STUDYPATH April 28-May 2

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Antigone Scene One continued
2. Unit 10-12 Review and Cumulative Review in class; book is required
3. Literary Terms

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Antigone Scene One and Two
2. Literary Terms

Wednesday
1. Literary Terms
2. Antigone continued

Thursday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird unit begins; secondary periodic assessment skills tomorrow in class
2. Literary Terms test scheduled for Friday

Friday
1. To Kill A Mockingbird continued
2. Unit Thirteen vocabulary in class on Monday; books are required

STUDYPATH April 21-25, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Unit Twelve Vocabulary in class; textbooks are required
2. Film Screening: Tragedy of Julius Caesar
3. Grammar assignment in class and as homework
4. Literary Terms

Tuesday
1. Antigone by Sophocles
2. Grammar assignment in class and as homework
3. Literary Terms

Wednesday
1. Antigone
2. PSAT practice
3. Grammar assignment in class and as homework
4. Literary Terms

Thursday
1. Multicultural Literature selection
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment: Literary Analysis practice

Friday
1. Unit Thirteen in class on Monday; book is required in class
2. Multicultural Literature selection continued

STUDYPATH April 14-18, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class updates and class assignments trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Literary Terms test
2. Unit Eleven Vocabulary due today; test tomorrow
3. Grammar assignment

Tuesday
1. Julius Caesar final exam
2. Film Screening: Julius Caesar Part I
3. Unit Eleven Vocabulary test

Wednesday
1. Film Screening: Julius Caesar Part II
2. Caesar essay annotations due today; rewrite for Vantage Lab to be scheduled

Thursday
1. Multicultural Literary Analysis unit continued
2. Grammar assignment

Friday
1. Vantage Lab rewrite of Caesar essay to be scheduled
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Meet at library for first twenty minutes of period for Book Fair
4. UNIT TWELVE VOCABULARY WILL BE DONE IN CLASS MONDAY; BRING BOOK FOR CLASSWORK

STUDYPATH April 7-11, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

CHECK BLOG ON SUNDAY NIGHTS FOR UPDATED INFO.

Monday
1. Vocabulary Unit Ten answers due today
2. Anthologies due in class for literary terms
3. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V; Caesar essay scheduled

Tuesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V
2. Vocabulary Unit Ten test
3. Literary terms and grammar assignment

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar final examination
2. Introduction to Antigone and Sophocles
3. Literary terms and grammar assignment
4. F451 Final Examination

Thursday
1. Multicultural Literature: "Salomon's Story" Rudolfo Anaya; reader/writer notebooks
2. Vocabulary books due in class tomorrow
3. Grammar assignment
4. F451 film screening Part I

Friday
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary answers due in class Monday
2. Vocabulary books due in class today
3. Weekend homework to be announced
4. F451 film screening Part II

STUDYPATH March 31-April 4, 2008

CHECK BLOG ON SUNDAY NIGHTS FOR UPDATES

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Meet in Vantage Writing Lab for Caesar essay rewrite; book, prompt, and first draft required
2. Answers due today for Units Seven-Nine and Cumulative II vocabulary

Tuesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
2. Fahrenheit 451 ten talking points due Friday for Part III and class discussion
3. Literary terms and grammar assignments continue

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV, Act V
2. Literary terms and grammar assignments continue

Thursday
1. Reader/Writer notebooks and Multicultural literature selection
2. Vocabulary Workshop texts due in class tomorrow
3. Literary terms test
4. Grammar assignment

Friday
1. Fahrenheit 451 Part III class discussion and talking points due today
2. Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten answers due in class on Monday
3. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH March 24-28, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Anthologies due in class Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III, Act IV
3. Unit Nine Vocabulary due today; test tomorrow

Tuesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continued
2. Unit Nine Vocabulary test today
3. Literary terms test on ten terms and grammar assignment in class
4. Ten talking points due Friday for class discussion of Part II of Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV, Act V
2. Literary terms and grammar assignment

Thursday
1. "Two Kinds" Amy Tan
2. Reader/Writer notebooks; academic language
3. Vocabulary book due in class tomorrow

Friday
1. Unit Seven-Nine and Cumulative Review II vocabulary answers due on Monday
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Fahrenheit 451 Part II ten talking points due today; class discussion

STUDYPATH March 17-21, 2007

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II (all Scenes)
2. Literary Terms (test to be scheduled)
3. Ten talking points for Part I (The Hearth and the Salamander) due for Fahrenheit 451
4. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop answers due in class today (late work policy applies)
5. Fahrenheit 451 reading check test in class
6. Grammar assignment from grammar handbook
7. "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan and Reader/Writer notebooks for academic vocabulary for Literary Analysis

Tuesday
1. Imitative Writing assignment for Fahrenheit 451 due in class today
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II (continued)
3. Grammar assignment from grammar handbook
4. "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan (continued)
5. Vantage Lab scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday for Julius Caesar, Act I essay; mandatory to bring reading check answers to lab
6. Prewriting for Act I, Julius Caesar essay due today

Wednesday
1. Textbooks required in Vantage Lab for writing the essay for Act I of Julius Caesar
2. Fahrenheit Friday class discussion; book and talking points are required

Thursday
1. "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan continued
2. Grammar assignment from grammar handbook
3. Vocabulary textbooks due in class Friday for Unit Nine assignment

Friday
1. Unit Nine assigned and due on Monday
2. Fahrenheit Friday class discussion
3. Weekend homework to be announced

STUDYPATH March 10-14, 2007

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I (anthologies due in class)
2. California High School Exit Exam Tuesday and Wednesday
3. Literary Terms

Tuesday
1. California High School Exit Exam
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I (continued)
3. Cornell Notes test on Thursday

Wednesday
1. California High School Exit Exam
2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
3. Cornell Notes test on Thursday
4. Shakespeare test on Thursday; students read Shakespeare information on line, both the Elizabethan Age and The Elizabethan Theater sections; see last week's blog for link
5. Answer questions a.b.c. at the end of Act II after reading Scene 1

Thursday
1. Fahrenheit 451 books issued; talking points for Part I due tomorrow (revised to due Monday
2. Cornell Notes test
3. Reader/Writer Notebooks for "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan
4. Elizabethan Age/Elizabethan Theater quiz today (see link from last week's blog)

Friday
1. Fahrenheit Friday; talking points due today (revised to talking points due Monday)
2. Imitative Writing for Fahrenheit 451 due today (revised to due Tuesday)
3. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Monday

Special Note to Students for Caesar Reading Assignment

Attention Grade Ten Students:

It was a very productive week, and I appreciate your hard work and dedication to this course. I am adjusting your homework reading assignment for Julius Caesar that is due on Monday. You do NOT need to read Act I of the play since we will cover that in class on Monday. Additionally, you may answer the reading check questions in class. Please check the blog on Sunday evening for the specific pages required for Monday. Thank you again for a very productive first week and your hard work and dedication to English Honors 10B.

Syllabi Inquiry

Paper Standards
First Name Last Name
Period, Subject
Expanded Date


Instructions: Review the online syllabus for your course: AP English Language and Composition, Honors Contemporary Composition, or Grade Ten Honors English, and answer the following questions on your own paper. Write neatly and respond succinctly. Make certain your answers are original.

1. What is the purpose of a syllabus?


2. How does the second semester syllabus differ from the first?


3. What do you suppose will be one significant strategy the teacher will use to teach reading this semester?

4. What is the approach to grammar instruction in this class? Briefly describe.


5. Briefly detail Bloom’s Taxonomy and explain how it can affect student achievement as learners move from Level Three to Level One.

6. How does the breakdown of marks (grades) in this class differ from the traditional method of awarding marks of A, B, C, D, and FAIL?


7. How can the posting of the syllabus on the teacher’s web log aid the student in understanding and completing assignments during the semester?


8. What is the function of Cornell Notes and how do they assist students in improving comprehension in daily coursework?


9. Briefly explain the revised late work policy in your own words.


10. Which of the useful websites featured in the syllabus is most convenient to students? Why?

Late Work Policy

It is the policy of this class that students who are absent and provide an acceptable excuse may make up assignments or tests the day following their return to class; the assignment or test will be scored and returned to students. Students must mark the specific date of absence and assignment number on the assignment or test. If an assignment or test is not completed on the day following the return to class, the assignment or test will be scored as “credit” and not receive a letter grade. That “credit” neither raises nor lowers the students’ overall grade average. Verified truancies and unexcused absences from class will result in no credit received for work submitted.

Vocabulary assignments must be received by due dates; five points will be deducted from test scores for work not received when due and ten points will be deducted from test scores for no work submitted. Off-track assignments must be submitted on time since no credit is provided for late assignments.

STUDYPATH March 3-7, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Semester Reflections
2. Syllabus Inquiry
3. Accelerated Reader Tests
4. Late Work Policy
5. Textbook Days: Elements of Literature, 4th Course MTW; Perspectives in Multicultural Literature MTW; Vocabulary Workshop M; Fahrenheit 451 F

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Ray Bradbury biography
2. Perspectives in Multicultural Literature; Introduction to Literary Analysis
3. Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age

Wednesday
1. Academic Vocabulary for Literary Analysis in Reader/Writer Notebook
2. Literary Analysis Essay (to be announced)
3. Elizabethan Theater and the Life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
4. Syllabus Inquiry due today

Thursday
1. Fahrenheit 451 Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander" due today; ten thoughtful and thorough talking points for class discussion Friday
2. Practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment Literary Analysis in Reader/Writer Notebook
3. Literary Analysis Essay due Friday

Friday
1. Literary Analysis Essay due today
2. Class discussion of Part One of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
3. Accelerated Reader Scores due today; no exceptions
4. Weekend homework to be announced

Semester B Syllabus (Under Construction)

Grade Ten Honors English Syllabus 2007-2008
Instructional Dates/Material To Be Covered/Semester "B"

March 3-March 7
Opening Week Activities: Syllabi Questionnaire; Late Work Policy; Semester "A" Reflections; Accelerated Reader Off-Track Assignments Due March 7; Secondary Periodic Assessment Response to Literature Diagnostic; Bradbury Biography and Introduction to Fahrenheit 451

March 10-14
Fahrenheit 451 Part One "The Hearth and the Salamander"; Imitative Writing from Fahrenheit 451; Talking Points Part One and Class Discussion

March 17-21
Fahrenheit 451 Part Two "The Sieve and the Sand"; Talking Points and Class Discussion

March 24-28
Fahrenheit 451 Part Three "Burning Bright"; Talking Points and Class Discussion; Introduction to Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

March 31-April 4
Literary Genre: Play
Introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (?1599), Introduction to The Elizabethans and William Shakespeare; How to Read the Play; Before You Read/The Play's Characters; To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters One-Five

April 7-11
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I; The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II; To Kill A Mockingbird Part One: Chapters Six-Eleven

April 14-18
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III; To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twelve-Fifteen

April 21-25
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV; To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Sixteen-Twenty

April 28-May 2
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V; To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five

May 5-9
To Kill A Mockingbird Part Two: Chapters Twenty Six to Thirty-One; Research Paper Abstract and Assignment Chronology

May 12-16
Introduction to Greek Tragedy and Sophocles; Before You Read Antigone; The Myth of Oedipus; Research Paper Initial Outline and Sources Cited List Due Date to be set

May 19-23
Antigone: Prologue and Parados; Research Paper Finalized Outline and Sources Cited List Due Date to be set


May 26
Memorial Day Holiday

May 27-30
Antigone: Scene One and Ode One; Scene Two and Ode Two; Research Paper Initial Draft Due Date to be set

June 2-6
Antigone: Scene Three and Ode Three; Scene Four and Ode Four; Research Paper Final Draft Due Date to be set

June 9-13
Antigone: Scene Five, Paean, and Exodos

June 16-20
Portfolio Preparation

June 23-27
Final Examinations

THIS SYLLABUS IS BEING UPDATED OVER SEVERAL DAYS. STUDENTS SHOULD CHECK BLOG FOR POSTING OF NEW INFORMATION.

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

Semester B Information

Information about curriculum for Semester B, including course syllabus, will be posted on blog in mid-February. For off-track assigned work, direct questions to jcarmicl@lausd.net and inquiries will be addressed.

Off-Track Assignment

December 10, 2007


Dear Parents of AP English Language, Honors Contemporary Composition, and Honors Tenth Grade English Classes:

I am writing to inform you of the off-track work that students are expected to complete and submit by March 7, 2008 for the second semester of this 2007-2008 school year. Work or test scores submitted after that date will not be scored and may negatively affect a student’s grade.

AP English Language and Honors Contemporary Composition students will read two novels or plays chosen from the list on the reverse side of this letter. These students will keep a dialectical journal (see format below) and take the Accelerated Reader test by March 7, 2008. The AR test scores should be submitted along with the dialectical journals; no late scores will be accepted.

Honors Tenth Grade students will read two novels chosen from the list on the reverse side of this letter. These students will take the Accelerated Reader test for both novels upon their return and submit the test scores by March 7, 2008; no late scores will be accepted.

Thank you.

Sample Dialectical Journal

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Type or use ruled binder paper to create your journal. You must include at least one journal entry per chapter with the following information:

1. Page number of quote/summary
2. A direct quote or summary of chosen event
3. Your response as to the significance of the chosen quote/summary to the development of Janie’s character or other key themes or motifs in the novel. A response may include key questions, interpretations, and/or evaluations of the text
©Ms. Tobenkin’s Web Log 2006 (used with permission)

Students chose titles before going off-track.

December 17-21, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. The Great Debate
2. Return textbooks to counter for return to textbook room

Tuesday
CLASS DOES NOT MEET TODAY

Wednesday
1. Period Five Final in Vantage Lab; Expository Periodic Assessment Essay and Semester Reflection
2. Return textbooks in class

Thursday
1. Period Six Final in Vantage Lab; Expository Periodic Assessment Essay and Semester Reflection
2. Return textbooks in class.

Friday
1. Off-track assignment issued
2. Last day of Track A for Semester A

December 10-14, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Literacy Essay in class (Alexie, Cisneros, and Douglass are choices) using Reader/Writer's notebooks
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday
3. "The Bet" Chekhov Capital Punishment Debate scheduled for Monday, December 17
4. Final Literary Terms test scheduled

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Levels of Questioning in class
2. Literacy Essay continued in class using Reader/Writer's notebooks

Wednesday
1. Portfolios organized for semester reflection
2. Final exam in Vantage Lab; multiple-choice final for Catcher in the Rye and semester reflection essay
3. Literary Terms test
4. Return anthologies to counter for return to textbook room

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition (Day One)
2. Return anthologies to counter for return to textbook room

Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition (Day Two)
2. Preparation for Debate on Monday

December 3-7, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Staple final draft of Catcher in the Rye Essay on top of the two peer revision copies and submit no later than Wednesday
2. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven answers due Monday, December 3 in class; test postponed to Wednesday due to UCLA field trip for 10th graders
3. Literary Terms continued in class
4. AR Book Student Record Report was due in class Friday, November 30; no late reports will be accepted
5. Expository Literacy Essay prewriting due in class last Friday is postponed; deadline is TBA

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Field Trip to UCLA for 10th graders
2. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven test in class tomorrow

Wednesday
1. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven test in class today; return books to class to turn in to textbook room
2. Literary Terms continued in class
3. Debate-Montage ("The Bet" and "Through the Tunnel") plans announced in class
4. Levels of Questioning practice
5. Catcher in the Rye final drafts of essays due today

Thursday
1. Grammar continues in class
2. Poetry Examination
3. Exposition-Secondary Periodic Assessment testing to be announced

Friday
1. Literacy Narrative Essay on Alexie, Cisneros, and Douglass as in class timed writing
2. Weekend homework to be announced

November 26-30, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Catcher in the Rye Essay (two typed copies) due tomorrow in class for triad members
2. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven answers due Monday, December 3 in class; test Tuesday
3. Literary Terms continued in class
4. AR Book Student Record Report due in class by Friday, November 30
5. Expository Literacy Essay prewriting due in class Friday, November 30; essay to be scheduled

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Catcher in the Rye two typed essay copies due in class today
2. Grammar continued in class and as homework all week
3. Literary Terms continued in class

Wednesday
1. Poetry Unit continued
2. Literary Terms continued in class
3. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay rewrites due by Friday, November 30

Thursday
1. Grammar continues in class
2. Vocabulary Unit Seven answers due in class Monday; test Tuesday, December 4
3. Poetry Unit continues in class

Friday
1. AR Book Student Record Report due in class today; no late reports accepted
2. Prewriting for Expository Literacy Essay due in class today
3. Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman rewrites due in class today
4. Vocabulary books due in class today for Unit Seven Vocabulary

November 19-23, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Unit One-Six Level E Vocabulary Test (postponed from Friday)
2. Literary Terms continued
3. Timed Writing Poetry Essay in class Wednesday (Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman)

Tuesday
1. Literary Terms continued
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment Practice-Exposition
3. Poetry Unit continued

Wednesday
1. Weekend homework assigned
2. Catcher in the Rye essay due Tuesday (two typed copies)
3. In-class timed writing (Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman)

Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday
Thanksgiving Day Holiday