Friday, Oct. 29

This is the last posting for October…and almost the last posting for our Great Gatsby unit.  The test is on Monday.  In addition to a 60-point test, students need to be asking themselves:  Does Gatsby deserve the title “great”?  They need to be able to support their answer with three examples from the novel…including from the beginning, middle, and end of the text.

Study guides are due on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Monday, Oct. 25-Tuesday, Oct. 26

Students will be discussing Chapters 6-8 using a visual and textual poster presentation.  The presentations will help them understand key elements, symbols, character and events from these sections.

Key due dates:

Chapter 9:  Due Wednesday

Test:  November 11

Study guide due:  November 12

Monday, Oct. 18-Wednesday, Oct. 20

After a short reading check quiz, we discussed chapters 4 and 5.  With the help of Michael Jackson, we also discussed the importance of ITEDs.

Class schedule for Tuesday OR Wednesday, depending on ITED schedule:  Discuss chapter 6.  Chapter 7 is due Friday.

Thursday, Oct. 14-Friday, Oct. 15

We are continuing our discussion of The Great Gatsby.  Students took a quiz over chapters 3 and 4 on Thursday and Friday, respectively.  The quiz mania also affected Friday’s activity: Students took a vocabulary quiz over Lesson 2.

Due Monday:  Chapter 5.

Wednesday, Oct. 13

Students took a quiz (or completed a journal summary/reaction) over chapter 3.  We then discussed the significance of colors and symbols in the chapter.

Reminder:  Vocabulary for lesson 2 is due tomorrow.  The quiz is on Friday.  Chapter 4 is due on Friday.

Monday, Oct. 11

Students’ Gothic literature assignments were collected at the beginning of the period.  Also, students reviewed Lesson 1 and 2 vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday.  We also discussed Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.

Assignments for the Week:

Tuesday:  Students should be working on all reading and vocabulary assignments AND literary journals.

Wednesday:  Chapter 3 due

Thursday:  Vocabulary Lesson 2 practice due

Friday:  Chapter 4 due; Vocabulary quiz

Monday, Oct.4-Wednesday, Oct. 6

After finishing our discussion of Edgar Allan Poe, we began _The Great Gatsby_.  Tuesday and Wednesday were spent watching an A and E video on the life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Chapter 1 is due on Thursday, Oct. 7.  There will be a quiz.