Sunday, April 07, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 8-12, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Final Mastery Test is administered today; vocabulary books must be brought to class for return to textbook room
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five responses are due Friday for class discussion
CST test preparation continues in class all week

Tuesday
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class this week
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled

Wednesday
CST test preparation continues in class
Holt Grammar assignments are scheduled today

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis is scheduled

Friday
Chapters One-Five of To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion; answer three questions provided from each chapter (fifteen questions)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments

Friday, March 29, 2013

STUDYPATH* April 1-5, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Cesar E. Chavez Birthday Observed; classes are not in session and resume tomorrow

Tuesday
Anthologies are required in class through Thursday for Antigone Exodos and completion of handouts for scenes and odes
Antigone Scene One and Scene Two handout responses are due today
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test (FMT) in book assigned as homework and due Friday (pages 185-189)
CST test preparation is scheduled all week in class

Wednesday
Antigone Scene Four and Five handouts completed in class
Antigone Scene Three Ode Three handout completed in class
Novel and reading schedule to be assigned 

Thursday
Letter to the Editor is due (respond to political cartoon in USA Today)
Antigone Scene Four and Five handout responses are finalized in class

Friday
Work in AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop FMT responses are checked in class; Final Mastery Test for the book is scheduled Monday; books must be brought to the class for this examination since they will be collected to be sent back to the textbook room

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Spring Break

Check this blog this coming weekend for next week's assignments.

Enjoy your spring break, March 25-April 2.  Classes resume Tuesday, April 2.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Antigone continues in class Monday-Thursday; anthologies are required each day
Antigone prologue and parados handout is due in class today

Tuesday
Antigone continues in class today
Work in AP Readings and Exercises continues in class, including literary terms

Wednesday
Antigone continues in class today
Work in AP Readings and Exercises continues in class, including literary terms

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due 
Antigone continues in class today

Friday
Hollywood Idol 2013 special bell schedule
Have a great spring break!  Classes resume on April 2.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class this week for Antigone
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due today

Tuesday
Administration of the English portion of CAHSEE is scheduled

Wednesday
Administration of the mathematics portion of CAHSEE is scheduled

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due
Literary terms continue from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments
Antigone continues in class

Saturday, March 02, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Film screening of the The Tragedy of Julius Caesar concludes in class
Antigone handout is due today; introduction to Greek dramatic structure and the writing of Sophocles is scheduled this week in class--anthologies are required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen due date is rescheduled to next Monday

Tuesday
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises (FDR speech) begins in class
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled

Wednesday
Mark Antony's funeral speech paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Holt Grammar assignments are scheduled in class

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Introduction to Antigone's prologue and parados begins

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Antigone Ode One is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due Monday

Sunday, February 24, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 25-March 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Monday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V is scheduled today and tomorrow
Funeral speech paper for Caesar is scheduled and due next Tuesday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V concludes
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test

Wednesday
Holt Grammar is scheduled today
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film-Part One is scheduled today

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film-Part Two is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Caesar Act V and final test responses are due today
Antigone pre-reading is assigned

Sunday, February 17, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Today is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop review pages 138-150 are due today; do not complete analogies section
Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled all week; anthologies are required
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday; test is scheduled Tuesday

Wednesday
Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled today
Holt Grammar activities are scheduled in class
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class this week, including literary terms

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar concludes in class today

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Sunday, February 10, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Patriotism paper is scheduled as an in-class writing activity for today and tomorrow
Reading check from anthology and handouts are due in class today; The Tragedy of Julius Caesar resumes in class on Wednesday and anthologies are due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday

Tuesday
Patriotism paper writing activity continues today
Mall curfews paper is due today in class

Wednesday
Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled today
Holt Grammar activities are scheduled in class
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class this week, including literary terms

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
Act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class

Friday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Saturday, February 02, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Preparation for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class today and tomorrow
Act III and Act IV of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar handouts are due Monday, February 11
Complete reading check in anthology for Act III and Act IV of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and submit Monday, February 11
Patriotism prewriting continues in class for Friday's in-class timed writing
Anthologies are not due in class this week
Grammar clauses assignments are scheduled in class today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition preparation continues

Wednesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment Day One

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment Day Two
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
"Is Patriotism a Commitment" timed writing in class (this in-class assignment has been postponed to Monday-Tuesday of next week)
Caesar handouts are due Monday; anthologies are due in class next week
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Sunday, January 27, 2013

STUDYPATH* January 28-February 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
Prewriting continues for "The Standard of Living" Dorothy Parker analysis paper which is due Friday on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday

Tuesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition multiple choice and writing assignment continues in class
Thesis statements and opening paragraphs are due for "The Standard of Living" analysis paper

Wednesday
Holt Grammar unit on clauses continues in class
Patriotism paper prewriting is scheduled; paper is due Monday morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (this has been amended to paper will be written in class on Friday, February 8, 2013)

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is due
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
"The Standard of Living" Dorothy Parker analysis paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test


Sunday, January 20, 2013

STUDYPATH* January 21-25, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Literary terms quiz is scheduled
Multiple choice and paper assignment for the practice Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled today
Anthologies are due in class all week for literary terms and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled; Dorothy Walker's "The Standard of Living" is assigned (page 217); Reader/Writer notebooks are required in class; paper assignment is made and due date is Friday, January 25 on turnitin.com web site
Patriotism paper is scheduled and due date is Monday, January 28 on turnitin.com web site
Reading Quiz: Julius Caesar Act I and Act II (two handouts) are due today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test
Holt Grammar lesson is scheduled today
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment: Exposition continues in class

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class

Saturday, January 12, 2013

STUDYPATH* January 14-18, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class all week for literary terms and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Literary terms 71-80 are scheduled in class this week; test date to be set
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due tomorrow
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled this week; Dorothy Walker's "The Standard of Living" is assigned (page 217); Reader/Writer notebooks are required in class
Act I of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class all week
Patriotism paper scheduled and due date set on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Multiple choice and paper assignment for the practice Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test
Holt Grammar lesson is scheduled today
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment: Exposition continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I concludes; Act II is scheduled in class

Friday, January 04, 2013

STUDYPATH* January 7-11, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Winter break homework is due today; Act I of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled both Thursday and Friday
Getty Villa field trip is scheduled Wednesday; all trip slips must have been submitted before the winter break
Anthologies are due in class all week (except for Wednesday) for reading and writing assignments, including literary terms
Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine review is due Friday (complete all the pages from the end of Unit Nine to the beginning of Unit Ten)

Tuesday
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class

Wednesday
Annual field trip to the Getty Villa Museum at Malibu

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I; anthologies are due in class
Letter to the Editor is due today

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I; anthologies are due in class
Weekend homework will be assigned
Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine review is due today

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Winter Break

Have a restful and happy holiday season.  Winter break work is posted below on this STUDYPATH listing.



Winter Break Anthology Reading and Writing Assignment
Page 760            William Shakespeare
Page 762            William Shakespeare’s Life
Page 765            The Elizabethan Stage
Page 769            The Play: The Results of Violence
Page 771            Reading Skills and Strategies
Page 773            Ambition or Honor?
Page 774            Before You Read
Page 775            The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Page 776            Characters
Page 777            Read Act I
Page 796            Making Meanings (answer a-g for Reading Check)
Page 798            Read Act II
Page 818            Making Meanings (answer a-f for Reading Check)

Act I, Scene 3, line 162 (proper citation format)

Saturday, December 08, 2012

STUDYPATH* December 10-14, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Periods One and Two Final Exams
Hour One-Semester Reflection
Hour Two-Vocabulary Unit Nine Test
Synthesis Paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Suggested paper structure follows:
I.     Summary of coming of age ceremony chosen by student
II.    Synthesis of ceremony chosen by student with two described in PIML
III.   Similarities of ceremonies from I. and II.
IV.   Differences of ceremonies from I. and II.
V.    Conclusion

Tuesday
Periods Three and Four Final Exams
Periods One and Two do not meet today

Wednesday
Periods Five and Six Final Exams
Periods One and Two do not meet today

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Minimum Day schedule: winter break work to be assigned and discussed

Sunday, December 02, 2012

STUDYPATH* December 3-7, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class Monday and Tuesday for literary terms
Synthesis paper is due Monday, December 10 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; structure for the paper is finalized in class after prewriting is completed:  students provide background on a ceremony that represents an initiation or coming of age threshold
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
"Straw Into Gold" Sandra Cisneros responses are discussed in class today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled
"Straw Into Gold" class discussion continues in class

Wednesday
Holt Grammar lesson is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice continues in class

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due today; test is tomorrow

Friday
Synthesis paper is due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled

Sunday, November 25, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 26-30, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are announced; test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed until Thursday)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due; test date to be announced
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Test B due today
Catcher in the Rye paper is due Friday, November 30 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; no late papers accepted
"Straw Into Gold" responses are due today (see previous week's STUDYPATH listing)
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
Anthologies are required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms
In-class timed writing prewriting from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature is scheduled

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test (postponed until Thursday)
Anthologies are required in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled

Wednesday
Holt Grammar lesson is scheduled today
Catcher in the Rye paper is due Friday

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test  is scheduled

Friday
Catcher in the Rye paper is due today on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled Monday

Monday, November 19, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 19-23, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Tuesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Wednesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Thursday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session
Assignments due on Monday:
"Straw Into Gold" Sandra Cisneros; read pages 103-110 and complete Literary Focus: Allusion graphic organizer (page 104) and all questions, including the constructed response on page 110 (for underlining and circling instructions, copy the text on your paper and then underline and circle what the question requires) (thanks to two students who noticed the discrepancy of page numbers between two different versions of PIML)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses
Comprehension Test "B" Catcher in the Rye
LA Times letter to the editor

Monday, November 12, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 12-16, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Anthologies are required in class today for literary terms
Vocabulary Workshop Units Four-Six review responses are due today; Unit Seven is due Friday in class
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 21-26 are due today (three talking points per chapter with at least one per chapter connected to a literary device)
Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today

Wednesday
Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature is scheduled as homework assignment due tomorrow
Problem-Solution final draft paper due by 8:00 A.M. this morning on turnitin.com web site
Holt Grammar assignment is postponed to tomorrow since MLK piece is scheduled as in-class writing assignment
Evaluating an Author's Argument paper is scheduled in class; deadline is end of class period (must be handwritten, except for students who decided to type paper)

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due
Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" homework is due today
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled in class

Friday
Guest speaker Mr. Al Rice from the Durant Library (Los Angeles Public Library) discusses the literary works of author Sherman Alexie
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due today
Catcher in the Rye paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:00 A.M. on Friday, November 30

Agenda Bin for Thanksgiving Week: (to be discussed in class this week)
Letter to the Editor
Vocabulary Workshop
Anthology reading assignment
PIML reading assignment