English III
Unit 4 Day 3- Gatsby Chapt 1, Vocab 9
Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed your break and
are refreshed and relaxed!  Do-now:
We have briefly talked about this already , but we will subject-verb
agreement harder this semester.
Directions: Identify the subject and the verb in each sentence:
*Sentences courtesy of National Geographic magazine
 Caribou begin their epic journey from carving grounds in Alaska to
the opposite side of the state.
 Caribou begin their epic journey from carving grounds in Alaska to
the opposite side of the state.
 Wolf pups come out of their den and sniff the spring air.
 Wolf pups come out of their den and sniff the spring air.
 Tom Clynes and Joe Sill are the authors of the previous two
sentences.
 Tom Clynes and Joe Sill are the authors of the previous two sentences.
Tip of the day:
 How do you spell the past tense of cry?
 Tip #3: Do not begin sentences
with the word “so.” It sounds
informal.
 So in other words, Abby is a brat.
 In other words, Abby is a brat.
Announcements/Reminders:
 Next journals due: Wednesday, Feb. 5th
 Outside reading is due: Monday, April 14th.
 Last day to make up standards for session 3 is this Friday! Many of
you still need to make-up or re-take…
 Of Mice and Men quizzes
 Crucible quiz
 Vocab quizzes
 Revised essays– HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU’VE CHANGED or I will
not grade your paper. Also bring in the original version if you can (with
my comments)
Prayer:
 Period 6: Anthony A.
 Thursday: Allie
 Period 7: Bryan,
 Thursday: Josue
 Period 8: Juan,
 Thursday: Abel
SWBAT:
 Explain the exposition of Gatsby
Vocab 9
privy (adj)
1.
1.
Katie felt so lucky to be privy to such knowledge; Karen’s
group of friends didn’t often share their secrets with many
people.
levity (n)
2.
1.
He wanted to increase the levity of the situation, as people
looked so gloomy and down, so he got up and started telling
jokes to ease the tension.
vacuous (adj)
3.
1.
Though in reality, she was really very smart, she gave off a
vacuous air because she thought it made her seem more
attractive.
wistful (adj)
4.
4.
A wistful look crossed her face as she told the story of how her first
boyfriend took her on a beautiful walk down the beach and watched the
sunset with her, a moment she clearly cherished.
fervent (adj)
5.
4.
It was easy to see how fervent he was about soccer; he spoke,
breathed, and lived it, spending every moment either playing soccer or
researching it.
intriguing/intrigued (adj)
6.
4.
I find it very intriguing to research hikes in National parks; once I
start researching one hike, I can’t stop because I want to look up more
and more!
erroneous (adj)
7.
4.
Though he thought he would be able to save his wife and friends by
bringing Mary Warren to court to testify for him, the court
unfortunately ruled her evidence as erroneous and didn’t believe that
what she said was true.
Vocab 9 cont’d
ascertain (v)
8.
8.
Though she wanted to trust her new boyfriend and believe
that he really was at his friend Josh’s house, she had to
ascertain this fact and drove by Josh’s just to make sure her
boyfriend was really there.
savor (v)
9.
8.
He wanted to savor every bite of the raspberry cheesecake
and ate it slowly so that it wouldn’t disappear too quickly.
10. reproach (v)
8.
When Sally got a 2.0 on her test, her mom reproached her
for not doing her best.
Gatsby:
 What are two things we know about Nick Carraway, our
narrator?
 What is the difference between the narrator and the
author?
 Narrator: A character in the book, but the story is
told from their viewpoint.
 Author: The writer of the book. Not a part of the
story/doesn’t interact with other characters.
Colors in Gatsby:
 COLORS: Can colors be symbolic? What might different colors
represent?
 You will be charting different colors in the chapter as you read.
Example:
Page Passage from
#
the text:
Related
Character(s)
10
“white palaces
glittered”
East Egg (where White = clean, well-kept, innocent.
Tom/Daisy live) Glitter maybe means money?
11
“Cheerful red and
white”
Tom and Daisy’s Red= love, danger? white = peace,
house
innocence? This is the way Nick
perceives them.
 Turn to p. 7 or p. 3 in your books.
Connotations and Comments
East and West Egg
What are the differences between East
and West Egg?
 Talk to your partner for thirty seconds and explain as many
differences between East and West egg as you can.
Chalk Talk
 First, write three questions/comments you have about the book
so far.
 Reminders:
 It is sharing your responses, thoughts, questions with your
other classmates, but written on the board instead of aloud
 It is SILENT (again, no voices, just writing)
 4-5 people will start, write on the board, then hand off
markers to someone else in the class.
 On the white board, write one of your questions/comments.
 If someone has a comment/question that you wanted to
write, simply put a star next to it.
HW:
 Vocab 9
 Answer the questions on the sheet I give you on
your way out (about Gatsby)
Exit:
 Tell me what one big difference between East and
West Egg, and which “egg” Gatsby and Nick live
on.