STUDYPATH* August 28-September 1, 2017

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 August 28
Letter to the Editor #1 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late assignments earn late fail points; use template and student sample provided in class for proper formatting and content
The Scarlet Letter Characters and Parts of a Plot distributed in class
Recalling, Interpreting and Synthesizing "The Custom House" assignment is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery) test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to Thursday because of Friday holiday
Syntax and Enriched Vocabulary lessons are scheduled this week

Tuesday August 29
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20 chromosome-epiphany) assignment scheduled in class and due Thursday
Problem-Solution paper topics finalized in class; responses for #2 and #3 (see bullets on handout) are due in class; answer in complete sentences
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit

Wednesday August 30
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit

Thursday August 31
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) assignment is due
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop (Level G) responses are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to day because of Friday holiday; Exercises 2 and 3 (Pages 676-679) are due in class today; textbooks are required in class

Friday September 1 (Admissions Day State Holiday--No Classes Scheduled)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter multiple choice Chapters One and Two

STUDYPATH* August 21-25, 2017

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 August 21
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two assigned and due tomorrow
Problem-Solution paper topics reviewed and finalized in class (Guiding Question and Bullet Point Responses due Wednesday)
Syntax Lesson #4 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 are due in class (hard copy); test date is scheduled Friday

Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two due in class today; late work receives late fail points
Problem-Solution paper prewriting is scheduled in class; paper due date TuesdayAugust 29 on turnitin.com

Wednesday August 23
Syntax Lesson #5 is scheduled in class
The Scarlet Letter Character Bios and The Parts of a Plot reviewed in class; The Scarlet Letter vocabulary #1-10 assigned and due Monday

Thursday August 24
Vocabulary Workshop Level G textbooks are required in class for assignment

Friday August 25
Writer's Choice Grammar lesson is scheduled in class; textbook is required in class
Students may use the following link to access the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Syntax Lesson #6 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test is scheduled today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter dialectical journals and reading assignment

STUDYPATH* August 14-18, 2017

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 August 14
Teacher preparation day; no classes are scheduled

Tuesday August 15 (First day of Classes for Students)(Turnitin.Com Class ID: 15793215; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 assigned and due Friday
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
Voice Lessons assigned in class and due date set

Wednesday August 16
Letter to the Editor #1 due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site Monday, August 28
Enriched Vocabulary assignment is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Test Administration is scheduled in class

Thursday August 17
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter pre-reading activities are scheduled in class
Dialectical journals for The Scarlet Letter to be assigned next week when novels are distributed

Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Voice Lesson assignment is due in class today
Words High School Students Should Know 1-10 assignment is due in class; test is scheduled in class after student review of vocabulary

INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice
Essays, Speeches and Nonfiction Pieces
Letter to the Editor Responses
Wednesday
Literary Terms
Enriched Vocabulary
Language of Composition: Grammar as Rhetoric and Style
Thursday
Timed Writing
Friday
Novel or Play
Voice Lessons
Testing-Enchriched Vocabulary and WHSSSK-Literary Terms