August 2012 Monday, August 14th-- 1st day of 2012-2013 school year! -->Review Classroom Code & Classroom Procedures -->Watch "President Obama Speech to Students 2011"
@ Benjamin Banneker Academic High School (Washington, DC) -->Complete Written Responses to "Obama Speech"
Thursday, August 16th
-->Read & Discuss ATTITUDE Essay & 12-Principles of Success -->Read & Discuss: Los Angeles Times"Cycle of Poverty"
Monday, August 20th Assignment#1-->DAILY DISPATCH#1: "Write about your weekend" -->Begin CAHSEE Practice Test
Thursday, August 23rd Assignment#2-->DD#2: "Success Story: Albert Pujols" (Watch 60-MINUTES news-story on Albert Pujols; write about what has helped him be so successful? What can you learn from his success? Which of the 12-Principles of Success applies to this news-story) -->continue CAHSEE Practice Test
Monday, August 27th Assignment#3-->DD#3: "Write about your weekend" -->continue CAHSEE Practice Test #1--31
Thursday, August 30th Assignment#4-->DD#4: "Success Story: Gustavo Dudamel" (60-MINUTES) -->score CAHSEE Practice Test#1--31
September 2012 Tuesday, September 4th Assignment#5-->DD#5: "Success Story: Jose Andres" (60-MINUTES) -->complete (together) CAHSEE Practice Test #32--39
Thursday, September 6th(Substitute MR. TILLMAN) Assignment#6-->DD#6: "Freewrite Thursday, write about whatever is on your mind" -->CAHSEE Practice Test #39--52
Monday, September 10th Assignment#7-->DD#7: "In your opinion, should we continue the 60-MINUTES "Success Stories" every Monday during Period#1 & Period#3." Assignment#8-->Cornell Notes I: "Latino List"watch HBO documentary (30-NOTES, 10-Questions / Main Ideas, 5-sentence summary)
Thursday, September 13th Assignment#9-->DD#8: "Freewrite Thursday, write about whatever is on your mind" Assignment#10-->Cornell Notes II: "Latino List"watch HBO documentary (15-notes, 5-Questions / Main Ideas, 5-sentence summary) -->Check & Score Composition Book ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, September 18th Assignment#11-->DD#9: Success Story - "Adele" (60-MINUTES) -->Continue CAHSEE Test Practice
Thursday, September 20th(Mr. Alvarez ABSENT) Assignment#12-->DD#10: "Freewrite Thursday, write about whatever is on your mind" Assignment#13-->Newspaper Report#1 - READ LA Youth newspaper article - WRITE Newspaper Report#1
Monday, September 24th Assignment#14-->DD#11: Success Story "Drew Rosenhaus" (60-MINUTES) -->CAHSEE Preparation www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Thursday, September 27th Assignment#15-->DD#12: "Freewrite Thursday, write about whatever is on your mind." -->CAHSEE Preparation www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
OCTOBER 2012
Monday, October 1st Assignment#16-->DD#13: Success Story - Mike & Bob Bryan (60-MINUTES) -->CAHSEE Prep#1--#6 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Tuesday, October 2nd Assignment#17-->DD#14: "Write about the 'most successful' person that you know personally (family and/or friend." -->CAHSEE Prep#1--#6 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Thursday, October 4th Assignment#18-->DD#15: "Freewrite Thursday: write about whatever is on your mind." -->CAHSEE Prep#1--#6 www.usatestprep.com (At the LIBRARY)
Tuesday, October 16th Assignment#22-->DD#19: "In your opinion, why are so many students FAILING this class (ELA CAHSEE)? How can we help them?" -->Begin CAHSEE Prep#7--#9 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Thursday, October 18th Assignment#23-->DD#20: "Freewrite Thursday" -->Final Day to Complete CAHSEE Prep#7--#9 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Monday, October 22nd Assignment#24-->DD#21: "Success Story: Mark Zuckerberg" (60-MINUTES) -->Begin CAHSEE Prep#10 & #11 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Thursday, October 25th Assignment#25-->DD#22: "Freewrite Thursday" -->Final Day to Complete CAHSEE Prep#10 & #11 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Monday, October 29th Assignment#26-->DD#23: "Write about your weekend" -->Begin CAHSEE Prep#12, #13, #14, #15 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Tuesday, October 30th Assignment#27-->DD#24: "Success Story: Lady Gaga" (60-MINUTES) -->Continue CAHSEE Prep#12, #13, #14, #15 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
NOVEMBER 2012
Thursday, November 1st Assignment#28-->DD#25: "Freewrite Thursday" -->Final Day to Complete CAHSEE Prep#12, #13, #14, #15 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Monday, November 5th Assignment#29-->DD#26: Success Story "Arnold Schwarzenegger" (60-MINUTES) -->CAHSEE Prep#16 & 17 www.usatestprep.com (laptop computers)
Tuesday, December 4th Assignment#36-->DD#33: "Write a reflection on the 60-MINUTES Success Stories we have watched so far...which have been your favorites? Explain why." -->continue CAHSEE Prep #22, #23, #24 (#24=extra-credit) www.usatestprep.com
Thursday, December 6th Assignment#37-->DD#34: "Freewrite Thursday" -->begin & complete CAHSEE Final TEST www.usatestprep.com
Monday, December 10th Assignment#38-->DD#35: "Success Story: College Football" (60-MINUTES) -->Check & Score Composition Book -->make-up any CAHSEE Prep Assignments
Thursday, December 13th Assignment#39-->DD#36: "Freewrite Thursday" -->
SEMESTER I ENDS = Friday, December 14th
WINTER BREAK: December 15, 2012--January 6, 2013
FIRST DAY of SEMESTER II = Monday, January 7, 2013
