1. Read chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby in readers theater groups
2. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby - due Thursday, Dec 1 - QUIZ OVER CHAPTER 8
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1. Read chapters 5 & 6 in The Great Gatsby - watched movie scenes - journal notes on characters
2. IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY, YOU MUST READ CHAPTERS 5 & 6 OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK Happy Thanksgiving! 1. Journal notes on The Lost Generation and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda 2. Reviewed handout for the American Dream Interview Project 3. Discussed chapters 1 & 2 in The Great Gatsby 4. HOMEWORK: Read and annotate chapters 3 & 4 of The Great Gatsby Thursday, November 17 1. Journal notes on The Lost Generation and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda
2. Reviewed handout for the American Dream Interview Project 3. Discussed chapters 1 & 2 in The Great Gatsby 4. HOMEWORK: Read and annotate chapters 3 & 4 of The Great Gatsby Wednesday, November 16 1. Shared Photo Essays
2. character introduction to The Great Gatsby 3. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 1 of the Great Gatsby AND annotate/explicate the first two paragraphs of chapter 2 - due next class 1. Backgroumd info on Christopher McCandless - a modern-day Transcendentalist
2. Read excerpts from Into the Wild, and viewed selected scenes from the movie 3. HOMEWORK: Photo Essay due Friday, Nov. 11 AND bring a copy of The Great Gatsby to class on Friday. 1. work day for Photo Essay
2. Remember: YOU MUST INCLUDE A PRINTED LIST OF YOUR 20 APHORISMS when you submit your photo essay 3.Be sure to include at the bottom of each photo essay page: your printed aphorism, the title of the essay from which you collected it, and the author's last name. 4. Homework: photo essay due: Thursday, Nov. 10 5. Homework: bring a copy of The Great Gatsby to class on Thursday, Nov. 10 1. Introduction to Transcendentalism - journal notes
2. Read excerpts from 3 essays - "Self Reliance" & "Civil Disobedience" by Emerson. "Walden" by Thoreau - if absent, see me for text 3. Students collected 20 aphorisms from the essays for their Photo Essay. Due Date: Thursday, Nov. 10 4. Friday, November 4: photo essay work day for collecting the photos (from magazines, etc) and assembly for 15 selected aphorisms |