Week at a glance April 29 - May 3, 2013

This week we'll return to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Students have finally met Gatsby.  In this week's chapters, Gatsby has a very personal favor to ask of Nick.  This favor will reveal much about Gatsby's motives, as well as why he was reaching toward the green light the first night Nick saw him.

Students should also be completing their notes and making their project selection for the 4th Qtr IBP.  The 4th Qtr IBP is due at the beginning of class on Friday, May 10.

• Mon: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 4. Finish reading Chapter 4, pages 61-80, before class on Tuesday.
• Tues: The Great Gatsby - Chapter 4 quiz. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Wed: Pass back and discuss current grades.  The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 5.  Finish reading Chapter 5, pages 81-96, before class on Thursday.
• Thurs: The Great Gatsby - Chapter 5 quiz. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Fri: 4th Qtr IBP - finish the novel.  Create notes for the project.  4th Qtr IBP due at the beginning of the hour on Friday, May 10.

Week at a glance April 22 - 26, 2013

We'll take a break from the reading portion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby so that we can wrap up the Definition Essay.  We'll begin the week by finishing our notes over the Roaring Twenties.  We'll then pass back and discuss the rough draft of the Definition Essay.  Students will then have two days in the computer lab to revise and edit their final draft.  On Friday we'll do a bit more reading for the 4th Qtr IBP and then review Gatsby chapters I - III.

• Mon: Finish Roaring Twenties slide.  Begin presentations.
• Tues: Finish Roaring Twenties presentations.  Pass back and discuss the Definition Essay rough draft.
• Wed: Meet in the computer lab to type up the Definition Essay Final Draft.
• Thurs: Definition Essay Final Draft due to turnitin.com by the end of the hour.
• Fri: 4th Qtr IBP reading time. Review The Great Gatsby chapters I - III.

Week at a glance April 15 - 19, 2013

We'll continue reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Students all have their own copy of the novel checked out to them.  Last week we discovered four of the main core characters: narrator Nick Carraway, his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her "hulking" husband Tom, and their friend, Jordan Baker.  This week we meet two minor, yet critical characters: voluptuous Myrtle Wilson and her ghost of a husband George.  After many intriguing rumors, ominous hints, and idle speculation, we will finally also meet the mysterious Jay Gatsby.

• Mon: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 2. Finish reading Chapter 2, pages 23-38, before class on Tuesday.
• Tues: The Great Gatsby - Chapter 2 quiz. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Wed: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 3.  Finish reading Chapter 3, pages 39-59, before class on Thursday.
• Thurs: The Great Gatsby - Chapter 3 quiz. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Fri: 4th Qtr IBP reading time. The Great Gatsby -The Roaring Twenties, notes and discussion.

Week at a glance, April 8 - 12, 2013

This week we will finish the rough draft of the Definition Essay.  We will also begin our final novel unit over F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Students will meet Nick Carraway, our narrator, and see life through his young and and a bit innocent perspective. Since we are studying the opening chapter of the novel this week, our focus will be on shaping our first impressions of the characters and learning what we can from them. Students will check out books on Wednesday and will need to bring them to class from now on for the rest of the semester.

• Mon: Create and shape the Definition Essay.
• Tues: Finish creating and shaping the Definition Essay.
• Wed: The Definition Essay - handwritten rough draft due at the beginning of the hour.  Check out The Great Gatsby books.  Discuss notes assignment for Ch.1.  Begin reading Ch. 1.
• Thurs: The Great Gatsby - finish reading Ch. 1.  Take notes for discussion as you read.
• Fri: 4th Qtr IBP reading time. The Great Gatsby - Ch. 1 notes and study guide due by the end of the hour.