Saturday, February 11, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 13-17, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms continue in class; test date to be announced; anthology is required in class Monday-Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 31-40 assignment is due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Douglass and Hurston selections from the anthology continue in class this week
Contemporary Composition assignment is scheduled for today

Tuesday
Contemporary Composition assignment continues in class
WHSSSK Words 41-50 are assigned and due Monday
WHSSSK Words 31-40 test is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Contemporary Composition assignment continues in class
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Friday
An in-class timed paper is scheduled for today (postponed until next week)
Check blog on Sunday evening for next week's in-class and homework assignments

Thursday, February 2, 2012

STUDYPATH* February 6-10, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are required in class all week except for Friday
Literary terms continue in class this week; test is scheduled for Thursday
Douglass and Hurston selections from the anthology are covered today through Wednesday

Tuesday
Literary terms continue in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 31-40 are assigned today and due Thursday for test

Wednesday
Contemporary Composition texts are distributed and course orientation is scheduled
In-class timed essay is scheduled for Friday; details to be announced in class
Hurston selection from the anthology concludes today in class

Thursday
WHSSSK words 31-40 test is scheduled for today
Literary terms test is scheduled for today

Friday
An in-class timed writing is scheduled for today
Check blog on Sunday night for next week's in-class and homework assignments

Saturday, January 28, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 30-February 3, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms review continuea in class this week
Anthologies are due in class Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Thoreau, Douglass and Hurston selections continue in class today and tomorrow
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 21-30 are assigned and due Thursday; test is scheduled for Thursday

Tuesday
Literary terms review continues in class; test is scheduled for Thursday
Douglass and Hurston selections continue in class today

Wednesday
Periods Five and Six do not meet today

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
WHSSSK test on words 21-30 is scheduled for today

Friday
Periods Five and Six final examinations include a semester reflection, a reflection on The Crucible Project, and a multiple choice test for The Crucible

Saturday, January 21, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 23-27, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know 11-20 are due Wednesday; test is scheduled for Thursday
Literary terms from the anthology are scheduled; the anthologies are due in class all week
Reflection for The Crucible project is scheduled for this week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses are reviewed in class tomorrow
Winter break homework prose selections are reviewed

Tuesday
Literary terms are continued in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for Wednesday
Winter break homework prose selections continue in class

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class today for assignment
WHSSSK 11-20 definitions, diacritical markings, syllabications and parts of speech are due today
Winter break homework prose selections continue in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven test is scheduled for today

Thursday
WHSSSK 11-20 test is scheduled; words 21-30 are introduced and due next Wednesday
Winter break homework prose selections continue in class

Friday
Literary terms continue in class; test is scheduled for Monday
Weekend homework will be announced

Saturday, January 14, 2012

STUDYPATH* January 16-20, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today
Presentations for The Crucible Act V and scoring matrix assignment is scheduled for today

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven is due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday
Presentations for The Crucible Act V and scoring matrix assignment continues in class today
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Writer's Choice is due in class for assignment

Thursday
WHSSSK Words 1-10 test is scheduled in class today
Anthologies are required in class today for literary terms

Friday
WSSSSK Words 11-20 are due Wednesday of next week
Anthologies are required in class today for literary terms
Check blog for weekend homework assignments

Friday, January 13, 2012

NSHSS Video

You may access the video and article from the recent Atlanta event by clicking on my slideshow photo using the link provided below:

http://www.nshss.org/home

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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