Section outline
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Monday:
Presidents' Day -- no school!
Tuesday:
Review quotes from Gatsby, Chapter 7;
Wednesday:
Vocabulary Quiz / new vocabulary
Thursday:
Chapter 8 in The Great Gatsby due today;
Handouts (see below) -- study guide and journal, Chapter 8;Assign: Chapter 9, due tomorrow!
Friday:
The Great Gatsby, chapter 9 due today;
In class: Answer the following prompts:
- What might Nick mean when he concludes, "This has been a story of the West after all--"?
- What is the meaning of the last paragraph -- actually the very last sentence -- of the book?
Homework, due Tuesday:
Write a paper discussing a theme of The Great Gatsby. Choose one of the following, or create one of your own:
- The American Dream (realized or unrealized)
- Significance of social status / class
- The relentless march of time
- Meaninglessness of life / death of God
- Reality vs. illusion
- other?
When writing, ask yourself these questions:
- What character is connected to my chosen theme?
- What is the connection?
- Where did I read about that?
- Is this the best example I can think of?
Papers must be typed, double-spaced, and 1.5 - 2 pages in length. paper must be submitted to turnitin.com (see info. below).
- Per. 2: class ID:8749300 password: period2 (note: no space!)
- Per. 3: class ID: 8749304 password: period3 (note: no space!)
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Handouts for the week: