"Friday" Freewrite #1: March 9, 2017

Focus: How do we approach a book as great as The Great Gatsby?

1. Warming up with a little visualization and finishing the end of Chapter 1 and the beginning of Chapter 2 as a group

4th Hour: Click here for your group journal.

6th Hour: Click here for your group journal.

2. Introducing you to your first "Friday" freewrite ("Thursday" doesn't alliterate)

3. Offering you a glimpse of what our Gatsby weeks will look like and reflecting on yesterday's group journals:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Grammar and group warm-up; reading and journalling; fishbowl prep.	Individual warm-up; fishbowl discussion	Vocab and group warm-up; reading and journalling; fishbowl prep.	Individual warm-up; fishbowl discussion	Grammar "quiz"; Friday freewrite; film viewing and follow-up discussion

4. Reading and journalling on Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby

• Click HERE for the journal overview (also on website).

HW:
1. Tribute memoirs due in www.turnitin.com by 3:00 pm today.

2. Finish reading and journalling on Chapter 2 in The Great Gatsby before class on Monday.

3. Turn in your Color of Water books. I will be scanning them in on Monday.