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