STUDYPATH* September 15-19, 2014

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
Position statements and outlines for persuasive papers are due in class
Literary terms 11-20 test is scheduled
The Crucible Act II is scheduled; anthologies are due in class all week
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses due Thursday

Responses from “The American Crisis” Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and

“Speech in the Virginia Convention” Patrick Henry (1736-1799) are due Friday

Tuesday
Outlines and position statements returned to students with annotations
Literary terms continue in class
The Crucible Act II continues in class

Wednesday
Persuasive paper due this morning on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.; postponed from Tuesday
The Crucible Act II continues in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates
Responses due from Paine-Henry handouts are due today

STUDYPATH* September 8-12, 2014

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
Literary terms 11-20 from anthology are reviewed; test is scheduled Thursday
Anthologies are due in class all week for Arthur Miller's The Crucible
The Crucible Act I continues in class
Persuasive paper topics are finalized in class; paper due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 16

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
The Crucible Act II is scheduled
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses are reviewed

Wednesday
The Crucible Act II continues
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled today

Thursday
The Crucible Act II continues
Literary terms 11-20 test is scheduled

Friday
Benjamin Franklin from The Autobiography is due in class today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

STUDYPATH* September 1-5, 2014

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 Labor Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Persuasive paper assigned; due date set
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 test is scheduled
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One responses are due Friday
Scored Narrative papers returned to students
Anthologies are due in class all week for literary terms and Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Literary terms 11-20 are introduced in class

Wednesday
The Crucible Act One continues in class
Literary terms continue in class

Thursday
The Crucible Act One concludes in class

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop responses due today

AGENDA BIN:

STUDYPATH* August 25-29, 2014

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) Words 1-10 test is scheduled today
Literary terms 1-10 test is postponed to tomorrow
WHSSSK Words 11-20 are due tomorrow; include part of speech, syllabication, diacritical markings and definition
Anthologies are required in class all week for Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Tuesday
Literary terms 1-10 test is scheduled
Narrative paper is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 11-20 are due today
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class all week

Wednesday
Anthologies are due in class for The Crucible

Thursday
The Crucible continues in class

Friday
Today is Admissions Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

STUDYPATH* August 18-22, 2014

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) Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery are due today; record syllabication, part of speech, definition and diacritical markings
Outline for narrative writing assignment is due tomorrow
Textbooks are due in class all week for literary terms and rhetorical devices

Tuesday-Shortened Day Schedule
Literary terms from textbook are scheduled
Outline draft for narrative paper is due today

American Beginnings-A Collision of Cultures

from Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford (1590-1657)

“Offer of Help” Canassatego (died 1750)

A Tragedy at Salem-Historical Review

from “Diary of Samuel Sewall” (1652-1730)

from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and Sarah Pierrepont (1710-1758)

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

The Crucible Arthur Miller (1915-2005)

Wednesday
Narrative writing assignment is due on turnitin.com web site Friday
Literary terms from textbook are scheduled

Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know 11-20 are due Monday
The Crucible is scheduled; students are assigned as characters for in-class reading assignments

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
The Crucible Act I continues in class

STUDYPATH* August 12-15, 2014

WELCOME TO HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE
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

Tuesday, August 12
Program cards signed and seating assignment
"The Americas" handout distributed for reading assignment; study guide and selection test due Thursday in class for discussion
Opening bulletin on Box (at right of blog) must be signed by parents and is due Friday
Course syllabus on Box (at right of blog) must be signed by parents and is due Friday

Wednesday, August 13
Narrative writing assignment prewriting is due Friday; paper due date Monday on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Thursday, August 14
"Spanish Explorers in the Americas" handout distributed for reading assignment
Vocabulary diagnostic for Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled

Friday, August 15
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 are assigned and due Monday; syllabication, parts of speech, diacritical markings and definitions are required

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