Monday, April 14th
April 14, 2014
9th Grade
We completed a sensory creative writing exercise recreating a reliable setting from the novel. After, I checked outlines and students had the rest of class to use the computers for their writing. I conferenced with individual students on their outlines.
HW: COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFT- due next class.
11th Grade (Section 12)
Students generated a list of gossip/rumors and facts on Jay Gatsby and discussed Fitzgerald’s choices for waiting until chapter III to introduce him. Full discussion on Ch 2-4; then, spent the final minutes of class beginning the biography on the author. Review first 6 slides: Gatsby Day 3 2014ldon
HW: Read and summarize Chapter 5!