Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Any Heroes Here?: April 4, 2017

Focus: Is there any potential for heroism in The Great Gatsby?

1. Warming up with SAT Boot Camp, Day 2: "The Original Condition"

2. Recapping Chapters 1-6 by watching your videos and trying out the hero's journey in The Great Gatsby on Nick and Gatsby
  • Quickly recap the different stages of the hero's journey. Look up anything you feel confused about; try this website or this one if you need a quick refresher.
  • Try filling out the hero's journey so far for Nick.
  • Try filling out the hero's journey so far for Gatsby.
  • Draw larger conclusions: Is one character a more convincing hero than the other? Are they both heroes? Why? Is neither a hero? Why not? What might Fitzgerald want us to understand better or differently about the role of heroes in a Modern world?
3. Taking time to read and journal on Chapter 7

HW:
1. If you were absent the Thursday before spring break, please listen to my memoir feedback, fill out the reflective rubric, and return it to me by Wednesday.

2. Read at least the first ten pages of Chapter 7 by tomorrow; start your blog entry. You need to read all of Chapter 7 by Thursday and complete your blog entry (just one for the whole chapter). It's LOOOOOOOOOOOOONGG, so start tonight.

3. This Friday is the end of 12 weeks; all work from the past 6 weeks is due this Friday by 3:00 pm.

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