COLLEGE ENGLISH: Some help on the final paper......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXRMIZ0-iHc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0CC_b4PtbfDzdRnpjAsN5o5f2vUhX5losP6BunVw1Fqjiuxj9VBv4ot98


Good morning and happy Friday. Above, you will see a link to a youtube video that is about 7 minutes long. In the video, I provide you with some key information about when your paper is due, how long it needs to be, how it will be graded, etc. PLEASE take the time to watch this. I even give you some tips and examples of thesis statements and topics from last year!

I am also attaching the rubric to be used for this paper--actually, I will send it in an EMAIL and I will post it on my GoogleClassroom! It is nothing crazy or new--it is the same rubric I have been using for you this year. I explain why in the video!

Have a great day!!!!

JG

COLLEGE PREP ASSIGNMENT #4

Hello CollegePrep seniors! I hope you are enjoying AND THEN THERE WERE NONE! Who do you think did it???? Haha....

For this week's assignment, I would like you to read chapter 10 through 14.....please consider dropping by my virtual office hours if you want to discuss or ask questions!

There is a study guide I will attach (I will probably share it with you on googledocs AND I will post it on my GoogleClassroom. Please choose two questions from each chapter's study guide.....and tell me the answer to the questions!

Almost done!!!!

COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT #4

Hi SENIORS!!!!

Here is this week's assignment:

At this point, you are almost done with school--your final day will be May 28 (you know this, right?). At this point, I would like you to focus your time on FINISHING the novel and BEGINNING work on your final paper. What paper?? What am I talking about?? Great question (actually NOT a great question...because you should know already...haha). If you scroll through my web site to the MAY 4 entry, you will see the final research paper assignment posted AND you can watch again (or for the first time) the Youtube video I did where I tried to explain the paper. Hopefully, by now, you have been making observations as you read....and hopefully you have been trying to "shape" them into a grander topic. I want to give you the reminder of your time "in this class" to read, write, and get feedback. I'd love to hear about what you are doing. PLEASE consider checking out my office hours on Wednesday from 10-11 (even if you just wanna drop by and say a quick hi!) because you may have a question that the rest of the class might have as well!!! I am not giving you an absolute due date for the paper......yet. I will give you as much time as I can....but remember: I need time to grade it too. I will be forthcoming with a due date in the next couple of days. It may be even a couple of days before the 28th....I just want to check guidance's grading schedule. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the assignment and then watch the video BEFORE sending me the "I have no clue what I am supposed to do" email. Put some effort into your thinking! It is fun!

I will also be forthcoming about how to get your books back. By now I think I have all your book numbers but I will double check the school list.

Enjoy your reading...it is great to see so many people loving this book!

Mr Goldsmith

COLLEGE PREP ASSIGNMENT #3

Hi everyone

I hope you are all getting outside today!

I am going to go for a run after this! Yay!

For this week's assignment, I would like you to read chapters 7, 8, and 9

I "shared" a test for chapters 8 and 9 that I would like you to complete...it is a bit of matching and short answer....fun!

Per my email to you this morning, I will also be posting this assignment on GoogleClassroom. I sent out the password earlier.

PLEASE NOTE that I will NOT be able to have office hours tomorrow because I have a meeting during that time. If you have a question or want to chat, PLEASE let me know and I will set something up with you!

Have a great day!!

COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT 3

Hi folks. Your assignment for this week is to read chapters 17 THROUGH 23....I have heard from many of you that you are really enjoying the book! That is great! I have enjoyed emailing and talking about it with all of you on an individual basis! In addition to the reading, I am asking you to take a look at the "study guide" I am sending out for chapters 17, 18,  19......I will send along a study guide for the other chapters upon request...but I don't want to overwhelm you with work. Please pick TWO items from each "chapter" of the study guide (2 for ch. 17, 2 for ch 18, 2 for ch 19...see?) and explain what is going on in the ones you have chosen. I am going to paste the link here, but, if it doesn't work, I will post it on my GoogleClassroom. I sent an email about GoogleClassroom earlier--I will be posting assignments on both "platforms" to make it easier for you folks

KEEP YOUR FINAL PAPER IN MIND, since the "end of the year" is coming up so soon! I cannot believe it. Keep making observations and generating ideas....you folks were right on point with your last responses....great stuff!

PS: I am not posting the link to the study guide questions on here after all.....I just shared the doc with all of you and I will post it on GoogleClassroom too!

Don't forget: Office Hours on WED from 10-11 if you want to stop by, ask questions, etc. I will send out the invite

Have a great day!!!!!

COLLEGE ENGLISH/DUAL ENROLLMENT ASSIGNMENT #2

Hi everyone. For this week, I would like you to read chapters 10 THROUGH 16....

Here is a copy of the FINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT for this book/unit. You will see that it involves a bit of research. Please look over the assignment and then PLEASE watch the video I am attaching....I get into some of the detail of the assignment.

Here is the assignment:

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TRESPASSER

FINAL COMPOSITION

Living here in the great state of Maine, we are constantly inundated with the way “pop culture” is represented in our state. From beautiful lighthouses on rocky coasts, to buttery lobster rolls on red and plaid tablecloths, Maine is often billed as a vacation and recreational paradise, with beautiful land, country charm, and friendly, New England people. Am I correct? (it is okay to disagree!). 

I would argue that Paul Doiron, who has lived in Maine his entire life, sees Maine in a “different light. Some would argue that Doiron, in his Mike Bowditch series, presents a glimpse of “the real Maine” to his readers. How does Doiron's presentation of Maine compare with a more “pop culture” version (as seen in “Downeast” magazine, for example) version? How is the REAL Maine revealed through Paul Doiron's writing? 

For this assignment, think about the novel from ALL the angles we have discussed, and generate your own thesis statement (claim) that you can present in an argumentative paper. Essentially, craft an argumentative research paper about a “novel related” issue. ABSOLUTELY use your copy of TRESPASSER as your reference point (most of your data/evidence should come from the book). However, you must use at least ONE outside source to include in your composition, and this source should strengthen your argument! 

Find evidence and examples (QUOTES) of how Doiron reveals:

-setting as a powerful vehicle to create mood and tone

-people and their actions

-places and their physical descriptions

-neighbors and their attitudes

-relationships among folks

-restaurants/meeting places

-personalities of individuals

-dialogue/conversation

-core values

-family values

-respect for authority

-socio/economic discrepancies

-drug and alcohol epidemic

-ETC

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Here is the video link with my failing at trying to be cool.....as per usual.....:/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpi-75yfCdQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2mumkZKhjM7uIu1WKZkCKkJfcCyTPAqe1WyDIsY65WF22_1snvTFMW02M


For your "graded assignment" for this week, I would like you to begin to make observations of your own as they relate to something you MAY write about for this final paper. What stands out? What inferences do you make? What are your reactions to the novel thus far? Like.......what do you notice about the way Mike is/isn't a "stereotypical" Mainer? How does the actual physical landscape create CONFLICT in the story, and where else do we see that in Maine, etc? Are people like the Driskos and Barters common citizens of Maine? There's a TON of things you can write about. I'd like you to do about a page or your own 'reactions' and 'observations.' If you did not watch the video, please take a look at it, as it gives more detail. And remember that I will be available on WEDNESDAY for virtual office hours from 10-11! Keep in touch!

One month to go!!!!!

COLLEGE PREP ASSIGNMENT #2

COLLEGE PREP

The assignment is to read in AND THEN THERE WERE NONE chapters 4, 5, and 6.....this is roughly around pages 57-96 if you are reading on the PDF link I gave you folks in the last assignment. Please answer the following questions in an email to me!

1. What is Wargrave's "crime" that he is being accused of?

2. What is Mr Rogers being accused of doing for his crime?

3. Who is Fred Narracott, and what is the big deal about him NOT returning to the island?

4. Describe the personality of Ms Emily Brent....what is she like?

5. How does Anthony Marston die?

6. After Marston's death, what does Mr Rogers notice about the Indian statues?

7. Who is "Richmond" as he relates to General MacArthur?

8. What is peculiar about the way Marston died AND the way the first Indian dies in the "poem?"

9. Do you like the book thus far? Why or why not?

10. If you could get takeout for dinner tonight, what would you choose and why??

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Please don't forget to get me your vocab from last week's assignment if you haven't done it yet

COLLEGE ENGLISH: JUST A REMINDER

First of all, PLEASE email  me your book number if you have any questions!

Second, please feel free to leave a comment on this blog if you have questions that you think the whole class would benefit from knowing the answer to. That sentence was not grammatically correct, but I don't care...haha. OR, please just write your comments on the story thus far. It can sort of mimic "class discussions" for us!!