STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Responses from the handouts on Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass and Hurston selections from the anthology are due today
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are assigned; complete syllabication, definition, part of speech, and diacritical marking for each word 1-10
Emerson selections are discussed in class; anthology is required all week
The Crucible Act V assignments have been scored and will be returned to students; rubric and scheduling for class presentations will be announced

Tuesday
Emerson selections continue in class
Anthology is due in class
Literary terms are covered in class

Wednesday
Thoreau selections are discussed in class
WHSSSK assignment is due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
Thoreau selections continue in class
WHSSSK 1-10 test is scheduled in class today
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Friday
Douglass selections are discussed in class
Weekend homework assignments are announced in class
The Crucible Act V dramatic presentation rehearsals are scheduled for next week

Winter Break Assignments

Complete the answers for the Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, and Hurston handouts provided in class. These assignments are due first day back, January 9, 2012.

STUDYPATH* 12-16, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
from Letters to an American Farmer homework assignment is due today; complete all parts of assignment, including multiple choice, reading check, understanding the writer and his background, understanding vocabulary, understanding literary elements, and writing and responding to literature
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class today
Literary Focus: Style (175) from the Paine and Henry pieces is assigned and due Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four-Six responses are announced in class; test is scheduled for Thursday
Literary terms are covered in class today and tomorrow

Tuesday
Comparison and contrast essay on Franklin, Paine, and Henry (choose two) is due tonight at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms are scheduled for today in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class for writing assignment
Literary terms test is scheduled

Thursday
Unit Four-Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today

Friday
Winter break homework, including Emerson, Thoreau, Lincoln, Douglass, and King will be assigned and due January 9
The Crucible scripts will be reviewed over winter break and returned to students January 9, when groups will rehearse and present scenes from the newly written Act V of the play

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Chapters Four-Six are due Wednesday; test scheduled for Thursday is postponed until after Unit Six test is completed later this week
Paine and Henry pieces from the anthology are covered in class this week; anthology is due in class all week
Comparison and Contrast essay on turnitin.com is assigned and due date is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13 at 11:59 P.M.

Tuesday
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms
Paine and Henry pieces continue in class today in preparation for the comparison and contrast essay

Wednesday
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence document is discussed in class
Comparison and Contrast essay is due Tuesday, December 13 at 11:59 P.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms are covered in class

Thursday
Literary terms are covered in class; test date to be announced
from Letters from an American Farmer by Hector S. Jean de Crevecoeur is covered in class today and tomorrow

Friday
from Letters from an American Farmer piece continues in class today
Weekend homework will be announced
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Monday