend homework to be announced

Saturday, September 06, 2008

STUDYPATH* for September 8-12, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
1. Review Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasion); multiple-choice practice
2. Who/That/Which grammar due today; Unit ninety-two relative clauses classwork
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" informal interviews due today
4. One-page summary of syllabus due today; purpose of syllabus, marks threshold, late work policy, and academic useful web site links to be included in summary
5. Cornell Notes on literal/figurative usage, synonyms and antonyms, and structure/context of vocabulary

Tuesday
1. (Persuasion) Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice practice continues
2. Who/That/Which Unit ninety-two grammar due in class today
3. Cornell Notes for Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms and context clues

Wednesday

1. Thank you Mr. Morales for visiting Honors English 10A class today to see how students learn; we appreciate your support and share your vision for success for our school and our students
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Downloaded Homework One due on September 19; see school's main web site for downloaded assignment; thorough and precise original responses are expected
4. Cornell Notes for synonyms, antonyms, and context clues (continued)

Thursday-Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple-choice skills (continued)
3. Cornell Notes continued
4. Persuasion Unit-"Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth; Frederick Douglass quickwrite

Friday, September 05, 2008

Day Three September 5, 2008

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Friday

1. Check blog Sunday evening for next week's agendas and assigned work
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion (practice free-responses and multiple-choice)
3. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay (continued)
4. Cornell Notes on denotation-connotation (continued)
5. Grammar assignment as homework; due Monday