Sunday, March 22, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 23-27, 2015

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, March 23
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 16-20 are due Friday for class discussion
Anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday for Sophocles' Antigone introduction
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening continues in class
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday, March 24
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening continues in class
Antigone is scheduled; anthologies are required
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due

Wednesday, March 25
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening concludes in class
Antigone is scheduled; anthologies are required
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

Thursday, March 26
Antigone is scheduled; anthologies are required in class
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class for assignment

Friday, March 27
To Kill A Mockingbird Test B is scheduled
To Kill A Mockingbird paper is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. on April 10
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 1-20 are due for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Saturday, March 14, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 16-20, 2015

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, March 16
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today; test is scheduled Thursday before film screening
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening Day One is scheduled
Rewrites for the Shakespeare in American Communities and Bardweb.org outlines are due today

Tuesday, March 17
CAHSEE Census is scheduled

Wednesday, March 18
CAHSEE Census is scheduled
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Argument paper (Mark Antony Funeral Speech) is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today

Thursday, March 19
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar film screening Day Two is scheduled

Friday, March 20
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters 11-15 are due for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Sophocles Antigone is introduced Monday, March 24; anthologies are required in class

Saturday, March 07, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 9-13, 2015

D R A F T--Check Sunday for additional entries or changes in assigned work
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, March 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III, IV and V

Tuesday, March 10
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test is scheduled; Unit Fourteen responses are due next Monday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class

Wednesday, March 11
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class

Thursday, March 12
Holt Grammar textbooks and assignment are required in class today (Page 97 Exercises Three and Four)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class

Friday, March 13
To Kill A Mockingbird dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten are due today for class discussion (one dialectical journal per chapter)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar paper (Mark Antony funeral speech argument) is due March 16 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Sunday, March 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015

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, March 2
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act III continues in class today and tomorrow; Antony's funeral speech argument discussion and paper are scheduled
Anthologies are required in class all week

Tuesday, March 3
Mark Antony's funeral speech argument from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is scheduled;
Funeral speech prompt paper is due March 16 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday, March 4
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV is scheduled

Thursday, March 5
Holt Grammar assignment (Page 95 Exercises 1-10) is due today; textbooks are required in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continues in class

Friday, March 6
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five (one dialectical journal per chapter) are due today for class discussion
USA Today letter to the editor is due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 22, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015

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, Feb. 23
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Test B assigned and due Wednesay
Comprehension Test A scored in class
Interim assignment continues in class
USA Today letter to the editor is due Friday
Catcher in the Rye paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Friday, February 27
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve is due Friday; test is scheduled next Monday

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Interim assignment concludes in class

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Anthologies are required in class for Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Caesar funeral speech prompt is assigned and due date set for paper on turnitin.com 

Thursday, Feb. 26
Holt Grammar is assigned and due next Thursday
Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class 

Friday, Feb. 27
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve is due today; test is scheduled Monday
USA Today letter to the editor is assigned and due next Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 15, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 16-20, 2015


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 Feb. 16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, Feb. 17
Interim assessment continues in class
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Test A is due tomorrow; Comprehension Test B is due Friday

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Interim assessment continues in class
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Test A is due today

Thursday, Feb. 19
Timed writing for interim assessment is due by end of period

Friday, Feb. 20
Letter to the Editor is due in class
Catcher in the Rye Comprehension Test B is due today
Class discussion of Chapters 21-26 of Catcher in the Rye is scheduled; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Paper for Catcher in the Rye due date is set
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III, IV and V resume next week; funeral speech paper due date is set
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

STUDYPATH* March 2-6, 2015

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 March 2
Antigone's Argument: Student Reenactments

Tuesday March 3
Antigone's Argument: Evaluation of Claims and Evidence
Class discussion of the effectiveness of Antigone's argument

Wednesday March 4
Class discussion of the effectiveness of Antigone's argument continues 

Thursday March 5

Friday March 6
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 23-27, 2015

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 Feb.23
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V continues

Tuesday Feb. 24
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V concludes

Wednesday Feb.25
Introduction to Sophocles and Greek Drama
Argument Protocol for Literature and Greek Drama
Introduction to Antigone's Argument

Thursday Feb.26
Antigone Prologue and Parados
What is Antigone's Argument?
What are the claims and evidence she presents to King Creon?

Friday Feb.27
Antigone First Episode and First Stasimon
How is Antigone's argument strengthened or weakened?
What persuasion methods does Antigone use to convince King Creon he is unfair?
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 16-20

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 Feb.16
Today is Presidents Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in sessiion

Tuesday Feb. 17
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV
Revising and Editing the Mark Antony Funeral Speech argument paper

Wednesday Feb. 18
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV continues

Thursday Feb. 19
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV concludes

Friday Feb.20
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act V 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* February 9-13, 2015

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 Feb. 9
Argument: Mark Antony's Funeral Speech prompt assigned
Interim assessment is assigned and continues all week in class
Holt grammar assignment is postponed to next week after interim assessment

Tuesday Feb. 10
Prewriting for Mark Antony's Funeral Speech
Purpose and Audience

Wednesday Feb. 11
Prewriting for Mark Antony's Funeral Speech
Citing supporting evidence from credible sources
Establishing and supporting a claim

Thursday Feb. 12
Drafting:  Mark Antony's Funeral Speech
Using precise language and vocabulary
Adjusting style appropriate to audience and purpose

Friday Feb. 13
Catcher in the Rye dialectical journals for Chapters 21-26 are due (one per chapter, excepting Chapter 26); class discussion postponed to next Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
In-class timed writing: Argument paper for Mark Antony's Funeral Speech
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, February 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 2015

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 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts II and III continue in class; anthologies are required
Letter to the Editor USA Today is assigned and due Friday
All field trip slips are due today for Getty Villa trip

Tuesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class

Wednesday
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled; textbooks are required in class
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar continues in class

Thursday
Field trip to Getty Villa is scheduled

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 is scheduled and dialectical journals are due today; novels are required in class
USA Today Letter to the Editor is due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 26-30, 2015

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
Anthologies required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts II and III are scheduled all week
Dialectical journals for The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 11-15 are due Friday for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed from today)
Holt Handbook grammar assignment is due Thursday; Page 93 Exercise One 1-10 is due Thursday; reference Page 54 for direct object definition and Page 55 for indirect object definition
The Catcher in the Rye prompts distributed for final paper for novel; due date for final paper to be determined

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Test is scheduled; Unit Eleven responses are due Monday

Wednesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts II and III continue in class

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts II and III continue in class

Friday
Dialectical journals for The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 11-15 are due for class discussion; test on the novel precedes the class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2015

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, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session 

Tuesday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class; textbooks are required in class
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled and due Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten assignment is scheduled and due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Dialectical journals for Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye are due Friday

Wednesday
Caesar Act I continues in class; responses from winter recess work are discussed in groups
Bardweb.net and Shakespeare in American Communities outlines are discussed in groups

Thursday
Caesar Act II continues in class
Holt Grammar assignment is due today

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 6-10 dialectical journals (one per chapter) are due and class discussion is scheduled; books are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Thursday, January 01, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2015

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
Winter recess assignments are due by 8:30 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethans

Tuesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Franklin Delano Roosevelt First Inaugural speech prewriting is scheduled

Wednesday
Winter recess work class discourse is scheduled for outlining responses

Thursday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I is scheduled; textbooks are required in class

Friday
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I continues in class; textbooks are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Winter Recess Assignments

These are the assignments to be submitted online at turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Monday, January 12.  For questions or concerns, contact the instructor.

Novel:
Catcher in the Rye  Salinger
Read Chapters One-Five; record one dialectical journal per chapter using the dialectical journal format provided in class; upload those entries onto the turnitin.com web site

Play:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar  Shakespeare
Read Acts I, II and III of the play; record responses for pages 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 and 32 that were provided in class; upload those responses onto the turnitin.com web site

Outlining:
Bardweb.net (outline the following topics in this order)

Shakespeare’s Biography
Shakespeare’s Works
The Globe Theatre
Elizabethan England

Shakespeare in American Communities (outline the following topics in this order)

Link: Educational Resources
The Life of William Shakespeare
The Elizabethan Age
Elizabethan Theater
Shakespeare in America

College Board:
Set up a free College Board account at collegeboard.com to access resources such as the SAT and AP examination for administration dates and resources available online

AGENDA BIN-ASSIGNMENTS TO COME IN SECOND SEMESTER

Dorothy Parker's "The Standard of Living"
Access the short story at http://www.unz.org/Pub/BurnettWhit-1942-00206?View=PDF

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
Access the speech in Pre-AP Readings and Exercises 
or the audio at http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrfirstinaugural.html

Multiple Choice Practice for the CAHSEE
Access the Instructional Components of District Assessments

Sunday, December 14, 2014

STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Rewrites of Chavez argument paper are scheduled
Winter break work reviewed in class

Tuesday
Finals Periods One and Two
Semester reflection is scheduled

Wednesday
Finals Periods Three and Four
Winter break work reviewed in class

Thursday
Finals Periods Five and Six
Winter break work reviewed in class

Friday
Last day of classes for semester
Winter break work reviewed in class
Happy holidays and see you in January!

Sunday, December 07, 2014

STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Chavez prewriting continues in class; thesis and outline is scheduled
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled and due Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are reviewed; test is scheduled tomorrow
FDR unit postponed until after winter break

Tuesday
Chavez prewriting continues in class; thesis and outline is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due Friday

Wednesday
Timed writing-Chavez paper
Prompt:

REVISED PROMPT FOR CESAR CHAVEZ ARGUMENT PAPER           
DECEMBER 9, 2014                                    HONORS ENGLISH 10A

In a well-written paper using evidence and commentary to support your thesis statement, identify the author’s intent, the audience the speech was written for, the tone of the speaker, the structure of the speech and the credibility of Chavez’ argument, citing any loaded words or logical fallacies that weaken the effectiveness of that argument.

Thursday
Holt Grammar assignment is due; textbook is required in class

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

Sunday, November 30, 2014

STUDYPATH* December 1-5, 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
Chavez and FDR units continue in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Friday
Pre-AP Readings and Exercises literary terms and rhetorical devices are scheduled
Holt Grammar assignment is scheduled

Tuesday
Chavez and FDR units continue in class
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class

Wednesday
Chavez and FDR units continue in class

Thursday
Chavez and FDR units continues in class
Holt Grammar assignment is due in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN-Winter Break
Shakespeare and the Elizabethans outline assignment
Catcher in the Rye novel completed and responses returned January 12
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar play completed and responses returned January 12

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Thanksgiving

Have a great Thanksgiving.  Classes resume Monday, December 1.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

STUDYPATH* November 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
Chavez and FDR speeches unit continues in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due Wednesday; test is scheduled Friday

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Chavez and FDR speeches unit continues

Wednesday
Chavez and FDR speeches unit continues
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due

Thursday
Holt Grammar textbook required in class; review unit assignment responses are scheduled; textbook in class postponed to Friday because of library visit
Hollywood High School library visit is scheduled; meet in the library at beginning of period for guest authors' visit

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Chavez and FDR speeches unit continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled