Sunday, April 26, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 27-May 1, 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, April 27-Regular Bell Schedule
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled Wednesday in class
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class with assigned work scheduled on Wednesday
Meet in the Hollywood High School Library for research paper skills lesson; thumbnails, captions, credits, works cited, cover page, outline are scheduled along with relevant sources and credible web sites for research
Math class activity is scheduled in preparation for Smarter Balanced test tomorrow

Tuesday, April 28-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Performance Task (PT) is scheduled

Wednesday, April 29-Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday; test is scheduled Monday
Research paper skills continue in class today
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class with assigned work

Thursday, April 30-Regular Bell Schedule
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class
Research paper skills continue in class

Friday, May 1-Regular Bell Schedule
Research paper skills continue in class
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Agenda Bin:
Research paper due date is set

Sunday, April 19, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 20-24, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday, April 20-Regular Bell Schedule
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled tomorrow
Grammar from Writer's Choice continues in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Monday, April 27
Research paper orientation and assignments are scheduled in class
Contemporary Composition "The Rhetoric of War" assignment continues in class today, Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesday, April 21-Period Five 8:00-10:13 Smarter Balanced Testing
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Monday, April 27

Wednesday, April 22
Period Five does not meet today

Thursday, April 23-Period Five 8:00-10:13 Smarter Balanced Testing
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment
Contemporary Composition "The Rhetoric of War" assignment continues in class

Friday, April 24
Period Five does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper Works Cited list introduced; outline and thumbnails for research paper due dates set; topic is "Salem Witch Hunts versus Red Scare 1950s"

Sunday, April 12, 2015

STUDYPATH* April 13-17, 2015

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday, April 13-Regular Bell Schedule
Grammar from Writer's Choice continues in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop is due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Research paper orientation and assignments are scheduled in class
Contemporary Composition "The Rhetoric of War" assignment continues in class today, Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesday, April 14-Period Five 8:00-10:13 Smarter Balanced Testing
Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

Wednesday, April 15
Period Five does not meet today

Thursday, April 16-Period Five 8:00-10:13 Smarter Balanced Testing
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment
Contemporary Composition "The Rhetoric of War" assignment continues in class

Friday, April 17
Period Five does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper Works Cited list introduced; outline and thumbnails for research paper due dates set; topic is "Salem Witch Hunts versus Red Scare 1950s"

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Post Spring Break STUDYPATH* April 6-10, 2015

D R A F T--This STUDYPATH entry will be updated Sunday, April 5, 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, April 6
Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday, April 7
Autobiographical narrative responses scored and returned to students
Literary terms review and test date scheduled
The Great Gatsby paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site this morning
Vocabulary Workshop next unit is assigned and due date set for responses

Wednesday, April 8
Contemporary Composition textbook unit "The Rhetoric of War" is scheduled

Thursday, April 9
Writer's Choice grammar is scheduled; textbooks are required in class

Friday, April 10
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research paper for The Crucible vs. 1950's Red Scare materials are distributed to students and research paper prompt reviewed; library skills are scheduled for accessing relevant sources and formatting requirements including embedded citations, works cited list and thesis statement with outline of paper content