English 11-PD 6-0130 (Period 6) Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Good Morning ELA students, Attached you will find your final essay prompts. The directions are there and how I will be grading you is also there. This is due to me Tuesday morning before 12pm. I have revised the requirements and you will only have to write 2 pages. You will choose ONE of the essay topics and include direct quotes from the book, intro, body, and conclusion.
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Why did Nick say that Gatsby “turned out alright in the end” and was “worth the whole damned bunch put together” even though Nick “disapproved of him from beginning to end”? Take note of Nick's face in the movie when he says it and Gatsby's face as well. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasons for this conclusion.
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El Greco Painting
This week you will look at The El Greco Painting that I've attached and the one that Nick refers to in speaking. You will answer the questions that I posed and return back by Sunday. This assignment is worth a little more and summative.
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Should we admire Gatsby as a dreamer, or should we criticize him for being morally corrupt? On one hand, Gatsby’s quest is heroic; he wants something greater out of life, which we all want. On the other, he tries to buy—with wealth he acquired through illegal means—Daisy’s affection. So where do you stand? Why?
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Close Reading-Chapter 8
Your culminating assignment focuses on Chapter 8 from last week. It is a close reading assignment and then you will answer the questions that follow.
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Repost-Chapter 8 Critical Reading
I am reposting the attachment because some students said they couldn't answer.
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Review Chapter 8 and answer the following by Wednesday: Why does Daisy’s wealth always remain in the foreground of Gatsby’s feelings and memories of her?
Remember to respond to another person by the end of the week.
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Chapter 7 Critical Questions
This is your assignment this week. You will answer and return by Sunday
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Vocabulary-Week 6
Phantom
Flush
Pneumatic
Ashen
Humidor
Settee
Cahoots
Telegraph
Spectacular
Flush
Pneumatic
Ashen
Humidor
Settee
Cahoots
Telegraph
Spectacular
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Thinking about Chapter 7, Contrast Tom and Gatsby’s strategy to win Daisy’s affections. What are Gatsby’s mistakes? At what point does the conflict turn in Tom’s favor? Why?
You all know what contrast means as we have went over it numerous times throughout the last two semesters.
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The Accident
You will reread the Accident scene in Chapter 7 and fill out the worksheet attached. Use Direct Quotes.
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Tell me one part of Chapter 7 that surprised you. Was it the argument in the hotel, the car accident, Myrtle running out, the switching of the cars, Gatsby being at the Buchanans house, etc? It was action packed and exciting, share your thoughts.
Welcome Back!! This week we will be concentrating on Chapter 7 since that's what we left on. Chapter 7 is a huge turning point in the story. It's part of the Climax leading up to the conclusion. The Do Now questions, Vocabulary, and activity will be about Chapter 7. Next week we will move on to Chapter 8. This question is due on Wednesday.
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Tell me your rose and your thorn for your Spring Break week? Ex: My thorn was that I couldn't go see my family in NY. My rose is that I was able to plant all my fruits and vegetables in my garden this week.
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Gatsby's Lying and Rumors
This is your culminating activity for this week. Have you been paying attention to what the people at Gatsby's parties say about him? Why are there so many different versions of his life?
DIRECTIONS: In chapter four, Gatsby informs Nick, “Well, I’m going to tell you something about my life…I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.” Gatsby then begins to tell Nick details of his past. Complete the chart below, identifying the parts of Gatsby’s life he tells Nick, why it may or not be believable, Gatsby’s possible motivation for sharing the information, and Nick’s reaction. At the bottom of the chart, explain what your general reaction to Gatsby would be if you were Nick.
What is your reaction to Gatsby? Is he lying? Do you believe him? Why?
YOU NEED TO ANSWER ALL THE PROMPTS TO GET FULL CREDIT. YOU HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE AND CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER. OPEN UP THE ATTACHMENT TO SEE THE FORMAT OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
DIRECTIONS: In chapter four, Gatsby informs Nick, “Well, I’m going to tell you something about my life…I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.” Gatsby then begins to tell Nick details of his past. Complete the chart below, identifying the parts of Gatsby’s life he tells Nick, why it may or not be believable, Gatsby’s possible motivation for sharing the information, and Nick’s reaction. At the bottom of the chart, explain what your general reaction to Gatsby would be if you were Nick.
What is your reaction to Gatsby? Is he lying? Do you believe him? Why?
YOU NEED TO ANSWER ALL THE PROMPTS TO GET FULL CREDIT. YOU HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE AND CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER. OPEN UP THE ATTACHMENT TO SEE THE FORMAT OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
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Week 4-Vocabulary
perturb
dilatory
desolate
infer
elusive
lapse
insistent
tentative
tumult
portentous
dilatory
desolate
infer
elusive
lapse
insistent
tentative
tumult
portentous
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What is the significance of the scene with the clock when Daisy and Gatsby first reunite? What might the clock symbolize (think about time)? Think
Go back to Chapter 4 to reread the scene so you aren't just guessing. Make sure to answer a classmate by tomorrow before midnight.
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What can you infer (deduce, conclude) about the letter sent to Daisy the night before her wedding? Whose it from? What does it say? Afterwards, why does she sober up and marry Tom?
Make sure you respond to the question and one classmate for full credit.
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Vocabulary-Week 3
somnambulate
rout
innumerable
ecstatic
reproach
obstinate
nebulous
insidious
debauch
ingratiate
rout
innumerable
ecstatic
reproach
obstinate
nebulous
insidious
debauch
ingratiate
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Gatsby's Parties
Directions: Watch and listen to the presentation
https://www.showme.com/sh/?h=SOd8AnA
Directions:
1. During the first listen/watch, pay attention to the annotations made on the video.
2. During the second watch/listen, record what the instructor says during the video (what is not seen).
While I am reading the book, I'm pointing out specific ways we should be looking at the use of words, the characters, the social classes and you should be taking some kind of notes. In the video above the reader helps to annotate the passage.
You will be responsible to answer the following questions.
What is the main idea of this passage, based on the annotations and notes from the video?
What does it tell us about Gatsby himself and the parties he throws? Be specific.
What does is say about Gatsby's social standing? Why is this so important?
https://www.showme.com/sh/?h=SOd8AnA
Directions:
1. During the first listen/watch, pay attention to the annotations made on the video.
2. During the second watch/listen, record what the instructor says during the video (what is not seen).
While I am reading the book, I'm pointing out specific ways we should be looking at the use of words, the characters, the social classes and you should be taking some kind of notes. In the video above the reader helps to annotate the passage.
You will be responsible to answer the following questions.
What is the main idea of this passage, based on the annotations and notes from the video?
What does it tell us about Gatsby himself and the parties he throws? Be specific.
What does is say about Gatsby's social standing? Why is this so important?
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As Gatsby and Nick approach New York City in chapter 4, Nick seems to allude to the American Dream: Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.… “Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge,” I thought; “anything at all…” Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular wonder. (Pg. 73) What does this passage suggest to you about the American Dream?
You all know enough about the American Dream to distinguish this passage's meaning.
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Consider the setting of the Valley of Ashes in terms of the loss of morality that pervades The Great Gatsby. Why does it make perfect sense for Fitzgerald to choose this setting for Nick to first meet Tom Buchanan’s mistress?
MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO ANOTHER CLASSMATE TO FURTHER DISCUSSION!
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Good Time for a LIVE class.
Please post below the time that would be best for you all to get it together to meet with me on here. So, that I am having class sessions with more than 3 students. Additionally, based on your assignments we need to meet for questions you may have.
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
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Social Class
The below is a chart with the characters you have met. You will describe these characters further and you will look closer at the social class that they come from. Since you may not be able to download the chart you can just create a chart in your notebook and take a picture and post for full credit.
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Week 2
vacuous
corpulent
cordial
vehement
fluctuate
sporadic
elicit
valour
denizen
jauntily
corpulent
cordial
vehement
fluctuate
sporadic
elicit
valour
denizen
jauntily
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How are you doing Videos!
Please post a video letting me know you are doing!
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Daisy says too Nick when speaking about her daughter, ""And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." Why do you think she says this and what do you think it means?
REMEMBER, you need to respond to your classmates about their posts!
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What do you make of Tom and Daisy's relationship? Is this a good marriage? Why or Why not?
You will answer all your Do Now questions here and not in your notebook. Part of the Do Now experience is for you to answer someone else. Moving forward you will be required to respond to one of your classmates to further discussion.
So you respond to my question.
You respond to someone else's response.
So you respond to my question.
You respond to someone else's response.
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Sample of what the puzzle may look like -Week 2
Below you will find a sample of what the puzzle would look like. You would add all the necessary information inside each character puzzle piece. So Tom gets his own, Daisy gets her own piece, Nick gets his one piece and so on. The point of this activity is to show the character connection and to really learn about who these characters are.
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Vocabulary-Week 1
Vocabulary for This week:
communicative
privy
marred
revelation
suppression
exempt
scorn
intricate
temperament
dignified
communicative
privy
marred
revelation
suppression
exempt
scorn
intricate
temperament
dignified
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Gatsby’s puzzling characters (PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DIRECTIONS)
You will be responsible to create puzzle pieces with the characters on them. This is a version of a character map. You must read Chapters 1 & 2 this week of The Great Gatsby. I posted the online version and I will also be posting the audio books and a possible video of me reading it as well. :)
Below are the directions for the assignment;
You will be responsible to create a puzzle piece for each of the following characters.
The characters are: Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Myrtle, and George
The following pieces of information should be on each puzzle piece:
⦁ Name of character (in center) (One point)
⦁ Description of character’s appearance (Quote with page # --- a ONE sentence or phrase description) (2 points)
⦁ Character’s background (Where are they from? School? Status?) (Three points)
⦁ Current status of character (What do they do? Where do they live? Relationships?) (Three points)
⦁ What the character says about him/herself (Quote with page # and a one-two sentence analysis of quote.
What does this tell us about the character?). (Five points)
⦁ What another character says about your character (Quote with page # AND a one-two sentence analysis of quote.
What does this tell us about your character?) (Five points)
⦁ Three adjectives that would describe the character. (One point) (Beautiful, intelligent, sweet.. etc)
Think about: Which character should go in the center? How should the characters be connected to show their relationships and/or status?
Below are the directions for the assignment;
You will be responsible to create a puzzle piece for each of the following characters.
The characters are: Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Myrtle, and George
The following pieces of information should be on each puzzle piece:
⦁ Name of character (in center) (One point)
⦁ Description of character’s appearance (Quote with page # --- a ONE sentence or phrase description) (2 points)
⦁ Character’s background (Where are they from? School? Status?) (Three points)
⦁ Current status of character (What do they do? Where do they live? Relationships?) (Three points)
⦁ What the character says about him/herself (Quote with page # and a one-two sentence analysis of quote.
What does this tell us about the character?). (Five points)
⦁ What another character says about your character (Quote with page # AND a one-two sentence analysis of quote.
What does this tell us about your character?) (Five points)
⦁ Three adjectives that would describe the character. (One point) (Beautiful, intelligent, sweet.. etc)
Think about: Which character should go in the center? How should the characters be connected to show their relationships and/or status?
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What is your first impression of Daisy? Do you think she will be a pivotal character in the story? Why or Why not?
For this Do Now, you MUST respond here and further the discussions with your peers. Respond to one classmate after you write your own response.
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How does Nick describe himself in the beginning of the book? What kind of character do you think he will be? Why?
Please reply here as well today.
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Financial markets play a role in financing, instigating, and creating wars among nations in the modern world. True/False ...Explain
Please answer this question below in order for us to further discussion.
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What about the 1920's do you think caused the Great Depression?
Last week we began our unit on the 1920's you each had to pick a topic and learn about it. Moreover, we talked about what was happening in the world during this time period. Your Do Now question today is above. You can respond here but you also need to write the answer in your Do Now Journals for me to grade upon arrival back to school.