Thuuuursday.

Tonight:

Study for your Final Gatsby Test!

Tomorrow:

Write your Movie Review and post it to your blog by 4!

Happy Middle-of-the-Week Day!

• Continue with the film today - finish it tomorrow
• Paper revisions due tomorrow! (make sure you staple the original and the rubric to the revised copy)
• Vocab/Literary Device test Friday - this will conclude our Gatsby Unit; we will have a test review on Thursday
• Blog Entry (your movie review) due Friday by 4 pm

Tuesday, September 27th

Today I am going to hand back your Gatsby papers, and we'll continue with the film.  Make sure that you are studying your Gatsby vocab and Literary Devices!  Be prepared for your test on either Thursday or Friday!

Your journal entry for this week will be to write a movie review of the '74 version of The Great Gatsby film starring Robert Redford - post 'em by 4 pm on Friday!

Things to consider when writing your movie review:

• Plot - was it true to the novel?
• Characters/Actors - were they what you had expected?  Why/why not?
• Cinematography - how was it filmed?
• Setting - Valley of Ashes, East Egg, West Egg - how were they different?
• Costumes - the 20's Flapper style!

Happy Homecoming Friday!

Hello, my lovely AP class!  A few things:

• I can't wait to read your Gatsby papers!  I will have them back to you by Monday!
• The beginning of next week will be reserved for watching the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby, but we will also have a test over some more of the vocab, literary devices and book content.  Be prepared for a Tuesday or Wednesday test.
• We are starting Joseph's book pick - The Road next week (if our books ever come in!).  Exciting!

And one more thing...

GO HERDERS!

(and have a super fun and safe weekend!)

Tuesday 9/20

Homework for tonight:

- Finish the book!

- Draft your Gatsby essay - we will go to the writing lab to type tomorrow!

Monday 9/19

Homework for tonight:

-Read chapter 8 in The Great Gatsby

-Start drafting your paper - due Friday by 4 pm!

Weekend Homework

Post blog entries by 4 pm today!

Continue working on those Chapter 7 discussion questions - we'll go over them Monday!  No reading homework this weekend!

Also, start thinking about your Gatsby paper - it's due next Friday (23rd)!

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AP Reminders

• Study for your quiz tomorrow - know literary terms, examples and vocabulary words
• Read Chapter 7 for Friday
• Blog entries due by Friday at 4

Journal Prompt 9/13

"As I went over to say good-by I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby's face, as though a faint doubt had occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness.  Almost five years!  There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams - not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion" (95).

Gatsby finally sees Daisy after five years of yearning and toiling, creating the life she wanted - even by illegal means.  By Nick's observations of Gatsby, readers get the sense that he is somewhat disappointed in seeing her again.  Why do you think this is?  For this journal, write about a time in your life in which you wanted something badly, attained it (or came close to attaining it) and realized it wasn't all you had made it out to be - what "tumbled short" of your dreams?  Why were you disappointed?

Homework - Read chapter 6 for tomorrow and begin studying for your vocab/literary device quiz scheduled for Thursday!

Journal Prompt 9/12

Good morning, all!  Let's get your brains a-goin' with a Monday morning journal prompt!

You are no longer a student at SGCHS.  You are now a certified psychologist.  Your task on this fine Monday is to psychoanalyze Mr. Jay Gatsby.  Why does he act the way he does? What is he hiding?  After a careful analysis, draw some conclusions about this complex character (incorporate some of your Byronic Hero knowledge and support from the text!).  Have fun with this!  Creativity is key.

-Be sure to finish chapter 5 for tomorrow (Tuesday).

Thursday, September 8th

Here's what is happening today:

- We will share our journals from yesterday

-We will discuss chapter 3

-We will research The Byronic Hero (what is that, you might ask?  You shall find out!)

Homework for tonight:

-Read chapter 4

-Prepare for a reading quiz tomorrow!

Journal Prompt 9/7

Journal Prompt: Each chapter thus far has proven to be more outlandish than the last for our narrator Nick.  He has entered a society that is unfamiliar to him.  For your journal entry, take on the role of Nick; you have just gotten back from Gatsby's party, and your head is full from the evening's events.  Write a journal entry from Nick's perspective regarding what has happened in the past three weeks and how you feel about it.

*No reading homework for tonight - be prepared to go to the library on Thursday to do a lil' bit o' research regarding the novel!

Agenda 9/6

I hope everyone's long weekend was fantastic!  I enjoyed reading your blog entries - can't wait to read more and see how everyone progresses throughout the semester.  Here's what's on the agenda today:

Vocab sheets due! (be prepared for a quiz later on in the week!)

Journal Prompt: Using one of the different writing styles on the genre sheet I gave you the first week of class, tell me about something you did over your Labor Day weekend.  Be creative!

Start reading chapter #3 for tomorrow! (Wednesday).  Come to class prepared for some discussion on Gatsby's crazy parties!

Journal Prompt 9/2

In last night's reading, Nick narrates: "I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life" (35).  What does this quote mean to you?  Why would Nick feel both enchanted and repelled by the people that surround him?  Give specific examples from the text.

*No reading homework over the long weekend - just finish your vocabulary sheets!

Reading Homework

Make sure you finish chapter 2 for tomorrow (Friday)!

Common names for the 1920's:

1. The Roaring 20's

2. The Jazz Age

3. Age of Intolerance