E6spring2010

April 14, 2010 Students would have already read Chapter 9 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter to guide them with specific projects Students will read and write for information and understanding. Students will continue writing their college essay. Students will be introduced to writing a research paper.	Aim: Why is Gatsby a tragic figure? Do Now: what do you think about the following quote: wealth is power. Wealth and power corrupt. Discussion Questions: What are the two opposing views that Fitzgerald juxtapose about Gatsby? What doe the call from Slagle tell you the reader? Like Benjamin Franklin and Horatio Alger, Gatsby kept lists of his resolves. What do they represent? Why does Nick tell Mr. Gatz he was a close friend of Gatsby? Why are the details of Gatsby’s funeral left to Nick? Why do you think Fitzgerald included the man with the owl-eyed glasses at the funeral? What seems to be of most important concern to Klipspringer? How is The Great Gatsby a story of the West if it happened in the East? What is Gatsby’s tragic flaw? Who do you think is really responsible for all the tragic deaths in The Great Gatsby and why? Discuss the carelessness of the Buchanans. Work Period: How to write a research paper using MLA format?	Continue working on your package. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by Friday. Continue writing your college essay.
April 13, 2010 Students would have already read Chapter 8 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter to guide them with specific projects Students will read and write for information and understanding. Students will start writing their college essay	Aim: How does Fitzgerald illustrate effective use of foreshadowing, symbolism, and metaphor in Chapter 8? Do Now: Have you ever had a dream that came true? Have you every saw the signs of something good/bad to come and it did come true? Discussion Questions: Nick urges Gatsby to go away, but he refuses. Explain. Why does Fitzgerald include Gatsby’ s flashback about Daisy? What do you think is the “grail” that Gatsby refers to? What do you think is the symbolic significance of autumn at the novel’ s end? Why is there a “sharp difference” in the weather compared to Chapter 7 when things were heating up? What does Nick mean when he says to Gatsby, “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together? Now, is Nick being hypocritical? What does Nick realize about Jordan? What foreshadows Gatsby’s death? George Wilson typifies the ordinary man. What else does Fitzgerald’s portrayal of him suggest? Why did Wilson get the wrong guy? Work Period: College Essay Writing!	Do any of the colleges you want to go to have a specific requirement or topic they would like to receive as an essay? http://sat.collegeboard.com/scores/s at-essay-scoring-guide Continue working on your package.---Research project. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by Friday.
April 12, 2010 Students would have already read Chapter 7 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter to guide them with specific projects.	Aim: How has the idealistic American Dream been replaced by materialism and greed in this novella? Do Now: If you were select to play the role of any character in the novel whom would you select and why? Discussion Questions: Explain the reference/allusion to Trimalchio? Describe the weather and its relevance to the plot. What is Tom’s hypocritical reaction to Daisy’s affair? What has George Wilson learned about his wife Myrtle and what is his reaction? Compare Tom and George in their knowledge that their wives are having affairs? What confrontation does Tom get into with Gatsby in the hotel? Explain Nick’s comment, “So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight.” How does Nick change as a result of Myrtle’s death? Who did Myrtle think was driving the car? Who was really driving the car? Think Critically: Gatsby remained outdoors, looking up at the light in Daisy’s room waiting to make sure she was all right. Meanwhile, Nick looked through the kitchen window and saw Tom and Daisy meeting in an almost conspiratory way. How is this scene a microcosm of the larger situation? Work Period: Please continue working on your PPT of the American Dream Project	Continue working on your package. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by next week Friday. Who is Trimalchio and what literary device is it? I found out the marking period ends on April 26 that is when grades are due. We were originally told that it was due on April 16. Therefore we have some time to complete most of the Gatsby projects. Period 7 start working on your research project getting your ideas together. Please select a TOPIC from your Common College Application to write.
April 9th, 2010 Students would have already read Chapter 6 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter to guide them with specific projects.	Aim: Do you think Chapter 6 completes the narrative of Gatsby’s life? If so, then why is Fitzgerald’s use of flashback more effective than chronological order? Do Now: Describe your life five years ago. What was important to you then? Do you think it is possible now to repeat the same experience (s) and feel the same way about them and would you want to? Discussion Questions: Who was Cody? Discuss Gatsby’s five years as Cody’ s associate. Why did he create a new persona? Who unexpectedly drops in at Gatsby’s one Sunday? What do you imagine is the reason for this visit? What does Gatsby flaunt at Tom? What hypocritical/ironic remark does Tom make in reply? Compare the behaviors of Tom vs. Gatsby—what do you notice? What did Gatsby notice about Daisy at the party? What is Nick’s advice to Gatsby and how does Gatsby reacts? Work Period: Please continue working on your PPT of the American Dream Project.	Continue working on your package. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by next week Friday. Who is Trimalchio and what literary device is it? I found out the marking period ends on April 26 that is when grades are due. We were originally told that it was due on April 16. Therefore we have some time to complete most of the Gatsby projects. Period 7 start working on your research project getting your ideas together. Please select a TOPIC from your Common College Application to write.
April 7-8 2010 Students would have already read Chapter 5 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter.	Aim: How are our dream of what “could be” usually superior to the dream achieved in reality? Do Now: List three dreams that you have 1. Live long enough to see my daughter graduate from college and having a life of her own (career, love, living a good life) 2. To become well read, continue to teach students as well become a mentor to other teachers. 3. Does winning the lottery counts? Chapter 5 Discussion Questions: What does Gatsby propose that offends Nick? Describe Daisy and Garsb's meeting. How does the meeting with Daisy affect Gatsby? How does Nick catch Gatsby in a lie? Discuss the three emotional states Gatsby expereinces upon meeting Daisy? Why do you think Daisy cries when she sees all of Gatsby's beautiful shirts? Why is Klipspringer unable to refuse Gatsby's request that he play the piano? Why the sone "Aint we got fun" both appropriate and ironic? This chapter is often seen as the beginning of Gatsby's downfall. HOw might this bee true? Discuss the expression "Money can't buy happiness.? Work Period: Please continue working on your PPT of the American Dream Project.	Continue working on your package. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by next week Friday. Who is Trimalchio and what literary device is it? I found out the marking period ends on April 26 that is when grades are due. We were originally told that it was due on April 16. Therefore we have some time to complete most of the Gatsby projects. Period 7 start working on your research project getting your ideas together. Please select a TOPIC from your Common College Application to write. Continue working on your package. Vocabulary on remaining chapters by next week Friday. I found out the marking period ends on April 26 that is when grades are due. We were originally told that it was due on April 16. Therefore we have some time to complete most of the Gatsby projects. Period 7 start working on your research project getting your ideas together.
March 26, 2010 Students would have already read Chapters 2 to 4 Students will read critically and ask/answer pertinent questions on key elements of each chapter.	Aim: What do you think are the key elements to focus on in Gatsby's chapters 2-5? And, how is this novella a symbolism of the Roaring Twenties? Do Now: Why do you think Tom got so angry at Myrtle for mentioning Daisy's name? From his reaction how does he feel about both women?... Discussion Questions: Chapter 2 What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize? Does Tom try to keep his affair with Myrtle a secret? Nick goes with Tom to visit Myrtle. Describe her and her husband, and what happens during the course of the evening. Explain the significance of the puppy episode. What gossip about Gatsby does Nick learn at the party? What shows Myrtle lack of sophistication? Please notice that overindulgence in alcohol is a problem of many of the characters..think about the characteristics behaviour of people who have had too much to drink. Chapter 3: Gatsby's parties are juxtaposed to Tom's by Fitzgerald. How do they compare? What do you think Nick is inferring when he says he is one of the few who were invited? What are some rumors about Gatsby heard at this party? What's Nick comment about the gossip? Who is "owl eyes" and what surprises him? Explain what he meant by Gatsby not cutting the pages. What does Nick find most stricking about Gatsby? What about Gatsby is suspicious to Nick? What term of familiarity does Gatsby use when addressing Nick? What does Nick discover about Jordan later that summer? Chapter 4: Nick keeps a list of the party guests on a train schedule dated July 5, 1922. Why do you think Fitzgerald include this section? During a car trip, Gatsby tells his life story to Nick. Why doesn't Nick believe him? What proof does Gatsby offer? What other travelers are seen just after Nick and Gatsby cross the Queensboro Bridge? Why are they important? What is extremely unusual about Mr. Wolfsheim? Note Wolfsheim's comment about Gatsby, "He would never so much as look at the friend's wife" why is this ironic? What crime does Gatsby say Wolfsheim committed? What is NIck's reaction? Gatsby's unexpected departure from the restaurant upon meeting Tom is a transition for what Jordan is about to tell Nick in the next section of the Chapter. What startling news does Nick discover about Daisy and Gatsby? What did Daisy do the day before her wedding to Tom? What was Tom doing shortly before the wedding? What favor is asked of Nick on Gatsby's behalf? Think about: Put yourself in Nick's place. A friend wants you to arrange a meeting with someone another friend id dated. What would you do? Why do you think Nick agreed?	Please complete all assignments and bring them in when they are DUE.
March 25, 2010 Students will recall vocabulary words	Aim: How well do we know vocabulary words from The Great Gatsby? Do Now: Review for 10 minutes then we will begin the Vocabulary Assessment. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN! The 5 page research paper for E6H has been modified and postponed to next marking period.	Please complete all assignments and bring them in when they are DUE. College Portfolio and Gatsby Journals are due tomorrow. Please conduct your research using the following link from James Madison High School’ s Research Database
March 22-23, 2010 The students will be able to write and speak critically about literature.The students will be able to read critically and ask pertinent questions regarding character roles in The Great Gatsby. Students will analyze characters and settings in the novella. Due today: College Portfolio: Binders with awards, Calendar.	Aim: Who are the characters that we are introduced to in The Great Gatsby, and what are the important settings in Chapter 1? Do Now: I would like one student to read their journal for chapter 1. The rest of the class should take notes. Mini Lesson: Characterization as a literary device. MAJOR CHARACTERS Almost always round or three- dimensional characters. They have good and bad qualities. Their goals, ambitions and values change. A round character changes as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story. Protagonist The main character in the story Antagonist The character or force that opposes the protagonist. Foil A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist. MINOR CHARACTERS Almost always flat or two- dimensional characters. They have only one or two striking qualities. Their predominant quality is not balanced by an opposite quality. They are usually all good or all bad. Such characters can be interesting or amusing in their own right, but they lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story. Who are the characters we meet in the novel so far and who is your favorite character? Jay Gatsby - self made millionaire with shady business connections. Daisy Buchanan - carefree and charismatic individual, former sweetheart of Jay Gatsby. Tom Buchanan - millionaire from old money who just happens to be Daisy’s husband. Nick Carraway - Daisy’s cousin and Tom’s former classmate. Jordan Baker - pro-golfer and Daisy’ s long time friend. George Wilson - a local mechanic who often does business with Tom Buchanan . Myrtle Wilson - wife of George Wilson. Comprehension Check questions: Who so far is the protagonist in this novella? What is Daisy’s relationship to Tom? Who is narrating this story? What are the major settings in the novella? What advice did the narrator’s father give him? Who lives next to the narrator? Who are the Tom Buchanans and where do they live? Think critically What inferences can we make about the novel’s characters and settings so far? Are there any parallels to Fitzgerald’ s life? The narrator’s father gives him the following advice: When he feels like criticizing anyone, he should remember that all the people in this world haven’t has his advantages. In turn the narrator is especially not to forget his father’s suggestion that “a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth” Do you agree with Nick’s father? What do you think are fundamental decencies? Explain what West Egg and East Egg are: Day II: Tom’s physical description is important later in the novel. How does the narrator describe him? Describe Daisy. From the description, what actress, singer, or other well-know figure do you think might be like Daisy: Daisy has a “low, thrilling voice, a sad and lovely face, bright eyes, and a bright passionate mouth. Her most alluring asset is her voice.” Describe Jordan Baker, and why she is at the Buchanans. How do we get the distinct impression that Tome is a racist? What is his explanation for “civilization going to pieces”? What attitude do Daisy and Jordan have? Bored sophistication, cynicism??? According to Jordan Baker, who phoned Tom during dinner? Work Period: Start working on your setting Map (see your student package) Name: ________________ Period:__________ Setting Map – The Great Gatsby Setting/ Symbol Page Number Key Points/ Description Buchanan’s House East Egg Gatsby’s House Hotel in New York Jordan’s Aunt’s Apartment Long Island Sound Nick’s House Railroad Tracks and Motor road T.J. Eckleberg Billboard Tom & Myrtle’s apartment Valley of Ashes West Egg Wilson’s Garage SHARE OUT WHAT YOU HAVE FOR THE SETTING MAP SO FAR. Areas Required on Map: a. East Egg (pgs. 4 - 5) b. Buchanan's house (pgs. 6 - 7) c. West Egg (pgs. 4 - 5) d. Gatsby's house (pg. 5) e. Nick's house (pg. 5) f. Long Island Sound (pg. 5) g. Valley of Ashes (pg. 23) h. T.J. Eckleberg billboard (pg. 23) i. Railroad tracks and motor road (pg. 23) j. Wilson's garage/house (pgs. 24 -25) k. New York (pg. 4, 23) l. Jordan's aunt's apartment (pg. 19) m. Tom and Myrtle's apartment (pgs. 28 -29)	Chapter 5 Vocabulary.PLEASE STUDY FOR A VOCABULARY TEST/QUIZ ON THURSDAY UP TO CHAPTER 6. I will be collecting your second reading journal on Chapter 2 on FRIDAY 26TH. I will be giving out the entire novel for you to complete Reading over the Spring Break. There will be a handout for your Spring Break Assignments. E6H should read up to chapter 4 by Wednesday! Period 3 should read chapters 2-3