week 21, January 25-29

Monday Tuesday
Read Great Gatsby chapters 5 and 6
Discuss and answer questions

Wednesday Thursday
Guidance presentations
Personality profiles
College search preparation


Friday
Sentence editing exercises from research paper
Read Great Gatsby chapters 7
Discuss and answer question: "What happens when Daisy’s affair with Gatsby is brought to light? How does Gatsby’s dream die?"
Write short essay to FCA's for the following:
topic sentences
quote integration
clincher sentences

week 20, January 19-22

Objectives:
Read and interpret great American literature
Decode words in context
Reinforce core grammar concepts

Tuesday 1/19 and Wednesday 1/20

• Read chapters 3 and 4 of The Great Gatsby
• View clips of Lurman's version of early Gatsby scenes
• Discuss and answer questions for chapters 3 and 4

HW) finish up late or missing Gatsby work

week 19, January 11-14

Monday and Tuesday 1/11 and 1/12

library computer lab time for final revisions of argumentative research paper
by the end of this class time, you shall submit a printed copy of your research paper 

 

Wednesday and Thursday 1/13 and 1/14

New York Times evaluation of how to manage your money:  How you Should Manage Your Money

One Page Financial Plan slide show 

read chapter 3 and 4 of The Great Gatsby

HW)  Make your own index card financial plan 

week 18, January 4-8 research paper due 1/11 or 1/12

Here's an awesome version of The Great Gatsby  on-line that you can read that has notes and explanations.

Objectives:

revise and edit argumentative research papers

read and understand American Literature

Monday-Tuesday 1/4 and 1/5

• review OWL sample of research paper
• peer editing for meaning and grammar:  fix as many sentences as possible before conferencing with Mr. Howell
• students read and answer questions in writing about The Great Gatsby chapter 1
• peer editing and teacher conferencing over student papers
• HW)  revise argumentative research paper

Wednesday-Thursday 1/6-1/7

• read and answer study questions The Gatsby chapter 2 
• teacher conferencing

HW)  Revise argumentative research paper

Friday 1/8 

• final conferences for argumentative research paper
• read chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby
• take notes on color and character
• select 3 characters in the novel and assign each one a color that matches their dominant mood.  Explain in two sentences for each character why that color was appropriate for this novel
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• HW revise argumentative research paper

Monday and Tuesday 1/11 and 1/12

library computer lab time for final revisions of argumentative research paper
by the end of this class time, you shall submit a printed copy of your research paper