Friday, June 1, 2018

STUDYPATH* June 4-8, 2018

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 June 4
Regular schedule for classes; last day of instruction before final examinations
Performances of Act V long or short scenes for final four groups are scheduled in class

Tuesday June 5
Final examinations Periods One and Two
Period Three meets after lunch; students complete tallies for group presentations

Wednesday June 6
Final examinations Periods Three and Four
Semester reflections are due in class for Honors Contemporary Composition Final Exam

Thursday June 7
Final examinations Periods Five and Six
Last day of classes for students

Friday June 8
End of semester teacher professional development

Thursday, May 24, 2018

STUDYPATH* May 28-June 1, 2018

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 May 28
Today is Memorial Day, a legal federal holiday, and classes are not in session
Students copy script lines on index cards provided in class last Friday

Tuesday May 29
Dry-run presentations of an original act written by students (Act V of Arthur Miller's The Crucible) are scheduled in Room 502; all teams participate in dry-run and complete scoring rubric sheet for feedback
Student use index cards for dry-run performances (index cards provided in class last Friday)

Wednesday May 30
Presentations of an original act written by students (Act V of Arthur Miller's The Crucible) are scheduled in Room 502

Thursday May 31
Students total points using rubrics provided for presentations in Room 502; scores are added to Schoology
Final mastery test for Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class
Back to the Lake textbooks due in class for literary terms 26-30 review

Friday June 1
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Literary terms test 21-30 is scheduled in class (classification-critical analysis)
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are returned to textbook room
Back to the Lake textbooks are returned to textbook room

AGENDA BIN:

Saturday, May 19, 2018

STUDYPATH* May 21-25, 2018

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 May 21 BLOCK SCHEDULE 2-4-6
Period Three does not meet today

Tuesday May 22 BLOCK SCHEDULE 1-3-5
Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class for literary terms 11-20 test scheduled before The Crucible rehearsals in the quad

Wednesday May 23 BLOCK SCHEDULE 2-4-6
Period Three does not meet today

Thursday May 24 BLOCK SCHEDULE 1-3-5
Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class for literary terms 21-30; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible long and short scene rehearsals continue in class

Friday May 25
Back to the Lake test for literary terms 21-30 is scheduled in class tomorrow
Presentations for dry runs and actual script reenactments are scheduled in Room 502 Tuesday, May 29 and Wednesday, May 30
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Resumes, cover letters and college personal statements are scheduled

Saturday, May 12, 2018

STUDYPATH* May 14-18, 2018

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 May 14
Group work for The Crucible Act V continues in class
Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class today and tomorrow for literary terms 11-20
Long scene scripts for Act V of The Crucible were due from groups Saturday, May 12 by 8:30 P.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday May 15
Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class today for next set of literary terms; test is scheduled Thursday
Group work for The Crucible Act V continues in class

Wednesday May 16
Peer Observation visit (short scene scripts are due from groups by end of class)

Thursday May 17
Back to the Lake literary terms test is scheduled in class
Group work for The Crucible Act V continues in class; rehearsals in the quad are scheduled

Friday May 18
Group work for The Crucible Act V continues in class; rehearsals in the quad are scheduled
The Crucible Act V script rehearsals, dry runs and group presentations are scheduled prior to and during final examination week
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Brag sheets, resumes, cover letters and personal statements are to be scheduled in class for the remaining weeks of the semester
Logical fallacies assignments are scheduled after The Crucible group presentations

Friday, May 4, 2018

STUDYPATH* May 7-11, 2018

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 May 7
Group work continues for stage directions, dialogue and plot elements of Act V of The Crucible
Final mastery test from Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class
Group jobs include reporter, recorder, script typist and dialogue supervisor; one long scene and one short scene are required for The Crucible Act V scripts
Back to the Lake textbooks required in class for literary terms 6-10; test is scheduled Thursday

Tuesday May 8
Group work continues for stage directions, dialogue and plot elements of Act V of The Crucible
Final mastery test from Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class

Wednesday May 9
Group work continues for stage directions, dialogue and plot elements of Act V of The Crucible
Final mastery test from Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class

Thursday May 10
Group work continues for stage directions, dialogue and plot elements of Act V of The Crucible
Literary terms test from Back to the Lake is scheduled in class

Friday May 11
Group work continues for stage directions, dialogue and plot elements of Act V of The Crucible
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Brag sheets, resumes, cover letters and personal statements are scheduled in the remaining weeks of the semester
The Crucible Act V script rehearsals, dry runs and group presentations are scheduled prior to and during final examination week

Friday, April 27, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 30-May 4, 2018

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 30
BLOCK SCHEDULE PERIODS THREE-TWO-ONE MEET TODAY
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium testing concludes for eleventh grade classes
Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are required in class tomorrow for final mastery open book test

Tuesday May 1
Teams are selected for writing Act V of The Crucible; sample scripts distributed in class
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test Part I (no textbook)

Wednesday Mary 2
Tools for writing dialogue are distributed in class; team members are assigned roles for writing Act V scripts
Vocabulary Workshop Final Mastery Test Part II (no textbook)

Thursday May 3
Team members meet to create plot elements, stage directions and dialogue for Act V scripts (one long scene and one short scene are required)
Logical fallacies assignment is scheduled in class

Friday May 4
Team members meet to create plot elements, stage directions and dialogue for Act V scripts (one long scene and one short scene are required)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Brag sheets, resumes, cover letters and personal statements are scheduled in the remaining weeks of the semester

Friday, April 20, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 23-27, 2018

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 23
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium testing is scheduled this week
BLOCK SCHEDULE:  PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. Friday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday April 24
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY

Wednesday April 25
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS THREE, TWO AND ONE MEET TODAY

Thursday April 26
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS THREE, TWO AND ONE MEET TODAY

Friday April 27
BLOCK SCHEDULE: PERIODS SIX, FIVE AND FOUR MEET TODAY
Research document is due by 8:30 A.M. Friday, April 27 on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
The Crucible Act V scripts are scheduled after SBAC Test administration

Saturday, April 14, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2018

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

TURNITIN.COM ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY 8:30 P.M. SUNDAY APRIL 15

Monday April 16
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of format and content
Research Document Prompt:
EXPLAIN HOW THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS OF 1692 WERE SIMILAR TO THE MASS HYSTERIA INVOLVED IN THE 1954 HEARINGS ON THE HOUSE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE PERSECUTED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND HOW ACCUSERS PERMITTED ESCAPE FROM PUNISHMENT IF THOSE CONSIDERED INNOCENT POINTED OUT THOSE WHO MIGHT BE GUILTY.
  1. Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
  2. Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
  3. Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
  4. Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library
Tuesday April 17
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of sources and documentation
Letter to the Editor #13 due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday April 18
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Thursday April 19
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Friday April 20
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research final draft composition and submission to turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. April 27
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week'a assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
The Crucible Act V script drafting: dialogue, stage direction, short and long scene plot development and rehearsal of written scripts
Preparation for upcoming Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test administration

Friday, April 6, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2018

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 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Timed writing is scheduled in class: Allegorical, Metaphorical and Symbolic elements of The Crucible compare and contrast to social and political events of McCarthy Era Red Scare
Thesis statement for timed writing is due in class today before timed writing activity
CREDIT TO MR. AURIEMMO for Writing Prompt: (Final draft of paper due date TBD)
Write a paper using plot developments in The Crucible to evaluate clearly how their allegorical, metaphorical, and symbolic elements compare and contrast to the social and political events of the Red Scare and the McCarthy Era.
Tuesday April 10
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due in class today
Political cartoon analysis is scheduled in class
Research document preparation continues in class all week

Wednesday April 11
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled in class
Research document preparation continues in class all week

Thursday April 12
Graphic organizer for WebQuest is due in class today (hard copy); respond to questions One-Four for The Crucible/The McCarthy Trials/Allegory

Friday April 13
Letter to the Editor #13 due Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Writer's Choice grammar textbook returned to textbook room; textbooks are required in class

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20 (classes meet in the library all week)

RESEARCH DOCUMENT PROMPT:

EXPLAIN HOW THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS OF 1692 WERE SIMILAR TO THE MASS HYSTERIA INVOLVED IN THE 1954 HEARINGS ON THE HOUSE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE PERSECUTED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND HOW ACCUSERS PERMITTED ESCAPE FROM PUNISHMENT IF THOSE CONSIDERED INNOCENT POINTED OUT THOSE WHO MIGHT BE GUILTY.


  1. Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
  2. Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
  3. Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
  4. Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library

Sunday, March 25, 2018

STUDYPATH* April 2-6, 2018

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 2
Today is Cesar E. Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday April 3
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class
Writer's Choice grammar and graphic organizer for research document due in class Friday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
Letter to the Editor #11 due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday April 4
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class (postponed from before spring break)

Thursday April 5
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class

Friday April 6
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment due today Pages 556-560 Exercises 1-6
Graphic organizer for Salem Witch Hunt vs. 1950's Red Scare (The McCarthy Trials) due in class today (hard copy)
CREDIT TO MR. AURIEMMO for Writing Prompt: (Paper due date TBA)
Write a paper using plot developments in The Crucible to evaluate clearly how their allegorical, metaphorical, and symbolic elements compare and contrast to the social and political events of the Red Scare and the McCarthy Era.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week'a assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

Saturday, March 24, 2018

SPRING BREAK March 26-April 2, 2018

Classes are not in session March 26-April 2 for Spring Break.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

STUDYPATH* March 19-23, 2018

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 March 19
New York Times Upfront assignment is due in class today (hard copy)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due in class; test is scheduled Thursday
IAB test administered in class (Day One)

Tuesday March 20
Writer's Choice Grammar Review is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class today for assigned work review (postponed to tomorrow)
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for writing assignment due Thursday (postponed to tomorrow)
IAB test administered in class (Day Two)
Letter to the Editor #10 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
New York Times Upfront assignment reviewed, corrected and discussed in class

Wednesday March 21
Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice and Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class

Thursday March 22
Writer's Choice Grammar Review assignment is due in class; textbooks are required
Back to the Lake writing assignment is due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test is scheduled in class

Friday March 23
Period Three Honors Contemporary Composition class does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research library dates are scheduled April 16-20

Saturday, March 10, 2018

STUDYPATH* March 12-16, 2018

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
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses due Wednesday; test is scheduled Thursday
The Great Gatsby vs. "Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerald; students determine how responses to Fitzgerald's short story compare to dialectical journal responses in novel
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Tuesday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.10 Run-on Sentences is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for writing assignment due Thursday
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses due in class today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.10 Run-on Sentences is scheduled in class; textbooks are required in class and assignment is due next Thursday
Back to the Lake writing assignment is due in class; anthologies are required

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due in class Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

Friday, March 2, 2018

STUDYPATH* March 5-9, 2018

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 March 5
The Crucible Acts III and IV are scheduled in class; anthologies are required in class all week

Tuesday March 6
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.9 Sentence Fragments is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday
Letter to the Editor #9 is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. today
Back to the Lake anthologies due in class for writing assignment due Thursday (assignment will be announced in class)

Wednesday March 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday

Thursday March 8
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.9 Sentence Fragments is scheduled in class; textbooks are required and assignment is due next Thursday
Back to the Lake writing assignment due in class today; anthologies are required in class; respond to Page 150 CR #1, Page 151 SS #2 and Page 152 TL #3

Friday March 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test is scheduled in class
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" responses due in class today; answer in complete sentences using proper grammar conventions, spelling and punctuation

  1. What is the importance of the story's historical setting?  What is the significance of the title as it relates to the setting?
  2. What is the story's theme?
  3. How does the story's point of view and tone have an impact on the reader?
  4. Explain why you believe Charlie has or has not conquered his alcoholism?
  5. How long must one pay for past mistakes?

Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

Saturday, February 24, 2018

STUDYPATH* February 26-March 2, 2018

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 February 26
Letter to the Editor #9 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, March 6
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Tuesday February 27
Back to the Lake anthologies are required in class for Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?"; respond to Close Reading #1-#3, Strategies and Structures #1and Thinking about Language #1-#3; class discussion is scheduled for Thursday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.8 Four Kinds of Sentences is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Wednesday February 28
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Thursday March 1
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.8 Four Kinds of Sentences is scheduled in class; textbooks are required and assignment is due next Thursday
Class discussion is scheduled for Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?"; anthologies are required in class

Friday March 2
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class all week; anthologies are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

Saturday, February 17, 2018

STUDYPATH* February 19-23, 2018

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 February 19
Today is President's Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday February 20
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for Matthew Yglesias' "Money Isn't Everything" (Pages 591-594); respond to Strategies and Structures #1-#5 and Thinking about Language #1-#4; class discussion is scheduled Thursday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.7 Noun Clauses is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
The Great Gatsby anchor papers shared aloud in class; rewrites for papers using contractions and "you" are due as soon as possible as hard copies
The Crucible Acts II and III continue in class all week; anthologies are required in class
Letter to the Editor #8 is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday February 21
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday

Thursday February 22
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.7 Noun Clauses is scheduled in class; textbooks are required and assignment is due next Thursday
Class discussion is scheduled for Matthew Yglesias' "Money Isn't Everything"; anthologies are required in class

Friday February 23
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research on Salem Witch Hunt vs. 1950's Red Scare is scheduled April 16-20, 2018 for paper formatting, works cited, title page, outlining, parenthetical citations, guiding question and thesis statement

Saturday, February 10, 2018

STUDYPATH* February 12-16, 2018

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 February 12
The Crucible Act II continues in class; anthologies are required in class all week

Tuesday February 13
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (Pages 517-532); respond to For Close Reading #4 and Strategies and Structures #1-#5 and Thinking about Language #4; anthologies are required in class for Thursday discussion
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.6 Adverb Clauses is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday

Wednesday February 14
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday

Thursday February 15
Class discussion for Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is scheduled; anthologies are required in class
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.6 Adverb Clauses is scheduled in class and textbooks are required in class
The Great Gatsby paper due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Friday February 16
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Nine test is scheduled in class
PERIOD THREE: Lockdown Drill at approximately 11:15 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 23-27, 2018

Saturday, February 3, 2018

STUDYPATH* February 5-9, 2018

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 February 5
The Crucible Act II continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled in class
The Crucible Reading Quiz Act III is completed in class
Literary analysis paper due Tuesday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals for Chapters 7-9 due Friday for class discussion

Tuesday February 6
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for Anne Sexton's "Her Kind" (Pages 445-447); respond to For Close Reading #1-#4 and Strategies and Structures #3 and Thinking about Language #3 and #4; textbooks are due in class Thursday for discussion
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.5 Adjective Clauses is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
The Crucible Act II continues in class
Literary analysis paper due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday February 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday
The Crucible Act II continues in class

Thursday February 8
Back to the Lake anthologies are due for class discussion of Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.5 Adjective Clauses is due and textbooks are required in class
The Crucible Act III continues in class

Friday February 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eight test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals due in class for Chapters 7-9 class discussion

AGENDA BIN:
Library research document is scheduled April 23-27

Sunday, January 28, 2018

STUDYPATH* January 29-February 2, 2018

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 January 29
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six is scheduled in class; Unit Seven responses are due Thursday and test is scheduled Friday
The Crucible Reading Quiz Acts One and Two is due in class; anthologies are due in class all week
Writing the Literary Analysis examples and quotations and outline is due in class today

Tuesday January 30
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for Bruce Catton's "Grant and Lee" (Pages 377-382) reading selection; respond to For Close Reading #1-#4 and Strategies and Structures #4 and Thinking about Language #1 and #4; class discussion is scheduled for Thursday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.4 Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class

Wednesday January 31
Syntax Lesson; Shields due in class

Thursday February 1
Back to the Lake anthologies are due for class discussion of Bruce Catton's "Grant and Lee" reading selection
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.4 Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences is scheduled in class; textbooks are required and assignment is due next Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are due in class; test is scheduled tomorrow (postponed to tomorrow, February 2)

Friday February 2
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled in class (postponed to Monday)
Syntax Lesson: Wilson due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research is library is scheduled in April

Friday, January 19, 2018

STUDYPATH* January 22-26, 2018

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 January 22
The Crucible continues in class and anthologies are required in class Tuesday-Friday
Naviance presentation by college counselor is scheduled in class

Tuesday January 23
Back to the Lake anthology is due in class for "All Seven Deadly Sins Committed at Church Bake Sale" from The Onion (Pages 257-260); respond to For Close Reading #1-#5 and Strategies and Structures #1 and #2 and Thinking about Language #3 and #4; class discussion is scheduled Thursday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.3 Simple and Complex Sentences, 13. 4 and 14. 5 (Pages 538-539) are scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class

Wednesday January 24
Syntax Lesson: Shaw due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 18 is due in class

Thursday January 25
Back to the Lake anthologies are due for class discussion of The Onion's "All Seven Deadly Sins Committed at Church Bake Sale" and "Back to the Lake" (postponed from last week)
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for Lesson 13.3 Simple and Complex Sentences; 13. 4 and 13. 5 (Pages 538-539)assignments are due today

Friday January 26
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled in class
Syntax Lesson: Donne due in class
The Great Gatsby Chapters Four-Six dialectical journals (one per chapter) are due today for class discussion; novels are due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library lessons changed to April 23-27, 2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

STUDYPATH* January 15-19, 2018

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 January 15
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday January 16
Back to the Lake anthology reading assignment for a leading essayist of his day E.B. White's "Back to the Lake" due Thursday for class discussion; respond to For Closing Reading #1-4, Strategies and Structures #4 and Thinking about Language #2 and #5
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.2 Subordinate Clauses is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class Tuesday-Thursday for Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Literary analysis paper: thesis statements
Winter break work for The Crucible due in class today
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 17 distributed in class and due tomorrow

Wednesday January 17
Syntax Lesson: Hoffer due in class
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 17 responses due in class
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class Tuesday-Thursday for Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday (postponed to Wednesday, January 24-test postponed to Friday, January 26)

Thursday January 18
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.1 (Page 535 due in class); Exercise 13.2 Subordinate Clauses is scheduled in class; textbooks are required in class and assignment is due next Thursday
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class Tuesday-Thursday for Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Friday January 19
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test is scheduled in class
The Great Gatsby dialectical journals Chapters One-Three (one per chapter) are due in class; novels are required in class for discussion
Syntax Lesson: Darwin due in class
Anthologies (My Perspectives) are due in class next week for Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

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