Sunday, April 29, 2012

STUDYPATH* April 30-May 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Brave New World class discussion continues in class for Chapters 16-18; book is required in class
Richard Wright's from Black Boy required reading assignment is due today (handout was provided in class); questions from the handout will be discussed in the class today and tomorrow
Vocabulary Workshop responses are assigned and due Thursday in class

Tuesday
from Black Boy handout class discussion continues in class
Major Influence paper is due tomorrow night on turnitin.com web site
Brave New World vocabulary test is scheduled for tomorrow; definitions, parts of speech, syllable divisions, and diacritical markings are due today


Wednesday
Moody piece from Contemporary Composition book continues in class today and tomorrow
Brave New World vocabulary test is scheduled for today

Thursday
Moody piece from Contemporary Composition book continues in class today
Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today

Friday
Weekend homework will be assigned and announced in class
Vocabulary Workshop unit will be assigned and is due Tuesday



Sunday, April 22, 2012

STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Brave New World class discussion for Chapters 13-15 continues in class today
Vocabulary Workshop assignment is made and due Friday
Richard Wright's Black Boy writing assignment is made and due date announced

Tuesday
Vocabulary from Brave New World is due today
Contemporary Composition textbook selections continue in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary from Brave New World is assigned and due Tuesday
Contemporary Composition textbook selections continue in class

 Thursday
Contemporary Composition textbook selections continue in class

Friday
Brave New World Chapters Sixteen-Eighteen talking points are due today (five per chapter) for class discussion

Sunday, April 15, 2012

STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Brave New World Chapters 13-15 talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion
Contemporary Composition "Civil Disobedience" unit continues in class this week
Brave New World literary terms are due today (postponed until Tuesday); complete definition, part of speech, diacritical markings and syllabication is due today
Thesis statements, notes for fiction and poetry and freewrites for Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Raven" are due today; paper is scheduled for Thursday on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Brave New World literary terms test (postponed until tomorrow)

Wednesday
Brave New World literary terms (next set of eight for Chapters 4-6) are assigned and due Monday
Brave New World literary terms (Chapters 1-3) test is scheduled for today

Thursday
"Civil Disobedience" unit continues in class
Literary response paper is due tonight by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; use prewriting, including thesis statement, freewrites and notes to complete the paper

Friday
Brave New World class discussion for Chapters 13-15 is scheduled for today and five talking points per chapter are due

Saturday, April 7, 2012

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday

Brave New World essay is due by 11:59 P.M. tonight on turnitin.com web site
Brave New World Chapters 10-12 talking points (five per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion
Contemporary Composition "Disobedience" unit continues in class this week
Brave New World literary terms are assigned

Tuesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 91-100 are due today; test is scheduled for Thursday
Literary response paper writing assignment is distributed

Wednesday
Literary response paper is due Tuesday, April 17 by 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site; Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Raven" from the student anthology are required reading selections for this paper assignment

Thursday
WHSSSK Words 91-100 test is scheduled for today

Friday
Brave New World Chapters 10-12 class discussion; talking points are due today