02/03/20 — Monday

Post date: Feb 01, 2020 2:21:33 PM

Homework:

1. Finish Chapter 9 by Tomorrow

Outcome Goals:

1. Consider the lives and motivations of James Gatz, Myrtle Wilson and/or George Wilson by writing an elegy poem for one or more of these characters.

First Thing:

1. Get a Chromebook from up front and then read this example of an elegy: "Between Hovers" by Michael Longley

2. Read through this guide of How to Write an Elegy

3. For more inspiration consider some of these Elegies

Agenda:

1. Pick a character from whose point of view you will use to write the elegy. For example, you might choose either Daisy or Nick for an elegy on Gatsby — George Wilson or Tom for Myrtle, etc.

2. Go to the Google Classroom Elegy Assignment, open the provided document and begin to write your elegy while observing the guidelines and considering the example elegies. You DO NOT need to finish your elegy before tomorrow.

3. Work on finishing the book.