Friday, March 15, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Margaret Mead response is due today in class; consumable textbook is required in class
The Crucible project evaluation is due Wednesday

Tuesday
Margaret Mead papers are rewritten in class; consumable textbook is required in class

Wednesday
EAP test administration is scheduled today

Thursday
EAP test administration concludes today
Letter to the editor is due

Friday
Special bell schedule for Hollywood Idol 2013; Periods Five and Six meet in the auditorium today
Have a nice spring break!  Classes resume on Tuesday, April 2.

Friday, March 8, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Groups continue rehearsals for Crucible Act V scripts; graded presentations begin tomorrow
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled Thursday

Tuesday
Graded presentations for Crucible Act V scripts begin
Final drafts of research papers are due in class for Period Five and Six today

Wednesday
Graded presentations for Crucible Act V scripts conclude in class
Writer's Choice textbook is postponed to next Wedneday

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Contemporary Composition textbook is required in class for assigned work
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled

Friday
Contemporary Composition textbook is required for assigned work
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments

Saturday, March 2, 2013

STUDYPATH* March 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Contemporary Composition classes rehearse Crucible scripts in the quad
Research paper first draft is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; first drafts not submitted will be penalized on points for research paper final grade; include thumbnails, subheads, works cited list (one book, one newspaper, one magazine, and three electronic resources), outline (will be paper clipped once papers are printed Monday morning); six-seven page length, end paper required; Helvetica, Times Roman or Arial typeface in 12 point type is required; run-around text for thumbnails is required; one block quote per paper; pagination in upper right hand corner; include no widows/orphans; embedded (in-text citations) required (two per page); no "you" and no contractions; observe MLA requirements for paper margins; follow all requirements set down on paper in library during prereading and prewriting activities
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due today

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen test is scheduled

Wednesday
Dry runs of rehearsed Crucible scripts are scheduled in class today

Thursday
Groups complete Crucible scripts as presentations which are scored by rubric

Friday
Contemporary Composition textbook pages 87-93 are required reading; responses on pages 83-84 are due in class (write answers in the consumable text)
Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday
Check STUDYPATH Sunday evening for next week's assignments

Sunday, February 24, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 25-March 1, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Vocabulary Workshop review pages 138-149 (no analogies) are due today
First draft of research paper is due Friday (rubric will be provided); submit by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms are scheduled today
All rewrites of outlines, thumbnails and works cited lists are due

Tuesday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday

Wednesday
Writer's Choice textbook is due in class for research paper skills lesson; homework will be assigned

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
First draft of research paper is due this morning before 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Contemporary Composition textbook assignment is due today (answer questions pages 95-103; read text selection pages 105-109)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fourteen responses are due Monday
Final draft of research paper is due March 8 on turnitin.com web site

Sunday, February 17, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 18-22, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

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

Tuesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Resources/Thumbnails for research paper are returned to students for corrections; staple new drafts on top of first drafts
Final draft of outline for research paper and thesis statement is due Friday, February 22
First draft of research paper is due March 1 (rubric will be provided)
Final draft of research paper is due March 8 on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms are scheduled; test date to be announced

Wednesday
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for grammar lesson; homework is due for pages 324-329 and skills practice 1, 2, 3 on page 329

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop review pages are due; pages will be announced in class
Contemporary Composition textbook is due in class; submit all work so far for the Rhetoric of War unit (pages 63-78); reflective paper is not required

Sunday, February 10, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 11-15, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class; anthologies are due in class; test date to be announced in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve is due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
Research paper source list in MLA format is due Friday 

Tuesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test
Research paper thesis statement is scheduled today and tomorrow in class
Final drafts of scripts are due Thursday; rehearsals and dry runs of scripts are scheduled for next week

Wednesday
Research paper thumbnails caption and credit are due Friday in class
Writer's Choice textbooks are due in class for grammar lesson

Thursday
Letter to the editor is due today
Online Writing Lab MLA research paper format and guidelines are reviewed in class

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH on Sunday evening for next week's assignments
Contemporary Composition textbook is due in class today; students must submit all work from pages 73-78 with answers written in this consumable textbook
Research paper activities are due today; deadline is scheduled in class for first draft of paper

Sunday, February 3, 2013

STUDYPATH* February 4-8, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Research paper working outline is due Friday, February 8 (must be one page and thorough)
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Wednesday; test is scheduled Thursday
Scripts for The Crucible Act V are due today from groups
Literary terms 101-110 are scheduled; anthologies are required in class Monday-Thursday
Period Six (only) literary terms test
All work in Contemporary Composition textbook (pages 63-72) are due in class Friday

Tuesday
Literary terms are scheduled
Rehearsals of scripts written for The Crucible Act V; presentation dates to be announced

Wednesday
Writer's Choice grammar lesson is scheduled; textbooks are required in class
Rehearsals of scripts for The Crucible Act V continue in class

Thursday
Letter to the Editor is due today
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today
Online Writing Lab MLA research paper format and guidelines are reviewed in class

Friday
Research paper working outline is due today
Contemporary Composition textbooks are due in class; all assigned work in book is due today for class discussion
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses are due Monday