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 January 30
"Should Schools Have Dress Codes?" prompt and prewriting scheduled in class; paper due Thursday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; Analyzing Authors' Claims graphic organizers must be completed by end of period
WHSSSK Words 91-100 returned to students (due 1/27 Friday)
Grammar assignment (Pages 29-30) Descriptive Writing II; Narrative Writing I due tomorrow
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class for winter break work review
Tuesday January 31
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 91-100 test is scheduled
Grammar assignment (Pages 29-30) due today in class
Wednesday February 1
Anthologies are required in class for literary terms 81-90 (poetry-rhyme)
Thursday February 2
"Should Schools Have Dress Codes?" paper due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday February 3
Dialectical journals for Chapters 1-3 of The Great Gatsby class discussion continued in class
Dialectical journals for Chapters 4-6 of The Great Gatsby due today in class; two dialectical journals per chapter and novels are due in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
Library dates for research paper April 17-21
Friday, January 27, 2017
Sunday, January 22, 2017
STUDYPATH* January 23-27, 2017
In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday January 23
Contemporary Composition textbooks due in class all week for winter break work review (Pages 71-78)
Sentence combining grammar assignment (Pages 25-26) is due today in class (Noun Clauses II-Quotations)
Literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot) test is scheduled in class
Tuesday January 24 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 test is scheduled (soliloquy-totalitarian)
Grammar assignment (Verbal Phrases as Nouns-Descripting Writing I) due tomorrow in class
Wednesday January 25
Anthologies due in class for next set of literary terms (81-90 poetry-rhyme)
Grammar assignment is due today in class
Thursday January 26
LA Times Letter to the Editor #7 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; access the LA Times site at http://www.nieonline.com/latimes/login.cfm (access paper with class username and password)
Drop, Cover & Hold Earthquake Drill is scheduled during Period Two
AP Blitz for AP English Literature is scheduled in Room 420 with Ms. Tobenkin, Ms. Bridges and Mr. Auriemmo; students should meet at lunch if interested in AP English Literature for next year
Friday January 27
The Great Gatsby (Chapters One-Three) class discussion continues from last week (dialectical journals will be returned to students)
The Great Gatsby (Chapters Four-Six) (two dialectical journals per chapter) are due next Friday, February 3 for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
Library dates April 17-21 for Salem Witch Hunt vs. 1950's Red Scare research paper (students will meet each day in the school library)
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday January 23
Contemporary Composition textbooks due in class all week for winter break work review (Pages 71-78)
Sentence combining grammar assignment (Pages 25-26) is due today in class (Noun Clauses II-Quotations)
Literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot) test is scheduled in class
Tuesday January 24 (Shortened Day Schedule)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 test is scheduled (soliloquy-totalitarian)
Grammar assignment (Verbal Phrases as Nouns-Descripting Writing I) due tomorrow in class
Wednesday January 25
Anthologies due in class for next set of literary terms (81-90 poetry-rhyme)
Grammar assignment is due today in class
Thursday January 26
LA Times Letter to the Editor #7 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; access the LA Times site at http://www.nieonline.com/latimes/login.cfm (access paper with class username and password)
Drop, Cover & Hold Earthquake Drill is scheduled during Period Two
AP Blitz for AP English Literature is scheduled in Room 420 with Ms. Tobenkin, Ms. Bridges and Mr. Auriemmo; students should meet at lunch if interested in AP English Literature for next year
Friday January 27
The Great Gatsby (Chapters One-Three) class discussion continues from last week (dialectical journals will be returned to students)
The Great Gatsby (Chapters Four-Six) (two dialectical journals per chapter) are due next Friday, February 3 for class discussion
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
Library dates April 17-21 for Salem Witch Hunt vs. 1950's Red Scare research paper (students will meet each day in the school library)
Thursday, January 12, 2017
STUDYPATH* January 16-20, 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 January 16
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday January 17
Wednesday January 18
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot); test is scheduled Friday
Grammar assignment (sentence combining) due in class today (Pages 23-24
Contemporary Composition in-class readings from winter break assignment continue in class (Pages 71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78)
Thursday January 19
Contemporary Composition in-class readings from winter break assignment continue in class
Friday January 20
Chapters One-Three of The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (two per chapter) are due in class today (hard copy); class discussion is scheduled
Literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot) test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 test is scheduled Monday
AGENDA BIN:
Fake News New York Times Upfront article continue in class for students to complete all sections of double-sided handout
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday January 16
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Tuesday January 17
Literary terms test (61-70) (meter-narrator) on Tuesday 1/17
AP Blitz dates reviewed in class: AP English Language Blitz scheduled during lunch next Thursday, January 26 (if students are interested in twelfth grade AP class, they should attend AP Literature with Ms. Tobenkin, Ms. Bridges and Mr. Auriemmo in Room 420)
The Great Gatsby first reading assignment (Chapters
One-Three) scheduled and due Friday in class (two dialectical journals for each chapter=six dialectical journals due Friday)
Grammar assignment (sentence combining) assigned and due tomorrow (Pages 23-2)4)
Contemporary Composition in-class readings from winter break assignment continue in class (see Wednesday entry for page numbers)
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 responses due Friday; test is scheduled Monday
Wednesday January 18
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot); test is scheduled Friday
Grammar assignment (sentence combining) due in class today (Pages 23-24
Contemporary Composition in-class readings from winter break assignment continue in class (Pages 71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78)
Thursday January 19
Contemporary Composition in-class readings from winter break assignment continue in class
Friday January 20
Chapters One-Three of The Great Gatsby dialectical journals (two per chapter) are due in class today (hard copy); class discussion is scheduled
Literary terms 71-80 (nonfiction-plot) test is scheduled in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 81-90 test is scheduled Monday
AGENDA BIN:
Fake News New York Times Upfront article continue in class for students to complete all sections of double-sided handout
Saturday, December 17, 2016
STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 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 January 9
Winter Break Work Assignments from Contemporary Composition textbook (hard copies; all assignments are due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Page 63 Write answers under the photo directly on the textbook page
Pages 65-98 Write answers and all responses directly on the textbook pages
PAGE 77 REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION
You may write the composition on a separate paper and insert the folded response into the book at Page 77.
You may also write the composition on Page 268 and insert the folded response into the book at Page 268.
One additional addendum: A student mentioned the following:
Pages 103-107 are necessary reading in order to complete assigned work that stops at Page 98. Please include that additional responsibility for your winter break work assignment.
Pages 251-253 Write answers to texts One and Two directly on the textbook page 253
Pages 254-272 Writes answers and all response directly on the textbook pages
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment due Monday, January 9 (hard copy)
*Students may compare the Crevecoeur piece with any other relevant piece in the American Literature anthology (Literature and Integrated Studies) or the consumable Contemporary Composition textbook
Grammar assignment Adverb clauses pp. 19-20 distributed in class and due tomorrow
Tuesday January 10
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Adverb clauses pp. 19-20 due in class today (hard copy)
Wednesday January 11
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Anthologies are required in class; literary terms are scheduled in class
NYT Upfront assignment is scheduled in class
Thursday January 12
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Letter to the Editor #6 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday January 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
!950's Red Scare vs. Salem Witch Hunt research paper to be scheduled and library dates set
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday January 9
Winter Break Work Assignments from Contemporary Composition textbook (hard copies; all assignments are due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Page 63 Write answers under the photo directly on the textbook page
Pages 65-98 Write answers and all responses directly on the textbook pages
PAGE 77 REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION
You may write the composition on a separate paper and insert the folded response into the book at Page 77.
You may also write the composition on Page 268 and insert the folded response into the book at Page 268.
One additional addendum: A student mentioned the following:
Pages 103-107 are necessary reading in order to complete assigned work that stops at Page 98. Please include that additional responsibility for your winter break work assignment.
Pages 251-253 Write answers to texts One and Two directly on the textbook page 253
Pages 254-272 Writes answers and all response directly on the textbook pages
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment due Monday, January 9 (hard copy)
*Students may compare the Crevecoeur piece with any other relevant piece in the American Literature anthology (Literature and Integrated Studies) or the consumable Contemporary Composition textbook
Grammar assignment Adverb clauses pp. 19-20 distributed in class and due tomorrow
Tuesday January 10
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Adverb clauses pp. 19-20 due in class today (hard copy)
Wednesday January 11
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Anthologies are required in class; literary terms are scheduled in class
NYT Upfront assignment is scheduled in class
Thursday January 12
Contemporary Composition textbooks are required in class today-Friday
Letter to the Editor #6 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday January 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information.
AGENDA BIN:
!950's Red Scare vs. Salem Witch Hunt research paper to be scheduled and library dates set
Sunday, December 11, 2016
STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2016
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 December 12
Final exam preparation
Winter break work Contemporary Composition textbook distributed
Tuesday December 13
Finals Periods One (133 minutes) and Two (118 minutes)
Period Two Crucible Act V scene reenactments
Wednesday December 14
Finals Periods Three (133 minutes) and Four (118 minutes)
Period Six meets briefly today after lunch
Thursday December 15
Finals Periods Five (133 minutes) and Six (118 minutes)
Period Two meets briefly today after lunch
Period Six Crucible Act V scene reenactments
Friday December 16
Winter break work assigned (all assignments are hard copies and due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Classes resume January 9, 2017
Check STUDYPATH over winter break for next semester's assignments and class information
Winter Break Work Assignments from Contemporary Composition textbook (hard copies; all assignments are due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Page 63 Write answers under the photo directly on the textbook page
Pages 65-98 Write answers and all responses directly on the textbook pages
Pages 251-253 Write answers to texts One and Two directly on the textbook page 253
Pages 254-272 Writes answers and all response directly on the textbook pages
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment due Monday, January 9 (hard copy)
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday December 12
Final exam preparation
Winter break work Contemporary Composition textbook distributed
Tuesday December 13
Finals Periods One (133 minutes) and Two (118 minutes)
Period Two Crucible Act V scene reenactments
Wednesday December 14
Finals Periods Three (133 minutes) and Four (118 minutes)
Period Six meets briefly today after lunch
Thursday December 15
Finals Periods Five (133 minutes) and Six (118 minutes)
Period Two meets briefly today after lunch
Period Six Crucible Act V scene reenactments
Friday December 16
Winter break work assigned (all assignments are hard copies and due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Classes resume January 9, 2017
Check STUDYPATH over winter break for next semester's assignments and class information
Winter Break Work Assignments from Contemporary Composition textbook (hard copies; all assignments are due Monday, January 9, 2017)
Page 63 Write answers under the photo directly on the textbook page
Pages 65-98 Write answers and all responses directly on the textbook pages
Pages 251-253 Write answers to texts One and Two directly on the textbook page 253
Pages 254-272 Writes answers and all response directly on the textbook pages
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment due Monday, January 9 (hard copy)
Saturday, December 3, 2016
STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2016
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 December 5
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 due today in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible Act V original script (long version) is due Wednesday
Selection tests are due today in class (Period Six only)
Group work continues in class all week for Project-Based Learning of scene reenactments for The Crucible Act V original scenes
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment from last week postponed to winter break
Tuesday December 6
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 test
Wednesday December 7
Textbook Assignment #4 distributed and due Monday, December 12 (POSTPONED FROM LAST WEEK) (from "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"; "City Dusk" and "We Leave To-Night"; "Letters from an American Farmer")
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"; "Because I could not stop for Death"; "I Hear America Singing"; "What is the Grass?")
Thursday December 8
Shelter-In-Place Drill is scheduled during Period Two at approximately 10:00 A.M.
Friday December 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment scheduled during winter break
Contemporary Composition textbook units scheduled during winter break:
"How Open Is The Door"
"The Rhetoric Of War"
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday December 5
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 due today in class; test is scheduled tomorrow
The Crucible Act V original script (long version) is due Wednesday
Selection tests are due today in class (Period Six only)
Group work continues in class all week for Project-Based Learning of scene reenactments for The Crucible Act V original scenes
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment from last week postponed to winter break
Tuesday December 6
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 71-80 test
Wednesday December 7
Textbook Assignment #4 distributed and due Monday, December 12 (POSTPONED FROM LAST WEEK) (from "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"; "City Dusk" and "We Leave To-Night"; "Letters from an American Farmer")
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"; "Because I could not stop for Death"; "I Hear America Singing"; "What is the Grass?")
Thursday December 8
Shelter-In-Place Drill is scheduled during Period Two at approximately 10:00 A.M.
Friday December 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
"What is an American?" Crevecoeur assignment scheduled during winter break
Contemporary Composition textbook units scheduled during winter break:
"How Open Is The Door"
"The Rhetoric Of War"
Saturday, November 19, 2016
STUDYPATH* November 28-December 2, 2016
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 November 28
Responses assignments #3 ("Winter Dreams"; "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; from Black Boy; from How It Feels To Be Colored Me; "The Negro Speaks of Rivers") for American Literature reading selections are due in class
Anthologies are due in class for Act V scene format preparation and reference; literary terms continue from the glossary
Selection tests for Fitzgerald, Eliot, Wright, and Hurston due Wednesday (postponed to Thursday)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible is scheduled all week
Evaluation Report Scoring Sheet for scene reenactments distributed to students for discussion
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms and reference for writing Act V of The Crucible
Tuesday November 29
Grammar assignment is distributed in class and due tomorrow (postponed to distributed in class Wednesday and due Thursday)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 test is scheduled
Wednesday November 30
Grammar assignment due in class today (postponed to tomorrow)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Selection tests for Fitzgerald, Eliot, Wright, and Hurston due today (postponed to tomorrow)
Thursday December 1
LA Times Letter to the Editor #5 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Grammar assignment distributed in class yesterday is due in class today (hard copy)
"What is an American" Crevecoeur writing assignment due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday December 2
Textbook Assignment #4 distributed and due Monday, December 5 (from "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"; "City Dusk" and "We Leave To-Night"; "Letters from an American Farmer")
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"; "Because I could not stop for Death"; "I Hear America Singing"; "What is the Grass?") (POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK DUE TO GROUP WORK IN CLASS)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN: WINTER BREAK WORK
Contemporary Composition Textbook Units:
"How Open is the Door"
"The Rhetoric of War"
Monday November 28
Responses assignments #3 ("Winter Dreams"; "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; from Black Boy; from How It Feels To Be Colored Me; "The Negro Speaks of Rivers") for American Literature reading selections are due in class
Anthologies are due in class for Act V scene format preparation and reference; literary terms continue from the glossary
Selection tests for Fitzgerald, Eliot, Wright, and Hurston due Wednesday (postponed to Thursday)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible is scheduled all week
Evaluation Report Scoring Sheet for scene reenactments distributed to students for discussion
Anthologies are due in class for literary terms and reference for writing Act V of The Crucible
Tuesday November 29
Grammar assignment is distributed in class and due tomorrow (postponed to distributed in class Wednesday and due Thursday)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Words High School Students Should Know (WHSSSK) Words 61-70 test is scheduled
Wednesday November 30
Grammar assignment due in class today (postponed to tomorrow)
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Selection tests for Fitzgerald, Eliot, Wright, and Hurston due today (postponed to tomorrow)
Thursday December 1
LA Times Letter to the Editor #5 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Group work for writing Act V of The Crucible continues in class
Grammar assignment distributed in class yesterday is due in class today (hard copy)
"What is an American" Crevecoeur writing assignment due Monday by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site
Friday December 2
Textbook Assignment #4 distributed and due Monday, December 5 (from "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"; "City Dusk" and "We Leave To-Night"; "Letters from an American Farmer")
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"; "Because I could not stop for Death"; "I Hear America Singing"; "What is the Grass?") (POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK DUE TO GROUP WORK IN CLASS)
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN: WINTER BREAK WORK
Contemporary Composition Textbook Units:
"How Open is the Door"
"The Rhetoric of War"
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