NEW VOCABULARY  (copies delayed until Wednesday)   UNIT 11 PACKET

• VOCAB UNIT 11 powerpoint

LEARNING TARGETS:  by the end of today, you’ll be able to map the action in chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby.

IN CLASS:  we mapped the action in chapter 7 of Gatsy after taking questions and discussing it.

• How to make your map
  • You may choose whatever technique you wish.  A simple and effective plan might be to plot the locations (settings) on your map then number the different key events near the places where they happen.
  • In the legend, include a brief (1-2 sentence MAXIMUM) description of the events.

HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 8

LEARNING TARGETS:  As a result of today’s class you should be able to

• Explain Gatsby’s back story
  • The meaning of “Platonic conception of himself”
  • The significance of the Christ imagery
• What foreshadowing happens at the end of Chapter 6
• What’s the meaning of the last flashback in chapter 6

IN CLASS:  Discussed Chapter 6,  took Quiz on Chapters 4-6

FRIDAY:  Final Vocab Quiz, Gatsby Video

HOMEWORK:  READ CHAPTER 7 by MONDAY

LEARNING TARGET:  By the end of today you should be able to

• Explain the significance of the events in Chapter 5
• Explain the significance of the following quote:
  • Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of the green light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy, it had seemed so very near to her, almost touching her.  It had seemed as close as a star to the moon.  Now it was just a green light on a dock.  His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.

In class we

1. Took practice vocab quiz
2. Discussed chapter 5
3. Read all or part of Chapter 6

LEARNING TARGETS:  as a result of today’s class, you should be able to

• Explain what Fitzgerald is trying to accomplish in Chapter 4.
• Explain what happens in each of the three “episodes” in Chapter 4 and cite key pieces of the text to support this:
  • The list of guests at Gatsby’s party.
  • Nick’s lunch with Gatsby
  • Nick’s Tea with Daisy.

On Friday we watched the film version of The Great Gatsby up through the parts we’ve read (Chapter 1-3).  Questions and discussion followed.

Monday was a reading day:  we read Chapter 4 in class.

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of class you should be able to:

• explain, in your own words what you think Fitzgerald is trying to achieve in Chapter 3 (What message is he communicating about Gatsby’s party/the partygoers).
• Commit this phrase to memory (and understand what it means:
  • The Great Gatsby is a novel of satire/social criticism.

In class:

1. We took a quiz on Chapters 1-3 (basic check to make sure you’re reading).
2. Discussed the party scene in Chapter 3.

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today, you should be able to

1. Define IMAGERY in your own words and be able to provide examples of how Fitzgerald uses it in Chapter 2.
2. Explain what you think Fitzgerald is trying to achieve in the party scene in chapter 2 and be able support your position with examples from the text.

HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 3 FOR THURSDAY

In class, we worked in pairs to make a list of specific imagery Fitzgerald uses in describing the Valley of Ashes in Chapter 2.

We also worked in pairs groups to speculate as to what Fitzgerald is trying to achieve in the party scene in chapter 2 and collecting specific evidence from the text that supports this.

• (ACTIVITY:  Pretend you are writing an essay on this topic:  “What is Fitzgerald trying to achieve in chapter 2?”  Write a thesis and subthesis for this essay. C.E. Sikkenga shared his with the class, as well as a body paragraph.   After we read and discussed C.E.’s version, students evaluated strengths and weaknesses– so if you missed this, you should be able to get notes from a fellow student).

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today’s class, you should be able to

• Explain, in your own words, the basic traits of  each of the main characters introduced in Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

In class:  we discussed chapter 1 (Q and A), read the first  scene of chapter 2 together and discussed briefly.

HOMEWORK: READ CH.2

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vocab quizzes (Unit 10) backed up to next week (April 25, 27)

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of these two days, you should be able to explain the following:

• A brief overview of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life
• What you’ll need to be able to do at the end of the unit
• What is the setting of “THE GREAT GATSBY”
• What do we know about Nick Carraway?”
• What are our first impressions of
  • Nick
  • Tom
  • Jordan
  • Daisy

F SCOTT FITZGERALD BIOGRAPHY

IN CLASS

• Thursday: Intro to Gatsby including a reading of a short biography.  Get copies of Gatsby and packet.  If time permits, begin reading.
• Friday:  Read chapter 1, answer questions for chapter one in packet.

gatsby-packet

LEARNING TARGETS:

1.  Be able to define, in your own words  SATIRE
2. Be able to explain who THE BEATS were and why they were important.
   1. THE BEATS
   2. Beats Video

Week at a Glance

• Monday:  Get new vocab, quick lessons on Satire, The Beats
• Tuesday:  NO CLASS TESTING
• Wednesday: No Class: Testing (5th and 6th hour will meet)
• Thursday/Friday: Introduction to F SCOTT FITZGERALD and “THE GREAT GATSYBY:
• HOMEWORK:  Read CHAPTER 1 of GATSBY by Monday.