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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wednesday 3/26/14: Homework

Block A:
Research the subject of your adventure story that you plan to cover and write about this weekend. Bring in your research tomorrow- we will have a working block.  

Block B:
Today we cleared up some confusion around the big events in Chapter 8. We are all feeling a bit forlorn now that we've lost Gatsby. For tonight, please complete the close reading organizer handed out at the end of class. Your job is to annotate and respond to the questions on the front side, and then to complete the activity on the back side, which asks you to find another rich passage from Chapter 8 that you would like to read closely. You will be sharing your insights in class tomorrow, so be prepared! 

Block C: 
Today we noticed how closely connected the characters in Gatsby are to the settings in which they dwell.  How cool is that? We also noticed that Fitzgerald makes a lot of careful decisions in choosing the language he used sot create the characters in the novel. Tonight, your job is to try to use some of the same moves in your writing that Fitzgerald does in the novel. I gave you a handout for Chapter 3-- follow the directions and annotate the description. Take note of the ways Fitzgerald uses similes, color, and imagery to create a picture of Gatsby's party. Next, try to do the same! Use fitzgerald's techniques to depict what it is like to attend lunch at the cafeteria. Bring in your work on Friday! 


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