COLLEGE ENGLISH: 5-9 TEST!

TRESPASSER

TEST: CH 5-9

1. Who is coming over to Mike and Sarah’s house for dinner that night, and what  does  

Sarah BEG of Mike?

     

2.   List  two detailed characteristics of the “Barter” family. For example: What are they like? where do they live? HOW do they live, etc

    

3.   What does Mike find at the Drisko’s that gives him “probable cause” to search their   

 Property?

   

4. What do the Drisko’s do for “work?” (possibly a ‘trick question’), and what do they fear Mike will cause to happen?

5. What has Charley done that has GREATLY CHANGED the life of his wife, Ora?

6. What is happening to the ‘camp’ that Charley and Ora have on the lake?

7. Who is Hans Westergaard, and how might he fit in to the whole “Ashley Kim” situation

8. Why do Mike and Charley make an ‘early exit’ from the dinner party?

9. How does Mike gain entry to the cottage on Schooner Lane on Parker Point?

10. What do Mike and Charley find at the end of the chapter?

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT FOR TRESPASSER & AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

COLLEGE ENGLISH

Hi folks!

If you have not viewed my Youtube videos (links on last blog entry) please take a few minutes and do this!

If you have not told me your book number, PLEASE EMAIL ME IT asap!


Here is a short video of me explaining the beginning of the novel....and I read two pages...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLh0ML5ovQw

Your assignment is to read chapter 1 THROUGH 9

please do this "test" on chapters 5 through 9..

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CvRlURniB4Lsz3PpAFohBY76-luLHF-quuyR607a4vA/edit

I will send out an "invite" to join me on GoogleMeets for WEDNESDAY from 10-11 AM....I wont have any "agenda."......but, rather, will just available in case anyone wants to talk about parts of the book, etc!

COLLEGE PREP

We are going to be starting AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, a mystery story by Agatha Christie. I alluded to this in a previous post; if you can get your own copy, that is awesome. If you cannot, you can click on the first link for a PDF of the book, and the second link for an AUDIO version on Youtube.. Make sure to "bookmark" these sites for future reference! Before you do anything, please check out this short video I made--I explain the book's summary and premise....and I read a page or so....



PDF BOOK

AUDIO/YOUTUBE

If you have any questions, please email me or make a comment on this blog!!!

Please read chapters 1, 2, and 3--it is about 55 pages.....

The book has some "kind of" tricky vocabulary, and I would like you to look up the following words BEFORE YOU READ (so you will understand them in the book when you DO read)...for an assignment credit, please email me ORIGINAL SENTENCES for each word!!!!

"sine qua non"
squall
subside
surreptitious
decisively
conventionally
treacherous
conscientiously
imperceptibly
luscious
disparagingly
sinister
malevolence
assenting
fraternizing
tartar (NOT the sauce....haha)

COLLEGE PREP AND COLLEGE ENGLISH: PLEASE READ!

I AM READY TO PARTY!!!!!!!


FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY FRIDAY BEFORE VACATION!

We WILL be observing April vacation. Don't worry about school for a week!

I wanted to let you know what is going on, however, so you will know for AFTER vacation!

COLLEGE PREP

For the remainder of the year we will be reading a FANTASTIC murder mystery by Agatha Christie called AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. I will record myself doing a quick video introduction and reading of the book AFTER VACATION!!! Obviously it is not ideal in that we don't have the PHYSICAL books....but, if you WANT, you can definitely order your own copy from Amazon or something. If that is not an option for you, I will be posting a couple of links: One of them is the whole book ON LINE (as a PDF)....and the other is a Youtube video of the AUDIOBOOK. That is all I will say for now...but stay tuned and ask me any questions you might have!

******

COLLEGE ENGLISH

Please be sure to obtain a copy of TRESPASSER to be good-to-go after vacation! I am going to post two short "lectures" I had Amanda video-record of me last night. These videos contain some cool and important info about the book and how we will be going about reading it. I think one is 6 minutes and the other is 4.....

In order to finish the book by the end of May/beginning of June, we will need to cover about 60 pages per week. I will be assigning weekly assignments BY CHAPTER and I will post the assignments on this web site on MONDAYS. Some assignments *might* contain more than 60 pages...and some fewer....

You can read ahead all you like...but just be prepared to stay current with the chapters we are on as a class (so you can do the study guide or quiz or whatever I assign!)

You do not HAVE to do ANYTHING over vacation. ENJOY yourself if you can. I will "officially" assign the first reading on the Monday after vacation. But, if you are interested, it will be chapters 1 THROUGH 9.

Remember: I will be posting all assignments on this site....but I may SHARE study guides/quizzes with you over email...so check that too

ONE MORE THING: Obviously, one of the greatest parts of reading books is TALKING about books....just for fun....but, also, some of you may have questions/confusion about the novel. I am going to try to post weekly "office hours" where I will set up a GoogleMeets for whomever wants to stop by and chat! Fun! Stay tuned for that! They will probably be on THURSDAYS

Friends, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your patience and fantastic work during this very very very difficult time!  PLEASE reach out ANY TIME you have a question or comment. AND PLEASE WATCH MY TWO VIDEOS!!!! They will help introduce the novel and set a context for what we are talking about!

VIDEO 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1_GPCC003o


VIDEO 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwnlRBGTogc

A NEW SONG POST

HeyGuysHey. This isn't an ASSIGNMENT....I just like sharing my "art" with you and I thought I would share THIS with you as well. Many of you know Jen Ferry this year....and many more of you were probably coached in some capacity by her sister Elizabeth. You may remember last year when Elizabeth came and did a presentation about her two years in the PeaceCorp in Tanzania. A few years ago, when she was there, we had regular correspondence through text and messenger.....and I wrote this song based on what I imagined her experience was like. It is called "In a Foreign Land" and I think it is sort of appropriate today because, let's face it, we are ALL living in a "new" and "foreign land" lately, right? I even will post the lyrics in case you like to read them/enjoy poetry/etc. I would love to hear and see some of the stuff you are doing!!!! I miss you wonderful people!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4XFVnzaumw

IN A FOREIGN LAND

If I stayed too long

would that matter here?

Dust from sandals worn

wears off like sand

Time I spend alone

worlds that collide sometimes

hours can seem like galaxies

and stars can seem like rhymes

I'm here; I will the power of my hand

My foot; it raises in this foreign land

No, there's no tigers here

judgements we all make

questions pile up like boulders

and answers remain still, like lakes

Trying to reach you there

messages from this new home

bounce off satellites

above where the wild creatures roam

You won't see my tears; you cannot understand

I'm changing lives within this foreign land

Words I write too much

come from a crowded mind

flow from this wounded hand

7 hours later than 'your time'

Humble fire made

bricks to warm my pans

metaphors abound everywhere

and no one else understands

Jared Goldsmith

COLLEGE PREP ASSIGNMENT & DUAL ENROLLMENT ASSIGNMENT #2

GET OUT AND DO SOME WORK!!! GET READY FOR NEXT WINTER!!! IT WILL BE HERE SOON!!!

Good morning wonderful seniors. The Sun Is Out!!!! Get outside and get some fresh air today....it is amazing what a little sunlight and fresh air will do for you!!

LISTEN-IMPORTANT: You all will be getting another letter in the mail from Mr Bell and it will explain the "deal with school" going forward. Basically, going forward, I will be assigning ONE assignment per week--and the assignment should definitely take under an hour....probably 40 minutes or so. I won't say anything else right now, so as not to confuse things. Be on the lookout for Mr Bell's next letter!

So here is your assignment for the week (remember, DUAL ENROLLMENT KIDS, if you want the college credit, you need to do the assignment!)

COLLEGE PREP

Hi guys! I haven't heard from all of you, so please send me an email or write back to me. For this week's assignment, I would like you to read the following Edgar Allan Poe story: "The Cask of Amontillado." It is a good short story!! It can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/caskpoe.html

I would like you to respond to the following questions, and please send me an email/GoogleDoc with your responses! Any questions, send me an email! I am here to help you.

1. Read the story
2. Pick out at least one quote that demonstrates the ARROGANCE or COCKINESS of the character named Fortunado. Explain why you chose this quote
3. Per our discussion of literary terms before we left, how does the story have all THREE conflicts (man vs self, man vs man, and man vs environment/nature
4. Very simply: Explain how the story ends. How is the most frightening "execution" of all time carried out?


COLLEGE ENGLISH

Ready for ASSIGNMENT 2?? (and remember, this will be the only assignment this week)

1. Smile and relax because the sun is out and your teacher sings you cute suonnnngggggggs
2. Understand that I am always here for you if you have any questions about ANYTHING with your school, post-school success, hopes, dreams, fitness techniques, chicken breeding skills, laser tag efficacy, and more....
3. Remember to make a trip to the school this week and get a copy of TRESPASSER and then give me your book number! GET YOUR BOOK BEFORE FRIDAY PLEASE
4. Last time, I had your explore an essay on CommonLit.org. I would like you to do another assignment on commonlit.org....but this one gives you some more freedom:
5. go to commonlit.org and EXPLORE the site....at the top left of the page there is a a tab that says LIBRARY....if you click on this, you can search the site by GENRE, GRADE LEVEL, etc. Explore the site and take a few minutes to enjoy.....there are TONS of things there like essays, short stories, historical documents, biographies, informational pieces, satirical pieces, etc.
6. All that I ask you to do is choose something GRADE APPROPRIATE (11th or 12th grade) that you might enjoy......read it....and then write me a one page (max) REACTION to the piece of writing. By reaction, I mean:
    *What did you think of the writing?
    *Did you agree or disagree or with it? Why?
    *How did the piece make you feel?
    * Did you learn anything new that surprised you?
    *What inferences or opinions can you make about the author?
*****BASICALLY, ANY SORT OF REACTION YOU WANT TO WRITE!! I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!******


HAVE A GREAT DAY SENIORS!! I MISS YOU MORE THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND!

DEDICATION FOR YOU (AND TWO REMINDERS)

HEYGUYSHEY


FIRST OF ALL!!!!!!! IF YOU HAVE NO POWER, DON'T WORRY ABOUT GETTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT IN TODAY!!! NO STRESS. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!!!!!


Please make sure to get your TRESPASSER book # to me when you get it (no rush)

And THANK YOU for all the great responses to the essay that have been coming in. Some of you are doing your most thoughtful writing of the year! No joke!

Please remember that, for now, I am giving you all grades in my PAPER grade book but I am not posting anything on IC. Don't worry about what your "grade" is...if you are putting effort into the assignments, you will be great! This is a challenge for us all!!!

In case you havent seen it on FB, here is a song with a cute little story for you seniors..... a cover of "Hey There Delilah"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvd_mNKJzo

DUAL ENROLLMENT ASSIGNMENT #1

Good morning dualenrollers!

Today you will be getting your first assignment, and it is an essay written by Henry Ford (as in, the inventor of automobiles). The essay is called "The Fear of Change" and I chose it because I thought it was appropriate for this particular day and age. EVERYTHING in the world is changing. Should we fear it? Do you like change?

I would like you to get me this assignment by tomorrow (Friday) by 2pm (or earlier)

Even if there were NO QUARANTINE and everything was going as normal as could be, right now many of you would (and probably are) struggling with the notion of the CHANGE coming up when you graduate and move on to new things in your life. We live in a world of CONSTANT CHANGE. And, personally, I don't know if that is a good thing.

The essay is from commonlit.org, and I will post a link at the bottom of this assignment. I would like you to read the essay (it isn't LONG, but it is very thought provoking and it uses some heavy phrases). Commonlit is great at giving you meanings of difficult words, etc. I encourage you to browse around the site. There's a LOT of REALLY COOL stuff there: essays, short stories, news articles, opinion pieces. and the best chicken tenders around (I just wanted to see if you are actually reading this.....haha)

I have some questions for you about the essay, but I am also interested in YOUR THOUGHTS, OPINIONS, FEEDBACK, PERSPECTIVE, etc. What I would like you to do is this:  LISTEN UP HANNAH STEVENS!!!! STOP TALKING!!! (lollllllllll ....jk) Please answer the questions I have asked you in a separate google doc/email to me, and I will give you a grade for that. This is very EFFORT BASED, since we are not PHYSICALLY together. THEN, I would love if you would post your thoughts, opinions, perspective, etc as a COMMENT TO THIS BLOG. It is very easy. It would be great to hear from you. It would be great to get "talking." Aaaaaaand.....for every comment you make on the blog, I will factor it into your "participation grade" for the college portion of the class. Does that make sense? PLEASE ASK ANYTHING YOU FEEL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!


1.What do you make of the paragraph that starts on line 20? Do you agree with this? Where do we see this in The United States today (since Ford is talking about the USA)

2. How does he emphasize how different EUROPE is from the UNITED STATES in 1922 when he wrote this? If he wrote this is 2020, would he write the same thing?

3. According to Ford, what kind of person WILL NEVER fear "Progressive Change," and why?

4. (optional) Post your own feedback (even if it goes off on a tangent!) on this blog as a comment. Be respectful!!

Let's see how this goes! Here is the link, and it you have any problems with the technology, let me know! Be sure you have registered for commonlit.org (per the entry to this site I posted on March 30). Be well folks!!!

https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/fear-of-change

SO MANY GOLDSMITHS! & GOOD MORNING!

Good morning everyone! Just in case you miss me, here are three of me, sitting on my old couch in my classroom

Now that we've got that out of the way, I just wanted to say good morning to everyone. COLLEGE PREP kids: I haven't heard from many of you...not as many as I would have wanted. I understand. #SeniorsInAprilDuringQuarantines, and stuff such as. DROP ME A LINE AND SAY HI. Don't leave me to cry alone in my basement! Check out some of the offerings I've been putting on here

COLLEGE ENGLISH folks: I emailed you all yesterday,, and today I have seen that some of you have already picked up your copy of TRESPASSER at school. That is great! Remember: DON'T FREAK OUT! You don't need to get it til next week....we will be starting with other stuff other than the book.

Just a quick reminder that we will be starting TOMORROW with "real" work for the dual enrollment credit from ThomasCollege. I'll get to details later, but, for the time being, I will NOT be entering anything in Infinite Campus...I will be having to do something else....until further notice.

We get different instructions daily, so I appreciate your patience during this unsettled time.

CHECK IN ON THIS SITE LATER!!! And tell your little friends to do the same.

xxoo

SOME QUARANTINE/SOCIAL DISTANCING PERSPECTIVE....

I came across this article today while I was checking my email, etc. It raises an interesting point that I have been noticing more and more as this quarantine continues. I feel like, although the world is basically "shut down," that I have never been busier with teaching, learning, etc!!!!! And I mean this with respect to my JOB aaaaaaaaand my role as husband/father/Internet singing sensation.....#whatagreataudience

The article is pretty straightforward, and it is not that long. I encourage you to read the article and think about the following questions/ideas. Then, if you want to be a #greataudience, leave your answer as a "comment" on this web site!!! Cool people like Gabby and Mariah do it.....just sayin....

Here is the link, first of all!

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615437/virtual-happy-hour-introverts-lockdown-coronavirus/?utm_source=pocket-newtab&fbclid=IwAR2cAJ3V79U6ORAoqgSZSoW-6aF8CyGbiEFXkuoUkrZJMFoQaUrqiyvp5Zs

1. What is a quote from the article that you find important or meaningful, and why?

2. Do you AGREE or DISAGREE with what the writer of the article is arguing? Why?

3. "Label" yourself as an "introvert" or an "extrovert." Then, consider how this whole pandemic is influencing/affecting/helping/hurting your type of "person."

Have a great day

BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS & A VERY GOOD MOVIE/DISCUSSION OPPORTUNITY!

Happy Friday all!

THANK YOU for all who have emailed me back about the dual enrollment class....and thanks for everyone who has chimed in with comments and stuff about some stuff I have posted; I just used STUFF for the third time in one sentence, btw.....

FOR NOW, all classes (CP and DUAL ENROLLMENT) should just relax and keep doing the "enrichment" suggestions your teachers are giving....

If you are doing the DUAL ENROLLMENT class, you WILL need to COMPLETE assignments.....but we HAVE NOT STARTED THAT YET. .I will be in touch about when the assignments "officially" start!!!!

Remember, ONLY IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE COLLEGE CREDIT could you please email me back individually?

If you are looking for a FANTASTIC movie to watch this weekend (Mr G would put it in his top 5 of ALL TIME), then consider the film "The 6th Sense." I used to use this film to teach literary devices....since it is SO FULL of brilliant literary things. It has nothing to do with books. What is amazing about it is that it is a "horror" or "scary" movie that.....almost INSTANTLY at one point in the film....changes GENRES and becomes a "love story." Does that make sense? It is one of those films that, when people saw it in the theatre, the film ended and people just SAT. In silence. For like 5 full minutes after it ended. Amazing. If you like endings that make your JAW DROP for like a whole 64 seconds, then WATCH IT.  Now, I cannot officially ASSIGN it because it might be PG13 or R or something....but I can suggest it..

It really is a brilliant, very literary movie with a lot to offer to an English class student. And, as a companion article to the film, I found this, recently, on line....

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-sixth-sense-turns-20-m-night-shyamalan-and-haley-joel-osment-tell-all?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Click on that tab if you feel the urge. Good article and interview.

PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID TO COMMENT ON THIS BLOG! A lot of you told me you WANT to...but you dont wanna be the "first one" to "break the ice." COME ON!!! You are such a #greataudience and I know you can do it!

Miss you guys like crazy!!!

Mr G

SING ALONG WITH ME!

Haha....

Hey, as I explain at the beginning of this video, we are ALL gonna need a little bit of patience!

I am surprised at how many of you have never heard the REAL version of this. It was a popular Guns N Roses song back when I was cool.....

(okay....ya got me....I was NEVER cool  :/ )


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Lw4olwtb4

ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS???????

Hey folks. Please take a look at this article from commonlit.org. If you have not logged in yet and made an account, please do so! Remember, go to commonlit.org/en/enroll and enter class code B79RYL.

As you read, consider these questions:

1. Why do you think it matters that we understand emotions of animals? What purpose/s could it serve?

2. What exactly is a "grimace scale?"

3. In your experience (as a farmer, pet owner, dog lover, etc), what have YOU personally experienced in terms of emotions in animals? For example: I have heard many people say that if you ever owned/had/spent time around PIGS, then you would never eat pork again....because pigs are so affectionate, loving, smart, etc. What are your thoughts about you, personally, experiencing animal emotions

As usual, please COMMENT on this blog, as a way to keep in touch, see other responses, have discussions, laugh, etc!!

Also, please feel free to send a pic of your animal!!!!!!

https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/animal-emotions-stare-us-in-the-face-are-our-pets-happy

ignore this

https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B3LSpEJSXHfaZnBHaV9EblJjVUE/edit

Sentence combining will keep your writing sharp!!

SENTENCE ENRICHMENT TEST
MR. GOLDSMITH

PART I 

Obviously, I am not "grading" this, so please ignore the rubric. As we do assignments like this, we will toggle between posting a comment or discussion point or example as a COMMENT on the blog.....(remember, the blog comments EVERYONE can see :) )and sometimes I will ask you to please email me your work on GoogleDocs. For example, if you tried to re-write this in fewer than 7 sentences, do it GoogleDocs and SHARE it with me

THIS WHOLE WORLD IS NEW FOR ME, AND IT IS NOT IDEAL....BUT WE ARE MAKING DO!!!

Aluminum is a metal. It is abundant. It has many uses. It comes from bauxite. Bauxite is an ore. Bauxite looks like clay. Bauxite contains aluminum. It contains several other substances. Workmen extract these other substances from the bauxite. They grind the bauxite. They put it in tanks. Pressure is in the tanks. The other substances form a mass. They remove the mass. They use it in filters. A liquid remains. They put in through several other processes. It finally yields a chemical. The chemical is powdery. They chemical is white. They chemical is alumina. It is a mixture. It contains aluminum. IT contains oxygen. They finally produce a metal. The metal is light. It has a luster. The luster is bright. They luster is silvery. This metal comes in many forms. This metal is aluminum. 

Paragraph is rewritten in 8 sentences or less🡪 10 points

The paragraph is free of run on or ultra-simple sentences🡪 10 points

The paragraph with richness and clarity🡪 10 points

PART II

They ate rolls. They drank coffee. Ann was suddenly hungry. The rolls were warm. The rolls were sweet. She ate three of them. Her eating pleased the baker. He began to talk then. They listened carefully. They were tired. They were in anguish. They started listening.  

(Rewrite this paragraph so that it is only three sentences long. Then, add four more imaginative complex sentences to finish out the paragraph. Enclosed in each sentence should be a semicolon—do not write a sentence without one)

Original paragraph is only three sentences long🡪 10 points

Four quality, imaginative, complex sentences🡪 10 points

"Once More to the Lake" by E.B. White (and other things)

Good morning everyone. A couple of reminders. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL!!!! And PLEASE CHECK THIS BLOG (and if you are reading this, thank you!!!!!!!!)

If you have not done this, please follow the link I posted a couple of days ago, and sign up for commonlit.org....there is a class code and everything. At last glance, only three of four of you have done it. Thanks to those who have!

For today's assignment, I would like you read this fantastic essay by E.B. White called "Once More to the Lake." E.B. White wrote WHAT other book?????? Remember??????????

(Charlottes Web!!!!)

E.B. White, at the time he wrote this, was living and working in NY city as an editor....and he hated it. Growing up, when he was a child, his family always rented a camp on GREAT POND in BELGRADE (very close to home!) He wrote this essay when he was all 'grown up,' as a memoir of a place he loved to go when things around him got 'too crazy' and he couldn't handle the city anymore. It was his ESCAPE. I feel like this essay speaks very well to what is going on in the world right now! I would imagine we all want to GET AWAY from the madness and just have some peace and joy and fellowship and solace and NATURE.  Please read the essay and consider the following:

1. What are at least THREE things that have changed about the 'camp' since he was a boy, and how have they changed?

2. Do you sense any "symbolism" in the essay? For example, does the school of fish or the road that goes into the camp or the thunderstorm "stand" for something else? (think outside the box!)

3. Describe how the essay CONCLUDES. Is it happy or sad? What do you make of the description of the boy at the end?

4. Are there any images or phrases that don't make sense? Do you UNDERSTAND the essay?

To dig a little deeper, consider this:

This essay is a piece of writing about a place that has CHANGED in the author's life. What is a place YOU can think of--in your own life--that has changed since you were younger? Your grandparent's house? McDonalds? Your camp? A playground? Etc!!!

Also,  if you were to leave Winslow/Waterville area for 30 years and then come back, what would you expect to find? What might look different? What would you be SAD to see gone?


SO. Take a read and think about any of these questions or ideas and post your answer in the comment thread...it doesn't have to be a lot...it would just be great to hear from you!

JG

ps: If you cannot click on the link successfully, let me know!

http://fd.valenciacollege.edu/file/jcarpen1/Week_3_EBWhiteLakeEssay.pdf