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 September 11
PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) practice continues in class all week
Words High School Students Should Know WHSSSK (Words 11-20) test is scheduled in class;
WHSSSK (Words 21-30) due in class Monday, September 18
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Six distributed in class and due Wednesday
The Scarlet Letter novels are due Friday for class discussion; responses to Chapters I and II are due on Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Monday, September 18
Tuesday September 12
Anthologies (My Perspectives) "Freedom" and "The Declaration of Independence" assignment is scheduled in class today and tomorrow; assignment due today (Pages 18-22; respond to Page 23 1-3 complete sentences)
Problem-Solution paper is due on turnitin.com by 8:15 A.M. today; late work earns late fail points
Wednesday September 13
Anthologies (My Perspectives) assignment is scheduled in class
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Six is due in class (hard copy)
Thursday September 14
PSAT multiple choice practice continues in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two responses are due in class
Friday September 15
Writer's Choice textbooks are required in class for assignment
The Scarlet Letter novels are due for class discussion; responses for Chapters I and II are due in class
Enriched Vocabulary Lesson Seven distributed in class and due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next weeks assignments and class information
Friday, September 8, 2017
Friday, September 1, 2017
STUDYPATH* September 4-8, 2017
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 September 4
Today is Labor Day, a legal federal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday September 5 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Letter to the Editor #2 is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site Thursday, September 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled in class
Problem-Solution paper (Questions Four and Five) are due in class today; prewriting continues in class with paper due date to be set
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) are due in class today; test is scheduled Friday
Syntax assignments continue in class all week
Anthologies are due in class today and tomorrow for Perspectives "Freedom" unit
Review assignments for Enriched Vocabulary assignments One-Five are returned to students for test scheduled Friday
Wednesday September 6
Anthologies are due in class today for Perspectives "Freedom" unit
"The Custom House" introduction to The Scarlet Letter multiple choice responses are due in class
Thursday September 7
Letter to the Editor #2 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M. today; late work earns late fail points
Friday September 8
Enriched Vocabulary test on Units One-Five is scheduled in class (prepare for this test by studying Units One-Five responses, which were returned to students earlier this week)
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) test is scheduled in class (postponed to Monday)
Writer's Choice grammar (Assignments Four and Five, Pages 681-683) are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter reading assignment
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday September 4
Today is Labor Day, a legal federal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday September 5 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Letter to the Editor #2 is due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site Thursday, September 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One test is scheduled in class
Problem-Solution paper (Questions Four and Five) are due in class today; prewriting continues in class with paper due date to be set
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) are due in class today; test is scheduled Friday
Syntax assignments continue in class all week
Anthologies are due in class today and tomorrow for Perspectives "Freedom" unit
Review assignments for Enriched Vocabulary assignments One-Five are returned to students for test scheduled Friday
Wednesday September 6
Anthologies are due in class today for Perspectives "Freedom" unit
"The Custom House" introduction to The Scarlet Letter multiple choice responses are due in class
Thursday September 7
Letter to the Editor #2 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M. today; late work earns late fail points
Friday September 8
Enriched Vocabulary test on Units One-Five is scheduled in class (prepare for this test by studying Units One-Five responses, which were returned to students earlier this week)
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) test is scheduled in class (postponed to Monday)
Writer's Choice grammar (Assignments Four and Five, Pages 681-683) are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter reading assignment
Friday, August 25, 2017
STUDYPATH* August 28-September 1, 2017
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 August 28
Letter to the Editor #1 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late assignments earn late fail points; use template and student sample provided in class for proper formatting and content
The Scarlet Letter Characters and Parts of a Plot distributed in class
Recalling, Interpreting and Synthesizing "The Custom House" assignment is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery) test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to Thursday because of Friday holiday
Syntax and Enriched Vocabulary lessons are scheduled this week
Tuesday August 29
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20 chromosome-epiphany) assignment scheduled in class and due Thursday
Problem-Solution paper topics finalized in class; responses for #2 and #3 (see bullets on handout) are due in class; answer in complete sentences
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit
Wednesday August 30
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit
Thursday August 31
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) assignment is due
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop (Level G) responses are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to day because of Friday holiday; Exercises 2 and 3 (Pages 676-679) are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Friday September 1 (Admissions Day State Holiday--No Classes Scheduled)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter multiple choice Chapters One and Two
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday August 28
Letter to the Editor #1 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:15 A.M.; late assignments earn late fail points; use template and student sample provided in class for proper formatting and content
The Scarlet Letter Characters and Parts of a Plot distributed in class
Recalling, Interpreting and Synthesizing "The Custom House" assignment is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 1-10 abjure-chicanery) test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to Thursday because of Friday holiday
Syntax and Enriched Vocabulary lessons are scheduled this week
Tuesday August 29
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20 chromosome-epiphany) assignment scheduled in class and due Thursday
Problem-Solution paper topics finalized in class; responses for #2 and #3 (see bullets on handout) are due in class; answer in complete sentences
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit
Wednesday August 30
Volume One anthology Perspectives is due in class for continuation of freedom unit
Thursday August 31
Words High School Students Should Know (Words 11-20) assignment is due
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop (Level G) responses are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment rescheduled to day because of Friday holiday; Exercises 2 and 3 (Pages 676-679) are due in class today; textbooks are required in class
Friday September 1 (Admissions Day State Holiday--No Classes Scheduled)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter multiple choice Chapters One and Two
Thursday, August 17, 2017
STUDYPATH* August 21-25, 2017
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 August 21
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two assigned and due tomorrow
Problem-Solution paper topics reviewed and finalized in class (Guiding Question and Bullet Point Responses due Wednesday)
Syntax Lesson #4 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 are due in class (hard copy); test date is scheduled Friday
Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two due in class today; late work receives late fail points
Problem-Solution paper prewriting is scheduled in class; paper due date TuesdayAugust 29 on turnitin.com
Wednesday August 23
Syntax Lesson #5 is scheduled in class
The Scarlet Letter Character Bios and The Parts of a Plot reviewed in class; The Scarlet Letter vocabulary #1-10 assigned and due Monday
Thursday August 24
Vocabulary Workshop Level G textbooks are required in class for assignment
Friday August 25
Writer's Choice Grammar lesson is scheduled in class; textbook is required in class
Students may use the following link to access the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Syntax Lesson #6 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test is scheduled today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter dialectical journals and reading assignment
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday August 21
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two assigned and due tomorrow
Problem-Solution paper topics reviewed and finalized in class (Guiding Question and Bullet Point Responses due Wednesday)
Syntax Lesson #4 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 are due in class (hard copy); test date is scheduled Friday
Tuesday August 22 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Enriched Vocabulary Unit Two due in class today; late work receives late fail points
Problem-Solution paper prewriting is scheduled in class; paper due date TuesdayAugust 29 on turnitin.com
Wednesday August 23
Syntax Lesson #5 is scheduled in class
The Scarlet Letter Character Bios and The Parts of a Plot reviewed in class; The Scarlet Letter vocabulary #1-10 assigned and due Monday
Thursday August 24
Vocabulary Workshop Level G textbooks are required in class for assignment
Friday August 25
Writer's Choice Grammar lesson is scheduled in class; textbook is required in class
Students may use the following link to access the Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times Student Access
Syntax Lesson #6 is scheduled in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 1-10 test is scheduled today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
The Scarlet Letter dialectical journals and reading assignment
Saturday, August 5, 2017
STUDYPATH* August 14-18, 2017
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 August 14
Teacher preparation day; no classes are scheduled
Tuesday August 15 (First day of Classes for Students)(Turnitin.Com Class ID: 15793215; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 assigned and due Friday
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
Voice Lessons assigned in class and due date set
Wednesday August 16
Letter to the Editor #1 due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site Monday, August 28
Enriched Vocabulary assignment is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Test Administration is scheduled in class
Thursday August 17
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter pre-reading activities are scheduled in class
Dialectical journals for The Scarlet Letter to be assigned next week when novels are distributed
Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Voice Lesson assignment is due in class today
Words High School Students Should Know 1-10 assignment is due in class; test is scheduled in class after student review of vocabulary
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice
Essays, Speeches and Nonfiction Pieces
Letter to the Editor Responses
Wednesday
Literary Terms
Enriched Vocabulary
Language of Composition: Grammar as Rhetoric and Style
Thursday
Timed Writing
Friday
Novel or Play
Voice Lessons
Testing-Enchriched Vocabulary and WHSSSK-Literary Terms
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday August 14
Teacher preparation day; no classes are scheduled
Tuesday August 15 (First day of Classes for Students)(Turnitin.Com Class ID: 15793215; Passwords will be Distributed in Class)
Turnitin.com accounts and CollegeBoard.org accounts are required by Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) 1-10 assigned and due Friday
Late Work Policy distributed and due Friday
Opening Day Bulletin distributed and due Friday
Voice Lessons assigned in class and due date set
Wednesday August 16
Letter to the Editor #1 due by 8:15 A.M. on turnitin.com web site Monday, August 28
Enriched Vocabulary assignment is scheduled in class
Multiple choice practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Test Administration is scheduled in class
Thursday August 17
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter pre-reading activities are scheduled in class
Dialectical journals for The Scarlet Letter to be assigned next week when novels are distributed
Friday August 18
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Voice Lesson assignment is due in class today
Words High School Students Should Know 1-10 assignment is due in class; test is scheduled in class after student review of vocabulary
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Monday-Tuesday
Multiple Choice
Essays, Speeches and Nonfiction Pieces
Letter to the Editor Responses
Wednesday
Literary Terms
Enriched Vocabulary
Language of Composition: Grammar as Rhetoric and Style
Thursday
Timed Writing
Friday
Novel or Play
Voice Lessons
Testing-Enchriched Vocabulary and WHSSSK-Literary Terms
Friday, June 9, 2017
NEW Semester
The course syllabus, opening day bulletin and initial assignments will be posted in early August.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
STUDYPATH* June 5-9, 2017
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 June 5
Research document précis
Brag sheet
Review 101-175 connoisseur-cynical
Return all textbooks to plant manager's office (retired titles) or textbook/library (active titles)
Tuesday June 6
Periods One and Two final examination
Semester reflection
Wednesday June 7
Periods Three and Four final examination
Semester reflection
Thursday June 8
Periods Five and Six final examination
Semester reflection
Friday June 9
Introduction and orientation for AP English Language, Honors English 10AB, Honors English 9AB and Honors American Literature/Contemporary Composition
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday June 5
Research document précis
Brag sheet
Review 101-175 connoisseur-cynical
Return all textbooks to plant manager's office (retired titles) or textbook/library (active titles)
Tuesday June 6
Periods One and Two final examination
Semester reflection
Wednesday June 7
Periods Three and Four final examination
Semester reflection
Thursday June 8
Periods Five and Six final examination
Semester reflection
Friday June 9
Introduction and orientation for AP English Language, Honors English 10AB, Honors English 9AB and Honors American Literature/Contemporary Composition
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