Monday, March 20, 2017

March 20-24

Welcome!  Sadly, this is a short week for us and we only get to meet twice.  We will continue with Gatsby and developing essay-writing skills at the same time, with a focus on conclusions this week.   Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Writing conclusions - PPT with suggestions and then rewrite sample conclusions in pairs, share with the class.  Discuss Chapter 2 of Gatsby and begin reading Chapter 3.  Compare/contrast exercise with the description of a Gatsby party from the book. 

Due: Read Gatsby, Chapter 2 and be ready to discuss what else we learn about Tom Buchanan. 

Homework:  Please read Chapter 3 of Gatsby for Thursday.  Note how Fitzgerald describes Nick's first encounter with Jay Gatsby at his party.

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up.  Quiz covering vocabulary, grammar, and Gatsby reading.  Begin reading articles that we'll use for the basis of our current event debate/discussion next week.  Listen to class choices for Gatsby character songs.

Due: Please read Chapter 3 of Gatsby.  Note how Fitzgerald describes Nick's first encounter with Jay Gatsby at his party.

Homework: Read, annotate, and perform a "SOAPS" analysis of the four articles with differing perspectives on whether or not college athletes should be paid.  This will be our current event for next week, and we will perform a rhetorical analysis (SAT-style) on the arguments, as well as a "synthesis/ACT-style" response in small groups. Come to class with your annotated articles, an informed opinion, and a list of factors that should be considered in the decision. 

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