Mon 3/4--Read and take notes on The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1, pp. 5-15.
Tues 3/5--Read and take notes on Gatsby, finish Chapt. 1.
Weds 3/6--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 2.
Thurs 3/7--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 3.
Fri 3/8--Writing assignment:
Step 1: Find, re-read, and mark-up passages describing:
Daisy and Tom Buchanan's house
AND
Gatsby's house
Step 2: Write a thesis statement in which you articulate a significant difference between the two residences.
Step 3: Pick at least TWO quotations from the novel, write them out, and analyze them in support of your thesis.
Word count: 300 words (not including quotations)
Please post on your homework site
Mon 3/11--NO SCHOOL
Tues 3/12--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 4.
Weds 3/13--Choose ONE of the following assignments and post on your personal homework page:
1. Passage analysis: Analyze ONE of the two main paragraphs on page 64 of The Great Gatsby ("He was balancing himself . . ." or "I'd seen it. Everybody had seen it . . ."). 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.
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.
Thurs 3/14--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 5.
Fri 3/15--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 6.
Mon 3/18--Writing assignment: passage analysis. 300 of your own words. Please post on your personal homework page:
Analyze ONE of the paragraphs on pages 110-111 of The Great Gatsby ("He talked a lot about the past . . ." OR "One autumn night . . ." OR "His heart beat faster . . ."). 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.
Tues 3/19--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 7 (113-129).
Weds 3/20--Finish and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 7.
Thurs 3/21--Read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 8.
Fri 3/22--NO SCHOOL!
Mon 3/25--No homework weekend!
Tues 3/26--Finish and take notes on Gatsby, Chapt. 9.
Weds 3/27--Freewrite on TWO or MORE of the Gatsby essay topics.
Word count: 300 words.
You can write a little on all five topics or pick two to focus on.
Please post your freewrite in your private homework site.
Thurs 3/28--Revision of Shakespeare essay.
Please post your revision of the essay on your homework site along with the original draft (make sure my comments are visible). You must make the changes and fixes I've suggested as well as any others that, in your opinion, will make the essay better.
Fri 3/29--Please post this assignment in the homework section of your personal website:
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.
Come up with a working thesis for your essay based on these quotation analyses.
Word count: 400 words
Mon 4/1--Conferences. For homework, please post the following on your homework site:
Post 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
Tues 4/2--Conferences. For homework, please post the following on your homework site:
Write a draft of your two body paragraphs
Weds 4/3--Conferences. For homework, please post the following on your homework site:
Write a draft of your conclusion
Thurs 4/4--Essay due date pushed back to Friday 4/5. Do not post your essay on turnitin.com until Thursday evening.
Fri 4/5--Gatsby essay due. ***Please post on turnitin.com before you come to class.