1. Agenda 1-29-2015 Juniors - Great Gatsby Freshmen - SHAKESPEARE

2. Good Morning 1-29-2015 Step 1: Grab your notebook Step 2: Start a fresh page or continue from where you last were date it and label it DO NOW: Journal We are going to watch the Trailer for the new movie The Great Gatsby. After Watching it you will answer the following questions. What happened? Who are you most excited to get to know in the book? Did you like the trailer? Why or Why not?

3. Fitzgerald NPR Story Questions Have you ever heard the line “There are no second acts in American lives?” The authority from the F.Scott Fitzgerald Society, Kirk Curnitt makes what point regarding the famous line? They are talking how this line regards to politics. Can you think of someone famous that has gotten not just a second chance but more than that? How so? http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=182337919&m=182337900

4. INFLATION Definition of 'Inflation' The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling. Central banks attempt to stop severe inflation, along with severe deflation, in an attempt to keep the excessive growth of prices to a minimum.

5. You will take it in April or May of this year. It is all on the computer If you passed the HSPE last year then it will not count towards graduation BUT To entice you to try at this test the Students who score proficient or higher on the scoring rubric do not have to take a remedial class in college. Also, there is a chance that your SBAC scores will be reported on their transcripts for colleges to see. SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM SBAC

6. Good Morning/Afternoon 1-29-2015 Step 1: Grab your notebook Step 2: Start a fresh page or continue from where you last were date it and label it DO NOW: Make A POEM WRITE! 10 line poem Using one of these idioms The Grass is Greener on the other side see through rose colored glasses Using at least three of these Words: Cliff Needle Voice Whir Blackberry Cloud Mother Lick

7. TERMS FOR POETRY Verses Stanzas Couplet Triplet Quatrain Sonnet Feet Stress Emphasis Line Break Iamb Pentameter Trochee Meter Rhythm Blank Verse Rhyme Scheme Alliteration Personification Free Verse Limericks Haiku Found Poems Define in notebook be detailed as possible. You will be Quizzed!