American Literature
Monday, January 12
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Read
Journal
Sentence of the Day
Vocabulary Review
Parts of Speech Review
Video and Notes
Flextime signal: The Times
Up Ahead…
Chap. 1-4 Quiz- Thursday January 15th
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Materials for today:
- Notebook
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Journals
Notes
Vocabulary
Pen/pencil
The Great Gatsby
Scrap paper
Please have all the materials on your desk when the bell rings.
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Read
Please read the 3rd chapter and be prepared to fully discuss it in
class tomorrow.
If you do not have at least definitions for your vocabulary words,
use this time to look up the definitions.
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Journal
Parties: Why do you think Gatsby throws such extravagant
parties? What is marvelous about these parties? What is
terrible about these parties? Mention specifics from the
novel.
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Sentence(s) of the Day- Quotes
When Ruben starts to get to know Sarah he asks about the
markings on her face. “You’re the one aren’t you?” (512)
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Vocabulary Review
1. You will each get 1 to 2 pieces of paper.
2. Some papers have sentences with blanks on them that need
to be filled with vocabulary words.
3. Some papers have vocabulary words on them.
4. Find the match or match to complete your word or sentence.
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Parts of Speech Review
Copy the four sentences and identify the subjects and verbs.
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Over the weekend, my neighbors invited me to a dinner party.
It is strange to think about that.
Mark and Mike are brothers at this school.
They are not watching the video very closely.
American Literature
Monday, January 12
Video and Notes
Watch the brief video about the author.
http://www.biography.com/people/f-scott-fitzgerald9296261/videos/f-scott-fitzgerald-mini-biography-611907894
Write down 5 facts from the video.
Journal: Based on what you know about the author, and the start
of the novel The Great Gatsby, is Fitzgerald the kind of person
you would be friends with. Why or why not?