Mon 3/23--Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.
Tues 3/24--Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.
Weds 3/25--Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby.
Thurs 3/26--Writing assignment (pass/fail homework assignment on Gatsby--not to exceed 40 minutes).
Step 1: Re-read and mark-up passages describing:
Daisy and Tom Buchanan's house (6)
AND
Gatsby's house (5)
Step 2: Write a thesis statement in which you articulate a significant difference between the two residences.
Step 3:
Write out the above passages
Analyze them in support of your thesis
Make sure that you use complete sentences
Embed specific words from the passages into your analysis.
You can use other lines or phrases from the text in support of your thesis
Word count: 300 words (not including quotations)
Please post on Canvas
Fri 3/27--Vocab quiz on VEII, Chapt. 6; read pink workbook on clauses and sentence types, pp. 74 and 78.
SPRING BREAK!
Mon 4/6--Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby.
Tues 4/7--Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby.
Weds 4/8--Writing assignment on Gatsby (S--homework assignment). Please post on Canvas.
1. Passage analysis: Analyze ONE key passage (no longer than a paragraph) from Chapter 5. Pick at least THREE key words from the passage and suggest what these words say about Gatsby and/or an important theme of the novel.
Please write out your passage and THEN write out your analysis
Passage does not count towards your word count
Suggested passages
bottom of 91 to top of 92
93 (top)
95 (bottom)
2. Creative assignment: write a journal entry from either Gatsby's or Daisy's perspective about the moment they spent together in the "white roadster by the curb" (74) back in October of 1917. What made the moment so magical for the character you chose? What does your character see in the other one? Why are they so much in love?
Word count for either choice: 300 words.
Please label your assignment as follows: "4/8--Gatsby Chapter 5 Assignment"
Thurs 4/9--Read Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby.
Fri 4/10--Vocab quiz on VEII, Chapt. 7; read pink workbook on mood and voice, pp. 84 and 85
Mon 4/13--Start Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby (first half--first 16 pages of chapt, to bottom of 129.)
Tues 4/14--Finish Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby (second half).
Weds 4/15--Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.
Thurs 4/16--Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
Fri 4/17--Vocab quiz on VEII, Chatper 8. Also, do examples on pronoun case in pink workbook, pp. 80-81.
Mon 4/20--Freewrite on TWO or MORE of the Gatsby essay topics.
Word count: 400 words total.
You can write a little on all five topics or pick two to focus on.
Please post your freewrite on Canvas.
Tues 4/21--
Find THREE rich, meaty quotations that you feel relate to a topic you're interested in.
Analyze each quotation, selecting out specific words to investigate and explore in detail.
Suggested page numbers to look at (but there are many others!):
2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 21, 25, 35, 39, 40, 48, 58, 59, 69, 86, 92, 93, 95,96, 98, 99, 104, 107, 108, 110, 111, 120, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 161, 162, 176, 177, 179, 180.
Note: please avoid selecting passages we've already discussed in class
Come up with a working thesis for your essay based on your quotation analyses.
Word count: 400 words
Canvas site will be posted on Monday.
Weds 4/22--
Write the introductory paragraph of your essay.
Make sure the last sentence of the intro is your working thesis
Make an outline of the body paragraphs and conclusion
Outline should include:
Topic sentences
Quotations
If making an outline doesn't work for you, then feel free to do an additional freewrite (300 words) or something comparable to the work involved in an outline
Thurs 4/23--Write complete draft of the essay (intro, body paras, and conclusion) (S)
Bring draft to class on a word or pages document
Please post on Canvas!
Fri 4/25--Essay on Gatsby due! (E)
Please see topics posted below.
You'll post the essay on turnitin.com during class time.