Saturday, May 31, 2014

STUDYPATH* June 2-5, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods One, Two and Three

Tuesday
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods Four and Five

Wednesday
Final examinations are scheduled for Periods Six and Seven

Thursday
Last day of semester for students

Monday, May 26, 2014

STUDYPATH* May 26-30, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

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

Tuesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises
Research papers are returned to students

Wednesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Thursday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignment is scheduled

Friday
Review of final exam prompts is scheduled for next week's finals schedule

Sunday, May 18, 2014

STUDYPATH* May 19-23, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled Wednesday in class; textbooks are due in class Wednesday
Research paper due Tuesday, May 20 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignments continue in class

Tuesday
Research paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; postponed to tomorrow at 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignments continue in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled; bring books to class Friday for return to textbook room
Research paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Thursday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignments continue in class
Multiple choice practice is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Return Holt Grammar textbooks to class


Sunday, May 11, 2014

STUDYPATH* May 12-16, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day Two
Thumbnails, works cited and outlines are distributed to students in teacher-student conferences for suggested revisions
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled and due Wednesday (see dry erase board for assignment)

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day Three
Research paper is due May 20 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignment is scheduled  

Wednesday
Holt Grammar assignment is due today; postponed to Thursday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignment is scheduled   

Thursday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignment is scheduled
Holt Grammar assignment is due today

Friday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises assignment is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, May 03, 2014

STUDYPATH* May 5-9, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Secondary Periodic Assessment papers concludes

Tuesday
Holt Grammar assignment is due in class; books are due in class today (416-420 Ex. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Meet at the Hollywood High School Library for research paper skills and strategies

Wednesday
Meet at the Hollywood High School Library for research paper skills and strategies

Thursday
Film Screening Day One: To Kill a Mockingbird

Friday
Film Screening Day Two: To Kill A Mockingbird (postponed to Monday because of tenth grade field trip)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, April 27, 2014

STUDYPATH* April 28-May 2, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Periodic Assessment continues in class all week
Dialectical journals for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty-One of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Friday for class discussion
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper thumbnails and working outline are due May 10
Holt Grammar Exercises 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 (412-416) are due April 29
 
Tuesday
Periodic Assessment continues in class

Wednesday
Periodic Assessment continues in class

Thursday
Periodic Assessment continues in class

Friday
Class discussion is scheduled for Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty-One of To Kill A Mockingbird
Holt Grammar is corrected in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Thursday, April 17, 2014

STUDYPATH* April 21-25, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are returned to textbook room
Dialectical journals for To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five are due Friday in class

Tuesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled

Wednesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five are due in class today
Secondary Periodic Assessment concludes in class

Sunday, April 06, 2014

STUDYPATH* April 7-11, 2014

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class Monday-Thursday
Final mastery test for Vocabulary Workshop is due today (Pages 185-189)
Dialectical journals for To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Sixteen-Twenty are due Thursday in class

Tuesday
Holt Grammar assignment is due Thursday in class (Exercises 4-5-6 on Pages 410-412)
Final mastery test for Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class

Wednesday
Final mastery test for Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class

Thursday
Holt Grammar assignment is due today
Dialectical journals for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of To Kill A Mockingbird are due today

Friday
Special bell scheduled Hollywood Idol
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for April 21-25 assignments and class information

Sunday, March 30, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 31-April 4, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Periodic Assessment Number Two is introduced in class (Day One)
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday for class discussion
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
Units Thirteen-Fifteen review pages from Vocabulary Workshop are due Friday in class

Wednesday
Period Two does not meet today

Thursday
Periodic Assessment Number Two continues in class (Day Two)

Friday
Periodic Assessment Number Two continues in class (Day Three)
Review pages from Units Thirteen-Fifteen of Vocabulary Workshop are due today
Dialectical journals for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen from To Kill A Mockingbird are due today for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, March 22, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 24-28, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Unit Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review pages are scored in class; Units Ten-Twelve review pages are due Friday
Antigone Scenes Four and Five responses conclude in today and tomorrow
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of To Kill A Mockingbird are due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday
Literary terms, rhetorical devices and writing assignment from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled today and tomorrow

Wednesday
Literary terms, rhetorical devices and writing assignment from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is schedule today

Thursday
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class for grammar assignment

Friday
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday
Dialectical journals for To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten are due for class discussion
Units Ten-Twelve review pages from Vocabulary Workshop are due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Sunday, March 16, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 17-21, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Work on Antigone Scenes Four and Five are scheduled in class
CAHSEE testing is scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday
Grammar due on Thursday includes Exercises 7, Review A, Review B and Review C on Pages 251-253
Dialectical journals for To Kill A Mockingbird are due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday
Period Two does not meet today
CAHSEE testing is scheduled

Wednesday
CAHSEE testing is scheduled

Thursday
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class

Friday
Dialectical journals for To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five are due today for class discussion (one dialectical per chapter)
Unit Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review pages are due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

Sunday, March 09, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 10-14, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Responses for Vocabulary Workshop Review Units One-Three are scheduled in class
CAHSEE diagnostic multiple choice practice is scheduled all week
Vocabulary Workshop Units Four-Six responses are due Friday in class
Antigone responses are completed in class all week
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises are scheduled
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday, March 17

Tuesday
Holt Grammar Exercises Five-Six (pages 247-248) are due Thursday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Wednesday
Antigone responses continue in class

Thursday
Holt Grammar assignment is due
Reading assignment from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises is scheduled 

Friday
To Kill A Mockingbird novels are distributed in class; dialectical journals for Chapters One-Five are begun in class
Vocabulary Workshop Units Four-Six responses are due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class update

Sunday, March 02, 2014

STUDYPATH* March 3-7, 2014

For additions and corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Antigone Scenes Four and Five are scheduled; all scenes/odes responses are due Friday in class; anthologies are required in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled
Los Angeles Times letter to the editor is due today
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Units One-Three (pages 43-50) are due on Friday; do not complete any analogies work
Holt Grammar assignment (pages 242-245, Exercises Three and Four) is due Thursday; textbook is due in class

Wednesday
Antigone continues in class

Thursday
Antigone continues in class

Friday
Antigone concludes; responses for all Prologue/Parados, Scenes One, Two and Three are due in class today
Vocabulary Workshop responses are due
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 23, 2014

STUDYPATH* February 24-28, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Antigone Scenes Three and Four are scheduled

Tuesday
Antigone continues in class

Wednesday
Meet at the cafeteria at 7:50 A.M to prepare for the field trip to the Getty Villa Museum

Thursday
Grammar textbooks are required in class for assignment
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises rhetorical devices and literary terms continue in class

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 16, 2014

STUDYPATH* February 17-21, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

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

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Friday
Antigone continues in class; prologue, scenes and odes are scheduled
Caesar funeral speech paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Snowden and Americanism papers are scored and returned to students
Sophocles and Greek drama handouts are due today

Wednesday
Period Two does not meet today
Holt Grammar assignment is due tomorrow; Exercises One and Two on Pages 240-242; grammar assignment is scheduled and due next Wednesday

Thursday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled
Antigone Scenes One and Two continue in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen answers are due today; test is scheduled Monday
Antigone Scenes One and Two continue in class

Sunday, February 09, 2014

STUDYPATH* February 10-14, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Snowden paper rewrites are scored and returned to students
Trip slips for February 26 field trip to Getty Villa are due Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening Day One
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled; Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due Friday
Americanism paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; parent permission letters are due Friday

Tuesday
Caesar funeral speech paper is due February 18 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening Day Two

Wednesday
Grammar assignment from Holt Grammar textbook (Assignment A and B on Pages 234-235) is due today; grammar book is required in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening Day Three (if necessary)
Antigone by Sophocles is scheduled in class; prologue, odes and scenes are discussed

Thursday
Antigone continues in class
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Friday
Antigone continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 02, 2014

STUDYPATH* February 3-7, 2014

DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due Friday
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class Wednesday for grammar assignment
Due dates for Snowden, Americanism and Caesar funeral speech papers are reviewed; all papers are to be submitted on turnitin.com web site
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continues in class

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V are scheduled in class all week

Wednesday
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class for grammar lesson
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV concludes

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V is scheduled in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due; test is scheduled Monday

Saturday, January 25, 2014

STUDYPATH* January 27-31, 2014

DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT
Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue all week from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III and Act IV are scheduled in class this week
Caesar funeral speech paper assignment is reviewed and due date set on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Friday; test is scheduled next Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled today
Return Catcher in the Rye novels to class

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class
Snowden paper rewrite is due on turnitin.com web site on February 3
Americanism paper assignment "Why Should I Care About the Elections" is due February 10 on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class today for assignment

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled Monday

Sunday, January 19, 2014

STUDYPATH* January 20-24, 2014

DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT   DRAFT  DRAFT
Corrections should be e-mailed to jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

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

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class; textbook is required in class all week
LA Times letter to the editor is due
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten is due Friday
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
Sonnet 73; Character Map; Everyday Expressions; Order of Shakespeare's Works; Timeline
Getty Villa Field Trip trip slips are distributed by end of week for February 26 visit

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class today for assignment

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III is scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop assignment is due; test is scheduled Monday
Americanism paper assignment "Why Should I Care About the Elections" is due February 10 on turnitin.com web site
Caesar funeral speech paper assignment is distributed





Sunday, January 12, 2014

Semester Two: January 13-17, 2014

This blog is in DRAFT form and will be updated during the first week of classes.
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Reading quizzes for Acts I-V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are due today
Outlining for Shakespeare in American Communities and Bardweb.net is due today
Act I of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled; textbooks are due in class
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and writing assignments continue in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten is scheduled this week
LA Times letter to the editor is assigned

Tuesday
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class

Wednesday
Period Two does not meet today

Thursday
Work in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continues in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II is scheduled
Textbooks are due in class every day next week