Tuesday, Sept 21

DO NOW​

• Daily Check-in
• Make a list of the characteristics you think someone needs to live a "good" life.

Learning Targets​

• I can break down and examine a text using textual evidence
  • I can create questions to help me analyze a text and discover complexity and insight
  • Extension target: I can understand Aristotelian Virtues and Vices and how they may contribute or detract from one's pursuit of happiness.

Agenda

• Learn about kinds of Literary Questions 
  • ​Factual – Facts!
    •What color is Gatsby’s car?
  • Interpretive – Supported inferences
    •Why is Tom cheating on Daisy with Myrtle?
    •What kind of person is Gatsby so far?
    •Do you think Daisy would leave Tom?
  • Evaluative – Personal evaluations of situation or point of view
    •Is unfulfillment and recklessness always a product of wealth?
• ​Catch up on assignments and journals. In addition to  2 vocab words, 2 observations + responses, you'll be adding one Interpretive or Evaluative question for discussion per chapter.

DONE AND ALL CAUGHT UP?

• Learn about the Aristotelian Virtues and Vices, the "golden mean"
  • See this Virtue and Vice Chart
    • Watch a Crash Course EdPuzzle Video using the links below
      • ​Period 2
      • Period 3
      • Period 5 
    • Question for consideration: How do different characters represent some of the virtues and vices? How might these characteristics help or hinder them in their pursuit of happiness?
  • Heads up! I'll ask you later in the novel to evaluate the characters in this novel using the concept of Aristotelean Virtues and Vices, so see what you can notice over the next few chapters.

​ Independent Learning
Complete the assignments posted in Google Classroom.

• Write one evaluative or interpretive question based on what we've read in the book so far for discussion tomorrow. Post in Google Classroom.