Monday, December 19, 2011

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.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

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

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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

Saturday, November 26, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Benjamin Franklin cartoon assignment is due; read from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (161-168) for class discussion
Literary terms from anthology are covered in class today and tomorrow
Drafts of The Crucible Act V scenes are returned to students with suggestions and corrections; final drafts of Act V are due Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due Wednesday; test is scheduled for Thursday

Tuesday
Anthology is required in class for literary terms; test is scheduled for Thursday
Benjamin Franklin autobiography discussion continues in class; "The American Crisis" and "Speech in the Virginia Convention" assignments are due tomorrow; complete Literary Focus: Style (175) and submit November 30

Wednesday
Unit Six responses from Vocabulary Workshop are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Vocabulary Workshop review pages for Chapters Four-Six are due next week; test date to be scheduled
Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine responses are due today for class discussion
Writer's Choice lessons will continue next week

Thursday
Anthology is required in class for literary terms test
Paine and Henry pieces from anthology class discussion continues in class

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop responses for Chapters Four-Six are due next week; test date to be scheduled
The Crucible Act V final drafts are due today; presentations will be scheduled next week
Weekend homework will be announced

Saturday, November 19, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 21-25, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Crucible Act V script is due Wednesday from groups
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow
from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (161) discussion is scheduled for next Monday; complete "Join, or Die" cartoon assignment and submit on Monday, November 28
Class discussion of "The American Crisis" by Thomas Paine and "Speech in the Virginia Convention" by Patrick Henry selections is scheduled for Wednesday, November 30; complete Literary Focus: Style (175) and submit in class on Wednesday

Tuesday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
Act V of The Crucible scripts are due tomorrow

Wednesday
Scripts for Act V of The Crucible are due today; group presentations are rescheduled to next week in class
Literary terms are scheduled for today

Thursday
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday; classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving holiday continues; classes are not in session

Saturday, November 12, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 14-18, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Groups work on writing Act V of Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Selection test for Act IV of The Crucible is scheduled for today
Literary terms continue in class

Tuesday
Literary terms continue in class
Groups work on writing Act V of The Crucible

Wednesday
Groups work on writing Act V of The Crucible
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Thursday
Groups work on writing Act V of The Crucible

Friday
Group presentations of Act V of The Crucible are scheduled in class today and next week

Saturday, November 5, 2011

STUDYPATH* November 7-11, 2011

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Meet in library today for literary terms test and script discussion in anticipation of writing Act V for Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Literary terms test scheduled in library before script discussion

Tuesday
The Crucible Act IV continues in class
Literary terms continue in class


Wednesday
The Crucible Act IV continues in class
Film Screening: Part One of The Crucible


Thursday
Film Screening: Part Two of The Crucible

Friday
Today is a legal holiday, Veterans Day, and classes are not in session.