HOW TO THINK, PAIR, SHARE
Please follow these steps:
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Think quietly for one or two minutes about the question / prompt
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After, turn to your partner and ask them the same question
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Take turns
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Involve others around you
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Report back to teacher and whole class
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Finally, record your thoughts on the paper provided
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How can we advise others on
how to make a fortune in
today’s economy?
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How can we learn to be
satisfied whether or not others
are likewise? Is it really
necessary to persuade others
to learn from what we think is
best for them in order to be
content? Why, or why not?
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What lines do we cross
when attempting to do
what is right for others?
What is our responsibility
to the greater good,
society etc...
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All of Daisy's youthful
descriptions involve the
color white. What might
white symbolize for
Daisy? How might this be
ironic?
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Why does Nick become
disillusioned about the
characters in the story?
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How do you feel about
Myrtle as a character?
Explain.
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What does Mr. Wilson
represent? Explain.
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What is Fitzgerald
alluding to about the one
character who mentions
God?
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How do the old moneyed
people behave? Are they
justified? Why or why
not?
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What is symbolic about
Nick selling bonds?
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What does the green light
represent? Explain.
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What is most important to
high society? Is it
justifiable? Why or why
not?
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Does going to the right
school grant one certain
privileges? Explain.
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How do unopened,
unread books represent
the character of Gatsby?
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The Gatsby Curve
1. What happened
in your groups
and in the whole
Class?
2. How did the
amount of your
resources affect
your ability to
complete your task?
3. How does a
person’s financial
resources affect
their ability to lead
their lives?
4. What did you learn
from this
simulation?
Alliteration: The quick repetition of the first letters, and therefore the first sounds, of
words.
Personification. Giving inanimate objects and other phenomena human traits.
Simile. Comparing two unrelated things to creating new understanding and meaning.
They are marked by the use of "like," "as,"or "such as."
Foreshadowing. Words, phrases, or events that hint or suggest to the reader what's
going to happen in the story.
Symbolism. Using objects or action to mean something more than what appears on the
surface.
Metaphor: A device that asserts that one object is another, bringing new meaning to the
original subject for a fresh understanding.
Hyperbole. Exaggerating a statement or idea to emphasize a point or emotion.
Imagery: Just as when an author chooses words for their connotative associations
Characterization is a literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and
explain the details about a character
THINK, PAIR, SHARE
How is the setting of the
party in Chapter Three
described compared with
the setting of the party in
Chapter One?
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What are the
responsibilities and
consequences of being a
“world superpower?”
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Do you believe that there is
financial inequality in the United
States? Why or why not?
Why do you think that there are
certain people who have not been
able to become rich? How can
someone become wealthy?
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Have you ever wanted to
relive a moment from
your past, to redo it?
Which moment? Why?
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In what ways might the
American Dream mean
different things for
different Americans?
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Does historical fiction accurately
reflect the events and culture of the
time? Why, or why not?
To avoid plagiarism always incorporate the quote into a
sentence of your own.
Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons
should appear after the parenthetical citation.
Question marks and exclamation points should appear within
the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but
after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text.
For example:
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a
"spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow
of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
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What elements of the
supernatural help
determine the setting
and drive the plot?
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How does a tragic flaw
influence character and theme?
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What forces motivate people to
pursue their talents and goals?
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What makes a quest legendary?
Explain.
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What does it take to fulfil one’s
goals, personal and professional?
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Why might it be important to
understand the difference between
fate and the power of one’s choices?
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Is it possible to be a hero while
still having flaws, or experiencing
setbacks? Why, or why not?
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If characters were not aware of
their own supposed fate, would
it still be fulfilled? Why, or why
not?
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Which clues help to determine
the meaning of romance hero?
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Tragic heroes, experience conflict
between fate and destiny on one
hand and free will on the other.
Which dominates?
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How is a character’s tragic flaw
both a burden and a virtue?
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Tell about your favorite romance
hero. What make him, or her superhuman?
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How important is power/control in
healthy personal relationships?
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If you were ruler of your own
country what would be the first law
you would introduce?
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For what causes do people risk
their lives?
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What's the craziest thing you’ve
done in the name of love?
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What superpower do you wish you
had? Why?
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What characteristic does a tragic
hero always have?
Tell what might be a tragic flaw in
your own character.
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What will we never be able to
program a computer to do?
Explain.
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Tell about someone you consider
heroic. Explain.
ELA - Function & Form
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PLOT
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Since the main idea is
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a supporting event
might be
.
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SETTING
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I have a connection here. I
imagine
. Even
though I’ve never visited
,I think it might be similar
to.
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CHARACTER
Both
and
could be classified as
.
THEME
I think the author wants us to
understand
.I
want to find out
and
how might it be shown.
BLUE - # 1
GREEN # 2
Sentence strip # 1 –
Identify new ideas /
make new plans
Function and forms
I learned that
, so now I think
.I
still need to know–
find out
.
YELLOW # 3
Sentence strip # 2 –
Compare and
Contrast
Function and forms
They both have
but
has
.
is
-er than a
is
, but
is
. They are
both
.
,
(A)
.
RED # 4
Sentence strip # 3
– Distinguish fact
& opinion
Function and
forms
Sentence strip # 4 –
Form Ideas
Function and forms
My idea is that
is going to
.
I think
because
.
I think
because
.
This is a(n)
because we
can/cannot prove
.
SENTENCE STRIP # 1 – IDENTIFY NEW IDEAS / MAKE NEW PLANS
FUNCTION AND FORMS
I
learned that
 I think
.
, so now
. I still need to know–find out
SENTENCE STRIP # 2 – COMPARE AND
CONTRAST
FUNCTION AND FORMS
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They both have
has
A
but
.
is
-er than
.
is

.
Is
, but
They are both
SENTENCE STRIP # 3 – DISTINGUISH FACT & OPINION
FUNCTION AND FORMS
 My
idea is that
. I think
because
.
is going to
SENTENCE STRIP # 4 – FORM IDEAS
FUNCTION AND FORMS
I
think
 This is a(n)
can/cannot prove
because
because we
.