Gatsby 6.3

Do now: Take out your annotated secondary source article

Objectives:

• critique secondary source articles
• identify key quotations from primary and secondary sources

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Note cards: individual or in pairs (google drive or handwritten)

3. Develop a thesis statement

4. summarizer

HW: Draft a thesis statement

Gatsby 6.2

Do now: Share your research question with a partner

Objectives:

• conference about prompts and research questions
• annotate secondary source article 

Agenda:

1. do now

2.Conferences

3.. Annotate Secondary Source Article

HW: Identify 5 Gatsby quotes and 3 secondary source quotes

Library Research Survey

SURVEY

Gatsby 6.1

Do now: take out the essay prompts and review the possible choices

Objectives:

• understand the expectations of the essay assignment
• identify one prompt of interest
• use school databases to identify one article on the selected topic

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Review/Clarify the essay assignment

3. Workshop time: identify a prompt, develop a research question, research articles on identified topic

4. Summarizer

HW:
 1) Create a "Great Gatsby" folder in your BELMONTSCHOOLS GOOGLE DRIVE.  2) In the "Great Gatsby" folder, create TWO documents: A) Note cards Doc: “Last Name, First Name Note Cards.” B) Essay Doc: “Last Name, First Name Essay.”  
2) Print one scholarly article and bring to class TUESDAY

Research Survey

SURVEY

Creative Writing

Fill out this form

Thesis research day 3

Do now: tba

Objectives

• understand the various databases available through our school

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Welcome Ms. Landry!

3. Database overview

4. Individual research time

HW: For the trip after break: Narrow your choices to TWO. Bring ONE book in for silent reading.

Senior Thesis Research Day 2

Do now: Turn to a peer and explain which authors you researched

Objectives:

• explore possible author/topics for thesis

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Book fair!

3. Conferences

4. Summarizer

HW: Narrow your possible choices to 2.  Research 4 novels for each choice

Thesis Research Day 1

Do now: How nervous are you about selecting an author/topic for the senior thesis?  (scale of 1 (not nervous at all to 5 ridiculously nervous)

Objectives:

• understand the requirements of the senior thesis project
• explore authors and topics

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Gatsby essay- housekeeping

3. Senior thesis packet

4. Conferences/film

5. summarizer

HW: research 5 authors-- print TWO bios

Gatsby 5.1

Do now: Last minute group prep (10 minutes)

Objectives:

• use critical lens to examine the overall meaning of The Great Gatsby
• work effectively in groups to analyze the

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Group presentations

3. Summarizer: which lens seems the most interesting for GG? why?

HW: fill out the senior thesis form

Gatsby 4.4

Do now: put desks in rows for quiz

Objectives:

• demonstrate mastery of understanding of vocab
• use critical lens to examine the overall meaning of The Great Gatsby
• work effectively in groups to analyze the novel

Agenda:

1. do now
2. vocab quiz
3. Group work
4. summarizer

HW: Critical Lens presentations on Monday

Gatsby 4.3

Gatsby 4.3

Do now: Review chapter 9 questions with your table group

Objectives:

• use critical lens to examine the overall meaning of The Great Gatsby
• work effectively in groups to analyze the novel

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Critical Lens Assignment- overview
3. Picking groups (out of a bag)
4. Group work: review topic and begin to analyze novel
5. summarizer

HW: vocab quiz on FRIDAY

Gatsby 4.2

Do now: You finished the book…what is your reaction? Free write for five minutes: Did you like it? Why? Why not? Were you disappointed? Sad to finish it? Confused?

Objectives:

• analyze the end of the book

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Table groups: symbol handout (in survival guide)

3. Discuss: Gatsby's father

4. Close reading: last few paragraphs

5. Individual: annotate chapter 9 (in survival Guide)

6. Table groups: answer close reading questions for chapter 9 (in survival guide)

HW: Study for vocab quiz on FRIDAY

Gatsby 4.1

Do now: Where did Gatsby die? Why do you think Fitzgerald selected that location? (Think figuratively!)

Objectives:

• demonstrate close reading skills through annotation for literary devices

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Individual: annotate chapter 8 passage (in survival guide)

3. Table groups: answer questions on close reading handout (in survival guide)

4. Class: review

5. If time: listen to chapter 9

6. Summarizer

HW: finish reading chapter 9

Gatsby 3.4

Do now: Prepare your tableau! (5 minutes)

Objectives:

• analyze director choices
• compare film versions

Agenda:

1. do now

2. Tableaux

3. (Week 2 vocab- BLUE)
4. Watch films

5. Summarizer

HW: Read chapter 8

Gatsby 3.3

Do now: Find one piece of textual evidence that describes the weather/heat in this chapter.  Why do you think Fitzgerald stresses the weather in this way?

Objectives:

• identify and recreate key moments from chapter 7
• work effectively in groups

Agenda

1. do now
2. Week 2 vocab- define

3. Symbolism handout
4.Review: Tableau activity

5. In groups: work on tableau activity

6. Summarizer

HW: Prep for tableaux