Learning Target: Students will continue comprehending and analyze chapter 7 of the Great Gatsby. 

Bell Work: In one of the windows over the garage the curtains had been moved aside a little, and Myrtle Wilson was peering down at the car. So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed, and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture. Her expression was curiously familiar--it was an expression I had often seen on women’s faces, but on Myrtle Wilson’s face it seemed purposeless and inexplicable​ until I realized that her eyes, wide with jealous terror, were fixed not on Tom, but on Jordan Baker, whom she took to be his wife. What do you think inexplicable ​means? What does inexplicable ​actually mean?

Assignment: Finish reading chapter 7.   

Learning Target: Students will consider and evaluate how each character in the chapter bears blame for the death of another character. 

Bell Work: The atmosphere during the confrontation at the Plaza Hotel is best described as: Explain your answer

A. Playful

B. Suspenseful and tense

C. Joyful

D. Nostalgic 

Assignment: In 5 groups, students will be assigned two characters in the text and evaluate the amount of blame that person may hold for the death for another character.   

Learning Target: Students will closely analyze the remainder of chapter 7. Students will develop their close reading skills and discussion skills. 

Bell Work: Why does Gatsby stop hosting his large parties? Explain your answer. 

A. He runs out of money

B. Daisy disapproves of them

C. He no longer needs them to attract Daisy’s attention

D. His neighbors complain

Assignment: In four groups, students will consider chapter 7 analysis questions and present their findings to the class. 

Learning Target: Students will comprehend and analyze chapter 8 of Gatsby. 

Bell Work: I couldn’t sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly on the Sound, and I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage, frightening dreams. Toward dawn I heard a taxi go up Gatsby’s drive, and immediately I jumped out of bed and began to dress--I felt that I had something to tell him, something to warn him about, and morning would be too late. Crossing his lawn, I saw that his front door was still open and he was leaning against a table in the hall, heavy with dejection​ or sleep. What do you think dejection ​means? What does dejection ​actually mean?

Assignment: Read Chapter 8  

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will have a solid grasp of the main events of chapter 8; they will also be able to define what an ‘unreliable narrator’ is, and how Fitzgerald’s choice of narrator impacts the narrative. 

Bell Work: It was this night that he [Gatsby] told me the strange story of his youth with Dan Cody--told it to me because “Jay Gatsby” had broken up like glass against Tom’s hard malice​, and the long secret extravaganza was played out. I think that he would have acknowledged anything now, without reserve, but he wanted to talk about Daisy. What do you think malice ​means? What does malice ​actually mean?

Assignment: Go over important points to discuss/ Complete "Can We Trust Nick Carraway?" WS