Sunday, February 1, 2015

STUDYPATH* February 2-6, 2015

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
"How Open is the Door?" unit continues from Contemporary Composition textbook
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is scored in class; new grammar assignment is due in class Friday

Tuesday
Cause-Effect paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday
Literary terms and rhetorical devices continue in class
Words High School Students Should Know 71-80 responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Thursday
"How Open is the Door" unit continues from Contemporary Composition textbook

Friday
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due today
The Scarlet Letter class discussion of Chapters 16-20; dialectical journals are required in class
"The Minister's Black Veil" Hawthorne responses are due today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 26-30, 2015

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
Cause-Effect paper thesis statements are due in class today; prewriting continues this week in class
Anthologies are due in class Tuesday-Friday for literary terms and rhetorical devices
"How Open is the Door" unit from Contemporary Composition book continues in class this week

Tuesday
WHSSSK test postponed to Thursday
"How Open is the Door" unit continues in class
Cause-Effect paper prewriting continues in class

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow

Thursday
WHSSSK Words 61-70 test is scheduled
USA Today Letter to the Editor is due today
Writer's Choice grammar assignment is due (Page 554 Identifying Run-On Sentences)

Friday
The Scarlet Letter Chapters 11-15 class discussion is scheduled; dialectical journal entries are required in class 
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 19-23, 2015

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
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 51-60 due today
Cause-Effect paper prewriting and assignment due date is scheduled in class
Anthologies are required in class Tuesday and Wednesday for literary terms
Contemporary Composition textbook assignment is scheduled ("How Open is the Door")

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled

Thursday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Writer's Choice grammar assignment (Page 552, Exercises 1-25) due today; textbooks are required in class

Friday
The Scarlet Letter Chapters 6-10 class discussion is scheduled; Custom House introduction in-class review continues
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

STUDYPATH* January 12-16, 2015

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
Winter recess work must be submitted on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. today; late work is not acceptable
Anthologies are due in class for rhetorical devices and literary terms
Contemporary Composition textbooks assigned this week for writing assignments
Literary terms test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday
Grammar assignment from Writer's Choice; textbook is required in class
WHSSSK next set of words assigned and due Friday

Wednesday
Contemporary Composition textbook assignments are scheduled
Literary terms test is scheduled today

Thursday
Contemporary Composition textbooks assignments are scheduled

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information


Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Winter Recess Assignments

Record one dialectical journal entry for each chapter (twenty-four journal entries) of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; follow the format provided on the template distributed in class.  This assignment is to be submitted on the turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on January 12, 2015.

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

STUDYPATH* December 15-19, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Rehearsals and dry runs for The Crucible Act V continue in class
The Scarlet Letter novels are assigned to students
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 test is scheduled today

Tuesday
Finals Periods One and Two
Semester reflection is scheduled in classes

Wednesday
Finals Periods Three and Four
Semester reflection is scheduled in classes

Thursday
Finals Periods Five and Six
USA Today letter to the editor due today
The Crucible Act V performances are scheduled
Winter recess work is scheduled

Friday
Last day of classes for semester
Winter recess work is scheduled
Happy holidays!

Sunday, December 7, 2014

STUDYPATH* December 8-12, 2014

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups and Starts
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Smart Start, Super Start, Clean Start, Good Start

Monday
Project-based learning Act V The Crucible script revisions continue in class; rehearsals for dry run are scheduled Friday
Prufrock, Fitzgerald and King reading selections and writing responses assigned and due Friday
The Crucible film screening concludes in class
Words High School Students Should Know Words 41-50 are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is due Friday

Tuesday
Script revisions and rehearsals continue for dry run scheduled Friday

Wednesday
Script revisions and rehearsals continue for dry run scheduled Friday


Thursday
Script revisions and rehearsals continue for dry run scheduled Friday


Friday
USA Today letter to the editor is due today
Prufrock, Fitzgerald and King responses due today
Project-based learning dry run of Act V scenes from The Crucible is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know Words 41-50 test is scheduled