Thursday, September 18, 2014

Friday, September 19

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.



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