STUDYPATH* April 16-20, 2018

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

TURNITIN.COM ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY 8:30 P.M. SUNDAY APRIL 15

Monday April 16
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of format and content

Research Document Prompt:
EXPLAIN HOW THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS OF 1692 WERE SIMILAR TO THE MASS HYSTERIA INVOLVED IN THE 1954 HEARINGS ON THE HOUSE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE PERSECUTED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND HOW ACCUSERS PERMITTED ESCAPE FROM PUNISHMENT IF THOSE CONSIDERED INNOCENT POINTED OUT THOSE WHO MIGHT BE GUILTY.

1. Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
2. Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
3. Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
4. Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library

Tuesday April 17
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research planning of sources and documentation
Letter to the Editor #13 due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday April 18
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Thursday April 19
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research draft composition

Friday April 20
Meet in Hollywood High School Library for research final draft composition and submission to turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. April 27
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week'a assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
The Crucible Act V script drafting: dialogue, stage direction, short and long scene plot development and rehearsal of written scripts
Preparation for upcoming Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test administration

STUDYPATH* April 9-13, 2018

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 April 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Wednesday
Timed writing is scheduled in class: Allegorical, Metaphorical and Symbolic elements of The Crucible compare and contrast to social and political events of McCarthy Era Red Scare
Thesis statement for timed writing is due in class today before timed writing activity
CREDIT TO MR. AURIEMMO for Writing Prompt: (Final draft of paper due date TBD)

Write a paper using plot developments in The Crucible to evaluate clearly how their allegorical, metaphorical, and symbolic elements compare and contrast to the social and political events of the Red Scare and the McCarthy Era.

Tuesday April 10
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen responses are due in class today
Political cartoon analysis is scheduled in class
Research document preparation continues in class all week

Wednesday April 11
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Fifteen test is scheduled in class
Research document preparation continues in class all week

Thursday April 12
Graphic organizer for WebQuest is due in class today (hard copy); respond to questions One-Four for The Crucible/The McCarthy Trials/Allegory

Friday April 13
Letter to the Editor #13 due Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments
Writer's Choice grammar textbook returned to textbook room; textbooks are required in class

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20 (classes meet in the library all week)

RESEARCH DOCUMENT PROMPT:

EXPLAIN HOW THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS OF 1692 WERE SIMILAR TO THE MASS HYSTERIA INVOLVED IN THE 1954 HEARINGS ON THE HOUSE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE PERSECUTED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND HOW ACCUSERS PERMITTED ESCAPE FROM PUNISHMENT IF THOSE CONSIDERED INNOCENT POINTED OUT THOSE WHO MIGHT BE GUILTY.

1. Thesis Statement: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
2. Works Cited: Due Sunday, April 15, 2018 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 P.M.
3. Minimum 7, Maximum 10:  Books (2); Periodicals (1); Media (3); Internet (4)
4. Outline: Due Monday, April 16, 2018 (hard copy) in library

STUDYPATH* April 2-6, 2018

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 April 2
Today is Cesar E. Chavez Day, a state holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday April 3
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class
Writer's Choice grammar and graphic organizer for research document due in class Friday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Thursday; test is scheduled Friday
Letter to the Editor #11 due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday April 4
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class
Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Workshop is scheduled in class (postponed from before spring break)

Thursday April 5
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class; My Perspectives anthologies are required in class

Friday April 6
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice grammar assignment due today Pages 556-560 Exercises 1-6
Graphic organizer for Salem Witch Hunt vs. 1950's Red Scare (The McCarthy Trials) due in class today (hard copy)
CREDIT TO MR. AURIEMMO for Writing Prompt: (Paper due date TBA)

Write a paper using plot developments in The Crucible to evaluate clearly how their allegorical, metaphorical, and symbolic elements compare and contrast to the social and political events of the Red Scare and the McCarthy Era.

Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week'a assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

SPRING BREAK March 26-April 2, 2018

Classes are not in session March 26-April 2 for Spring Break.

STUDYPATH* March 19-23, 2018

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 March 19
New York Times Upfront assignment is due in class today (hard copy)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due in class; test is scheduled Thursday
IAB test administered in class (Day One)

Tuesday March 20
Writer's Choice Grammar Review is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class today for assigned work review (postponed to tomorrow)
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for writing assignment due Thursday (postponed to tomorrow)
IAB test administered in class (Day Two)
Letter to the Editor #10 is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
New York Times Upfront assignment reviewed, corrected and discussed in class

Wednesday March 21
Arthur Miller's The Crucible Act IV is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice and Back to the Lake textbooks are required in class

Thursday March 22
Writer's Choice Grammar Review assignment is due in class; textbooks are required
Back to the Lake writing assignment is due in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen test is scheduled in class

Friday March 23
Period Three Honors Contemporary Composition class does not meet today
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Research library dates are scheduled April 16-20

STUDYPATH* March 12-16, 2018

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
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses due Wednesday; test is scheduled Thursday
The Great Gatsby vs. "Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerald; students determine how responses to Fitzgerald's short story compare to dialectical journal responses in novel
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Tuesday
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.10 Run-on Sentences is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Back to the Lake anthologies are due in class for writing assignment due Thursday
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Wednesday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve responses due in class today; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible continues in class all week; anthologies are required in class

Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled in class
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.10 Run-on Sentences is scheduled in class; textbooks are required in class and assignment is due next Thursday
Back to the Lake writing assignment is due in class; anthologies are required

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Thirteen responses are due in class Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20

STUDYPATH* March 5-9, 2018

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 March 5
The Crucible Acts III and IV are scheduled in class; anthologies are required in class all week

Tuesday March 6
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.9 Sentence Fragments is scheduled in class Thursday; textbooks are required in class
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due tomorrow; test is scheduled Friday
Letter to the Editor #9 is due on turnitin.com by 8:30 A.M. today
Back to the Lake anthologies due in class for writing assignment due Thursday (assignment will be announced in class)

Wednesday March 7
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven responses are due today; test is scheduled Friday

Thursday March 8
Writer's Choice Lesson 13.9 Sentence Fragments is scheduled in class; textbooks are required and assignment is due next Thursday
Back to the Lake writing assignment due in class today; anthologies are required in class; respond to Page 150 CR #1, Page 151 SS #2 and Page 152 TL #3

Friday March 9
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Eleven test is scheduled in class
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" responses due in class today; answer in complete sentences using proper grammar conventions, spelling and punctuation

1. What is the importance of the story's historical setting?  What is the significance of the title as it relates to the setting?
2. What is the story's theme?
3. How does the story's point of view and tone have an impact on the reader?
4. Explain why you believe Charlie has or has not conquered his alcoholism?
5. How long must one pay for past mistakes?

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

AGENDA BIN:
Library research is scheduled April 16-20