FIRST AND THIRD HOUR:  Watched movie version of “Of Mice and Men” with a couple of stops to discuss thematic issues.

FIFTH AND SIXTH HOUR:  read chapter 6.  HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 7 before you get to class Friday!! 

• Learning target:  by the end of class you should be able to explain
  • How Jay Gatsby came to be.
  • What is meant by “Platonic conception of himself”?
  • What does chapter six have to tell us about Fitzgerald’s themes of the old West.
  • CHAPTER 6 Presentation