Wednesday, Oct 23

DO NOW

• SSR

​Learning Objectives

• I can identify strong, thorough, and explicit evidence to support analysis
• I can identify a theme or central idea in a text

AGENDA

• Review scene's from yesterday.
• Theme= The message of a story. Themes are typically expressed in a sentence.
  1. What is the story about? This is the plot of the story. ...
  2. What is the meaning behind the story? 
  3. What is the lesson? 
• Read chapter 8 - (audiobook)
• Discussion of themes and central idea of Gatsby
• If time allows, start planning/organizing for in-class write and exam.
  1. Defend which character in the novel you think is the most careless?
  2. Analyze chapter 9 and explain how this chapter shows that the characters in this novel are either shallow, careless, or fake. Use at least one direct quote (complete with context and reasoning) to support your idea.
  3. Analysis of a quote and connection to theme of the story. 
  4. ​Each character in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is desperately looking for something, but none of them discover it. What can a person learn from the Great Gatsby about their own pursuit of happiness from these character’s quests for happiness? OR The Great Gatsby is full of flawed, reckless, and selfish people. It's the epitome of 1st world problems that ends in tragedy for almost all of the characters. So, what might this 100 year old book show people that is still relevant in today’s world?