Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Thursday, September 11

Chapter 1 and 2: Air as a symbol

1. Today we will begin sharing your paragraphs from last night.  What did you notice in Fitzgerald's use of diction, detail, and syntax?

2. Watch John Green's video about Chapter 1.

3. Answer questions about Chapter 1 in groups.

4.  Share.

5. Now, chapter 2.

6. HOMEWORK:  write a paragraph about what the details, diction and syntax from the first paragraph of Chapter 2 tell us about a major theme from the novel, using the questions as your starting point.

a few THEMES: 

Money
Hypocrisy
Friendship
Carelessness
Dishonesty
The American Dream

Vocabulary Lesson 2 notes tomorrow!

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