Curriculum focus: identifies, interprets, and analyzes figurative language including: idiom, imagery, and symbolism (11.1.2.K4), uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions (11.1.4.K5), compares/contrasts textual aspects: character traits, themes, character motives, and author's purpose (11.1.4.K7), analyzes and evaluates how the author's style (word choice and sentence structure) and use of literary devices work together to achieve his/her purpose by using tone, mood, and imagery (11.1.4.K11d, e, and h), and analyzes contextual aspects of setting and their influence on characters and events in the story including the contexts of history, society, and culture (11.2.1.K2a-c).
Root words for this week (root - definition - examples):- anni/enni - year - annual, bicentennial
- giga - billion - gigajoule, gigavolt
- kilo - thousand - kilogram, kilometer
- mega - million - megabyte, megawatt
- proto - first - prototype, protein
This week we'll continue reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby. In the first half of the novel, we discover that Gatsby has moved to Long Island and held these expensive, elaborate parties in the hopes of being reunited with his lost love, Daisy. As we read Chapters V - VII this week, students may wish to reflect on the quote from Fitzgerald that heads our class website. Think of a time when we have returned to a friend or a place we enjoyed in the past -- is our return ever as joyful or wonderful as the happy memories?
- Mon: New root words; quiz on Friday. The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter V. For Tues: finish reading Chapter V.
- Tues: The Great Gatsby - Chapter V quiz, study guide due by the end of the hour.
- Wed: The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter VI. For Thurs: finish reading Chapter VI.
- Thurs: The Great Gatsby -Chapter VI quiz, study guide due by the end of the hour.
- Fri: Root words quiz. The Great Gatsby - read and discuss Chapter VII. For Mon: finish reading Chapter VII.
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