Monday, November 19, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 19-23, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Tuesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Wednesday
Furlough Day-classes are not in session

Thursday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session

Friday
Thanksgiving Day holiday-classes are not in session
Assignments due Monday:
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Seven responses
LA Times Letter to the Editor

Agenda Bin for November 26-30:
from "Self Reliance" Emerson; from Walden and "Civil Disobedience" Thoreau
"The Gettysburg Address" Lincoln; "What the Black Man Wants" Douglass 

Monday, November 12, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 12-16, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Crucible project-based learning group work is scheduled today
Anthology responses for Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur are due Friday:  Henry 2, 4; Jefferson 1-5; Crevecoeur (handout)
(ADDENDUM:  read pages 172-174 and answer questions 2 and 4 for Henry piece; read pages 177-181 and answer questions 1-5 for Jefferson piece)
Literary terms test is scheduled today
WHSSSK Words 91-100 are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Thursday 
Vocabulary Workshop Units Four-Six review responses are due today

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment
Literary terms are scheduled in class
Crucible project-based learning scripts
WHSSSK Words 91-100 are due today

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due
Crucible project-based learning scripts
WHSSSK 81-90 test is scheduled today
Literary terms are scheduled in class

Friday
Cause-effect paper is due by 8:00 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms test is scheduled today


Agenda Bin for Thanksgiving Week: (assignments to be discussed in class)
LA Times letter to the editor
Vocabulary Workshop
Anthology syllabus question responses

Sunday, November 4, 2012

STUDYPATH* November 5-9, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Crucible film screening concludes
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) test on words 81-90 is scheduled today
Anthologies are required in class all week for literary terms and project-based learning assignment for The Crucible
Prewriting for the cause and effect paper is scheduled today and deadline set for turnitin.com submission; thesis statement, evidence and outline are assigned and due Wednesday

Tuesday
Complete from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and from "The American Crisis" Thomas Paine responses due on Friday; Franklin:  Pages 161-166; answer questions five and six on Page 167; Paine: Pages 169-171; answer question three on Page 175 and complete 1-10 vocabulary on Page 176

Wednesday
Writer's Choice is due in class for grammar assignment

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Vocabulary Workshop review units 4-6 responses are due Monday

Saturday, October 27, 2012

STUDYPATH* October 29-November 2, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six responses are due
The Crucible Act IV continues in class
Anthologies are required in class all week for the play and literary terms
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 81-90 are reviewed in class and work due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Six test
The Crucible Act IV continues in class

Wednesday
The Crucible Act IV concludes
Cause and Effect paper prewriting continues in class; paper is turned in as hard copy on Monday, November 5 with length requirement of 1,500 words and outline attached
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar assignment; grammar review in book is scheduled as in-class work

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled today
WHSSSK Words 81-90 are due today
Project-based learning groups work on Act V of The Crucible
Los Angeles Times letter to the editor is due today

Friday
WHSSSK Words 81-90 test is scheduled
Project-based learning groups work on Act V of The Crucible

Sunday, October 21, 2012

STUDYPATH* October 22-26, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Anthologies are required in class for literary terms 61-70

Tuesday
The Crucible Act IV continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five test is scheduled

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar textbooks are required in class for grammar lesson
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible Act IV concludes

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due today
WHSSSK test is scheduled in class
Project-based learning groups are selected for writing Act V of The Crucible

Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday; test is scheduled Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Sunday, October 14, 2012

STUDYPATH* October 15-19, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Anthologies are due in class all week for The Crucible Acts III and IV and literary terms
Cause and effect paper is assigned and due date set
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday
Literary terms test
The Crucible Act III concludes
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test

Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
Periods Four, Five and Six do not meet today
Writer's Choice grammar assignment Exercises 10, 11, 12 and 13 are due next Wednesday

Thursday
LA Times letter to the editor is due; follow this link to the assignment and if you need the user name and password e-mail the instructor at jcarmicl@lausd.net
http://www.nieonline.com/latimes/e-edition.cfm
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 test is scheduled

Friday-Minimum Day Bell Schedule
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Five responses are due Monday; test is scheduled Tuesday

Sunday, October 7, 2012

STUDYPATH* October 8-12, 2012

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
The Crucible continues in class all week including Acts III and IV
Project-based learning for The Crucible orientation is scheduled
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms

Tuesday
Literary terms test is scheduled
The Crucible Act III continues in class

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow
Writer's Choice textbook is required in class for grammar assignment; Exercises 7, 8 and 9 are due today

Thursday
WHSSSK Words 61-70 test is scheduled today
Problem-Solution paper is due by 11:59 P.M. this evening on turnitin.com web site

Friday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four responses are due Monday; test is scheduled for Tuesday