Target: to show mastery of lesson 2 words and learn a new sentence pattern with an elliptical construction
1. Vocab test on Lesson 2
2. Sentence Pattern #2: S V DO or SC ; S (omitted verb) DO or SC .
- Exercise in class on binder paper.
- Assignment: Look for examples in texts and put one in your practice essay!
3. Look at Chapter 6 beginning:
"The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God--a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that--and he must be about His Father's business, the service of a vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty."
- Allusion to Plato and his cave
- effecto of the Biblical allusion
- the point about the nature of his service
- connect to the line: "What foul dust floated in the wake of his dream." (chp 1)
HOMEWORK: Write a practice essay on Chapter 6 ending (see link below for prompt) and read to the end of chapter 7 CAREFULLY....for TUESDAY.
No comments:
Post a Comment