Weeks 7-13:The Great Gatsby
Mon 3/2: No school
Tu 3/3 S: Introduction to The Great Gatsby
Weds 3/4 (Block F) or Thurs 3/5 (Block G) L:
Read and annotate The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
Fri 3/6 S:
Read and annotate Gatsby, Chapter 2
Link to a free audio version of Gatsby is here
Mon 3/9--S: Read and annotate Gatsby, chapter 3.
Tu 3/10--S: Gatsby writing assignment:
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): "Their house was even more elaborate . . ." to the end of the para
AND
Gatsby's house (5): "The one on my right was a colossal affair . . ." to "inhabited by a gentleman of that name"
Step 2: Write a topic sentence in which you articulate a significant difference between the two residences.
Step 3:
After your topic sentence, continue the paragraph by
embedding key words and phrases from the two passages above into your own sentences.
analyzing these key words and phrases
You can use other lines or phrases from the text in support of your topic sentence
Word count: 250 words (not including quotations)
Please post on Canvas
W 3/11 or Th 3/12 (L): Read Gatsby, chapter 4.
Fri 3/13 (S): NO SCHOOL
Mon 3/16--NO SCHOOL
Tues 3/17--NO SCHOOL, but both blocks should: Read and annotate Gatsby Chapter 5
Block F: If you haven't already done so, please do the following survey here
Weds 3/18 (both blocks)--S: Writing assignment on Gatsby Chapter 5
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
Begin your analysis with a working thesis:
Your thesis should state a theme of the novel and how the passage addresses that theme
Suggested passages (note: if we discuss one of these passages at length in class, then don't use it for your homework)
bottom of 91 to top of 92
93 (top)
95 (bottom)
Word count: 350 words
Passage does not count towards your word count
Note: if you want extra practice, you can do this as a practice in-class essay at home (in which case, you'd have an intro with thesis, two body paras, a conclusion--be sure to pick a very rich passage for this!)
Please post on Canvas here (link is now live)
Thurs 3/19 (Block F) or Fri 3/20 (Block C)--L: Read and annotate Gatsby Chapter 6
Mon 3/23--S: Read and annotate Gatsby Chapter 7 (to bottom of 129)
Tu 3/24 (Block F) or Weds 3/25 (Block C):
DURING CLASS TIME (not for homework):
We may do a practice paragraph or freewrite for passage test here: Canvas (link not yet active)
Note: a paper copy of the assignment will be attached below, if you wish to print it out.
Thurs 3/26 (Block F) or Fri 3/27 (Block C) March--L:
Finish reading and annotating Gatsby Chapter 7
SPRING BREAK
Mon 4/6--S: No school!
Tu 4/7 or Weds 4/8--No homework!
Thurs 4/9 or Fri 4/10--L: L: Read and annotate Gatsby Chapter 8
Mon 4/13 S: t.b.a.
Tu 4/14 (Block F) or Weds 4/15 (Block C):
Please read the two sample essays (on "Wonder and Joy" and "Summer I Was Sixteen").
The essays are in Google Classroom, under "Sample Essays:
Block C: https://classroom.google.com/w/NDEzMzQxMjU1NDRa/t/all
Block F: https://classroom.google.com/w/NDEzMzQxMjU3MjRa/t/all
Afterwards, please review your poetry in-class essay
Re-read your essay and also re-read my comments
You can find your essay in your inbox. I emailed you a PDF of the essay, attached to an email.
Make a list of the mechanical errors you made
Also, write down
What the strong aspects of the essay were, in your opinion
Some suggestions to yourself to improve on the next in-class essay
Please revise one of the body paragraphs moderately
Please post the original paragraph so I can see how you changed/revised it
By "moderately," I mean that you changed something significant (e.g. topic sentence, some of the evidence, added to analysis of evidence, etc.) but you didn't necessarily re-write the paragraph from scratch.
Please post the above here on Canvas
Please check out this close reading by Dr. P of the "One October Night . . ." passage
Thurs 4/16 (Block F) or Fri 4/17 (Block C): Read and annotate Gatsby Chapter 9
Mon 4/20 S: No homework
With the passage test on Thurs/Fri in mind, I'll be holding office hours today. We'll be reviewing for the passage test in class on Tu/Weds as well.
If you wish to talk to me today, please come at the beginning of the period. Thanks!
Please fill out the Google form I'll send you for attendance on this day.
Tu 4/21 (Block F) or Weds 4/22 (Block C):
Practice passage analyses for homework
Give yourself 40 minutes (time yourself)
Post your analyses here on Canvas.
Please have your list of mechanical errors ready when you write your practice paragraph. You can use this list to help you watch for mechanical errors as you write (this was a homework assignment from last week).
Sample answers for practice question #2 will be posted on the website as of Weds the 22nd after school. Please read this; it will help you get a sense of what a strong, full answer looks like.
Please make sure to get the correct edition of August Wilson's Fences by this date (Plume ISBN 978-0-452-26401-4)
Thurs 4/23 (Block F) or Fri 4/24 (Block C): In-class passage analysis of Gatsby
Block F:
To help you prepare, please do the following:
Read the sample paragraphs I posted here
If the link doesn't work, you can find the sample paragraphs on Google Classroom under "Sample Paras and Essays"
Review the other written work and exercises we did on Gatsby
To be found on Google Classroom here
Also, review the scribe notes
Also, review the list of topics and themes that your classmates prepared here
As a follow-up to the work we did in class on themes, I'd suggest the following:
Continue finding recurrent topics/images/ideas in Gatsby, making connections between them, and writing down specific themes of the text
Look for rich passages in the novel that contain the themes you've discovered
Alternatively: start by looking at rich passages, then finding topics/motifs and formulating themes that the passages contain
For extra practice, you can write on these passages, using the question:
What key theme or themes of the novel does this passage illustrate?
See if you can come up with specific, analytical topic sentences
On Google Classroom, under "Group Exercises and Practice," I've posted an extra practice passage analysis (very hard!)
It's called "Practice Passage Analysis for The Great Gatsby"
Block C:
To help you prepare, please do the following:
Read the sample paragraphs I posted here
If the link doesn't work, you can find the sample paragraphs on Google Classroom under "Sample Paras and Essays"
Review the other written work and exercises we did on Gatsby
To be found on Google Classroom here
Also, review the scribe notes
Also, review the list of topics and themes that your classmates prepared here
As a follow-up to the work we did in class on themes, I'd suggest the following:
Continue finding recurrent topics/images/ideas in Gatsby, making connections between them, and writing down specific themes of the text
Look for rich passages in the novel that contain the themes you've discovered
Alternatively: start by looking at rich passages, then finding topics/motifs and formulating themes that the passages contain
For extra practice, you can write on these passages, using the question:
What key theme or themes of the novel does this passage illustrate?
See if you can come up with specific, analytical topic sentences
On Google Classroom, under "Group Exercises and Practice," I've posted an extra practice passage analysis (very hard!)
It's called "Practice Passage Analysis for The Great Gatsby"