This site is no longer being updated. If you are one of Mr. Gauthier's current students, please check Google Classroom to access your assignments. If you need the class code, please email agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Virtual Back-to-School Night, Thurs. 10/29
Parents and Students: The link for the online open house for English 12 has been posted on Google Classroom and emailed to the students' "govwentworth" emails. Please find the link there. I can't post it here because this page is public. See you there!
Monday, October 12, 2020
Welcome Back KRHS Students!
Students: All at-home and remote lessons are posted on our Google Classroom page. If you need an access code or have any trouble logging in, please let me know.
Parents: To request access to your student's Google Classroom to view assignments and links, please email me at:
agauthier@govwentworth.k12.nh.us
(Note: I can only invite you to our English Class Google Classroom. If you would like access to all of your student's classes, you'll need to contact the other teachers individually.)
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Online Learning Starts Friday 3/20
D-Block English 10:
All assignments for our class will be posted on our Google Classroom
A1 & A2 AP Lit:
We are going live with online learning on Friday, March 20. I have invited you to a new Google Classroom. We'll be discussing Ayn Rand's novella "Anthem," using the comments as we did for summer reading. The first prompt will be posted Friday morning, and our class is scheduled to "meet" from 10-11am, which means that if you are posting "live" at that time, other people may be posting then as well -- making it somewhat like a real discussion. I will be available to answer questions at that time, and throughout the day, directly through email or in the comments section itself if they are questions about the book. Also, of course, I am hoping that you'll be supportive, helpful, and responsive to each other in the comments. We're all in this together.
I need to hear from you once a day for attendance purposes, by 2:30 each day. You don't need to finish ALL of your work for me by that time, but I need to see something by then so I can share my attendance with the main office. For grading purposes, our first few assessments will be a series of discussion prompts on Anthem, and then we're going to read the novel Invisible Man. Obviously, we're into new territory here, and it is my hope that we'll all work together to make this work. If anything isn't working for you, please email me.
All assignments for our class will be posted on our Google Classroom
A1 & A2 AP Lit:
We are going live with online learning on Friday, March 20. I have invited you to a new Google Classroom. We'll be discussing Ayn Rand's novella "Anthem," using the comments as we did for summer reading. The first prompt will be posted Friday morning, and our class is scheduled to "meet" from 10-11am, which means that if you are posting "live" at that time, other people may be posting then as well -- making it somewhat like a real discussion. I will be available to answer questions at that time, and throughout the day, directly through email or in the comments section itself if they are questions about the book. Also, of course, I am hoping that you'll be supportive, helpful, and responsive to each other in the comments. We're all in this together.
I need to hear from you once a day for attendance purposes, by 2:30 each day. You don't need to finish ALL of your work for me by that time, but I need to see something by then so I can share my attendance with the main office. For grading purposes, our first few assessments will be a series of discussion prompts on Anthem, and then we're going to read the novel Invisible Man. Obviously, we're into new territory here, and it is my hope that we'll all work together to make this work. If anything isn't working for you, please email me.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Anthem Reading Schedule
You might need to design your own bookmark for this one, or print this out if you have access to a printer :)
ANTHEM
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Reading Schedule
3/11 Ch. I (Part One if you are reading the pdf.)
3/12 Ch. II, III
3/13 Ch. IV-VII
3/16 Ch. VIII-X
3/17 Ch. XI-XII
ANTHEM
🔥
Reading Schedule
3/11 Ch. I (Part One if you are reading the pdf.)
3/12 Ch. II, III
3/13 Ch. IV-VII
3/16 Ch. VIII-X
3/17 Ch. XI-XII
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
HW 3/11: Ayn Rand's Anthem
For tonight, I'd like you to read the opening chapter of Ayn Rand's 1938 novella Anthem (Part One in this .pdf).
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1250/1250-h/1250-h.htm
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1250/1250-h/1250-h.htm
Monday, March 9, 2020
Classwork 3/9: Writing Great Intro Paragraphs (Part Two)
"Literature explores [a question/subject] … through [a technique] … to create [theme/meaning]." -- Mr. Gauthier
As we discussed on Friday, the quote above attempts to show the flowchart of ideas essential to demonstrating analysis in an essay. If the introductory paragraph of your essay contains all three of these concepts, you are setting yourself up for success and real analysis in the rest of the essay. To illustrate this idea, I've prepared a handout with successful student-written examples of 40-min essay introductions. Please read through the attached .pdf packet (or obtain a printed copy from me), and try to see the "What? How? So What?" thinking in action. When you are comfortable with the concept, read through the first prompt from the 2018 AP Lit exam below, and compose your own introductory paragraph.
STEP ONE: SEE IT!
Read the examples (see attachment ... whathowsowhat.pdf)
STEP TWO: TRY IT!
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