STUDYPATH* November 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) words fifty-one to sixty are due today; test is scheduled in class.

Tuesday
Students use laptop computers to write second drafts of Rhetoric of the Op-Ed letters.
Camus' The Stranger novels are distributed; talking points are due Monday for class discussion (five talking points for Chapters One-Five).

Wednesday
New vocabulary for Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are introduced in class and due Monday, when test is scheduled.
Grammar for the Expository Composition textbook is completed in class.

Thursday
Meet in library tomorrow for research paper sources orientation, a Senior Project requirement.
Grammar assignment continues in class today.

Friday
Meet in library for lesson on LAUSD Digital Library and Accent sites orientation.
Future library dates scheduled for this class are November 29, November 30, and December 1 for work on the Senior Project research paper.

STUDYPATH* October 25-29, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Ask an Expert name choices are due tomorrow.
Expository Composition vocabulary is due today and test is scheduled in class.
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed page writing assignment is scheduled.
Research paper for the senior project begins today in class with deadlines set.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Ask an Expert name choices are due today; interviews are conducted by November 5.
New WHSSSK vocabulary is introduced in class.

Wednesday
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed page writing assignment is scheduled in class.
Research paper skills are continued in class all week.
Things Fall Apart Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five are due Friday for class discussion.

Thursday
Research paper skills are continued in class.

Friday
Weekend homework will be announced.
Class discussion is scheduled for Achebe's Things Fall Apart today.

STUDYPATH* October 18-22, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Expository Composition vocabulary is due today for WHSSSK 31-40, with test scheduled in class.
Letter of Intent rewrites are due today in class.
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page unit continues in class this week.

Tuesday
Senior Project "Ask an Expert" decisions are due Monday, October 25 so interviews may begin for research papers.
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page unit continues in class today.

Wednesday
Expository Composition vocabulary for WHSSSK 41-50 is introduced and definitions, diacritical markings, syllabications, and parts of speech due Monday.
Grammar for the Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page continues in class.

Thursday
Things Fall Apart Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points are due tomorrow for class discussion.
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page unit continues in class.

Friday
Class discussion continues on Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of Things Fall Apart.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* October 11-15, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Scenarios for Senior Project physical project are due today.
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Twenty-One to Thirty are due today; test is scheduled in class.
Senior Project "Ask an Expert" interview stems are due today.
Things Fall Apart class discussion continues in class; books are required.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Unit continues in class; grammar assignment is assigned.
Student rewrites of letter of intents are returned as students complete new drafts.

Wednesday
WHSSSK Words Thirty-One to Forty are assigned; diacritical markings, parts of speech, definitions, and syllabications are due Monday in class.
Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Unit continues in class all week.

Thursday
Things Fall Apart talking points for Chapters Eleven-Fifteen are due in class tomorrow for class discussion.
Grammar assignment continues in class.

Friday
Things Fall Apart class discussion on Chapters Eleven-Fifteen of Achebe's novel.
Weekend homework to be announced.

STUDYPATH* October 4-8, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Senior Project Letter of Intent rewrite hard copies (no internet submissions) are due Tuesday in class.
Senior Project proposed physical project ideas are due Friday, October 8.
Fast Food Unit essay will be written in class Wednesday.
Words 21-30 Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) introduced in class; definitions, diacritical markings, parts of speech, and syllabications due on Friday, with test scheduled for Monday.

Tuesday
Students complete all prewriting for the Wednesday fast food essay.
Fast Food Unit grammar continues in class.

Wednesday
Things Fall Apart Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion.
Fast Food Unit essay in-class timed writing is scheduled for today.

Thursday
Twelfth grade curriculum continues in Expository Composition textbook.
Things Fall Apart class discussion is scheduled for tomorrow; twenty-five talking points are due for Chapters Six-Ten.
Physical project proposals are due tomorrow.

Friday
Things Fall Apart class discussion is scheduled for today.
WHSSSK Words 21-30 are due today; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework is announced.