Keith PondContactkpond@madisonprep.org
kpond@jamesmadisonprep.net 480-345-2306 ext 211 Hello and welcome back! I hope that you all have had a great summer and I look forward to seeing everyone back in class and ready for a great year! Office HoursOffice Hours by appointment. I will be available most days until 4:00 pm. Just let me know that you will be coming by and we can work on any questions!
Classes/DutiesHS Literature
HS Composition Shakespeare ExtracurricularsArt Club
Assignmentsupcoming trimester:The Google Classroom environment will be used for turning in essays. For classroom-related questions, please email at the .net address above. Thank you! Advanced Composition: In class, we have been reviewing the steps of the writing process and the traits of good writing, along with annotation approaches. We will test over these steps next week and start our first reading for the trimester. Monday (27 Sept.): Citations and quotation integration Tuesday (28 Sept.): Rhetorical Situation unit Wednesday (29 Sept.): Rhetorical Situation cont. Thursday (30 Sept.): Continue with Rhetorical Situation terminology Friday (1 Oct.): Common Literary Terms test Monday (11 Oct.): Welcome back from break! We will be getting our Poe materials today and getting the Common Lit. Terms test handed back. Classic Literature: Monday (27 Sept.): Gilgamesh paper due. Read The Iliad to Book I, line 544. Tuesday (28 Sept.): Finish Book I Wednesday (29 Sept.): Book VI to line238 Thursday (30 Sept.): History of the Trojan War Friday (1 Oct.): Bridge lecture through Book VI. Monday (11 Oct.): Welcome back! Review of The Iliad to the point we reached before the break. Be caught up to Book VI, line 238 if you are not already there. Tuesday (12 Oct.): Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Money. Class InformationAdvanced Composition: Use your
Writer's Notebooks! Remember to use your Writer's Notebooks! These should be used to store your observations about the world around you, and to write down ideas that you can utilize for inspiration. "You only fail if you stop writing."-Ray Bradbury Movie List for Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing. Dir. Kenneth Branagh. MGM. 1993. Film. Much Ado About Nothing. Dir. Joss Whedon. Lionsgate. 2013. Film. Othello. Dir. Trevor Nunn. Image. 1990. Film Shakespeare in Our Time. National Endowment for the Arts Presents Shakespeare in Our Communities, 2011. Film. Why Shakespeare? National Endowment for the Arts, 2011. Film. |
Hello to everyone. My name is Keith Pond, and I am the Composition and Literature teacher here at James Madison Preparatory School. I feel extremely fortunate to be a member of the team here, and look forward to bringing my love of reading and writing to the students.
I was born to a small family of traveling performing elves and was handed off to a band of assorted woodland creatures when I inexplicably outgrew my family's caravan of ferret-powered wagons. I attended school deep in an enchanted forest and spent my time, much like other children, climbing trees and racing unicorns. After an unfortunate incident involving a neighboring tribe of goatherds and a 1967 Chevy Nova, I was forced to find employment writing ads for shady furniture stores and ghost-writing personal ads in free newspapers. Here, I found my calling. Even though I am quite old, I only age in years that are prime numbers, therefore I am technically considered orange. Pardon me? Uh...okay...yes, sorry about that. I am being told that the purpose of this bio is to give real information. Who knew? So.. . I have lived in Arizona for most of my life, graduating from Dobson High School in Mesa and receiving my BA in Literature from Arizona State University. Like many, my path out of college consisted of some twists and turns. I was involved in bicycle racing and the outdoor industry through college and into the first phase of my professional life. In that environment, I have worked every conceivable position from floor sweeper to mechanic to shop owner. After deciding to move on, I became involved in the retail cellular phone business. For ten years I worked in a variety of positions, finally culminating in regional management responsibilities. In my spare time I enjoy mountain biking, reading, writing, drawing, and basketball, among other things. And, of course, I love being with my family as much as possible. I have seen how important it is for young people entering college and professional life to be able to present their thoughts and ideas in a cogent and readable fashion. I hope to bring excitement to this process, and look forward to the school year ahead. Thank you. |
