STUDYPATH* April 30-May 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.


*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Ralph Waldo Emerson piece is discussed in class; turnitin.com writing assignment is made and due Wednesday evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test continues Thursday in class; textbooks are required
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird research paper is due Friday, May 25; no extensions of deadline are permitted and no rewrites of paper will be accepted (make the first draft the best draft)
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points (five per chapter) for Chapters Six-Ten are due today for class discussion; talking points for Chapters Eleven-Twenty (three per chapter) are due next Tuesday (May 8) for class discussion

Wednesday
"Words Into Things" papers are due this evening by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
To Kill A Mockingbird class discussion continues today and tomorrow in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop final mastery test continues in class today; books are required
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday


Friday
Mr. Al Rice of Durant Library guest speaker presentation in the school library; students report directly to the library for Periods One and Two

STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.


*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Julius Caesar film screening concludes
To Kill A Mockingbird talking points (five per chapter) for Chapters One-Five are due tomorrow for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop responses from units review (pages 172-184) are announced in class; test is scheduled for Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled for today

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five class discussion is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Literary analysis selection from Pre-AP Lesson and Exercises is assigned and due date set
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop textbook is required in class today for test

Friday
Timed writing assignment is scheduled for today
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) are due Tuesday for class discussion

STUDYPATH April 16-20, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
"The Standard of Living" by Dorothy Parker assignment is scheduled for today; the paper is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is made and due date set

Tuesday
Dorothy Parker short story assignment continues in class; prompt for paper is reviewed in class

Wednesday
Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is completed in class today; film screening is scheduled for Thursday and Friday

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled and due Monday
Julius Caesar film screening Part One is scheduled for today
Literary response essay is due on turnitin.com web site by 11:59 P.M. tonight; use prewriting completed in class that supports how Parker's diction impacts tone in the short story

Friday
Julius Caesar film screening Part Two is scheduled for today

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Literary analysis tone essay is due by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class this week
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is due Thursday (complete pages 138-150; do not complete the analogies page)
Literary terms from the anthology are scheduled for today

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues this week for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis
Literary terms continue in class

Wednesday
Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living" is assigned and due Monday with specific student annotations on the language of the passage, particularly Parker's diction as it impacts tone

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Vocabulary Workshop review units assignment is due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop review units test is scheduled for today

Spring Break

Classes are not in session Monday, April 2 through Friday, April 6, 2012 for spring break recess.

STUDYPATH* March 26-30, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Mark Antony funeral speech essay is scheduled from Act III of the The Tragedy of Julius Caesar; it is due on turnitin.com web site on Monday by 11:59 P.M.
Rhetorical devices from the Mark Antony funeral speech are reviewed in class prior to writing the paper due this evening
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continues in class today
USA Today letter to the editor is due
Vocabulary Workshop review units test is scheduled for Wednesday

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop review units responses are announced in class
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis continues in class today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop review units test is scheduled for today
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday, April 9
Spring break homework assignments are made and due dates announced

Friday
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a school holiday, and classes are not in session

STUDYPATH* March 19-23, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop review unit pages are assigned and due Friday
Literary terms are scheduled in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
Julius Caesar continues in class
Multiple choice practice for the literary response Secondary Periodic Assessment
Mark Antony essay is scheduled from Act III of the play; due on turnitin.com web site on Monday by 11:59 P.M.

Wednesday
Reader/Writer notebooks are used for preparation Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis skills

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is scheduled today
Julius Caesar continues in class

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop review pages are due today; test date to be scheduled
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

STUDYPATH* March 12-16, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues all week in class
Literary terms from the anthology are covered in class this week
USA Today letter to the editor is due today

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues
Literary terms continue in class
Revised: CAHSEE is administered today to tenth graders

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop review unit responses to be announced; due date is Monday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
Revised: CAHSEE is administered today to tenth graders

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due Monday
Next set of literary terms is scheduled for today

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

STUDYPATH* March 5-9, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Getty Villa field trip; students meet in the cafeteria at 8:00 A.M. for prewriting activities
JFK speech paper assignment is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
USA Today Letter to the Editor is due today

Wednesday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition Day One

Thursday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition Day Two

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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