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
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class; anthologies are required in class all week
The Crucible Act V scripts returned for rewrites; project-based learning groups rehearse scripts for staged presentations
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 test is scheduled tomorrow
Harlem Renaissance selections (postponed from earlier date) due Friday: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Hughes; from Dust Tracks on a Road and "How It Feels to be Colored Me" Hurston; from Black Boy Wright
USA Today letter to the editor due Friday

Tuesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
WHSSSK Words 31-40 test is scheduled
WHSSSK Words 41-50 are due Friday
The Crucible Film Screening Day One

Wednesday
Project-based learning groups for The Crucible Act V continue rehearsals for staged presentations
The Crucible Film Screening Day Two

Thursday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices test is scheduled
The Crucible Film Screening Day Three

Friday
CHECK STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
WHSSSK Words 41-50 are due; complete syllabication, diacritical markings, definition and part of speech entries
USA Today letter to the editor due
USA Today newspapers distributed in class for next Friday's assignment

AGENDA BIN-WINTER BREAK:
The Scarlet Letter novel assignment
Writer's Choice grammar assignment
Margaret Mead paper for EAP assessment is scheduled

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
Interim Assessment continues in class; anthologies are NOT required in class until Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) assigned and due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Interim Assessment continues in class

Wednesday
Interim Assessment continues in class

Thursday
Interim Assessment concludes in class
Compare-Contrast paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed to Friday, November 21)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Friday
Words High Schools Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test is scheduled; postponed to after Thanksgiving break
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
The Crucible group work for project-based learning Act V scripts and presentations continue after Thanksgiving week break

Sunday, November 9, 2014

STUDYPATH* November 10-14, 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
Dickinson and Whitman poetry assignment due; respond to 1, 5 7 and 8 (358) for Dickinson and 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 (367) for Whitman
Anthologies are required in class for literary terms and rhetorical devices
"The Gettysburg Address" is scheduled in class; textbooks are required

Tuesday
Today is Veteran's Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Wednesday
The Crucible Act V script for the long scene (two and one-half typewritten pages) is due today

Thursday
The Crucible film screening Day One
The Harlem Renaissance reading selections assigned and due Monday; "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Hughes; from Dust Tracks on a Road and "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" Hurston and from Black Boy (Wright) all due next Thursday

Friday
USA Today Letter to the Editor is due today; USA Today newspapers distributed for next week's letter, due on Friday
The Crucible film screening Day Two
Compare-Contrast paper introduced; prewriting and due date set
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, November 2, 2014

STUDYPATH* November 3-7, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Crucible Act V scripts are due Wednesday
Anthologies are required in class all week for literary terms, rhetorical devices and script formatting

Tuesday-Shortened Day Bell Schedule
Reading selections from anthology include "The Gettysburg Address" completed in class and Dickinson-Whitman poetry due Monday; respond to Dickinson 1, 5, 7 and 8 and Whitman 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 by Monday

Wednesday
Scripts for The Crucible Act V are due today; scriptwriters should submit five copies of scripts for peer evaluation project-based learning group work

Thursday
Personal paper is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. this morning

Friday-Pep Rally Assembly Bell Schedule
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
USA Today Letter to the Editor is due today
USA Today newspapers are distributed for next week's writing assignment