English 11-1 Agenda

Fall 2013

3 September 2013• Welcome to Ms. Chaga’s 11-1 English Class!• Daily Question (#1): If you had to lose one of your senses, which

would you choose? Why?• Vocab (#2)• Syllabus (#3)• SSR Choices (www.mschaga.pbwiki.com)• SSR Project Assignment Sheet (#4)• Letter of Introduction (#5)• Summer Reading Reflection (#6)• 4 Truths and a Lie• HOMEWORK: 1. Letter of intro due TOMORROW 2. Syllabus, binder,

SSR choice due FRIDAY 3. SSR Reflection due on Google Drive FRIDAY **invite coming

4 September 2013

• Daily Question: List your top 2 or 3 choices for SSR and explain what interests you about those books in particular.

• Vocab• Business items: Seats, Pictures, Letters, Summer Reading

Sheet, Google Drive, Summer Reading Reflection• Themes Practice and Discussion (#7)– Pulse app or

www.Pulse.me• HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus, Binder, SSR choice/signature

due FRIDAY 2. Summer Reading Reflection due by 3pm FRIDAY

6 September 2013• Daily Question: What literary techniques might/do authors use

to convey theme in a text? Any examples? (This is a tougher question; just try )

• Vocab• Collect SSR sheet, Syllabus/ Google Drive issues?/”On The Spot”• Themes Practice and Discussion (cont.) (#7)• Literary Elements and Techniques (#8)

Plus (+) for know well, (*) for maybe know, (-) never heardGlossing (#9)

• “Young Goodman Brown” (#10)• “Young Goodman Brown” Questions (#11)• HOMEWORK: 1. Read/gloss “YGB” with a focus on questions for

MONDAY 2. SSR texts for TUES 3. “On The Spot” for MONDAY

“On the Spot”• 1 person each day (we’ll start with 2 to get the hang of it)• Each person should be prepared with a question or problem for the class to discuss

– Questions should be text-centered, but not plot-based– Should be based on what we are reading or have read– Should stimulate debate, interpretation, discussion, analysis…etc.

• Examples:• Ambiguous, specific, and/or troubling imagery, diction, literary technique

– “I’m not sure how this metapor works…”– Is the author/speaker suggesting _________ when she writes _______?”– “The image of ________seems contradictory and I want to know what people think.”

• Character analysis– “I’d like to discuss why __________did ________. What was his motivation?”– “_________contradicts herself when she ___________.”

• Irony and Tone– “I’d like to ask what people thought of the tone of this passage…”– Is the speaker being critical of the character when he says…”

• Socio-political readings/reading through a “lens”– “Why are the women/men in this text portrayed as _______________?– “I think the speaker wants to make a political point when he says _________.”

“On the Spot” Continued• Keep it simple.

– I noticed…– I was surprised by…– I thought it was strange that…– I’m wondering why the author would…

• 20 points– 20: Amazing questions; stimulated thought and discussion– 16: Good questions. We talk about them.– 12: A question.– 0: Not prepared

• (credit to Mr. Mullen for concept)

9 September 2013• Daily Question: Nathanial Hawthorne descended from John

Hathorne, one of the Salem Witch Trial judges. Many historians speculate that Hawthorne added the “w” to his name as a means of distancing himself from his great-grandfather’s legacy. How does this revelation impact your reading of “YGB”?

• Vocab• Review terms (#8)• “On the Spot”• Discussion in groups (#11)• YGB reading quiz• “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (#12)• Guided Questions for AGMIHTF (#13)• HOMEWORK: 1. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” for TOMORROW

(read/gloss) 2. Literary Elements Common Quiz (80%) on FRI 3. SSR book for TOMORROW!!

10 September 2013

• SSR– 30 mins• Daily Question: Explain The Misfit’s statement, “She

would have been a good woman…if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.”

• Vocab• On the Spot• “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Writing (#14)• HOMEWORK: 1. Literary Elements Quiz FRIDAY 2. SSR

Thursday

11 September 2013

• No Daily Question/Vocab• 102 Minutes • Response: Choose a medium to react to the

documentary. It may take any form that you wish (poem, journal entry, photo, drawing, short story…etc.).

• HOMEWORK: 1. “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” Writing Activity TOMORROW (bring your glossed text) 2. SSR Tomorrow 3. Literary Terms Short Story Quiz on FRIDAY

12 September 2013

• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: Identify 2 examples in pages 1-2 of

AGMIHTF of direct characterization of the grandmother and explain why the author includes this description.

• Vocab• Review Lit Terms for Quiz with AGMIHTF questions• “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Writing Activity (#14)• HOMEWORK: 1. Lit Terms Quiz TOMORROW (bring a

pencil)

Terms to Understand

• Characterization• Climax• Connotation• Diction• Inference• Irony• Mood• Point of View• Symbol/symbolism• Theme• Tone

13 September 2013• Literary Terms Common Quiz (#2 pencil, you MAY write

on/gloss the story and the quiz)• Daily Question : What adjectives (try to come up with

at least 2) best describe the tone of the note? Use evidence to support your choices.

• Vocab• Analyzing rubrics (multiple pages) (#15) and rubrics

(#16-21)• Peer Review/ Rationation (#22) • HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Chapter 1 due MONDAY 2. On

the Spot – Bl 3: Claire and Emilie Bl 4: Sean M. and Julia

Gentlemen: I received your letter today by post, in regard to the ransom you ask for the return of my son. I think you are a little high in your demands, and I hereby make you a counter proposition, which I am inclined to believe you will accept. You bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred and fifty dollars in cash, I agree to take him off your hands. You had better come at night, for the neighbors believe he is lost, and I couldn’t be responsible for what they would do to anyone they saw bringing him back.

Very respectfully, EBENEZER DORSET

Rubric Analysis

1. Keystone Persuasive Rubric2. AP English Lit Rubric3. PA Writing Rubric4. ACT Writing Rubric5. SAT Writing Rubric6. Common Core Standards Rubric

Combined Groups (Block 3)

GROUP 1 Taylor, Scott, Claire, Kevin, Liam, Nate

GROUP 2 Cristin, Jackie, Shannon, Joe, Zech, Brianna, and Sam

GROUP 3 Emilie, Sarah, Owen, Gillian, Michael, Zach, and Pat

Combined Groups (Block 4)

GROUP 1 Lara, Austin, Rebecca, Shannon, Joey, and Jamila

GROUP 2 Sean K, Sarah, Kris, Noa, Regan, Pat, and Gianna

GROUP 3 Sean M, Mary, Jessica, Ainsley, Julia, and Kerri

16 September 2013• Daily Question: What skills do critical readers use when

beginning a new text and making inferences? • Vocab• “On The Spot” (Claire/Emilie, Sean M, Julia)• Gatsby Ch. 1 Anticipation Guide(#22)• Gatsby Objectives (#23)• Hidden Rules of Class (#24)• HOMEWORK: 1. Background Lecture Notes (#25) gloss for

connection to Ch. 1 2. Gatsby Ch. 2 for WEDNESDAY 3. Vocab Quiz FRIDAY 4. On The Spot for WEDNESDAY– Shannon, Taylor Bl 4– Jamila, Austin

17 September 2013• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: What do you think is the most important

element in “good” writing? Explain. (Feel free to look over the various rubrics)

• Vocab• Student Writing Review• Ratiocination (#26)• Writing Review (write your #) (#27)• Discuss Gatsby Ch. 1 connections (#25)• HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 2 due TOMORROW

(Shannon/Taylor, Jamila/Austin = “On the Spot”) 2. Vocab Quiz FRIDAY

• TOPIC + POSITION + REASON(S) • SO WHAT? (what’s the point?)• Does the thesis pass the “how” and “why” test?• PITHY (concise but expressive) WORD CHOICE1. Through this story she is trying to say that people are neither good nor evil by human nature.2. Flannery O’Connor shows how human nature is corrupt and causes people to think better of themselves in comparison to other people. 3. One of these points is that a person should wait until they’re feeling threatened to become a better person.

4. In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the author comments on how humans are rude and how there’s no good in anyone as evidenced by the personalities of the characters. 5. What Flannery O’Connor is commenting on is that when people are faced with the fear of death they will become a “good” person if they feel the guilt of being bad.6. What Flannery O’Connor is trying to say about human nature is that some people can’t be saved and truly are all evil.

7. Although some authors don’t make it known as to what they’re commenting on in their stories, Flannery O’Connor does make it known by having the misfit in the story and having the misfit kill the entire family.8. I think her commentary is trying to say their (sic) is both good and evil in everyone. 9. The commentary that Flannery O’Connor is making about humanity is that no one is truly good nor evil, and that realization or epiphanies have an effect on people.

1. The comment is that most people don’t act the way they should until something serious is about to happen.

2. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the author conveys to the reader that no person can only do good, each character in the story has flaws which shapes the plot.

3. In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the author shows the darker side of human nature; this is shown by the actions of the grandmother, the children, and the Misfit.

4. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the author is making the commentary about human nature that children with a lack of parenting tend to act out, humans often tend to ignore their mistakes out of embarrassment, and that childhood traumas can impact decisions made as an adult. 5. Throughout the story she is showing the readers how humans can be unjust and bias. This point is proven though the Misfit’s eyes. 6. Through the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” Flannery O’Connor wants to show that human nature has numerous flaws.

18 September 2013• Daily Question: Synthesize your knowledge of the background

of this text (#25) and the specifics of chapters 1 and 2 and write one arguable statement.

(Example: Tom Buchanan is a prime example of the “Age of Intolerance” and the “us vs. them” mentality. This attitude is shown in his reference to the racist book in chapter 1.) • Vocab• Review Common Lit Terms Quiz– Self-Analysis• On The Spot• “Why Generation Y is Unhappy” Gloss/SOAPS (#28, #29)• Marxism and Gatsby ( #30)• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 3 for FRIDAY 2. On The Spot– 3. Vocab

Quiz FRIDAY 3. Finish #28/29

19 September 2013• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: What is the tone of the “Why Generation Y is

Unhappy” article? How do you know? (Use specific word choice to support your answer)

• Vocab• Lit Terms Quiz Revision– mark number, explain the correct answer. • Vocab Quiz Review – vocab baseball• Discuss SOAPSTone for “Why Generation…” (#28/#29)• HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Chapter 3 due TOMORROW 2. On the

Spot– Joe and Jackie and Kris and Sarah 3. Vocab Quiz TOMORROW

REVISIONS!

• We will be giving you half credit (each question was worth 2 pts, you will gain 1).

• Explain WHY the correct answer IS the correct answer using complete sentences.

• Label each question with the number.

20 September 2013• Daily Question: What do you make of Nick’s closing line for chapter

3? (“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”) (Cardinal virtues= 4 main moral virtues in Christian teachings. Justice, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude)

• Vocab• Vocab Quiz• On the Spot (Joe/Jackie), (Kris/Sarah)• Gatsby and Marxism #30• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 4 Gatsby due MONDAY 2. On the Spot–

Block 3: Nate/Zach S. Block 4: Jessica/Sean K.

What role does Marxism play in terms of setting and characterization?

• Analyze your assigned aspect/character through a Marxist lens. Find TWO quotations to support your point.

• 1. East Egg/West Egg (Joe/Zach, Nate/Kevin)• 2. Valley of Ashes (Gillian/Emilie, Sarah/Liam)• 3. Daisy (Owen/Claire, Brianna/Jackie)• 4. Tom (Sam/Michael, Zech/Shannon)• 5. Myrtle (Taylor/Cristin, Pat/Scott)

What role does Marxism play in terms of setting and characterization?

• Analyze your assigned aspect/character through a Marxist lens. Find TWO quotations to support your point.

• 1. East Egg/West Egg (Sean K./Kerri, Julia/Shannon)

• 2. Valley of Ashes (Austin/Mary, Katie/Pat)• 3. Daisy (Jessica/Noa, Jamila/Regan)• 4. Tom (Ainsley/Rebecca, Gianna/Lara)• 5. Myrtle (Kris/Sean M., Sarah/Joey)

Marxist Criticism Quotations• “I lived at West Egg, the – well, the least fashionable of

the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season. The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard … My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month.”

Marxism cont.

• "I told that boy about the ice." Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. "These people! You have to keep after them all the time."

• She looked at me and laughed pointlessly...

And still continued…• “There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer

nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and he champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his motor-boats slid the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before.”

23 September 2013

• Daily Question: Using a Marxist/Social-Class lens, what is the significance of the following passage? “My dear, I’m going to give you this dress as soon as I’m through with it. I’ve got to get another one tomorrow. I’m going to make a list of all the things I’ve got to get. A massage and a wave, and a collar for the dog, and one of those cute little ash-trays where you touch a spring, and a wreath with a black silk bow for mother’s grave that’ll last all summer. I got to write down a list so I won’t forget all the things I’ve got to do"(36).

• Vocab• Video Clip and Class Rules– (#31) Analyze the type of taken-for-granted information:

· what is the knowledge about?· how and where does one learn it?· how do you gain access to the people and places where it can be learned? What conclusions can you draw about the nature of the hidden knowledge necessary to be successful in each social class?

• Queen of Versailles – Marxist Analysis?• Marxism Continued (Hand in ONE paragraph from your group)• HOMEWORK: 1. Hold on off Chapter 4 “On the Spot” until TOMORROW 2. Chapter

5-- Wed

24 September 2013

• **Before SSR– finish up your Marxism/Social-Class lens paragraphs in groups and hand in! You have until 1:10!

• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: Brainstorm a list of words for the color RED.

Write at least 4 (These may be shades). Which has the most positive connotation? Which has the most negative? Explain.

• Vocab• Chapter 4 “On The Spot”: Nate/ Zach, Jessica/Sean K.• Formalist Criticism (#32)• Color Associations in Pairs/Groups• Color Journal (#33)• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 5 for TOMORROW 2. “On The Spot” =

Brianna/Owen, Kerri/Gianna 3. At least 2 examples for your color for TOMORROW

Color Groups Block 3• Orange: Nate and Cristin• Yellow: Kevin and Shannon• Blue: Liam and Emilie• Red: Owen and Michael• Green: Taylor and Zack N.• Brown: Gillian and Pat• Purple: Jackie and Joe• Black: Claire and Zach S.• Gray: Sarah and Sam• White: Brianna and Scott

Color Groups Block 4

• Orange: Regan and Ainsley• Yellow: Gianna and Sean M. • Blue: Mary and Shannon• Red: Pat and Noa• Green: Julia and Sean K. • Purple: Kerri and Jessica• Black: Rebecca and Kaytie• Gray: Lara and Jamila• White: Kris and Austin

TASK:

• On a piece of looseleaf paper record the following:

• 1. Shades (our red example)• 2. Connotations/Associations• 3. Symbol (draw)• 4. Which character from Gatsby is best

represented in this color? Why?

25 September 2013• Daily Question: Which color do you most associate with the novel thus

far? Why? • Vocab• Chapter 5 Pop Quiz• After the quiz– work to find 2 examples of your color in the book so far. • On the Spot –Brianna/Owen, Kerri/Gianna• Choosing and Using Quotations-- #34• Revision of your paragraphs• Explain/analyze how color imagery and symbolism provides a deeper

understanding of a character. • HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 6 for FRI 2. Finish your color paragraph tonight.

3. Kevin and Sam, Kaytie and Rebecca On The Spot for Fri

26 September 2013

• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: Step one: List 4 words that describe

you. Step two: Think of synonyms for these words (you may use phone thesaurus). Why did you not choose the synonym instead? What made your word “better”?

• Vocab• Connotation– (#35)• Gatsby Film• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 6 for TOMORROW 2.

Kevin/Sam, Kaytie/Rebecca “On the Spot” for TOMORROW

• Friendly• Intelligent• Flexible• Awkward• Quixotic

27 September 2013• Daily Question: What is the significance of the connotation of the

word “Great” in the title, The Great Gatsby? Think how it might change if it were instead, “Gigantic,” or “Fantastic” or “Wonderful”?

• Vocab• On the Spot Kevin/Sam, Kaytie/Rebecca• Connotation of Gatsby Names (#35)• Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning (#36)• In pairs, complete “diction”• Continue Gatsby Film• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 7 – TUES 2. On the Spot --• Gillian/Sarah, Noa/Lara

Diction Example #1

• The word “overpopulated” used to describe Gatsby’s lawn at a party conveys extravagance because Gatsby lives in excess. This is significant because “overpopulated” not only represents the high number of people at one of his parties but also Gatsby’s all-consuming goal in life to want more and have more. Examples of this reflection include the gaudiness of Gatsby’s mansion, the overabundance of food, and the overall lack of real friendship; Gatsby attempts to fill an empty void with empty excess.

Diction Example #2

• The word “moths” used to describe those who attend Gatsby’s parties conveys impersonality because moths are insignificant, bland-looking, and flock dumbly to light. This is significant because the guests who go to Gatsby’s parties do not know him personally and instead use him for his parties. They are characterized as similar-looking and behaving, and they migrate to Gatsby’s parties like moths to a light.

Diction Example #3

• The word “throbbing” used to describe New York traffic conveys heightened excitement since the lanes of the city street are overcrowded during rush hour. This is significant because Fitzgerald is able to illustrate the chaotic sense of city life; it tells the reader about New York’s atmosphere in the 1920s.

• Focus on the WORD– what is throbbing like? How could that be significant?

Diction Example 3rd block #1

• The word “roaring” is used to describe how drunk Nick wants to get at Gatsby’s party in order to have a good time. This conveys Nick’s and other peoples’ attitude during the roaring twenties. It’s significant because Fitzgerald consistently references the roaring twenties time period and this word connects to the roaring twenties motif.

• Focus on the WORD– what is the connotation of roaring? Why this particular word?

Diction Example block 3 #2

• The word “powdered” was used to describe Catherine, Myrtle’s sister’s complexion. How it is cakey in reality, but she thinks it looks high class and elegant. In truth she puts on this façade of a high class woman when she’s willing to “put herself out there” and sell herself. This is a display of someone who is acting and believes they are higher socially than they are.

• FORMAT? Why is this significant to the story?

Diction Example block 3 #3

• The phrase, “like Kant at his church steeple…” (Fitzgerald 93) is used to describe how Nick’s gaze at Gatsby’s home was almost philosophical in that Gatsby’s home was a symbol of Gatsby’s own godliness. This contrast’s with Nick’s simple lifestyle. This is significant because Gatsby’s home is better than other mansions because it gives a sense of philosophical knowledge while showing Gatsby’s reputation in society as an individual superior to the rich.

• OK…cool idea! I loved the beginning, but I lost you near the end.

30 September 2013• Daily Question: Is Gatsby or Nick the protagonist of the

novel? Explain your choice.• Vocab• Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning (#36)• Diction and Imagery

– Find TWO options for each individually, THEN, work with your partner to decide/write your paragraphs.

– Hand in your diction example by: 11:35• Gatsby Film Continued• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 7 TOMORROW 2. On the Spot–

Gillian/Sarah, Noa/Lara

Diction Block 4 Example #1• The word “slunk” used to describe how Nick

moved when he went to the direction of the cocktail tableconveys awkwardness and how he feels out of place because he is aomong many people in the upper class and he’s more lower class. This is significant because it shows the difference between the classes and how they feel around each other.

• OK start. Why does slunk convey awkwardness? What about its connotation says that?

Diction Example Block 4 #2• The word “vacuous” used to describe personality

conveys the people having a good time at the party. Because in that scene people were care free and full of reckless decision making. This is significant because it shows Gatsby doesn’t care about his home or belongings because as long as people keep showing up he will find Daisy.

• Good choice of word-- >Vacuous = EMPTY, mindless, hollow like a vacuum.

• So why specifically vacuous?

Diction Example Block 4 #3

• The phrase “picking his words with care” used to describe Gatsby’s speech conveys secrecy and carefulness because he makes sure to say very little about himself and only says what be believes people want to hear. This is significant because it sets up the book in that it shows why Gatsby speaks the way he does. People don’t really know him, they know what he tells them, which is based off of what he thinks they want to hear. It makes the reader see that they can’t really trust what he says.

Imagery Example #1

• The image of Dr. Eckleberg’s eyes on the billboard represent sight or insight (and therefore blindness). The characters have very little self-knowledge or knowledge of one another. For example, Daisy does not really know how to identify herself and how to react to her husband’s affair. Even the “Great” Gatsby is blind. He is blinded by dreams of seeing Daisy again and the possibility of rekindling a relationship. The only character who appears to see what is happening around him is Nick; the eyes might also be God-like because they see everything.

Imagery Example #2

• The image of Gatby’s Rolls-Royce becoming an “omnibus” conveys a picture of a low class man because the reader realizes that even though Gatsby outwardly appears to be a man of high class, it is apparent that he is new money through his use of expensive cars to transport people. This is significant because the reader sees what’s underneath Gatsby’s extravagant experience.

• OMNI = every • Discussion of the bus imagery itself?

1 October 2013• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: The sentence, “So we drove on towards death through

the cooling twilight” (143 (yellow) or 136) is A. a metaphor.B. an example of weather reflecting life.C. used to build suspense and foreshadow upcoming trouble.D. used to contrast the coolness of the evening to the heat of the day.– EXPLAIN

• Vocab• Chapter 7 quiz• On the Spot— Gillian/Sarah, Noa/Lara• Imagery Example (#36) you may choose your partner or work

individually. • HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 8 for TOMORROW (On the Spot– Emilie/Zack,

Rebecca/Julia) 2. Chapter 9 for FRIDAY (On the spot—Pat, Kris )3. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 4. Gatsby Exam TUESDAY 10/8

2 October 2013• Daily Question: Do you believe Nick is a reliable

or unreliable narrator? Explain using specific evidence from the text.

• Vocab• On the Spot Ch. 8– Emilie/Zack, Rebecca/Julia• Whose Truth is True? (#37) due FRI• Gatsby Film• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 9 for FRIDAY (On the

Spot—Pat, Kris) 2. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 3. Gatsby Exam THURSDAY

3 October 2013 (Ms. Chaga Absent)• SSR– 30 minutes• Daily Question: Analyze Nick’s actions and remarks in the

following quotation: “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together. I’ve always been glad I said that. It was the only compliment I ever gave him, because I disapproved of him from beginning to end” (162).

• Vocab• “The Trouble With Nick” (#38) Read and gloss• Finish yesterday’s work with Whose Truth is True? (#37) due

TOMORROW• HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 9 TOMORROW (On the Spot—Pat,

Kris) 2. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 3. Gatsby Exam THURSDAY

4 October 2013• Daily Question: Discuss the irony of the title, The Great Gatsby.

What might be a better title? Explain. (Also consider Fitzgerald’s last minute change to Under the Red, White, and Blue.)

• Vocab questions? • “On the Spot”– Pat, Kris• Whose Truth is True?? Discussion/Nick’s Narrative Voice (#37,

#38)• End of Book Discussion Questions (#39)• Film• HOMEWORK: 1. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 2. Gatsby exam

THURSDAY

7 October 2013• Daily Question: How is the final scene of Gatsby different

when you read it? What emotion does that conjure up and how does that change when you’re seeing it simultaneously represented on the screen and narrated?

• Vocab QUIZ• New Vocab • Gatsby Review Sheet (#40)• Chapter Groups– Formalist Criticism Powerpoint (#32/36)

**re-read your chapter either together or individually• HOMEWORK: 1. Find Gatsby passage for WEDNESDAY 2.

Gatsby Exam THURSDAY 3. Pwpt presentations WEDNESDAY

Gatsby Formalist Powerpoint Groups Block 3

• Chapter 1: Joe and Pat• Chapter 2: Gillian and Jackie• Chapter 3: Nate and Zach S.• Chapter 4: Michael and Kevin• Chapter 5: Claire and Cristin• Chapter 6: Owen and Liam• Chapter 7: Sam, Scott, and Sarah• Chapter 8: Emilie and Zack N.• Chapter 9: Shannon, Taylor, and Brianna

Gatsby Formalist Criticism Powerpoint Block 4

• Chapter 1: Rebecca and Sarah• Chapter 2: Kris and Joey• Chapter 3: Julia, Austin, and Pat• Chapter 4: Jessica and Ainsley• Chapter 5: Shannon and Jamila• Chapter 6: Sean K. and Noa• Chapter 7: Kaytie, Gianna, and Sean M. • Chapter 8: Kerri and Regan• Chapter 9: Lara and Mary

Example Theme

• Although the upper class can hide imperfections with a façade of money, loneliness and alienation from each other are even more pervasive when excessive wealth and power are involved.

Example: Plot

• A. Suspense: Tom’s affair with Myrtle/does Daisy know?

• B. Foreshadowing: Daisy saying “What Gatsby?”• C. Flashback: N/A• D. Atmosphere…etc.• HOW DOES THE PLOT INFLUENCE THE THEME?• INCLUDE ONE DIRECT QUOTE. • CAN BE MORE THAN ONE SLIDE FOR EACH.

8 October 2013• SSR--30 minutes• Daily Question: When Gatsby asks his friend Klipspringer to play

a song on the piano, he plays “Ain’t We Got Fun.” The chorus goes: “Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun. Not much money, oh but honey, ain’t we got fun. The rent’s unpaid, dear, we haven’t a bus. But smiles were made, dear, for people like us…. There’s nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get children. In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun.” What do you think this popular song from 1921 is saying about class struggle? Why does Fitzgerald refer to it in the book?

• Vocab• Group Work Time! Hooray!• HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Review + your passage/questions due

TOMORROW 2. You will have 30 minutes tomorrow to finish your project and prepare your FIVE MINUTE presentation 3. Gatsby Exam THURSDAY

9 October 2013• Daily Question: Test your group’s theme for “truth.” Meaning,

list and explain a time (in film, literature, history, art…etc.) where it was also shown to be true.

(Example: In Great Expectations, Miss Havisham lives “up town” and is greatly privileged; however, her privilege comes with isolation behind great iron gates.)• Vocab• 30 minutes in groups• Group presentations (5 minutes each!) • HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby exam TOMORROW– review notebook

page 8 as well as formalism!

10 October 2013• Daily Question: Answer yesterday’s question. Today is a

freebie. • Test your group’s theme for “truth.” Meaning, list and explain a

time (in film, literature, history, art…etc.) where it was also shown to be true.

(Example: In Great Expectations, Miss Havisham lives “up town” and is greatly privileged; however, her privilege comes with isolation behind great iron gates.)• 2 Vocab Words• Review Sheet (#40)• Gatsby Exam (stack your book on the shelf when you’re

finished the test!)• SSR• HOMEWORK: None! Enjoy it 2. Tomorrow we will continue

the rest of the presentations!

11 October 2013

• Daily Question: *Fun Friday* If one of your parents was to be a famous person from any time period in history, who would you want them to be? Why?

• Vocab• Presentations (continued) – Chapter 5-9• Minority Literature Circles: Pre-Reading Activity

(#41)• HOMEWORK: SSR books need to be finished by

Halloween. Midterm essay will be Friday, Nov. 1

14 October 2013

• Daily Question: What is the most defining characteristic of identity: gender, race, socio-economic status, culture, language, nationality or something else? Explain.

• Vocab• Presentations (Finally!) • Group planning Calendar (#42)• HOMEWORK: 1. Bring in a photo for yourself in a context

that is significant for you. Be prepared to tell the story of the photo to a partner. 2. First lit circle WED

Breath, Eyes, Memory

• Shannon• Pat• Sam• Cristin• Zack

Flight Behavior

• Michael• Claire• Sarah• Emilie• Gillian

Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Liam• Owen• Taylor• Bri• Jackie

The Roundhouse

• Joe• Kevin• Nate• Zach• Scott