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.