tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27128368774353847002024-02-18T19:15:38.991-08:00Ninth Grade Englishmr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-54740110869925457122017-04-10T08:59:00.001-07:002017-04-10T09:17:05.816-07:00Sentence Combination PunctuationWant to improve your writing? Recent research suggests that t<a href="https://melrosecurriculum.wikispaces.com/file/view/Multiple+of+Resources+for+Teaching+Grammar.pdf">he most effective approach might be to focus on combining sentences</a>. <br />
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Here are three GOOD ways to combine two sentences:<br />
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<i> I am a semicolon<b>;</b> I link sentences nicely.</i><br />
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<i> I am a semicolon and a transitional word or phrase<b>; therefore,</b> I am even fancier than just a semicolon. </i><br />
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<i> I am a FANBOYS comma<b>, and </b>I can link sentences too. </i><br />
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Here' the one BAD way:<br />
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<i>I am a comma splice<b>, </b>nobody likes me. </i><br />
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Or, to show it without all the clutter:<br />
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; 😊<br />
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; however, 😊 + (Thank you, Josh)<br />
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<b>HW 4/10: Use a semicolon! </b><br />
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-57334519954807099502017-03-17T10:56:00.000-07:002017-03-17T10:56:14.142-07:00To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Schedule<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #FFF9EE; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i>Note: I will try to read the "plain text" chapters in class; the "bold/italics" chapters are for HW reading. It is okay of course to read ahead. Enjoy! :) --Mr. G.</i></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What does Candy have to offer in order to be
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-81612327957377760322017-02-07T05:42:00.000-08:002017-02-07T09:12:29.941-08:00Blizzard Bag DayD-Block Public Speaking: Write your <a href="http://krhsenglish9.blogspot.com/p/here-it-is-please-visit-www.html">"Hostile" audience speech with new rhetoric</a>.<br />
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C-Block English 9: Your Blizzard Bag <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2xGy-EBb3P-_Zb_XN2oE92LjRq_0WszPj0--OU57nc/edit">assignment</a> is a series of reading selections (with questions) based on Shakespeare's time period. Please read and answer carefully ... especially the 4-point open-ended text-box questions. Remember, the goal with those kinds of questions is to say "four intelligent things" based on the reading.<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2xGy-EBb3P-_Zb_XN2oE92LjRq_0WszPj0--OU57nc/edit">BLIZZARD BAG #1</a><br />
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I will happily accept this completed assignment in any form: print it, share it, or write the answers out on a separate sheet of paper if you prefer.<br />
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Please <a href="mailto:agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us">email me </a>if you have any Q's.<br />
Don't forget ... you might ALSO want to work on the HW assignments letter below.<br />
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Good luck! --Mr. G.mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-32182410471633133162017-02-06T05:25:00.000-08:002017-02-06T06:47:56.600-08:00Letter of IntroductionDUE DATES:<br />
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SAMPLER GROUP #1 GAUTHIER DUE: 2/3<br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"> SAMPLER GROUP #2 ST.HILAIRE DUE: 2/8</span><br />
SAMPLER GROUP #3 HARBROOK DUE: 2/14<br />
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Ninth Grade English <o:p></o:p></div>
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Letter of Introduction <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Assignment: Prepare a
typed, correctly-formatted letter of introduction for yourself addressed to
me. Your letter should be organized as a
personal letter, and should be formal in tone. Generally, a letter like this would include
three or four things you think I should know about you; however, if you have a
compelling reason to go into detail about a particular issue, you may concentrate
on that one issue instead. Your letter should
be single-spaced, with a space between each paragraph, and should fit on one
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Your Name </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> 123 Your Street<br />
Your Hometown, NH 03123<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8 February 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mr.
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kingswood</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Regional</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">396 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">S. Main Street</st1:street><br />
<st1:city w:st="on">Wolfeboro</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NH</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">03896</st1:postalcode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
first paragraph of a typical business or personal letter is used to state the
main point of the letter. Begin with a friendly opening, then quickly
transition into the purpose of your letter. Use a couple of sentences to
explain the purpose, but do not go in to detail until the next paragraph. For example, you might begin with something
like: “As you know, I am a student in your X-Block English 9 class. I am writing this letter to tell you a few
things I thought you should know about me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chosen to share in order to introduce yourself to me. A few short paragraphs within the body of
the letter should be enough to make a nice introduction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Suzie
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<span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Note: this
letter format has been adapted from samples available at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.writinghelp-central.com/">www.writinghelp-central.com</a></span>
and <u><a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/">owl.english.purdue.edu</a></u>.
They are both excellent resources for official MLA-style guidelines
for writing. Good luck with your
letter! –Mr. G.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-41801106459775284382017-01-05T05:02:00.002-08:002017-01-17T05:31:22.746-08:00Romeo and Juliet Props Project<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">DUE DATE: Jan. 18, 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><i>Note: Thank you to Amy Ulen for posting the original lesson idea twenty years ago--1997, I think--on </i></span><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><i>her "<a href="http://www.shakespearehigh.com/library/surfbard/">Surfing with the Bard</a>" portal page. --AG</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Assignment: Assemble a
collection of eight (8) props for a particular character in Romeo and
Juliet. Each prop should be connected to
a line from the play. You may use lines
which refer to real props (a sword, a potion, a letter, a ring, etc.) and/or
lines which illustrate a character’s personality (Ex.: a candle to illustrate
Benvolio’s description of Tybalt as, “the fiery Tybalt” in Act I.i.). You may also simply illustrate a particular
line: (Ex: eyeglasses for Benvolio’s suggestion that Romeo should, “Examine
other beauties”). Note: avoid any props
that are either too valuable or too dangerous to bring to school! Be creative.
Have fun. School doesn’t have to
be dreary; if we’re not laughing, we’re not doing it right. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 10.0pt;">J</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">*Why you chose it, or what
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Assignment: </b>Write
a researched, MLA-style essay on a topic of your choice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">S/CTP = five-paragraph essay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">H = 3-page essay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Process: </b><u>Please</u>
begin with the KRHS Library Media Center webpage databases (the passwords are
on the LMC website). Use those databases
to help develop a topic – ideally one that you might have some interest in, but
not one that you already know lots about.
Develop a “BIG Question” which will guide your research, and “Sub-questions”
that you will try to answer along the way.
Sift through some of the database articles to find the ones that look
like they might be helpful. <span style="line-height: 115%;">Create
“Notetaking Template” notes-sheets—3-5 of them.
When you are ready, try answering your “BIG Question,” and use your
answer to help organize your essay.
Write the essay following the MLA format we have studied in class. Submit for feedback and revisions. Finally (whew!) … publish, reflect, and be
proud of yourself.</span> Smiley face </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt;">J</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">SCHOOL-WIDE RUBRIC <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Exemplary (4)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Accomplished (3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Developing (2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Beginning (1)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Identifying Problem/Question </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.0pt;">(Critical Thinking)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Clearly identifies
a BIG Question well-suited to the length and complexity of the assignment, actively
employs library resources and pre-search skills to develop sub-questions with
a sincere intent to discover new knowledge.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Adequately
identifies the BIG Question, uses library resources and pre-search skills to develop sub-questions.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Can, with
limited assistance, develop questions based on prior and new information.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Needs
significant assistance to develop questions.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Critically Evaluates Sources</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> (Information Literacy)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Selects and
evaluates highly appropriate and relevant sources and delves into references
taking into consideration factors such as credibility, reliability, currency
and information purpose; explores a variety of formats (books, primary
sources, journals, electronic sources) and utilizes references within these
sources for further inquiry.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Selects
mostly appropriate and relevant sources; considers multiple factors such as
currency, author credibility, and bias in a variety of formats (books,
databases, journals, electronic sources).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Selects sources
with inconsistent criteria and makes little attempt to balance format types.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Identifies
no appropriate sources in any format.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Extract
information /Takes Notes</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Information Literacy)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Extracts
relevant information and poses new questions based on findings; uses KRHS
notetaking template to record notes and (edited!) quotes, insights, reactions,
ideas for how to use key information, and questions for further inquiry.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Extracts
mostly relevant information; uses KRHS notetaking templates to record notes,
quotes, and comments about the material; suggests some ideas for how to use
new information.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Extracts
information that is not relevant; notes do not include direct quotations as
evidence; limited responses </span>to the material and how to use it. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No
evidence of notes or reflections.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Citations
and Documentation</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(Information Literacy)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Uses MLA Works Cited and
in-text formatting to cites all sources of information accurately (error
free); demonstrates the credibility and authority of the information
presented.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cites most
sources of information in proper format (infrequent minor errors) and
documents sources to enable accuracy checking.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Inconsistencies
with MLA formatting and and little or no supporting documentation to check
accuracy.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No evidence
of citations or sources.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Organization
and Clarit</span>y</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Effective Communication)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Superb
organization of thoughts and purpose; organizes material around a clearly
defined thesis statement; uses paragraphing, topic sentences, and transitions
as clear navigational signals for the intended audience; main points
explicitly identified, fluid, and explained with masterful detail and
confidence. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong
organization of thoughts and purpose; includes a thesis statement, topic
sentences, and some transition words; main points effectively identified and
explained with interesting and logical development and supporting details.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Some
organization of thoughts and purpose; generalized points that are fragmented
and difficult to follow.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Little to no
organization; thoughts with no clear purpose</span>.<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Innovative
Thinkin</span>g</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Critical Thinking)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Creates an
original idea, question, solution, or product uniquely suited to the task;
creates original thoughts, conclusions, and new knowledge.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-2963362236984949992016-10-21T04:31:00.001-07:002016-10-21T04:34:35.538-07:00Essay-Writing Process<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-90038951837037187742016-10-07T10:10:00.002-07:002016-10-07T10:10:25.278-07:00Reading a Novel<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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be necessary. It’s pretty hard to forget
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details, making inferences, making connections, identifying ambiguities, making
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during class: notes that help you to stay <u>focused</u> and <u>actively,
intellectually engaged</u> over the course of reading your novel. Remember: reading a novel requires us to stay
engaged with the material over multiple sessions of reading. A typical novel might take 10-15 hrs. total
to complete, but not all at once. Notes
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<i>Collect <u>lines you like</u>, <u>details, insights, and observations</u>, <u>connections</u>
you are making with the text, <u>predictions</u> about what might happen based
on foreshadowing clue, and <u>questions</u> you have. Don’t overthink this. This isn’t
something you can get right or wrong—it is just meant to help you stay focused
over the long-run of reading a serious novel.
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-38262505184435741872016-10-07T10:06:00.003-07:002016-10-07T10:06:53.302-07:00Reading/Literary Analysis Novels Reading Schedules<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To
Kill a Mockingbird<u1:p></u1:p></span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/6<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 1-2<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/7 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Ch. 3-4</i></b><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/11 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 5,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>6<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/12 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 7,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>8<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/13 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 9,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>10-11<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/14<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>--<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/17 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 12-13,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>14<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/18 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 15,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>16<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/19 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 17,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>18-25<u1:p></u1:p></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/20 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>--<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/21 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>--<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/24 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 26,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>27<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/25 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 28,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>29<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/26 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 30,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>31<u1:p></u1:p></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">C-Block<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ethan Frome</span></u><u1:p></u1:p></i><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/6 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 1<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/7<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 2<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/11 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 3<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/12 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 4<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/13 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 5<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/14 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 6<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/17 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 7<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/18 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 8 <o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10/19 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ch. 9</span></div>
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-87294069547701151442016-09-30T05:01:00.001-07:002016-09-30T05:08:17.729-07:00Classwork: "The Dancers," by Horton Foote<i>Note: if you need extra time, these questions can be completed next week in TASC. </i><br />
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"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek1P7GM33so">I found my thrill / on Blue-berry Hill ... </a>" --Fats Domino<br />
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<b>1. Prentice Hall <i>Literature</i> Book Q’s</b> p. 760, #2a, 2b, 3a, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a</div>
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<i>These Q's are to be answered on your own, using details from the play to support your ideas. If possible, try to include some of the actual words or phrases from the script (use quotation marks and a page number). </i></div>
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and ...</div>
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<b>2. Class Discussion</b> Speaking-and-Listening <u>Consensus</u>-Building Questions (!):<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Your answers for these should represent the ideas generated by the class as a whole if you were present and engaged in the discussion. If you were absent (or daydreaming), then you'll have to answer these on your own using specific details from the play. </i></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->What defines a “main character,” and who are the
“main characters” in this play?</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Describe a scene in which the <i>set</i> <i>design
</i>mattered … one which you were able to <i>visualize?</i> </div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Who changed the <i>most</i> in this play, and why?</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Which “main character” changed the <i>least</i> … and what does this character’s <i>static</i> nature show us?</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Explain the effect of the <i>music</i> and <i>dancing</i> in
this play.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><i>The
Dancers </i>is a simple title … or is it maybe a little deeper than it seems at
first?</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What <i>insights
into human nature</i> does this play explore?
Which ones are “<i>truths</i>” that
you already sort of understood, and which ones offered a new perspective for
you? <o:p></o:p></div>
mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-31774150349850537822016-09-22T13:43:00.000-07:002016-09-23T04:47:07.856-07:00Reading and Literary Analysis HW 9/23Welcome Reading and Literary Analysis Students!<br />
<br />
Please complete the "<a href="http://dayofreading.org/DOR10HO/MARSI_2002.pdf">Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory</a>" survey. It involves a little simple math on the second page--adding up the columns and dividing by the number of items in each column (you're finding an <i>average</i> for each column). If you struggle with the math, no worries (!) ... just do the best you can. Maybe a friend or an adult can help. Or, you can sign up for TASC with me next week and I will help you with the numbers :) <br />
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Note: if you can print the document out, that is <u>best</u>. If you can't, you can simply recreate the answer sheet on p. 2 on separate sheet of paper. No big deal. <br />
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Here is the link:<br />
<a href="http://dayofreading.org/DOR10HO/MARSI_2002.pdf">http://dayofreading.org/DOR10HO/MARSI_2002.pdf</a><br />
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DUE: MONDAY, 9/26mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-48516477443014557722016-09-13T10:33:00.002-07:002016-09-19T10:41:20.807-07:00Homework: Letter of Introduction<div class="MsoNormal">
DUE: 9/20/2016</div>
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<i>Assignment: Prepare a
typed, correctly-formatted letter of introduction for yourself addressed to
me. Your letter should be organized as a
personal letter, and should be formal in tone. Generally, a letter like this would include
three or four things you think I should know about you; however, if you have a
compelling reason to go into detail about a particular issue, you may concentrate
on that one issue instead. Your letter should
be single-spaced, with a space between each paragraph, and should fit on one
page.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">
123 Your Street<br />
Your Hometown, NH 03123<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20 September 2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mr.
Aaron Gauthier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kingswood</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Regional</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">396 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">S. Main Street</st1:street><br />
<st1:city w:st="on">Wolfeboro</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NH</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">03896</st1:postalcode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dear
Mr. Gauthier:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
first paragraph of a typical business or personal letter is used to state the
main point of the letter. Begin with a friendly opening, then quickly
transition into the purpose of your letter. Use a couple of sentences to
explain the purpose, but do not go in to detail until the next paragraph. For example, you might begin with something
like: “As you know, I am a student in your X-Block English 9 class. I am writing this letter to tell you a few
things I thought you should know about me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Beginning
with the second paragraph, state the supporting details to justify your
purpose. In this case, these are the pieces of information which you have
chosen to share in order to introduce yourself to me. A few short paragraphs within the body of
the letter should be enough to make a nice introduction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Finally,
in the closing paragraph, briefly restate your purpose and why it is
important. Finish up with a closing line expressing gratitude for your
reader's time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">[your
signature]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Suzie
Q. Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Note: this
letter format has been adapted from samples available at <a href="http://www.writinghelp-central.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.writinghelp-central.com</span></a>
and <u>owl.english.purdue.edu</u>.
They are both excellent resources for official MLA-style guidelines
for writing. Good luck with your
letter! –Mr. G.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-26399228388377355232016-03-21T05:12:00.002-07:002016-03-21T05:12:28.220-07:00March 21, 2016 Blizzard Bag AssignmentHello Ninth Graders,<br />
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Here are a three questions I would like you to answer. Each one is based on a reading passage. Please respond with thoughtful sentences of your own composition, NOT just a series of cut-and-paste answers. I hope you find the passages interesting. I love these questions. They are about no less than the HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!<br />
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<i>Note: It turns out our English language wasn't always the global superpower language that it is today. Only a short 1000 years ago, it wasn't used much at all outside of England, and even there the educated writers preferred to write in Latin. English, or "Old English," as we call it today, just wasn't sophisticated enough to use for writing complex literature, poetry, scholarly texts, etc. So, you ask, what happened? How and when did the English language start to change? Ah, dear students, fine questions. I will answer those and more when we meet on Tuesday. In the meantime, please explore a few old examples of the language a bit. The oldest one is first. In class, I will explain a little of what changes they represent. Until then, read on :)</i><br />
<i><br /></i>1. Our first look at the language is from 1000+ years ago. It was the Romans who first brought Christianity to the British Isles, and the following document is a prayer from that time: the "Lord's Prayer" in fact, which those of you who attend church will of course recognize--well, sort of--it is actually unlikely that you will recognize much! Here it is:<br />
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The Lord's Prayer</h1>
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<span class="small_header_dark" style="color: #003366; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 12px;">(Old English - Anglo-Saxon)</span></div>
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Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum;</div>
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Si þin nama gehalgod</div>
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to becume þin rice</div>
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gewurþe ðin willa</div>
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on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.</div>
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urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg</div>
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and forgyf us ure gyltas</div>
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swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum</div>
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and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge</div>
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ac alys us of yfele soþlice</div>
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(note: the old english "þ" is pronounced "th")</div>
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Read more: <a href="http://www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_old_english_medieval.html#ixzz3RCRNDJc9" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none;">http://www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_old_english_medieval.html#ixzz3RCRNDJc9</a><br />
<br />
And here is my first question for you: can you read any of it? It might help to listen to this excellent audio recording: <a href="http://www.pastperfect.org.uk/sites/yeavering/archive/prayerclip.html">http://www.pastperfect.org.uk/sites/yeavering/archive/prayerclip.html</a><br />
<br />
It's our language, but ... wow, that's tough stuff. I think <i>fadaer ure </i>must mean "our father," and <i>heofonum </i>is likely "heaven," but what else? <b>Write a few comments on this piece, what you can make out, what you can't, and what you think about our language 1000+ years ago.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Our second stop on the tour is from about 700 years ago, when the great Geoffrey Chaucer was writing one of the first significant pieces of literature: his <i>Canterbury Tales</i>. You will find that the language here is easier to read (but still a little strange-looking). The language has obviously been evolving. Here are the first few lines of the <i>Canterbury Tales</i>, which is about a group of characters going on a pilgrimage in the spring. The basic idea with this passage is to explain what time of year it is, what inspires people to want to go on pilgrimages, and to say where these pilgrims are going:<br />
<br />
<center>
<small>From <i>The Canterbury Tales</i>:</small><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>General Prologue</b></span></center>
<h4 align="center">
</h4>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm</b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: red;">W</span>hen April with his showers sweet with fruit</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The drought of March has pierced unto the root</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And bathed each vein with liquor that has power</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
To generate therein and sire the flower;</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
When Zephyr also has, with his sweet breath,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Quickened again, in every holt and heath,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The tender shoots and buds, and the young sun</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Into the Ram one half his course has run,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And many little birds make melody</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
That sleep through all the night with open eye</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
(So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)-</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Then do folk long to go on pilgrimage,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And palmers to go seeking out strange strands,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
To distant shrines well known in sundry lands.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And specially from every shire's end</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Of England they to Canterbury wend,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The holy blessed martyr there to seek</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak.</div>
Read more at: <a href="http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm">http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm</a><br />
<br />
<b>So, if you are able to make any sense of that, then what time of year is it? What inspires people to go on pilgrimages (spiritual journeys to a temple, church, or other holy site)? Where are the characters in <i>The Canterbury Tales </i>going?<br /><br />If you can't figure those ideas out, then simply write to me a little about how much of it you are able to understand, or not, and compare and contrast your experience a little with the previous passage. Is this one easier? </b><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Our final stop is a mere 400 years ago, at the time when the notoriously hard-to-read William Shakespeare was writing. Well, let's try it out. Here is the introduction to Shakespeare's <i>Romeo and Juliet. </i>In it, you will find that he attempts to tell us the nature of the central conflict, what events happen at the dramatic conclusion of the play, and about how long the play will take:<br />
<br />
<h3>
ACT I</h3>
<h3>
PROLOGUE</h3>
<blockquote>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.1">Two households, both alike in dignity,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.2">In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.3">From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.4">Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.5">From forth the fatal loins of these two foes</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.6">A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.7">Whose misadventured piteous overthrows</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.8">Do with their death bury their parents' strife.</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.9">The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.10">And the continuance of their parents' rage,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.11">Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.12">Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.13">The which if you with patient ears attend,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.14">What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.</a></blockquote>
Read more at: <a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html">http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html</a><br />
<br />
<b>So, what do you think? Can you identify who is having a conflict? What does Shakespeare tell us will happen in the play? About how long will the play take? </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>If you are unable to figure those things out, try reading it out loud (it is a play after all).</b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>If you are still unable to get the sense of it, then try this: write down three lines or phrases you <i>do</i> understand and explain them, and then write down three lines or phrases you do <i>not </i>understand at all. At least I will know then which lines I need to help out with the most :)</b><br />
<br />
If you have any questions, please email me.<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
Mr. G.<br />
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</tbody></table>
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<br />mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-24669655224583669492015-02-08T16:16:00.004-08:002016-03-21T05:04:18.408-07:00March 21, 2016 Blizzard Bag AssignmentHello Ninth Graders,<br />
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Here are a three questions I would like you to answer. Each one is based on a reading passage. Please respond with thoughtful sentences of your own composition, NOT just a series of cut-and-paste answers. I hope you find the passages interesting. I love these questions. They are about no less than the HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!<br />
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<i>Note: It turns out our English language wasn't always the global superpower language that it is today. Only a short 1000 years ago, it wasn't used much at all outside of England, and even there the educated writers preferred to write in Latin. English, or "Old English," as we call it today, just wasn't sophisticated enough to use for writing complex literature, poetry, scholarly texts, etc. So, you ask, what happened? How and when did the English language start to change? Ah, dear students, fine questions. I will answer those and more when we meet on Tuesday. In the meantime, please explore a few old examples of the language a bit. The oldest one is first. In class, I will explain a little of what changes they represent. Until then, read on :)</i><br />
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1. Our first look at the language is from 1000+ years ago. It was the Romans who first brought Christianity to the British Isles, and the following document is a prayer from that time: the "Lord's Prayer" in fact, which those of you who attend church will of course recognize--well, sort of--it is actually unlikely that you will recognize much! Here it is:<br />
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<h1 class="bold_dark" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(204, 153, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #453450; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
The Lord's Prayer</h1>
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<span class="small_header_dark" style="color: #003366; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 12px;">(Old English - Anglo-Saxon)</span></div>
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Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum;</div>
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Si þin nama gehalgod</div>
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to becume þin rice</div>
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gewurþe ðin willa</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
and forgyf us ure gyltas</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
ac alys us of yfele soþlice</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
(note: the old english "þ" is pronounced "th")</div>
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<br />
Read more: <a href="http://www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_old_english_medieval.html#ixzz3RCRNDJc9" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none;">http://www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_old_english_medieval.html#ixzz3RCRNDJc9</a><br />
<br />
And here is my first question for you: can you read any of it? It might help to listen to this excellent audio recording: <a href="http://www.pastperfect.org.uk/sites/yeavering/archive/prayerclip.html">http://www.pastperfect.org.uk/sites/yeavering/archive/prayerclip.html</a><br />
<br />
It's our language, but ... wow, that's tough stuff. I think <i>fadaer ure </i>must mean "our father," and <i>heofonum </i>is likely "heaven," but what else? <b>Write a few comments on this piece, what you can make out, what you can't, and what you think about our language 1000+ years ago.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
2. Our second stop on the tour is from about 700 years ago, when the great Geoffrey Chaucer was writing one of the first significant pieces of literature: his <i>Canterbury Tales</i>. You will find that the language here is easier to read (but still a little strange-looking). The language has obviously been evolving. Here are the first few lines of the <i>Canterbury Tales</i>, which is about a group of characters going on a pilgrimage in the spring. The basic idea with this passage is to explain what time of year it is, what inspires people to want to go on pilgrimages, and to say where these pilgrims are going: <br />
<br />
<center>
<small>From <i>The Canterbury Tales</i>:</small><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>General Prologue</b></span></center>
<h4 align="center">
</h4>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm</b></div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td><br /></td><td><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: red;">W</span>hen April with his showers sweet with fruit</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The drought of March has pierced unto the root</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And bathed each vein with liquor that has power</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
To generate therein and sire the flower;</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
When Zephyr also has, with his sweet breath,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Quickened again, in every holt and heath,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The tender shoots and buds, and the young sun</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Into the Ram one half his course has run,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And many little birds make melody</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
That sleep through all the night with open eye</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
(So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)-</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Then do folk long to go on pilgrimage,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And palmers to go seeking out strange strands,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
To distant shrines well known in sundry lands.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
And specially from every shire's end</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Of England they to Canterbury wend,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
The holy blessed martyr there to seek</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak.</div>
Read more at: <a href="http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm">http://www.librarius.com/canttran/gptrfs.htm</a><br />
<br />
<b>So, if you are able to make any sense of that, then what time of year is it? What inspires people to go on pilgrimages (spiritual journeys to a temple, church, or other holy site)? Where are the characters in <i>The Canterbury Tales </i>going?<br /><br />If you can't figure those ideas out, then simply write to me a little about how much of it you are able to understand, or not, and compare and contrast your experience a little with the previous passage. Is this one easier? </b><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
3. Our final stop is a mere 400 years ago, at the time when the notoriously hard-to-read William Shakespeare was writing. Well, let's try it out. Here is the introduction to Shakespeare's <i>Romeo and Juliet. </i>In it, you will find that he attempts to tell us the nature of the central conflict, what events happen at the dramatic conclusion of the play, and about how long the play will take:<br />
<br />
<h3>
ACT I</h3>
<h3>
PROLOGUE</h3>
<blockquote>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.1">Two households, both alike in dignity,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.2">In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.3">From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.4">Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.5">From forth the fatal loins of these two foes</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.6">A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.7">Whose misadventured piteous overthrows</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.8">Do with their death bury their parents' strife.</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.9">The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.10">And the continuance of their parents' rage,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.11">Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.12">Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.13">The which if you with patient ears attend,</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1.0.14">What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.</a></blockquote>
Read more at: <a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html">http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html</a><br />
<br />
<b>So, what do you think? Can you identify who is having a conflict? What does Shakespeare tell us will happen in the play? About how long will the play take? </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>If you are unable to figure those things out, try reading it out loud (it is a play after all).</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>If you are still unable to get the sense of it, then try this: write down three lines or phrases you <i>do</i> understand and explain them, and then write down three lines or phrases you do <i>not </i>understand at all. At least I will know then which lines I need to help out with the most :)</b><br />
<br />
If you have any questions, please email me.<br />
<br />
Good luck,<br />
Mr. G.<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<br />mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-82143698700068487562014-11-07T04:57:00.002-08:002015-02-01T17:08:22.487-08:00Feb. 2, 2015 Blizzard Bag Assignment<br>
This assignment will involve doing a little research on three subjects related to Shakespeare's <u>Romeo and Juliet.</u> For each subject, I have included a few questions (note: remember to try to say "four intelligent things" on those open-ended 4 point questions!). Use details from the reading passages in your response. <br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2xGy-EBb3P-_Zb_XN2oE92LjRq_0WszPj0--OU57nc/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2xGy-EBb3P-_Zb_XN2oE92LjRq_0WszPj0--OU57nc/edit</a></span><br>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br>
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Note: the link above is not an online form. Please write your answers down (no need to write the questions) on a separate sheet of paper. If you'd rather print the pages and use them to mark your answers, that's fine too. Or, you could, of course, type your answers and email them to me. I will be happy to have them in whatever form works best for you :)<br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>If you have any questions at all throughout the day, please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us">agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us</a> or to respond to this post on this site.<br>
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Happy Snow Day,<br>
Mr. G.mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-70900213909170681902014-02-04T11:56:00.000-08:002014-11-07T04:53:14.159-08:00Welcome 9th Graders!There is a link on the right-hand side of this page which gives you the format for today's Blizzard Bag letter-writing assignment. Good luck, and feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us">agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us</a> if you have any questions at all. <br />
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Obviously, you may share your letter using Google docs, print it, or email it to me directly. Whatever works best for you :)<br />
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Happy Blizzard Bag Day,<br />
Mr. Gmr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712836877435384700.post-17009416558403631272014-01-06T06:15:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:53:14.852-08:00Welcome to Mr. Gauthier's 9th Grade English Blizzard Bag Page!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ninth Grade English
is an<em> odyssey</em> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">designed to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">prepare students for successful high school performance in reading, writing,
and oral communication. This course is
divided into four sections, beginning with a diagnostic section of one-week
units in each of the areas listed above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During the first three weeks, students will work with three different
teachers who will make determinations about each student’s individual
strengths, weaknesses, and areas of particular need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this “sampler” section, these teachers
will use the data they’ve collected, along with input from the students,
recommendations from previous teachers, and scores on state and local tests, to
determine the most appropriate placements for the first two extended units, or
“modules.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These determinations will be
based on the areas of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">greatest need</i>
for each student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students who perform
well in all three areas may be recommended for Research and/or Literary
Analysis modules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Placement contracts
with Honors, College/Tech Prep, or Standard level recommendations will be sent
home for parent approval during the fourth week of the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final module will be an integrated
literary unit (Shakespeare) involving further skills-development in reading,
writing, oral communication, and research.<o:p></o:p></span>mr._gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707810934020167950noreply@blogger.com0