Friday, February 24, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 27-March 2, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Roosevelt speech prewriting postponed to this week; paper assignment for JFK speech is made for turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen answers are due next Monday
Field trip slip for March 5 Getty Villa visit are due today; no trip slips will be accepted after today

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class all week
Prewriting for the JFK speech continues in class

Wednesday
CST multiple choice activities continue in class each day
Work on the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
JFK speech paper is due Monday by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday
Meet in the cafeteria Monday morning during Advisory for field trip to Getty Villa Museum in Malibu
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

Saturday, February 18, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 20-24, 2012

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
Proofreading warmups continue in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today for Period Two; Period One is assigned the letter and it is due Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class this week
CST multiple choice dispatch activities continue each day this week

Wednesday
Work on prewriting for the expository paper for the Roosevelt inaugural address is scheduled this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen test is scheduled for today

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments
Prewriting is due today for the Roosevelt inaugural speech; paper assignment is announced
Field trip slips for the Getty Villa March 5 visit are due no later than Monday, February 27

Saturday, February 11, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 13-17, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Expository paper is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; students have graphic organizer for the mall curfew paper
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Pre-AP multiple choice and Roosevelt speech is introduced in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Preparation for the California Standards Test continues as dispatch all week in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test is scheduled today

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues today and tomorrow in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class

Friday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Monday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today (postponed until next week)
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

Thursday, February 02, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 6-10, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Thursday (this assignment was postponed from last week because of finals schedule)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test is scheduled for today; Unit Twelve responses are due Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class

Tuesday
Proofreading marks assignment continues in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I concludes

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class today
Expository essay composition is scheduled today and due Monday on turnitin.com web site
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Thursday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due Monday

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due Monday
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

Saturday, January 28, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 30-February 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Proofreading marks assignment is due today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class

Tuesday
Forster's "Julius Caesar" assignment is due today
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class

Wednesday
Periods One and Two final examinations include an expository composition essay (prewriting was completed on January 27) and a semester reflection

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned Monday and due Thursday of next week because of the finals schedule; Periods One and Two do not meet today

Friday
Periods One and Two do not meet today
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Saturday, January 21, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues
Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poetry essay is due tonight at 11:59 P.M on turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today

Tuesday
Multiple choice work for the Secondary Periodic Assessment is scheduled for later this week
Caesar Act I continues
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled

Wednesday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class this week
Caesar Act I concludes in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due Monday

Friday
Expository Composition in-class essay is scheduled for today

Saturday, January 14, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 16-20, 2012

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
Prewriting for the Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poems is due today in class; essay is due on turnitin.com web site on Monday, January 23 by 11:59 P.M.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar prereading continues in class; Act I is scheduled
All reader/writer notebooks must be returned to class by today
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled for today

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class today
Multiple choice practice continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten is due Monday; test date to be announced
Check blog Sunday for weekend homework

Friday, January 13, 2012

NSHSS Video

You may access the video and article from the recent Atlanta event by clicking on my slideshow photo using the link provided below:

http://www.nshss.org/home

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Shakespeare web sites outlining assignment (six sections) is due today
Units Eight and Nine Vocabulary Workshop are due today
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class this week
Introduction to the Elizabethans and William Shakespeare is scheduled this week;
prereading begins for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop responses are due; test is scheduled for tomorrow
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Multiple choice practice for the Periodic Assessment is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Marlowe-Raleigh-Housman poem assigned; due date to be announced
Preparing to read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is scheduled in class
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled for Friday

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is now due on Monday, not Thursday of the following week
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I is scheduled today

Friday
Weekend homework will be announced
Caesar Act I continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Winter Break Assignments

Complete an outline in preparation for the study of the Elizabethans, William Shakespeare, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by accessing two web sites listed on the previous blog entry; the shakespeareinamericancommunities.org and bardweb.net sites are available as links by clicking on the appropriate listings. Six sections must be outlined.

Complete Unit Eight and Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers.

All winter break assignments are due the first day back, January 9, 2012.

Questions or concerns, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net and I will reply.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Winter break homework is discussed in class; outlining Shakespeare in American Communities text and bardweb.net text due January 9
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow; responses are announced in class
Catcher in the Rye essay is due tomorrow evening

Tuesday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Catcher in the Rye essay is due this evening at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Outlining Shakespeare example provided on overhead; outlining protocol example provided on Box (see Box downloadable assignments on this web log)

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature nonfiction selections continue in class, including After You Read short answer and multiple choice completion for "Coming of Age...Threshold to Adulthood" selections
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is scheduled for today
Return Catcher in the Rye books today through Friday; no books accepted for textbook return by teacher if they are not signed back in by this Friday

Thursday
USA Today response to cartoon speech balloon is due today; the letter to the editor for today's in-class edition of the newspaper is due Monday, January 9

Friday
Winter break homework is discussed in class with deadlines set for outlining of Shakespeare in American Communities and bardweb.net web sites
Winter break homework for Vocabulary Workshop units are discussed in class

Thursday, December 01, 2011

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-end of book is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six cumulative test is scheduled in class today

Tuesday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-26 continues in class today
Catcher in the Rye essay is assigned; essay must be completed on turnitin.com and due date will be announced

Wednesday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature reading selections are covered in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers are due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday

Thursday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature reading selections continue in class
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled today

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven answers are due today
Weekend homework will be announced
Catcher in the Rye essay is due Tuesday, December 13 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Saturday, November 26, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 class discussion is scheduled for today
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled for today

Tuesday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues: Academic Vocabulary for Collection 2: Exposition; "Coming of Age, Latino Style" Rodriguez
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 class discussion continues
Vocabulary Workshop review pages for Chapters Four-Six are due Friday in class; test is scheduled for Monday, December 5

Wednesday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 21-end of book are due Friday for class discussion
"Straw into Gold" Sandra Cisneros is scheduled in class (Perspectives in Multicultural Literature 93)

Thursday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition begins
"Straw into Gold" piece by Cisneros continues
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due next Thursday

Friday
Catcher in the Rye class discussion for Chapters 21-end of book is scheduled for today
All work from Chapters Four-Six review of Vocabulary Workshop is due today; test is scheduled for Monday
Weekend homework will be announced

Saturday, November 19, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 11-15 class discussion continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due Wednesday
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class

Tuesday
Catcher in the Rye talking points for Chapters 16-20 are due tomorrow
Work in Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continues in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today; test is scheduled for Monday, November 28
Check blog Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Thursday
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday; classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving holiday continues; classes are not in session

Saturday, November 12, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due
Thursday in class
Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues today; talking points for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due Friday, November 18
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion will be administered Thursday and Friday of this week
Multiple choice work continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled for today; this test is postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion
Short Constructed Response on Excessive Violence completed in class

Wednesday

Multiple choice practice continues
Short Constructed Response on Excessive Violence continues in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Day One

Friday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Day Two
Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Catcher in the Rye talking points are due today; class discussion to be scheduled

Saturday, November 05, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due
Thursday in class
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech responses in reader/writer notebooks
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Thursday; test date to be announced
Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues today

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion
Literary terms continue in class

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice continues
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five answers are due today in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye talking points are due today for class discussion

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

Saturday, October 29, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 31-November 4, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

Sojourner Truth speech continues in class today
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class this week
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday

Perspectives in Multicultural Literature selections are continued in class this week
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday

Wednesday

Holt Grammar lesson is assigned
Multiple choice practice continues in class today

Thursday

Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five talking points are due tomorrow for class discussion
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for tomorrow

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters One-Five class discussion is scheduled for today
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

Sunday, October 23, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 24-28, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature Problem-Solution essay due on Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 P.M.; use prewriting from reader/writer notebooks and proofread and run spell-grammar check before uploading essay
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned and responses due tomorrow
Clinton speech rhetorical devices are reviewed

Tuesday
Strategies for writing the Problem-Solution essay are discussed in class
Selections from Perspectives in Multicultural Literature continue in class
Chavez speech responses are discussed in class

Wednesday
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman" speech is assigned and discussed in the class today through Friday
Multiple choice work continues in class

Thursday
"Ain't I A Woman" speech discussion continues in class
Multiple choice work continues in class

Friday
Truth speech discussion continues in class
Weekend homework will be announced

Saturday, October 15, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 17-21, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop answers are due in class today; test to be scheduled
Fahrenheit 451 screening Part II is scheduled for today
Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" speech essay is due tonight at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday

Clinton speech responses are due today
Preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class all week

Wednesday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for tomorrow
CAHSEE Diagnostic test is scheduled today for tenth graders

Thursday
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" speech is covered in class
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned as homework

Friday

Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is scheduled for today
Weekend homework will be announced

Sunday, October 09, 2011

STUDYPATH* October 10-14, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR


Monday

*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are corrected in class; test is scheduled for Tuesday
*"The Cold Equations" rewrites are due today; staple new draft on top of previous drafts--no rewrites accepted after today
*Quilt project art and text is due Friday
*Literary terms are covered in class this week; test date to be scheduled

Tuesday

*Perspectives in Multicultural Literature textbook problem-solution essay continues with topics to be decided and due date to be set
*Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class
*Clinton speech is assigned as homework; access the audio at (click the link and begin listening at 15:50 into the speech:
*Unit Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Wednesday
*Fahrenheit 451 "History of the Firemen" essay prompt is assigned; turnitin.com deadline is Monday, October 17
*Units One-Three Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday (complete all pages between the end of Unit Three and the beginning of Unit Four--pages 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)

Thursday

*Multiple choice practice continues in class

Friday
*Fahrenheit 451 film screening Part One
*Weekend homework will be announced