Wednesday, November 27, 2013

STUDYPATH* December 2-6, 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
Cause-Effect paper is due tomorrow morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Anthologies are required on class days for writing Act V Crucible scripts for project-based learning activities
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 are due today for Period Seven
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 test is scheduled today for Period Five
Literary terms 51-60 are scheduled in class
American Literature responses for Dickinson, Whitman, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Eliot and Fitzgerald are due today (see Box at right for assignment download document)
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop activities continue in class

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today

Wednesday
F. Scott Fitzgerald poem assignment is distributed
Project-based learning activities for Act V Crucible scripts continue in class

Thursday
Project-based learning activities for Act V Crucible scripts continue in class

Friday
Problem-Solution paper prompt is distributed and due December 10, 2013 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Sunday, November 17, 2013

STUDYPATH* November 18-22, 2013

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT (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
Cause-Effect paper postponed; due Tuesday, December 3 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Crucible project-based learning activities and literary terms and rhetorical devices
American Literature responses for Dickinson, Whitman, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Eliot and Fitzgerald are due Monday, December 2
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due today for Period Seven
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled today for Period Five
WHSSSK updates for both classes will be discussed in class

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today

Wednesday
Project-based learning activities for The Crucible continue in class for Period Five
Act IV of The Crucible continues in class for Period Seven 

Thursday
Project-based learning activities for The Crucible continue in class for Periods Five and Seven

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
The Crucible project-based learning activities continue in class

Monday, November 11, 2013

STUDYPATH* November 11-15, 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
Today is Veterans Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday
The Crucible Acts III and IV selection tests scored and returned to students
Anthologies are due in class this week for literary terms and rhetorical devices
Period Seven continues Act IV of The Crucible; Period Five is scheduled to set up groups for project-based learning scripting for Act V of the play
Literary terms and WHSSSK (Words 41-50)(Words 51-60) are scheduled this week; Words 51-60 work is due Wednesday
Compare-contrast paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Cause-effect paper is distributed in class; due date is November 19 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed from Friday)

Wednesday
Prewriting for cause-effect paper is scheduled in class
Act IV of The Crucible continues in class for Period Seven
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
Words 51-60 (WHSSSK) work is due today

Thursday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today
Work on project-based learning continues for The Crucible

Friday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
The Crucible activities continue in class

Sunday, November 3, 2013

STUDYPATH* November 4-8, 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
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class all week; anthologies are required
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 41-50 are due today for Period Seven
Compare-Contrast paper is due Tuesday, November 12 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms are scheduled; test dates to be announced

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today

Wednesday
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class
Literary terms continue in class; test on literary terms 41-50 is scheduled today for Periods Five and Seven
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class

Thursday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class
Grammar activities are scheduled

Friday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 51-60 are due Wednesday, November 13 for Periods Five and Seven
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Cause-Effect prompt is distributed in class; paper is due November 19 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Sunday, October 27, 2013

STUDYPATH* October 28-November 1, 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 41-50) are due tomorrow; test is scheduled for Thursday
Anthologies are required in class all week for Acts III and IV of The Crucible and literary terms and rhetorical devices
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class
American Literature responses for Emerson, Thoreau, Lincoln, Douglass and King is due today

Tuesday
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop work continues in class
WHSSSK 41-50 are due today
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 41-50 continue in class; test date scheduled for Friday

Wednesday
Grammar activities continue in class
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class

Thursday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK 41-50) test is scheduled today
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class

Friday
Compare-contrast paper is due November 12 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms and rhetorical devices 41-50 test is scheduled
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for class information and next week's assignments

Sunday, October 20, 2013

STUDYPATH* October 21-25, 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) Words 31-40 are reviewed; test date is scheduled Wednesday for Periods Five and Seven
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Crucible Acts III and IV
Literary terms 31-40 test is scheduled today for Period Seven
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled tomorrow
Personal paper is due this morning by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Tuesday
Grammar activities continue in class
Rhetorical devices and literary terms are scheduled
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Compare-contrast writing assignment is distributed in class and due date announced

Wednesday
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 test is scheduled for Periods Five and Seven
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class

Thursday
The Crucible Acts III and IV continue in class

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

Sunday, October 13, 2013

STUDYPATH* October 14-18, 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
Personal paper is due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. on October 21
The Crucible Act III is scheduled this week; anthologies are required in class
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled Wednesday

Tuesday
Periods Five and Seven do not meet today
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled tomorrow
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 31-40 are due for Period Five; Words 21-30 are due for Period Seven

Wednesday-PSAT Bell Schedule
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) are due for Periods Five and Seven
The Crucible Act III continue in class

Thursday
Parent Conference Night is scheduled in various locations from 5:30-7:30 P.M.
The Crucible Act III continues in class

Friday-Minimum Day Bell Schedule
Personal paper is due Monday, October 21 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
The Crucible Act III continues in class
Compare-contrast paper is assigned and due date set
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information