ENGLISH 12
Please see orange day plan...you folks had the same thing....LOOK UP WORDS, as a lot of you in class didn't finish! The words are listed on yesterday's blog entry
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see orange day plan...you folks are following that....your Personal Narratives were due today!! Please look up the vocab words for next time!!!!!! They are listed on the blog entry from yesterday!
MR. GOLDSMITH'S ENGLISH CLASS (jgoldsmith@winslowk12.org)
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we did a couple of reading/correcting-errors tests and they were counted as participation....
We also got a new vocab list of words to look up....you can find these words at the bottom of the page....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today your Personal Narratives were due IN CLASS. If you are using a tech day get it to me next class please....
We did a reading/correcting punctuation PRACTICE test ....but I told you that in the future, some may count as real tests!
You got a new vocab list of words to look up....the list of words are at the bottom of the page....
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conventry
blazonry
confutation
disdain
expostulate
hinterland
variegated
vacillate
potable
dessication
proselytize
umbrage
idiom
mendicant
encomium
erubescence
chaste
benumb
Today we did a couple of reading/correcting-errors tests and they were counted as participation....
We also got a new vocab list of words to look up....you can find these words at the bottom of the page....
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today your Personal Narratives were due IN CLASS. If you are using a tech day get it to me next class please....
We did a reading/correcting punctuation PRACTICE test ....but I told you that in the future, some may count as real tests!
You got a new vocab list of words to look up....the list of words are at the bottom of the page....
*********
conventry
blazonry
confutation
disdain
expostulate
hinterland
variegated
vacillate
potable
dessication
proselytize
umbrage
idiom
mendicant
encomium
erubescence
chaste
benumb
Monday, December 17, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please refer to orange day plan....a lot of you are missing work and need to get it into me ASAP!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please refer to orange day plan...the only difference is that your final draft of your personal narrative is due on WEDNESDAY. Please be sure to follow the directions for what you are supposed to do with it....
Please refer to orange day plan....a lot of you are missing work and need to get it into me ASAP!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please refer to orange day plan...the only difference is that your final draft of your personal narrative is due on WEDNESDAY. Please be sure to follow the directions for what you are supposed to do with it....
Friday, December 14, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we finished up with our paragraph unit....you were asked to complete your MAJOR/MINOR outline for organization, and then asked to put that outline into writing to craft AT LEAST 1/2 page of writing...you could choose your own topic as long as the writing was narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today in class we went over the sentence variety exercises that you were asked to do for today!!! I want to make sure you know how to begin your sentences with either participle phrases, adjectives, prepositions, or appositives....then we worked on revising our drafts and making sure we had a good lead and voice and sentence variety!! A participation grade was given for all this work.
Your final copy of your personal narrative is due TUESDAY. Please follow the procedure:
1. PRINT IT BEFORE CLASS. ON PAPER. SERIOUSLY.
2. Be sure your paper has voice
3. Be sure your paper starts with a Q.A.Q.S. lead
4. Be sure that AT LEAST three of your sentences are purposely changed to reflect the sentence variety strategies we have been working on. Please be sure to UNDERLINE the alternate sentence beginnings that you have in your paper.
Have a great weekend!!!!!
Today we finished up with our paragraph unit....you were asked to complete your MAJOR/MINOR outline for organization, and then asked to put that outline into writing to craft AT LEAST 1/2 page of writing...you could choose your own topic as long as the writing was narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today in class we went over the sentence variety exercises that you were asked to do for today!!! I want to make sure you know how to begin your sentences with either participle phrases, adjectives, prepositions, or appositives....then we worked on revising our drafts and making sure we had a good lead and voice and sentence variety!! A participation grade was given for all this work.
Your final copy of your personal narrative is due TUESDAY. Please follow the procedure:
1. PRINT IT BEFORE CLASS. ON PAPER. SERIOUSLY.
2. Be sure your paper has voice
3. Be sure your paper starts with a Q.A.Q.S. lead
4. Be sure that AT LEAST three of your sentences are purposely changed to reflect the sentence variety strategies we have been working on. Please be sure to UNDERLINE the alternate sentence beginnings that you have in your paper.
Have a great weekend!!!!!
Thursday, December 13, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Same as orange day plan....but GET YOUR MISSING WORK INTO ME!!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Same as orange day plan..but your FINAL DRAFT of you personal narrative is due next WEDNESDAY!!! Be sure to bring a DRAFT to class on Monday please!!!
Same as orange day plan....but GET YOUR MISSING WORK INTO ME!!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Same as orange day plan..but your FINAL DRAFT of you personal narrative is due next WEDNESDAY!!! Be sure to bring a DRAFT to class on Monday please!!!
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we continued with paragraph writing....there was a double sided worksheet that must be done for a participation grade, so come see me if you didnt get it....Next, there was a "major/minor" outline sheet given, in order for you to see how the paragraphs should be written...see me for that one too!! I collected these and I will give them back on Friday so we can work on outlining--and then writing--our paragraphs...
COLLEGE ENGLISH
First of all, know that your personal narrative FINAL COPY will be due next TUESDAY...we worked a great deal on sentence variety (the FINAL component of the rubric)...we took lots of notes on how we can vary our sentence beginnings, so please GET THE NOTES if you were absent....there was a worksheet we did in class on this, and then there was a worksheet you are asked to DO for next class...I will come around and check it off for a part. grade! BRING YOUR DRAFT ON FRIDAY so we can work with them, edit them, etc!!!!
Today we continued with paragraph writing....there was a double sided worksheet that must be done for a participation grade, so come see me if you didnt get it....Next, there was a "major/minor" outline sheet given, in order for you to see how the paragraphs should be written...see me for that one too!! I collected these and I will give them back on Friday so we can work on outlining--and then writing--our paragraphs...
COLLEGE ENGLISH
First of all, know that your personal narrative FINAL COPY will be due next TUESDAY...we worked a great deal on sentence variety (the FINAL component of the rubric)...we took lots of notes on how we can vary our sentence beginnings, so please GET THE NOTES if you were absent....there was a worksheet we did in class on this, and then there was a worksheet you are asked to DO for next class...I will come around and check it off for a part. grade! BRING YOUR DRAFT ON FRIDAY so we can work with them, edit them, etc!!!!
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please see orange day plan from yesterday...you follow the same plan
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see orange day plan from yesterday...you follow the same plan....please remember to BRING YOUR DRAFTS TO CLASS on Thursday!!!! REMEMBER: what you hand in as your final copy must:
a. contain voice
b. have a QAQS intro
c. have sentence variety (which we will talk about next time!)
Please see orange day plan from yesterday...you follow the same plan
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see orange day plan from yesterday...you follow the same plan....please remember to BRING YOUR DRAFTS TO CLASS on Thursday!!!! REMEMBER: what you hand in as your final copy must:
a. contain voice
b. have a QAQS intro
c. have sentence variety (which we will talk about next time!)
Monday, December 10, 2018
ORANGE DAYS
ENGLISH 12
If you have not gotten me the Google vocab assignment from last time, please GET IT TO ME!!!
Today we worked with our "Paragraph Cohesion" unit and did worksheet #3 and #4, which focused on main ideas, supporting details, etc....
I gave a prompt for you to write to.....
You were asked to pick two out of the four types of paragraphs we have been talking about (narrative, expository, persuasive, descriptive) and write two original paragraphs that have topic sentences and at least three supporting details
These paragraphs were handed in for today's grade!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today we continued with editing and polishing our personal narrative by doing a quick writing prompt where you had to use a QAQS lead...
Due today was a draft of your personal narrative, and we worked with them by sharing with another person and giving feedback on voice, lead, etc. BRING YOUR DRAFTS AGAIN NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!
Finally, we read and gave feedback on a few "classic" personal narratives I had photocopies of....
If you have not gotten me the Google vocab assignment from last time, please GET IT TO ME!!!
Today we worked with our "Paragraph Cohesion" unit and did worksheet #3 and #4, which focused on main ideas, supporting details, etc....
I gave a prompt for you to write to.....
You were asked to pick two out of the four types of paragraphs we have been talking about (narrative, expository, persuasive, descriptive) and write two original paragraphs that have topic sentences and at least three supporting details
These paragraphs were handed in for today's grade!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today we continued with editing and polishing our personal narrative by doing a quick writing prompt where you had to use a QAQS lead...
Due today was a draft of your personal narrative, and we worked with them by sharing with another person and giving feedback on voice, lead, etc. BRING YOUR DRAFTS AGAIN NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!
Finally, we read and gave feedback on a few "classic" personal narratives I had photocopies of....
Friday, December 7, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please see orange day plan from yesterday--you did the same thing! I passed back your paragraph notes and worksheet...please BRING THEM on Tuesday!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see orange day plan, as you folks are doing the same thing! There were SEVERAL students not here today in class...please see me ASAP so you can get the "Intros and Leads" worksheet I passed out!! Also, bring a draft of your personal narrative PRINTED OUT on Tuesday!
Please see orange day plan from yesterday--you did the same thing! I passed back your paragraph notes and worksheet...please BRING THEM on Tuesday!!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see orange day plan, as you folks are doing the same thing! There were SEVERAL students not here today in class...please see me ASAP so you can get the "Intros and Leads" worksheet I passed out!! Also, bring a draft of your personal narrative PRINTED OUT on Tuesday!
Thursday, December 6, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today in class we worked on a GoogleImage vocab review activity....for each of your words, Google the word and click on the image tag...then, out of all the images you get, select one that you think really expresses the definition of the word...paste that image into a GoogleDoc, and then write a good sentence about why you chose this word! If this does not make sense, come see me!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Personal Narrative
-go through and read some of the "annoying" prompts aloud, in order to see how different people express "voice."
Effective leads
-we took some notes on how to write an effective lead for your composition...I introduced the Q.A.Q.S. method...
-I passed out a photocopy of an example of a writing prompt done with EACH of the four lead "strategies."
For next class, I would like you to come with a DRAFT of whatever you will end up handing in for your personal narrative assignment....see me if you need clarification on what that means...it does NOT have to be what you use for your college essay....but please make sure it is TYPED and PRINTED OUT so we can work with them....it will be a gradeeeeeeeeee!
Today in class we worked on a GoogleImage vocab review activity....for each of your words, Google the word and click on the image tag...then, out of all the images you get, select one that you think really expresses the definition of the word...paste that image into a GoogleDoc, and then write a good sentence about why you chose this word! If this does not make sense, come see me!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Personal Narrative
-go through and read some of the "annoying" prompts aloud, in order to see how different people express "voice."
Effective leads
-we took some notes on how to write an effective lead for your composition...I introduced the Q.A.Q.S. method...
-I passed out a photocopy of an example of a writing prompt done with EACH of the four lead "strategies."
For next class, I would like you to come with a DRAFT of whatever you will end up handing in for your personal narrative assignment....see me if you need clarification on what that means...it does NOT have to be what you use for your college essay....but please make sure it is TYPED and PRINTED OUT so we can work with them....it will be a gradeeeeeeeeee!
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Please follow the orange day's plan.....and keep reviewing your vocab words for a test next TUES
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please follow orange day's plan....we followed the same lesson...
Please follow the orange day's plan.....and keep reviewing your vocab words for a test next TUES
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please follow orange day's plan....we followed the same lesson...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
ORANGE DAY
ENGLISH 12
1. Vocab
-finish list from last time, going over INTUITIVE and ending at GALVANIZE...
2. Paragraph Cohesion
-we took notes on types of paragraphs and methods of organization for paragraphs...
-there were a couple of worksheets where you were to find topic sentences, define paragraphs, etc...
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Vocabulary quiz
2. Personal Narrative
-whip around room sharing from "scavenger hunt" once more
-one page 'voice writing' exercise due today for participation grade...switch with a partner and examine for evidence of VOICE
-notes and discussion on using 'precise words' and importance of avoiding cliches and using strong voice...
-"one thing that really annoys me is...." write 3.5 minutes for next time's activity
1. Vocab
-finish list from last time, going over INTUITIVE and ending at GALVANIZE...
2. Paragraph Cohesion
-we took notes on types of paragraphs and methods of organization for paragraphs...
-there were a couple of worksheets where you were to find topic sentences, define paragraphs, etc...
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Vocabulary quiz
2. Personal Narrative
-whip around room sharing from "scavenger hunt" once more
-one page 'voice writing' exercise due today for participation grade...switch with a partner and examine for evidence of VOICE
-notes and discussion on using 'precise words' and importance of avoiding cliches and using strong voice...
-"one thing that really annoys me is...." write 3.5 minutes for next time's activity
Monday, December 3, 2018
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we got a new list of vocab--you were to look up definitions in class, and then we went over them...if you did not get the words, please look at last orange day's blog entry--I have listed the words!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see Orange Day plan from last entry....you folks have the same assignments. Reminder that you have TWO things due next time 1) full page (using voice) based on the "scavenger hunt" we did today and 2) vocab test
Have a great day
Today we got a new list of vocab--you were to look up definitions in class, and then we went over them...if you did not get the words, please look at last orange day's blog entry--I have listed the words!
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Please see Orange Day plan from last entry....you folks have the same assignments. Reminder that you have TWO things due next time 1) full page (using voice) based on the "scavenger hunt" we did today and 2) vocab test
Have a great day
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