Assignment Menu Monday, December 18, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Monday, December 11, 2006

Here are the assignments for the next few days:

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

2. Portfolios organized all week

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, December 6, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Honors Ten English Off-Track Assignment

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

Dialectical Journal Number One (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

Dialectical Journal Number Two (twenty-five thoughtful entries)

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

Book list will be available before December 22, 2006

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

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

All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria

Black Ice
Cary, Lorene

The Broken Cord
Dorris, Michael

Cry, the Beloved Country
Paton, Alan

David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles

Dune
Herbert, Frank

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

Fences: A Play
Wilson, August

The Fire Next Time
Baldwin, James

Hiroshima
Hersey, John Richard

Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte

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

Silent Spring
Carson, Rachel Louise

A Summer Life
Soto, Gary

A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles

Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera

Assignment Menu Monday, December 4, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Monday, November 27, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Monday, November 20, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 15, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Monday, November 13, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 8, 2006

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

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

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

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

4. Vantage Lab to be scheduled soon for poetry essay

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

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

Check this web log on Sunday evening for assignment updates

Assignment Menu Monday, November 6, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

Check this web log on Tuesday evening for assignment updates

Assignment Menu Wednesday, November 1, 2006

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

Wednesday-Friday, November 1-3, 2006

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

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

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

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

5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room

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

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

MORE on SUNDAY; check WEB LOG

Assignment Menu Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and 31, 2006

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

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

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

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

5. Fahrenheit 451 books are being returned to textbook room

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

MORE on TUESDAY--check WEB LOG

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 25, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Monday, October 23, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Period Two Code Word: Computer Screen

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

Assignment Menu Monday, October 16, 2006

Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Period Two Code Word: roll book

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 10, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

5. SAS students return signed HHS progress reports for credit

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

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

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