Week at a glance May 13 - 17, 2013

This week we'll wrap up our work over F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Daisy makes her choice in Chapter VII, thereby resolving the primary conflict of the story.  Chapters VIII and IX are all the consequences of her choice and effects that follow.  We will finally come to understand why Nick, in Chapter I, says "When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart" (2).  What made Nick so upset?  The end of the novel will explain why.

• Mon: The Great Gatsby - Ch VII quiz; study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Tues: The Great Gatsby - read Ch VIII and Ch IX, pages 147 - 180.
• Wed: The Great Gatsby - Ch VIII and Ch IX quiz; study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Thurs: The Great Gatsby - review the final chapters. 4th Qtr IBP make up presentations.
• Fri: The Great Gatsby - review for the Semester Final.

Week at a glance May 6 - 10, 2013

This week we begin building toward the climax of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Daisy and Gatsby have found one another again.  Things are happy for them, but can it last?  Is Gatsby's dream realistic?  Are there other factors that might drive them apart?  Students should consider the following quote from Fitzgerald as we head toward the intense and deadly climax:

"It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory." 

Students will also complete the 4th Quarter Independent Book Project this week, due on Friday.

• Mon: No school  - teacher in-service
• Tues: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 6. Finish reading Chapter 6, pages 97-111, before class on Wednesday.
• Wed: The Great Gatsby - Chapter 6 quiz. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
• Thurs: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter 7.  Finish reading Chapter 7, pages 113-145, before class on Monday.
• Fri: 4th Qtr IBP due.  Presentations.