Monday or Tuesday (A/B)
- Quack! Quiz: Volume 3, Part 2
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapter 6 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Passage Focus: “The Platonic form” and the American Dream
- Real-Life Connections: “The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More” by DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post
- Type II Quick Write
- Discuss: Quick Write responses
- If time permits: We will begin reading chapter 7 as a class.
- Homework: Read chapter 7 for next class. Be prepared for a reading check quiz and don’t forget to highlight/annotate 5 key passages!
Wednesday or Thursday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapter 7 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Close Reading: 131-133
- Passage Focus: “You loved me too?” (p. 132)
- Type I Quick Write
- Read: We will begin reading chapter 8 as a class, pausing for discussion of key themes and plot developments.
- Closing Activity: Quack! Volume 4, Part 1 (first viewing)
- Homework: Read chapters 8 and 9 for next class. Be prepared for a reading check quiz and don’t forget to highlight/annotate 5 key passages in each chapter!
Friday or Monday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 8 and 9 of The Great Gatsby
- Type I Quick Write
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapters 8 and 9 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Gatsby Jeopardy!: Students will participate in a review game to prepare for next class’s summative assessment for the novel. Students must take notes during the review game.
- Closing Activity: Quack! Volume 4, Part 1 (second viewing)
- Homework: Study for The Great Gatsby final test and your Quack 4.1 quiz! Be sure to bring your textbooks for next class!
