Agenda Juniors - Finishing Gatsby Freshmen - Romeo & Juliet SHAKESPEARE

Good Morning Step 1: Please grab your notebook, a copy of The Great Gatsby Step 2: Start a fresh page, date it and title it Gatsby Reflection! How far are you on your one-pager? What class are you thinking about taking next year for ELA?

❖ READ TWO PEER ESSAYS ANSWER QUESTIONS ❖ Does the essay make sense? Can you, after reading the essay once, summarize its main point or points? The paper doesn't have to convince you of a particular viewpoint, but it should be a thoughtful, coherent piece of writing that you can readily understand? Peer Essay Conversations & Editing

The American Dream 1.Go to this website American DreamAmerican Dream 2.Read the piece. 3.Start writing your essay for the one pager. One-Pager Assignment on SWIFT

One Pager The Great Gatsby Simile: “ Boy your heart is like an open book,” (pg 210) This sentence is written to explain to us how open Richard Wright is with his feelings. Instead of talking literally, saying that his emotions are too openly expressed, the author substitutes the definition with a figurative sentence. This sentence accounts the reader to stop for a minute and fabricate in their head pages of pictures filled with the lonely yet adventurous life of Richard Wright. Question: I wonder how Mrs. Moss saw what a wonderful boy Richard was? How could you possibly see someone’s pain, someone's hidden knowledge, hidden love?

Good Morning/Afternoon Step 1: Grab your notebook, Romeo & Juliet script, and Foldable Step 2: Start a fresh page or continue from where you last were date it and label it DO NOW: Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet How hard is it to keep a secret? Are there circumstances when you think you should break a promise about keeping a secret? HW: Finish ACT I in Foldable and Work on Literary Devices – Examples have to come from R&J

Reading Romeo & Juliet In Class ●For this UNIT the reading in class will become your PARTICIPATION GRADE! ●So that makes up 10% of your grade ●I have a log to mark what you are doing during class. ●You want to participate roughly 5 times/week. ●BUT if you are distracting others or have your phone out while we are working then it will detract from the times when you volunteered.