The Great Gatsby, Chapter 9, and Character Collages

I forgot to put yesterday's work on the blog...

Yesterday, Wednesday, we completed the following bellwork. Then we quizzed over chapter eight of The Great Gatsby. After discussing the chapter we continued to read through the end of the novel.

Today's bellwork is here. We quizzed over and discussed chapter nine. Then we worked on character collages as we watched some scenes from the film.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 7 and 1920 Slang

Today in class we quizzed over and discussed chapter seven of The Great Gatsby. We also took time to analyze and translate slang from the 1920s into modern speech/slang with this handout as a guide. In class we completed this in small groups, but I would still like you to make it up individually if you missed class today.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 6

Today's bellwork is here. You'll need this short biography to complete the bellwork. We quizzed over chapter six of The Great Gatsby and went over the chapter as a class. Chapter seven should be read by tomorrow.

Latin Roots and Vocabulary Quizzes

Today in class we turned in two bellworks, our Latin roots crossword and our punctuation practice handout. Then we took our quizzes over Latin roots and punctuation. We watched a few minutes of 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby. Finally, we began reading chapter six. Be ready to quiz over chapter six of the novel when we return. Have a great spring break!

Review and Chapter Five of The Great Gatsby

Today we quizzed over chapter five of The Great Gatsby. In preparation for tomorrow's quizzes, we reviewed our Latin roots through this crossword and our punctuation work with this handout. Be ready for these quizzes tomorrow.

Character Webs and Chapter Five of The Great Gatsby

Today we started off practicing using commas and semi-colons to correct complete sentences with this handout. We took our chapter four quiz over The Great Gatsby. Then we worked on these character webs for a character from the novel. Finally we began to read chapter five. Please be ready to quiz over chapter five tomorrow.

Colons and Setting Maps

Today's bellwork is here. You'll need this Latin roots study guide to complete it. We took some notes over colons using this handout. It does not need to be turned in, but make sure you complete it and understand it. Finally, we finished the setting maps we began on Friday. Tomorrow we will take the chapter four reading quiz over The Great Gatsby.

Latin Vocabulary Roots and Ch. 4 of Gatsby

Today's bellwork is here. Then we took our reading quiz over chapter three of The Great Gatsby. Afterwards we did an activity with our Latin vocabulary roots. If you were absent, do not worry about making up this activity. Finally, we began to read chapter four of the novel and will quiz over it tomorrow.

Semi-Colons and The Great Gatsby, Chapter 3

Today's bellwork is here. After quizzing over chapter two of The Great Gatsby, we work on semi-colons using this handout as a guide. We took some time to read chapter three of The Great Gatsby before working in groups on a setting map. We'll finish the map in groups on Monday.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2

Today we started with our reading quiz over chapter one of The Great Gatsby. If you were absent, plan on taking this quiz when you return. Then we worked on practicing our comma usage with this handout. You'll need your comma notes handout from Monday, in order to list the specific rule used. Finally, we spent some time reading chapter two of The Great Gatsby. We will take a quiz over chapter two tomorrow.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1

Today's bellwork is here. We finished watching the biography over the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you were absent, you do not need to make up the work, but make sure you know a little about Fitzgerald's life. After reading the first chapter of The Great Gatsby, we did a short literature circle over our reading. You'll need to talk to a classmate in order to answer all of the questions. We'll quiz over chapter one tomorrow.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today in class we turned in our literary analysis papers. We also watched a portion of a biographical film on F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby. You will not need to make this up, but you will want to know a bit about Fitzgerald's life for our unit test over the novel. We also began reading the first chapter of The Great Gatsby. You should have the chapter read by Thursday.

Commas and Literary Analysis

On Friday, we spent the entire class period in the A+ lab working on our literary analysis papers.

Today in class, we started with these notes over commas. Then we spent time in the lab finishing up our literary analysis papers. Those papers are due tomorrow.

The Village and Literary Analysis

Sorry! I forgot to update yesterday.

Wednesday, March 2nd

Today we took our test over The Crucible. We also took quizzes over our Greek vocabulary root words and the parts of speech we've been working on. If you were absent, please find a time to make this up.

Thursday, March 3rd

Today we finished watching The Village. We also made a t-chart comparing the play to the film. If you were absent, you do not need to make this up. We also spent some time on our outlines for our literary analysis papers. If you do not have this finished for tomorrow, work on it. You will turn it in with your paper.

The Crucible Review

Today's bellwork is here. If you were absent and cannot trade with a classmate, just answer your own question.

Then we discussed our assignment for the literary analysis paper. This handout will give you some direction.

Then we took some time to review for tomorrow's test over parts of speech, Greek vocabulary roots and The Crucible. Turn in the review sheets over parts of speech and vocabulary before you take the test.

Finally, we watched the first few minutes of The Village.