ENGLISH 12
1) Vocabulary quiz
a. 5-7 minutes to study and prepare
b. take quiz in class!
2. "Mystery" acute listening activities....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. BEOWULF
a. quiz on section 1
b. go over section 1 by alluding to the quiz and the text...be sure to take good notes!
c. begin reading "The Battle With Grendel's Mother" together in class, discussing key points
d. NOTE: All you need to do for next time is merely READ this section. You do not need to do anything else...we will do a note taking activity in class next time :)
MR. GOLDSMITH'S ENGLISH CLASS (jgoldsmith@winslowk12.org)
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please see yesterday's English 12 plan....
be prepared for your vocab test which is on MONDAY!!!!!!!! Remember to make flashcards or put words in sentences for extra credit!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Same as Orange day College English, but today I collected your AngloSaxon history responses...
Please see yesterday's English 12 plan....
be prepared for your vocab test which is on MONDAY!!!!!!!! Remember to make flashcards or put words in sentences for extra credit!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Same as Orange day College English, but today I collected your AngloSaxon history responses...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
1. A reminder that your vocabulary test will be on FRIDAY!!! If you make flashcards or put your words in sentences and show me before the test, you can earn bonus points on the test!
2. "The Lottery"
a. we read the ending of the story together
b. we worked on finishing the questions on the sheet
c. we discussed additional notes--if yours are incomplete, see me or Mrs LeClair
d. this was turned in at the end of class to be counted as a grade!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. "Beowulf"
a. we took notes on the background "en medias reys" of the story so that it would be easier to understand
b. we began reading the first couple of pages together
c. for next time, please finish reading THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL
d. please take notes on HOW THE FIGHT GOES, REFERENCES TO GOD, and SIGNS OF BEOWULF'S ARROGANCE
e. There very well may be a short quiz on Friday!
1. A reminder that your vocabulary test will be on FRIDAY!!! If you make flashcards or put your words in sentences and show me before the test, you can earn bonus points on the test!
2. "The Lottery"
a. we read the ending of the story together
b. we worked on finishing the questions on the sheet
c. we discussed additional notes--if yours are incomplete, see me or Mrs LeClair
d. this was turned in at the end of class to be counted as a grade!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. "Beowulf"
a. we took notes on the background "en medias reys" of the story so that it would be easier to understand
b. we began reading the first couple of pages together
c. for next time, please finish reading THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL
d. please take notes on HOW THE FIGHT GOES, REFERENCES TO GOD, and SIGNS OF BEOWULF'S ARROGANCE
e. There very well may be a short quiz on Friday!
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please see yesterday's English12 assignment, since you are following the same plan! If you did not take the FuturesDay survey,, please do so ASAP or see me!!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see yesterday's College English assignment, since you are following the same plan!!! Take the FuturesDay survey if you have not taken it yet!!
Please see yesterday's English12 assignment, since you are following the same plan! If you did not take the FuturesDay survey,, please do so ASAP or see me!!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see yesterday's College English assignment, since you are following the same plan!!! Take the FuturesDay survey if you have not taken it yet!!
Monday, September 24, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today in class we started by taking the FUTURES DAY survey for our college field trips...
We took some notes on our first short story "The Lottery" and a study guide was passed out....
We began reading the first few pages of the story and then you were given the last ten minutes or so to read on your own...some of you didnt finish and we will continue next time...
Take good notes or get them if you were absent, since at the end of this unit we will have an OPEN NOTE test!!!!
Be careful to take the time to study the vocabulary words, since we will have this test later this week!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today we took the survey for FUTURES DAY for our college field trips....
We took our vocabulary quiz!
We took notes on "Beowulf" and the history of how it came to be....if you were not here, make sure to get the notes you missed!!!!
Today in class we started by taking the FUTURES DAY survey for our college field trips...
We took some notes on our first short story "The Lottery" and a study guide was passed out....
We began reading the first few pages of the story and then you were given the last ten minutes or so to read on your own...some of you didnt finish and we will continue next time...
Take good notes or get them if you were absent, since at the end of this unit we will have an OPEN NOTE test!!!!
Be careful to take the time to study the vocabulary words, since we will have this test later this week!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today we took the survey for FUTURES DAY for our college field trips....
We took our vocabulary quiz!
We took notes on "Beowulf" and the history of how it came to be....if you were not here, make sure to get the notes you missed!!!!
Thursday, September 20, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we went over the vocabulary words for the quiz you will have next week.....we put them in sentences and went over them...your willingness to share counted as a participation grade...
We talked about Connotation and Denotation and the differences between the two....we worked on a worksheet which focused on some similarities and differences between words....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Remember that your vocab quiz is on Monday
2. BEOWULF
-today we began talking about the poem we will be reading by exploring some history of the Anglo Saxons...
-read pages 1-8 in the brown textbook about the history of these people...
-find a unifying idea/topic sentence that ties an aspect of the reading together...write at least 1/2 of a page response focused around this topic or idea....note that this is NOT a summary on all of it....
Today we went over the vocabulary words for the quiz you will have next week.....we put them in sentences and went over them...your willingness to share counted as a participation grade...
We talked about Connotation and Denotation and the differences between the two....we worked on a worksheet which focused on some similarities and differences between words....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Remember that your vocab quiz is on Monday
2. BEOWULF
-today we began talking about the poem we will be reading by exploring some history of the Anglo Saxons...
-read pages 1-8 in the brown textbook about the history of these people...
-find a unifying idea/topic sentence that ties an aspect of the reading together...write at least 1/2 of a page response focused around this topic or idea....note that this is NOT a summary on all of it....
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
1. Vocabulary words
-finish looking up
-go over and review possible sentences to use on test
2. Connotation vs Denotation
-begin notes and discussion on differences between two....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please follow the orange day plan, as they are one class ahead of you...HOWEVER....
-your vocab quiz will be on TUESDAY of next week....
-there were many of you who were absent last time and did not take the grammar/diagnostic test in the purple book....I had folks made up that test today....if you still have not taken it, please see me ASAP so you can make it up! It counts as a participation grade
1. Vocabulary words
-finish looking up
-go over and review possible sentences to use on test
2. Connotation vs Denotation
-begin notes and discussion on differences between two....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please follow the orange day plan, as they are one class ahead of you...HOWEVER....
-your vocab quiz will be on TUESDAY of next week....
-there were many of you who were absent last time and did not take the grammar/diagnostic test in the purple book....I had folks made up that test today....if you still have not taken it, please see me ASAP so you can make it up! It counts as a participation grade
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please see the black day class and their plan from yesterday....you are following the same plan
COLLEGE ENGLISH
We started by going over the "purple test" in the grammar-writing test booklet...these tests were handed back to you so you could correct any that you got incorrect...then we went over the vocabulary that you were asked to look up for today....the test for these words will be on this coming MONDAY....please see me if you have any questions....
Please see the black day class and their plan from yesterday....you are following the same plan
COLLEGE ENGLISH
We started by going over the "purple test" in the grammar-writing test booklet...these tests were handed back to you so you could correct any that you got incorrect...then we went over the vocabulary that you were asked to look up for today....the test for these words will be on this coming MONDAY....please see me if you have any questions....
Monday, September 17, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
We started with ten minutes of silent reading...
We did a quick followup to the guidance presentation from last time...
We got our first vocabulary word list today! Your job in class was to copy the words down and look up the definitions for all the words...we will go over them next time! Here are the words:
agitate
litigate
prodigal
synagogue
venue
incipient
infinitesimal
finite
trajectory
conducive
obsequious
apollonian
bacchanalian
delphic
olympian
mercurial
jovial
aegis
ambrosial
COLLEGE ENGLISH
You folks have the same plan as the orange day class, so please follow that...don't forget to look up your vocab words for Wednesday's class! See me with any questions!!
We started with ten minutes of silent reading...
We did a quick followup to the guidance presentation from last time...
We got our first vocabulary word list today! Your job in class was to copy the words down and look up the definitions for all the words...we will go over them next time! Here are the words:
agitate
litigate
prodigal
synagogue
venue
incipient
infinitesimal
finite
trajectory
conducive
obsequious
apollonian
bacchanalian
delphic
olympian
mercurial
jovial
aegis
ambrosial
COLLEGE ENGLISH
You folks have the same plan as the orange day class, so please follow that...don't forget to look up your vocab words for Wednesday's class! See me with any questions!!
Friday, September 14, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today guidance counselors came to address the class....if you were absent, please see your guidance counselor right away!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Silent reading
2. Diagnostic sentence correction
-go over in class and make sense of the worksheet!
3. PurpleGrammarDiagnosticTests
-do exercise 1 and 2 only
-this will be graded as a participation grade/collected at end of class
4. Copy the vocabulary words off of the board, and please look up the definitions for Tuesday....NOTE: I will come around and "check off" that you looked these up
Today guidance counselors came to address the class....if you were absent, please see your guidance counselor right away!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Silent reading
2. Diagnostic sentence correction
-go over in class and make sense of the worksheet!
3. PurpleGrammarDiagnosticTests
-do exercise 1 and 2 only
-this will be graded as a participation grade/collected at end of class
4. Copy the vocabulary words off of the board, and please look up the definitions for Tuesday....NOTE: I will come around and "check off" that you looked these up
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Black Day
ENGLISH 12
Today in class, the guidance counselors were in to deliver their senior presentations....if you did not attend class, or if you have any questions, please see them right away. We will continue with our English work next time!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see Orange Day's plan from yesterday....they are one class ahead of you, so they have the same plan.....if you have any questions about the sentence diagnostic test, please see me!
Today in class, the guidance counselors were in to deliver their senior presentations....if you did not attend class, or if you have any questions, please see them right away. We will continue with our English work next time!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see Orange Day's plan from yesterday....they are one class ahead of you, so they have the same plan.....if you have any questions about the sentence diagnostic test, please see me!
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
1. Silent reading for ten minutes
2. Diagnostic reading test: "Walt" and answer questions...
3. Diagnostic sentence fixing test: fix the sentences in section I to the best of your ability
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Silent Reading
2. Get in your ThomasCollege forms to Mrs Bouchard (a new one on IT policy was passed out today!!)
3. Debrief the guidance presentation....talk about importance of dates, etc...
4. Diagnostic sentence tests
-begin in class by correcting sentences in section I....we went over this in class...
-please do section II and III for next time....this will all be counted as a participation grade!
1. Silent reading for ten minutes
2. Diagnostic reading test: "Walt" and answer questions...
3. Diagnostic sentence fixing test: fix the sentences in section I to the best of your ability
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Silent Reading
2. Get in your ThomasCollege forms to Mrs Bouchard (a new one on IT policy was passed out today!!)
3. Debrief the guidance presentation....talk about importance of dates, etc...
4. Diagnostic sentence tests
-begin in class by correcting sentences in section I....we went over this in class...
-please do section II and III for next time....this will all be counted as a participation grade!
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