ENGLISH 12
Today we read chapter 5 of THE LONGEST WINTER...we went over the questions on the study guide...we will finish the rest on Wednesday, starting on page 64 of the book
COLLEGE PREP 12
Today we took notes on the new vocab Greek roots and their accompanying words....this test will be on Friday....
In HEROES, we began reading on page 26 and the goal was simply to read to the end of the chapter on page 37 AND complete a Point, Question, Connect sheet on the reading...if you didnt give it to me today, be sure to give it to me at the start of next class
MR. GOLDSMITH'S ENGLISH CLASS (jgoldsmith@winslowk12.org)
Monday, March 20, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
ORANGE DAY
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Presenting Information
-we went over the enumerative sentences and the subtopics for the "Maine paper" article...
-the precises you wrote on that article were collected
-we tried outlining some big topics--with their sub topics--for fun...for example....
SNOW
*Snow is a source of recreation for many in the state.......
* Snow is a huge problem in affecting school years this year.....
*Snow is a giant source of revenue for the state of Maine...
-I passed out the article from Men's Health magazine "The cardinal rules of fitness".....I would like you to read this article and answer the first THREE questions under the "Response Questions" section of the original "Presenting Info" guide that I passed out...
-you do not need to do a precis for this!
1. Presenting Information
-we went over the enumerative sentences and the subtopics for the "Maine paper" article...
-the precises you wrote on that article were collected
-we tried outlining some big topics--with their sub topics--for fun...for example....
SNOW
*Snow is a source of recreation for many in the state.......
* Snow is a huge problem in affecting school years this year.....
*Snow is a giant source of revenue for the state of Maine...
-I passed out the article from Men's Health magazine "The cardinal rules of fitness".....I would like you to read this article and answer the first THREE questions under the "Response Questions" section of the original "Presenting Info" guide that I passed out...
-you do not need to do a precis for this!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
ORANGE DAY
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Presenting Information
-collect 'eyewitness report' in class
-give 'Presenting Information' syllabus/handout/rubric
-give handout/directions on 'precis'
-read and discuss article on 'education philosophy' and pick out topic sentence for each of the 8 paragraphs
-give news article about Maine and its paper industry....do these three things
1. find topic sentences
2. pick out ENUMERATIVE paragraphs and sections
3. write a quality PRECIS on this article!
1. Presenting Information
-collect 'eyewitness report' in class
-give 'Presenting Information' syllabus/handout/rubric
-give handout/directions on 'precis'
-read and discuss article on 'education philosophy' and pick out topic sentence for each of the 8 paragraphs
-give news article about Maine and its paper industry....do these three things
1. find topic sentences
2. pick out ENUMERATIVE paragraphs and sections
3. write a quality PRECIS on this article!
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
1. Vocab quiz taken in class today
2. THE LONGEST WINTER
-we continued to read on in chapter 1
-we read on in chapter 1 and tried to finish as much of it as we could
-we took notes on the descriptions and characteristics of Lt Bouck, Sgt Slape, Kalil, Leopold, and Milosevich
COLLEGE PREP 12
1. We took the vocab quiz in class today
2. HEROES
-we worked on a 'judging' activity--using magazines--to start exploring how "character" is revealed through literature
-we continued reading and finished the first chapter, ending on page 11
1. Vocab quiz taken in class today
2. THE LONGEST WINTER
-we continued to read on in chapter 1
-we read on in chapter 1 and tried to finish as much of it as we could
-we took notes on the descriptions and characteristics of Lt Bouck, Sgt Slape, Kalil, Leopold, and Milosevich
COLLEGE PREP 12
1. We took the vocab quiz in class today
2. HEROES
-we worked on a 'judging' activity--using magazines--to start exploring how "character" is revealed through literature
-we continued reading and finished the first chapter, ending on page 11
Monday, March 6, 2017
ORANGE DAY
COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. Take vocab quiz in class!
2. Composition
-go over eyewitness report directions...
-look on page 44 of purple books and go over types of writing strategies, etc
"It is clear that the students of WHS have a unique appetite indeed....."
or
"If there is one thing WHS students can agree on it is that the teachers here are really terrible...."
-go out 'into the field' and do some 'eyewitnessing' and collect data for your composition
-pay attention (as we went over) to the importance of the beginning!!
-the composition is due WEDNESDAY
1. Take vocab quiz in class!
2. Composition
-go over eyewitness report directions...
-look on page 44 of purple books and go over types of writing strategies, etc
"It is clear that the students of WHS have a unique appetite indeed....."
or
"If there is one thing WHS students can agree on it is that the teachers here are really terrible...."
-go out 'into the field' and do some 'eyewitnessing' and collect data for your composition
-pay attention (as we went over) to the importance of the beginning!!
-the composition is due WEDNESDAY
Thursday, March 2, 2017
ORANGE DAY
COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today we continued work on our "Presenting Information" unit by studying composition...
The "directions on how to do something" was collected at the end of class....
In addition to these directions being collected, other writing--done in class--was collected:
We worked in the purple books and discussed paragraph types on page 27...then you were asked to choose a type (chronological, spatial, order of importance, logical order) and write about something involving 'food.'.....
We read the excerpt on page 42 and we answered questions 1, 2, and 3 on the following page...we discussed the "eyewitness report" and starting to go over how you will be writing one on Monday
DONT FORGET to study for vocab test on Monday!
Today we continued work on our "Presenting Information" unit by studying composition...
The "directions on how to do something" was collected at the end of class....
In addition to these directions being collected, other writing--done in class--was collected:
We worked in the purple books and discussed paragraph types on page 27...then you were asked to choose a type (chronological, spatial, order of importance, logical order) and write about something involving 'food.'.....
We read the excerpt on page 42 and we answered questions 1, 2, and 3 on the following page...we discussed the "eyewitness report" and starting to go over how you will be writing one on Monday
DONT FORGET to study for vocab test on Monday!
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
BLACK DAY
ENGLISH 12
Today we finished our vocabulary word definitions...the quiz will not be on Friday....on Friday we will do some review...
We began our new book THE LONGEST WINTER by taking some notes on military terms and terms related to World War 2....we did not begin the reading...we will do that next time
COLLEGE PREP
Today we reviewed our vocab words for the quiz on FRiday by putting all the words into sentences....we shared our definitions aloud...
The vocab test will be on FRIDAY
We began our new book HEROES today by reading the first few pages aloud....we will continue on Friday....
Today we finished our vocabulary word definitions...the quiz will not be on Friday....on Friday we will do some review...
We began our new book THE LONGEST WINTER by taking some notes on military terms and terms related to World War 2....we did not begin the reading...we will do that next time
COLLEGE PREP
Today we reviewed our vocab words for the quiz on FRiday by putting all the words into sentences....we shared our definitions aloud...
The vocab test will be on FRIDAY
We began our new book HEROES today by reading the first few pages aloud....we will continue on Friday....
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