Saturday, September 24, 2016

STUDYPATH September 26-30, 2016

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 September 26
Coordinate and Compound Adjectives with Set-Off Adjectives and Other Modifiers grammar assignment is due in class
Writing l Literary Analysis paper is introduced in class; prewriting includes free writing, choosing a work to analyze, making notes on literary elements, developing a thesis statement, gathering evidence, considering audience and writing the draft
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 are scheduled (equinox-gamete)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act I concludes in class; anthologies are required in class today and tomorrow; literary terms 41-50 are scheduled in class (folklore-idiom)
Letter to the Editor #2 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site tomorrow

Tuesday September 27
Literary terms 41-50 continue in class
Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act II is scheduled in class; anthologies are required
Letter to the Editor #2 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Los Angeles Times letter to the editor online link:
http://www.nieonline.com/latimes/login.cfm

Wednesday September 28
The Scarlet Letter novels and dialectical journals are scheduled; one dialectical journal for Chapters 4-8 are required for class discussion and novels are required in class

Thursday September 29
Rewrites of Personal Paper drafts are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today
PSAT multiple choice practice is scheduled today and tomorrow
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 21-30 test is scheduled

Friday September 30
PSAT multiple choice practice is scheduled
Literary terms 41-50 test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class informationAt

Saturday, September 17, 2016

STUDYPATH* September 19-23, 2016

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 September 19
Writing the Personal Paper is scheduled in class; in-class timed writing is scheduled Thursday
Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act One continues in class; anthologies are required
Literary terms 31-40 from the anthology are scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due in class today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Items in a Series and Modifiers Before a Noun grammar assignment is due in class today (hard copy)
Transition words handout distributed in class for Thursday's in-class timed writing

Tuesday September 20
Rewrite of Compare-Contrast paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Anthologies are due in class as The Crucible Act One concludes
Literary terms 31-40 continue in class; test is scheduled tomorrow before class discussion
WHSSSK Words 11-20 test is scheduled in class

Wednesday September 21
Literary terms 31-40 test is scheduled
The Scarlet Letter Chapters One-Three dialectical journals (one per chapter) are required for class discussion

Thursday September 22
In-class timed writing assignment is scheduled

Friday September 23
PSAT Practice test multiple choice is scheduled
Letter to the Editor #2 (LA Times) is due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; letter must have word count in parentheses and word count is limited to (70-110) words; follow formate introduced on chart paper (dry-erase board)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignment and class information

Saturday, September 10, 2016

STUDYPATH September 12-16, 2016

D R A F T:  Check Sunday evening for updated information.
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 September 12
Anthologies are due in class today and tomorrow for Act I of Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Literary terms 21-30 continue in class
Compound sentences and compound elements grammar assignment is due in class today
LA Times letter to the editor assignment introduced and due Friday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; letter must have word count in parentheses and word count is limited to (70-110) words; follow format introduced on chart paper (dry-erase board)

Tuesday September 13
The Crucible Act I continues in class; anthologies are due in class
Literary terms 21-30 continue in class; test is scheduled Wednesday

Wednesday September 14
Writing a Personal Paper prewriting and drafting is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 vocabulary is due Monday
The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne novels are required in class for "The Custom House" introduction

Thursday September 15
Writing a Personal Paper prewriting and drafting continues in class
"The Custom House" introduction to Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter continues in class

Friday September 16
"The Custom House" continues in class with recalling, interpreting and synthesizing assignment
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Friday, September 2, 2016

STUDYPATH* September 5-9, 2016

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 September 5
Today is Labor, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday September 6
Literary terms Eleven-Twenty test is scheduled in class
Anthologies are required in class today for Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act I
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words One-Ten reviewed in class

Wednesday September 7
SUBSTITUTE:  Mr. Carmicle is at Dorsey High School for the PASS professional development

Thursday September 8
Timed writing is scheduled in class for the Compare-Contrast paper first draft

Friday September 9
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words One-Test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information