American Lit. for Dec. 5-9

Post date: Dec 05, 2016 3:13:56 AM

Here's an overview of the coming week in American Literature:

Vocabulary is back! We will pick up with unit 9 in the Sadlier-Oxford books this week, culminating in a quiz on Friday. Please follow our customary schedule for completing vocabulary homework:

Monday--Choosing the Right Word

Tuesday--Synonyms and Antonyms

Wednesday--Completing the Sentence

Thursday--Study for Friday's Quiz

Here are links to Quizlets for the unit 9 words:

https://quizlet.com/531263/vocab-level-f-unit-9-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/28987098/sadlier-oxford-level-f-unit-9-synonyms-and-antonyms-flash-cards/

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

We introduced the time period--the 1920s--on Friday and discussed one of the big themes of the novel via a poem by Edgar Arlington Robinson ("Richard Corey"), so now we're ready to actually start the book itself. Much of our reading will be done in class, but you may be asked to finish a chapter for homework. You can find a link to the novel below, as well as a link to audio of the book.

ebook: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/contents.html

audiobook: http://esl-bits.net/Books/The_Great_Gatsby/