Monday or Tuesday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby
- View: Students will watch a quick recap of chapter 1 on the Rocketbooks Review before circling up for some close reading.
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapter 1 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Recap: What is literary modernism? Where did we find modernism in chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby?
- PowerPoint: I will present a brief PowerPoint presentation for the class on F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda’s chaotic life together. We will discuss the parallels between the real-life story and the one that Fitzgerald creates in the text.
- Type 1 Quick Write
- Read: We will then begin reading chapter two together as a class (the description of the valley of ashes until “Hello Wilson, old man”) (p. 27 to half of 29).
- Closing Activity: Select one passage from chapter two thus far that you found significant. Share your thoughts with the person sitting next to you and be prepared to share with the class.
- Homework: Finish reading chapter two for next class. You will have a reading check quiz and I will be checking your 5 highlights/notes for the chapter. Your individual articles (and accompanying notes) are also due next class! Be sure to have an electronic copy of your article saved in your email, on your H drive, or on a flash drive!
Wednesday or Thursday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapter 2 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Visualize and Draw: Students will continue our discussion of chapter two by sketching the valley of ashes as it is described in the beginning of chapter two.
- Discuss: Students will share their visual interpretations of the Valley of Ashes with the class, using textual evidence for support.
· Close Reading: We will then begin reading the first two and a half pages of chapter three. As we begin reading, we will pause after each paragraph. The organization of this passage is conveniently organized so that each paragraph corresponds with a different sensory detail. (Fitzgerald first describes the sights, then the smells, then the tastes, and finally the sounds) I will ask the students what senses they think Fitzgerald is using in each passage. I will also tell them that this is a writing technique that we will discuss further next class.
· Watch and Compare: Students will each receive a copy of the handout: “Sensory Details in the Film Version of Chapter Three.” As they watch, I will ask them to write down a list of the images that appear in the movie along with the corresponding senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch). We will then compare the sensory details in the novel to the depiction in the movie as we watch. (DVD CH3 27:50 – 39:14)
· Homework: Finish reading chapter three (from “Gatsby’s butler …” on 55 to end of chapter). Be prepared for a reading check quiz and don’t forget to highlight 5 important passages!
Friday or Monday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby
- Circle up and Discuss: Key passages from Chapter 3 – What did you pick to highlight and why?
- Type I Quick Write: Describe the scene. (Image of beach in Mexico projected on the screen, tropical music playing in background). Students will have five minutes to write.
- Share and analyze differences in responses
- PowerPoint: Presentation on Sensory Details with guided questions
- Pause for questions and examples from the class
- Group Challenge: Students will get into groups of no more than four to complete a writing exercise using sensory details. (approx. 20 min.)
- Discuss: “Group Challenge” paragraphs with the class
- Type II Quick Write: “Individual Challenge” assignment – Students will have 10 minutes to write their own “scenes” using only the five senses to describe the activity or scenario.
- Discuss: Students will have the opportunity to share their “Individual Challenge” paragraphs, and the class will attempt to name the activity or scenario being described.
- If time permits: We will begin reading chapter 4 as a class.
- Homework: Read chapter 4 for next class. Be prepared for a reading check quiz and don’t forget to highlight/annotate 5 key passages! Also, you MUST have an electronic copy of your article saved to your H Drive or emailed to yourself. You will need this next class to work with your group! You must email your articles to me if you are going to be absent!
