No new targets today

IN CLASS:

1. Vocab Warmup 3 (Slide 24)
2. Review of yesterday’s lesson/activity–phrases that indicated Fitzgerald’s attitude toward the party guests
3. Watch FILM “The Great Gatsby” up to Ch. 3

HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 4

DEALING WITH CHAPTER 3 in the GREAT GATSBY

FRIDAY: READING

MONDAY: DISCUSSION

LEARNING TARGETS: as a result of these classes, you should be able to identify and interpret several examples from the text that give us an impression of what Nick/Fitzgerald think of the party guests

1. VOCAB WARMUP: SLIDE 22

LEARNING TARGETS

As a result of today’s class, you should be able to

1. Explain the meaning of The EYES OF TJ ECKLEBURGE and THE VALLEY OF ASHES
2. Use the text to figure out what FITZGERALD wants us to think about the party in New York

ASSIGNMENT: Complete handout at CLASSROOM

LEARNING TARGETS:

BY THE END OF TODAY YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO

1. Explain where to look for the most important stuff in any chapter
2. Be able to explain the VALLEY OF ASHES and THE EYES OF DR. TJ ECKLEBURG

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

1. Analyze the main characters we met in Ch. 1
2. Answer the analytical questions on the assignment

ASSIGNMENT: GATSBY CH. 1 QUESTIONS (AT CLASSROOM)

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

1. Give a brief analysis of the five main characters of Gatsby (Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Gatsby)
2. Explain multiple ways in which Fitzgerald’s personal history makes it into the book.

HOMEWORK: Finish READING CH. 1

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

1. Define the American Dream in your own words
2. Use research skills to find what people have said about the American Dream
3. Create MLA citations for websites you’ve researched
4. Evaluate the quality of websites

ASSIGNMENT AT CLASSROOM

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

1. Explain how and why choosing precise, interesting verbs make writing more interesting.
2. Use text to explain how authors develop their theme

ASSIGNMENT: Complete Priscilla and the Wimps assignment at classroom

LEARNING TARGETS:

Be able to

1. LIST AND EXPLAIN THE FOUR BASIC PARTS OF SPEECH
2. Identify and analyze all of the verbs in a story

IN CLASS: Read “Priscilla and the Wimps” by Richard Peck

Tuesday: Introduction to new semester

• LEARNING TARGETS:  as a result of these lessons you should be able to DEFINE (in your own words) and CREATE AN ORIGINAL EXAMPLE of the following terms.
  • JUXTAPOSITION  (DAY ONE –Monday/Tuesday)
  •  IRONY  (Wed/Thurs)
    • Dramatic
    • Situational
    • Verbal
  • POINT OF VIEW (Thursday)
    • First Person
    • Second Person
    • Third Person
      • Objective
        • Hills like White Elephants (example mentioned in video)
      • Limited
      • Omniscient
  • FRIDAY TARGETS:
    • USING “THE STORY OF AN HOUR” BY KATE CHOPIN, you should be able to
      • Explain how it uses Irony (what type)
      • Explain the difference between its plot and its theme.