COLLEGE PREP 12
Do speech presentations in class today...they took the whole time and people did a great job...we will review vocab on Monday and have the quiz Wednesday...
MR. GOLDSMITH'S ENGLISH CLASS (jgoldsmith@winslowk12.org)
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. Hamlet project due today
2. Vocab
-finish rest of mythology words
3. "Reduced Shakespeare" viewing for fun
4. We will begin MONTE CRISTO on Friday
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab book exercises for review for test Friday....this work was collected!
2. Ethan Frome
-quickly go over questions from chapt 7 study guide
-begin reading chapter 8....you finish chapter 8 for next time!! #Poss#quiz!!!
1. Hamlet project due today
2. Vocab
-finish rest of mythology words
3. "Reduced Shakespeare" viewing for fun
4. We will begin MONTE CRISTO on Friday
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab book exercises for review for test Friday....this work was collected!
2. Ethan Frome
-quickly go over questions from chapt 7 study guide
-begin reading chapter 8....you finish chapter 8 for next time!! #Poss#quiz!!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
BLACK DAY
COLLEGE PREP 12
1. New vocabulary today....Greek and Roman mythology list # 2...this test will be next MONDAY and you need to know the definition AND the background of the words
2. Public Speaking
-reminder of "presenting information" project due on Thursday....be sure to come to class ready to present..see me with any questions!!
1. New vocabulary today....Greek and Roman mythology list # 2...this test will be next MONDAY and you need to know the definition AND the background of the words
2. Public Speaking
-reminder of "presenting information" project due on Thursday....be sure to come to class ready to present..see me with any questions!!
Thursday, March 24, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. Finish film of HAMLET
2. Library time to work on 'Diagnosis Projects....you will have half the class on Monday to continue working with your partner...these are due on Wednesday of next week
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. EthanFrome
-do study guide questions for chapter 4
-discuss and take notes--particularly on symbolism
-begin chapter 5 together in class...
-finish chapter 5 and 6 for Monday...there will be a quiz!!!
1. Finish film of HAMLET
2. Library time to work on 'Diagnosis Projects....you will have half the class on Monday to continue working with your partner...these are due on Wednesday of next week
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. EthanFrome
-do study guide questions for chapter 4
-discuss and take notes--particularly on symbolism
-begin chapter 5 together in class...
-finish chapter 5 and 6 for Monday...there will be a quiz!!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Today we performed the skits assigned for Act 4.....then we continued with the film....
Classes are reminded to meet IN MY ROOM on Thursday....then we will go to the library
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Ethan Frome
-chapter 2 quiz and go over
-read chapter 3 in class and answer five study guide questions...discuss chapter
-be sure to read chapter 4 for next class! There could be a quiz....or not....or maybe....
Today we performed the skits assigned for Act 4.....then we continued with the film....
Classes are reminded to meet IN MY ROOM on Thursday....then we will go to the library
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Ethan Frome
-chapter 2 quiz and go over
-read chapter 3 in class and answer five study guide questions...discuss chapter
-be sure to read chapter 4 for next class! There could be a quiz....or not....or maybe....
Monday, March 21, 2016
BLACK DAY
COLLEGE PREP 12
1. Vocab quiz will be on WEDNESDAY!!!
2. Public Speaking
-'would you rather' as a 'warmup' for speaking in class
-introducing how to give precise and accurate directions when explaining things
-'robber vs realtor' activity and 'laundry' activity
-'Back2Back" drawing/direction giving activity
-for next class, please come with a written example of HOW TO DO something. It can be anything (making a sandwich, changing a tire, playing cribbage, etc). Just write directions on how to do something...and prepare to share!
1. Vocab quiz will be on WEDNESDAY!!!
2. Public Speaking
-'would you rather' as a 'warmup' for speaking in class
-introducing how to give precise and accurate directions when explaining things
-'robber vs realtor' activity and 'laundry' activity
-'Back2Back" drawing/direction giving activity
-for next class, please come with a written example of HOW TO DO something. It can be anything (making a sandwich, changing a tire, playing cribbage, etc). Just write directions on how to do something...and prepare to share!
Friday, March 18, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Please remember to have your skits ready to perform on Tuesday....even if MOnday is a snow day...we will then continue through the rest of the film with Act 4 and Act 5
COLLEGE PREP 11
Due to the shortened class today, we will continue with Ethan Frome on Tuesday. Please be sure to have this done (it SHOULD have been done today...)...there will be a quiz on chap 2
Please remember to have your skits ready to perform on Tuesday....even if MOnday is a snow day...we will then continue through the rest of the film with Act 4 and Act 5
COLLEGE PREP 11
Due to the shortened class today, we will continue with Ethan Frome on Tuesday. Please be sure to have this done (it SHOULD have been done today...)...there will be a quiz on chap 2
Thursday, March 17, 2016
BLACK DAY
COLLEGE PREP 12
Today in class we began our "public speaking" unit...we read an article called "Taking the Terror Out of Talk" and there were questions to answer about it
The class should also be reminded that there is a vocab test on Monday
Today in class we began our "public speaking" unit...we read an article called "Taking the Terror Out of Talk" and there were questions to answer about it
The class should also be reminded that there is a vocab test on Monday
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. collect Hamlet compositions having to do with predominant moods....
2. Time allotted to work in groups for Act 4 skit/presentations....these will be presented on Friday
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Collect grammar/comma compositions today
2. Ethan Frome
-go over intro/study guide questions
-read chapter 1 together in class and discuss
-read chapter 2 for homework...prepare to be quizzed on this! It is only a ten page reading assignment!!
1. collect Hamlet compositions having to do with predominant moods....
2. Time allotted to work in groups for Act 4 skit/presentations....these will be presented on Friday
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Collect grammar/comma compositions today
2. Ethan Frome
-go over intro/study guide questions
-read chapter 1 together in class and discuss
-read chapter 2 for homework...prepare to be quizzed on this! It is only a ten page reading assignment!!
BLACK DAY (ADDENDUM: MYTHOLOGY VOCAB WORD LIST)
Hi Black Day CP classes. If you were absent, here are the vocab words you missed--you should copy a friend's notes, or look these up as soon as you can!
ADONIS
AEGIS
AMAZON
AMBROSIAL
ATLAS
AURORAL
CASSANDRA
CHIMERICAL
ELYSIAN
ERISTIC
FAUNA
FLORA
HERMETIC
IRIDESCENT
JOVIAL
ADONIS
AEGIS
AMAZON
AMBROSIAL
ATLAS
AURORAL
CASSANDRA
CHIMERICAL
ELYSIAN
ERISTIC
FAUNA
FLORA
HERMETIC
IRIDESCENT
JOVIAL
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
BLACK DAY
COLLEGE PREP 12
1. New vocab words were given today-->Greek and Roman mythology words that have made their way into our "American English" language....in addition to knowing the definitions of the words, you must also know the origin of where they come from in mythology.....
2. We will be beginning our "public speaking" unit starting next class....
1. New vocab words were given today-->Greek and Roman mythology words that have made their way into our "American English" language....in addition to knowing the definitions of the words, you must also know the origin of where they come from in mythology.....
2. We will be beginning our "public speaking" unit starting next class....
Monday, March 14, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGLISH
1. Vocab quiz today on Greek mythology words
2. HAMLET
-reminder of composition due on Wednesday....describe the predominant mood Hamlet displays in Act 3...discussed the importance of using evidence from the text...
-assigned Act 4 "skits" and get in groups depending on which scene is assigned to you...these skits will be performed on Friday...you will have Wed. to work on them in class
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab test was today
2. Reminder of paper due on Wednesday...there were three different prompts to choose from...make sure that you CLEARLY IDENTIFY the appositives, complex sentences, and participle phrases you are using!
3. ETHAN FROME
-give out books
-begin reading the introduction together...finish for HW and be sure to know all the 'points' on the study guide I gave you!
1. Vocab quiz today on Greek mythology words
2. HAMLET
-reminder of composition due on Wednesday....describe the predominant mood Hamlet displays in Act 3...discussed the importance of using evidence from the text...
-assigned Act 4 "skits" and get in groups depending on which scene is assigned to you...these skits will be performed on Friday...you will have Wed. to work on them in class
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab test was today
2. Reminder of paper due on Wednesday...there were three different prompts to choose from...make sure that you CLEARLY IDENTIFY the appositives, complex sentences, and participle phrases you are using!
3. ETHAN FROME
-give out books
-begin reading the introduction together...finish for HW and be sure to know all the 'points' on the study guide I gave you!
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. HAMLET
-go over the study guide I gave for the section you were supposed to read in Act 3...(start where Hamlet says LET THE STRUCKEN DEER GO WEEP!" and ending where Polonius enters the scene in scene 3
-be sure to know the terms/quotes on the study guide...even though it was not collected
-View/Read film of Act 3
-Your Act 3 test...which is due next Wednesday...is to use the 'emotion sheet' I passed out and "Describe Hamlet's one PREDOMINANT emotion in Act 3." Select quotes/evidence to prove this in your writing
2. Vocab
-test is on MONDAY--the Greek Mythology words!
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocabulary
-we did exercises 1-4 in the vocab books....this was not collected, but we went over it...use it to study for your test, which is on MONDAY!!!
2. You have a composition due Wednesday. I put the three prompts on the board and you must choose 1. The rubric is as follows:
25 points-2 appositives used in paper
25 points-2 participle phrases used to begin sentences
25 points-2 'complex sentences--sentence that has independent and subordinate clause--used in paper
25 points-overall effort and creativity
3. The questions on the "alien" article were collected at the end of class...
1. HAMLET
-go over the study guide I gave for the section you were supposed to read in Act 3...(start where Hamlet says LET THE STRUCKEN DEER GO WEEP!" and ending where Polonius enters the scene in scene 3
-be sure to know the terms/quotes on the study guide...even though it was not collected
-View/Read film of Act 3
-Your Act 3 test...which is due next Wednesday...is to use the 'emotion sheet' I passed out and "Describe Hamlet's one PREDOMINANT emotion in Act 3." Select quotes/evidence to prove this in your writing
2. Vocab
-test is on MONDAY--the Greek Mythology words!
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocabulary
-we did exercises 1-4 in the vocab books....this was not collected, but we went over it...use it to study for your test, which is on MONDAY!!!
2. You have a composition due Wednesday. I put the three prompts on the board and you must choose 1. The rubric is as follows:
25 points-2 appositives used in paper
25 points-2 participle phrases used to begin sentences
25 points-2 'complex sentences--sentence that has independent and subordinate clause--used in paper
25 points-overall effort and creativity
3. The questions on the "alien" article were collected at the end of class...
Thursday, March 3, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. Hamlet
-test on Act 2
-teach "dramatic situation" webs as a way to respond to/analyze particular lines from the play
-Begin 3.1 insofar as looking at parts of the "To be or not to be" soliloquy....
-Please read 3.1 and complete a dramatic situation web on a quote of your choice
COLLEGE PREP 11
1 Vocab test today
2. Writing/grammar
-continue with discussion of writing complex sentences
>>>>>Participle phrases
>>>>>Appositives
>>>>>>Independent clauses joined with subordinate clauses
-do exercises on page 86 and 87, using the listed words to craft complex sentences
-"direct address" comma usage on page 125 of green grammar book
-There will be a composition assigned for next week
1. Hamlet
-test on Act 2
-teach "dramatic situation" webs as a way to respond to/analyze particular lines from the play
-Begin 3.1 insofar as looking at parts of the "To be or not to be" soliloquy....
-Please read 3.1 and complete a dramatic situation web on a quote of your choice
COLLEGE PREP 11
1 Vocab test today
2. Writing/grammar
-continue with discussion of writing complex sentences
>>>>>Participle phrases
>>>>>Appositives
>>>>>>Independent clauses joined with subordinate clauses
-do exercises on page 86 and 87, using the listed words to craft complex sentences
-"direct address" comma usage on page 125 of green grammar book
-There will be a composition assigned for next week
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
BLACK DAY
Today in class we got a new vocab list (cultural literacy) for a quiz that will be next THURSDAY. Then we began the film, noting its comparison to the novel HEROES...we will continue with the film on Friday...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
ORANGE DAY
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Today in class we went over the soliloquy that ended Act 2....the quote analysis of a line from that scene was collected...then we began to view the film of Act 2....there will be a test on THURSDAY on Act 2...you may not use your notes on this test...this test will be set up in such a way that I ask you to clarify/explain terms and quotes we've discussed in Act 2
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab review and reminder that the test is on Thursday...
2. Writing and grammar
-take notes on appositives, participle phrases, and infinitive phrases
-write practice exercises on page 86...this was collected for a participation grade
-you were asked to copy down the list of words that commonly begin SUBORDINATE clauses...please use each one in a sentence for next time...see me if you are confused about this...
Today in class we went over the soliloquy that ended Act 2....the quote analysis of a line from that scene was collected...then we began to view the film of Act 2....there will be a test on THURSDAY on Act 2...you may not use your notes on this test...this test will be set up in such a way that I ask you to clarify/explain terms and quotes we've discussed in Act 2
COLLEGE PREP 11
1. Vocab review and reminder that the test is on Thursday...
2. Writing and grammar
-take notes on appositives, participle phrases, and infinitive phrases
-write practice exercises on page 86...this was collected for a participation grade
-you were asked to copy down the list of words that commonly begin SUBORDINATE clauses...please use each one in a sentence for next time...see me if you are confused about this...
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