Engendered Power: March 22, 2017

Focus: What role does gender play in The Great Gatsby?

1. Warming up with mental jousting on gender and power in The Great Gatsby

2. Reading and journalling about The Great Gatsby, Chapter 6; tomorrow's fishbowl leaders may use this time to prepare.

3. Wrapping up with a quick blog statement about gender in The Great Gatsby:

The men in The Great Gatsby want to be _________, but in reality they are _____________.

The women in The Great Gatsby want to be _________, but in reality they are _____________.

Extra challenge: To what extent do these characters reflect gender stereotypes today?

HW:
1. Read Chapter 6 and complete your journal by tomorrow.

2. Remember that all make-up work regarding Chapters 5 and 6 is due by the end of the day on Friday.

3. Also, the end of 12 weeks is April 7--the Friday after you get back from spring break. All non-Gatsby make-up work (grammar quizzes, revised work, etc) is due by that Friday.