Sunday, February 2, 2014

STUDYPATH* February 3-7, 2014

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Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class all week; Contemporary Composition textbooks are due in class Monday and Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due Friday; check Box at right of AP blog for assignment download
Outlines of War Metaphor text-based reflective paper are returned to students for rewrites; paper is due Thursday on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today

Wednesday
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class; textbook is required
Writer's Choice 7.3 assignment is due today

Thursday
Crucible Project-Based Learning Act V script rehearsals are scheduled in the classroom and in the Quad

Friday
Class discussion of Chapters Sixteen-Twenty of The Scarlet Letter is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three responses are due today

Sunday, January 26, 2014

STUDYPATH* January 27-31, 2014

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Corrections: E-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class all week; Contemporary Composition textbook is required in class Monday-Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due Friday; access assignment on Box on AP blog
The Scarlet Letter class discussion is scheduled Friday; dialectical journals and novels are required in class
Text-Based Reflective Letter prewriting is due tomorrow; assignment will be discussed in class

Tuesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are scheduled
"Rhetoric of War" unit is scheduled

Wednesday
Writer's Choice assignment 7.2 is due today
"Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class

Thursday
The Crucible Project-Based Learning unit continues in class with rehearsals of scripts

Friday
The Scarlet Letter Chapters Eleven-Fifteen class discussion is scheduled; novels and dialectical journals are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Text-Based Reflective Letter is due Tuesday on turnitin.com web site

Monday, January 20, 2014

STUDYPATH* January 20-24, 2014


DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT  DRAFT
For corrections, e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net
 In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

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

Tuesday
Contemporary Composition book is required in class all week; "Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class
The Scarlet Letter class discussion is scheduled Friday; bring novels and dialectical journals to class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two is assigned and due Monday
Text-Based Reflective Letter prewriting due date is set

Wednesday
Contemporary Composition book "Rhetoric of War" unit continues in class
The Crucible scripts, character assignments, dialogue and staging for Project-Based Learning unit is scheduled today and tomorrow
Writer's Choice assignment is due; textbook is required in class for additional research paper writing assignments; complete 7.1 Writing Activities on page 329 Skills Practice 1, 2 and 3; prompt topic for research paper will be discussed in class this week

Thursday
The Crucible Project-Based Learning unit continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) is scheduled

Friday
The Scarlet Letter Chapters One-Ten class discussion is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Semester Two: January 13-17, 2014

This blog is in DRAFT form and will be updated during the first week of classes.
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Dialectical journals for Custom House introduction and Chapters 1-24 of The Scarlet Letter (twenty-seven journals total) are due today
Contemporary Composition syllabus reviewed; parent signatures are due Friday; syllabus is available on Box (see assignment downloads at right of this blog)

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today

Wednesday
An Introduction to Rhetoric: "The Rhetoric of War" unit begins
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) continue in class
Writing The Crucible Act V groups meet for character, dialogue and stage directions assignments for project-based learning unit
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is scheduled
Reviewing plot analysis for The Scarlet Letter

Thursday
Review of Text-Based Reflective Letter assignment requirements, including prewriting, outlining, drafting and revising

Friday
Contemporary Composition syllabus signed by parents is due today
Class discussion is scheduled for Custom House introduction and Chapters One-Five of The Scarlet Letter
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Friday, December 20, 2013

Winter Break Work--Due January 13, 2014

Read The Scarlet Letter and write three dialectical journals for the "Custom House" introduction and one dialectical journal for each chapter.

Your assignment should be submitted on Monday, January 13, 2014 for a total of twenty-seven dialectical journal entries.

Return refreshed from winter break for the second semester of eleventh grade English, Contemporary Composition.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

STUDYPATH* December 16-20, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT,  HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Final examination for Period Five includes semester reflection and Mead timed writing assignment
Problem-Solution paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Final Examination for Period Seven includes semester reflection and Mead timed writing assignment

Wednesday
Review of winter break work
The Scarlet Letter dialectical journal assignments are due Monday, January 13
The Crucible screening Day One

Thursday
The Crucible screening Day Two

Friday
Last day of semester
The Crucible screening Day Three (conclusion)

Sunday, December 8, 2013

STUDYPATH* December 9-13, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are returned to students; test is scheduled Wednesday
Anthologies are required in class each day for work on project-based learning The Crucible Act V assignment
F. Scott Fitzgerald poems are distributed to students; timed writing is scheduled Wednesday
Problem-Solution paper on turnitin.com is rescheduled and due Monday, December 16 by 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday
Groups continue work on project-based learning The Crucible Act V assignment

Wednesday
Timed writing on F. Scott Fitzgerald poems is scheduled
Typed scripts for Act V of The Crucible are due today

Thursday-Minimum Day (Senior Projects)
Group continue work on project-based learning The Crucible Act V assignment

Friday
Script revisions for Act V of The Crucible are due today; final exam schedule and assignments are discussed in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information