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Daily Agendas English III

8/20 Wednesday Traditional -- First Day of School

1. Introductions, policies, grading, supplies needed, etc.

2. Parent letter--returned signed for points (sent to your email and your parent's email)

3. Native American literature: read hand out chapters "Windigo Footprints" and annotate for main ideas 

(from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer) -- short quiz next class. Bring handout with you

to next class to use for additional reading and a writing assignment.

Homework:

a. return parent letter with signature (you can either print out email and have parent sign, or have parent

email me to tell me they read it and your name if last name is different or a common last name like "Jones.")

b. quiz on Braiding Sweetgrass chapter above

Note: check the class web page daily (not google classroom) for assignments--bookmark the web page or go

to link from any google classroom assignment---google classroom will only have assignments submitted

electronically, however most writing assignments will not be electronic--thus the need to check the class web

page ;)

8/21-22 Thurs-Fri Block

1. Quiz on "Windigo Footprints"

2. Seating Charts

3. Read the second chapter in the packet "Defeating Windigo"

4. Watch the video link here by the author of the packet you received yesterday:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEm7gbIax0o

5. In the video, Kimmerer discusses the "Honorable Harvest" in some degree of detail--general tenets of the Honorable Harvest are these:

a. Take only what you need, and never the first or last

b. ask permission from the thing/being you plan to harvest and listen for the answer

c. use everything you take, without waste

d. share what you harvest with other people and other beings

6. Now, using the two chapters from Braiding Sweetgrass (your packet) write a response to the following

(type, double space, and submit to google classroom (Thurs for p. 5, Fri for P. 4):

Explain how the chapters about the Windigo relate to the 4 aspects of the honorable harvest listed above

in # 4 a,b,c,d. Double space, and use quote support (quotes do not need to be integrated yet)

7. Go to your district email, click on the 9 dot waffle square for the drop down box, click on McGraw Hill, and click on Study sync. Do the reading, quiz questions and "think" questions for the "Address to William Henry Harrison" -- complete by midnight Fri for p. 5, midnight Sat for p. 4

Homework:

a. Finish the above work ( Windigo assignment due Thurs for p. 5, Fri for P. 4; William Henry Harrison

assignment due midnight Fri for p. 5, midnight Sat for p. 4))

*Note--cell phone policy:

The CHS cell phone policy requires that cell phones and other connected devices be off and away from the start of the school day until the end of the school day. This includes as students are entering the campus in the morning and leaving campus for off campus lunch dismissal or Release Period dismissal. 

 

Cell phones should not be used at all as students are leaving campus at lunch. You should not be calling or texting your friends as you walk to the gate, and you will not use your phones for off campus checkout. Cell phones need to be off and away completely until you are off campus. Even if you are carrying your phone in your hand, school staff will confiscate your phone.

 

Students are required to show their school-issued physical student ID card to enter campus and to leave campus. Digital IDs from 5-Star will not be accepted for either of these purposes. To speed up the dismissal process at lunch, please follow these protocols:

 

  • The Trail Gate will have 2 separate lines - one line for students with ID cards and one line for students without. The line with ID cards will go faster because it is a simple scan that brings up your ID on the campus supervisor or administrator’s device. The second line will go slower because the staff member will need to type in your ID number to bring up your ID. If you want to be in the faster line, bring your physical ID card everyday. Staff members will not scan your phones and your phones will be confiscated if you present them to be scanned.

  • Students who did not attend registration and have not been issued an ID card this year can still use last year’s ID card for lunchtime dismissal purposes. When staff scans your ID card, this year’s data will show up on the staff member’s device screen.

  • To leave through the front of the school, students with physical ID cards will exit through the front gate. Students that do not have their physical ID card will exit through the H Building hallway where staff will type in your ID number. Again, staff members will not scan your phones and your phones will be confiscated if you present them to be scanned. Any student who tries to leave through the front gate without a physical ID card will be required to leave the line and go to the line in the H building hallway.

 

We very much appreciate your support and effort in implementing the “Off and Away” cell phone policy. We are excited to support you in enjoying your off campus privileges and we are confident that your effort in following these protocols will make the dismissal process go smoothly.

 

Mr. Wutkee

8/25 Monday Traditional

1. There are 4 basic types of oral tradition stories in Native American literature:

    a. creation myths--about how the world came to be

    b. cautionary tales--about what problem behaviors to avoid in life

    c. moral tales--about what positive behaviors to embrace in life

    d. nature tales--about how and why one part of nature works the way it does

   

    Now watch the following videos of  traditional Native American tales, discuss with your table mates which type of tale

    each story is; then each of you write your own explanation of your answers: label each story, give reasons from each story to         s

    support your claims,  and post work to google classroom by end of the class period:

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyaifWkUWr0&list=PLOEeAL23UTgEN2eaz5IkwE87j88wXboGU&index=1

     "Legend of the Indian Paintbrush"

     

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmg7EWZ-hY4&list=PLOEeAL23UTgEN2eaz5IkwE87j88wXboGU&index=16

​     "Coyote Dream"

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjQ_TBD4umI&list=PLOEeAL23UTgEN2eaz5IkwE87j88wXboGU&index=12

​     "Who Speaks for Wolf"

    

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ji0lb9XgUY&list=PLOEeAL23UTgEN2eaz5IkwE87j88wXboGU&index=6

    "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses​"

 

Homework:

a. Finish the above

b. Please bring colored pencils, colored pens, any drawing implements you may have for a short art/drawing assignment

    next class. Color is not required...you can use pencil or pen if that's all you have available ;)

8/26-27 Tues/Wed Block

1. Quote integration: 

2. Open your quotes from Braiding Sweetgrass on google classroom, and on a new google doc,

    integrate each quote and submit to GC---use the shortest part of quote that proves your point,

    make sure part of sentence you write says something meaningful, don't announce the speaker

    (don't: Sally said "...........") and make sure the quote reads seamlessly with the part of the sentence

    you write.

3. Watch the video of a fifth Native American tale, Uktena and Thunder, and draw a picture of Uktena

     (save and we'll work more on it next class:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DsA30UeaIg&t=1s

4. Study Sync: "An Indian Father's Plea" - complete by midnight Wed for p. 3, Thurs for p. 4

​     (from district email, click on 9 dot square @ top right, click on McGraw Hill, open study sync, open assignment and complete)

 

Homework:

a. Finish # 2 and # 4 above

b. bring# 3 (drawing) back to continue work next class

weekly announcements: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l5FRMchvwdhcme0a9Yjz7-qUY9Iss4-AG-hEG1gNExI/edit?slide=id.g373c9f2de4a_0_0#slide=id.g373c9f2de4a_0_0

8/28-29 Thursday-Friday Block

1. Read notes on your quote integration assignment on google classroom

2. Finish your Uktena drawing and hand in

3. Review answers to type of Native American tales:

   

    Legend of the Indian Paintbrush: nature tale--how the Indian Paintbrush plant came to be

    Coyote Dream: creation tale--how the world was made

    Who Speaks for Wolf: cautionary tale - if you take what belongs to another, there will be no peace between you

​                                        moral tale - the people learn to listen to the needs of the wolf

   

     The Girl who Loved Wild Horses: moral tale--the girl who helps the horses is helped by them in turn

     Uktena and Thunder: nature tale - why thunder is helpful

4. For exam end of next week, be able to define the four types of oral tradition stories; to identify which of the stories was      which type of story; and be able to recognize important, obvious lines from Braiding Sweetgrass and "An Indian

    Father's Plea" and "Address to William Henry Harrison";  know the basic gist of each of the stories:

    Chapters from Braiding Sweetgrass (your handout)

    Types of oral tradition stories (agenda date 8/25)

    Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (see agenda date 8/25)

    Coyote Dream  (see agenda date 8/25)

    Who Speaks for Wolf  (see agenda date 8/25)

    The Girl who Loved Wild Horses  (see agenda date 8/25)

    Uktena and Thunder (see agenda date 8/26-27)

    An Indian Father's Plea (Study Sync)

    Address to William Henry Harrison (Study Sync)

5. Go to the following web site and read only the sections on "Originality" and "Historical accuracy"

​    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible

6. Now read the material at this site about McCarthyism and the Red Scare, and in a short paragraph

    sum up what transpires between McCarthy and Eisenhower, and post to google classroom

    https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare

7. Now read pages 1-12 of the first Act of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible

    (quiz next class)

     https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

Homework:

a. Finish p. 1-12 of the Crucible, quiz next class (link above)

    you can use this site to help review for Crucible quizzes and the exam: 

    https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-crucible

b. study for Native American era exam end of next week

    

9/2-3 Tuesday-Wednesday Block

1. The Crucible p. 1-12 quiz

2. Vocabulary study---see vocabulary tab on web page (hover over class and select "vocabulary" and learn

    first batch of 10 words...you will need to spell, define, and use in a sentence on quizzes)

3. Study Sync "I, Tituba"complete work during class

4. Finish reading Act 1 before the next class session

    https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

Homework:

a. Finish reading Act 1 of The Crucible (help: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-crucible)

b. Begin study of vocabulary--quiz Monday

c. Native American Exam next class---see agenda date 8/28 for study tips

weekly announcements: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l5FRMchvwdhcme0a9Yjz7-qUY9Iss4-AG-hEG1gNExI/edit?usp=gmail_thread

9/4-5 Thursday-Friday Block

1. Native American Exam

2. Crucible Film Act 1

3. Read in the Crucible pages 49-62, quiz next class

   https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

Homework:

a. study vocab--quiz Monday

b. finish reading Crucible through p. 62, quiz Monday

9/8 Monday Traditional

* note: if absent for the exam, plan to make up the first block day this week

1.Vocab week 1 quiz

2. Crucible quiz p. 49-62

     Text: https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

     Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDFVzAHIeAg

3. Read in The Crucible : Mon p. 63-74, Tues 75-86, Wed. 87-98, Thurs 99-110, Fri 111-122

4. Begin study of vocab week 2

Homework:

a. Crucible reading: Mon p. 63-74, Tues 75-86, Wed. 87-98, Thurs 99-110, Fri 111-122 - quiz each day on previous reading

9/9-9/10 Tuesday-Wednesday Block

1. Crucible quiz (p. 5 pages 63-74, p. 4 pages  63-86)

2. Crucible film

3. Study Sync Crucible work--you will have to go in through clever.com to access study sync- complete the work in class the day it; 

    assigned to your class

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4. Crucible reading: 

   Mon p. 63-74, Tues 75-86, Wed. 87-98, Thurs 99-110, Fri 111-122

   Text: https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

   Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDFVzAHIeAg

Homework:

a. Finish Crucible reading--Thurs 99-110, Fri 111-122--quiz next class

b. Study vocab weeks 1-2--quiz Monday

c. Finish study sync work tonight

d. Bring your chosen non-fiction DEI outside reading book (diversity, equity, inclusion) to show me for approval 9/15

   ( I will not be approving elementary level books...so you need to choose something that is grade level appropriate.

   Selection must be NON-fiction. Consider a biography of someone with a DEI issue in their life if you're stuck on

   what to choose). 

weekly announcements: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l5FRMchvwdhcme0a9Yjz7-qUY9Iss4-AG-hEG1gNExI/edit?usp=sharing

9/11-9/12 Thursday-Friday Block

1. Crucible quiz p. 87-98

2. Crucible film

3. Study Sync: "A Death in Salem" - go in through clever.com and complete work in class

4. Crucible reading: Thurs 99-110, Fri 111-122

   Text: https://ia601303.us.archive.org/30/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

   Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDFVzAHIeAg

Homework:

a. vocab weeks 1-2 quiz Monday

b. Crucible reading quiz Monday p. 99-122

c. ORB reading book due to show teacher Monday

9/15 Monday Traditional

1. ORB due to show teacher

2. Vocab weeks 1-2 quiz

3.  Crucible pages 99-122 quiz

4. Crucible Reading: p. 123-135 Monday, finish the play reading Tuesday, quiz on 123-end of play second block

    this week (include the "Echoes Down the Corridor" reading right after final act of play)

5. Go to the "references" section of the web page and read "Thesis Statements" document;

    be ready with your thesis idea for the Crucible on the first block this week. 

Homework:

a. Begin study of vocab week 3

b. Crucible Reading: p. 123-135 Monday, finish the play reading Tuesday, quiz on 123-end of play second block

    this week  (include the "Echoes Down the Corridor" reading right after final act of play)

c. Be ready with your thesis idea for the Crucible (identify a hidden message to readers in the play)

    on first block this week.

5/12 Monday Traditional

1. Gatsby film (time stamp 1:04:06--shirt scene to Gatsby and Daisy leaving New York in his car.)

2. Finish reading Gatsby (chapters 8-9)

   text: Gatsby ch. 8: https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041h.html#ch8

   text: Gatsby ch. 9: https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041h.html#ch9

    audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZUfChLgCSY&list=PLalNRJSfZk7BiFTaQhfLCJJkqRlc7vCRf

 

    chapter summaries and analysis:  https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/section1/

Homework:

a. finish Gatsby reading--quiz next class

5/14 Wednesday Block

1. Study Sync Gatsby ch. 8-9 work (must be completed in class today for credit)

2. Gatsby film - finish

3. Harlem Renaissance: read the material here about the movement that

    was happening concurrent to The Great Gatsby in the Roaring 20's.

    https://www.history.com/articles/harlem-renaissance#Great-Migration 

    (scroll and read all the way to end of page)

4. Lecture notes on Harlem Renaissance:

    Harlem saw an explosion of artistic creativity of all types in the black community: dance, music,

    graphic arts, writing, to the extent that people came from all over Europe and the US to Harlem to see

    and enjoy the arts. Black newspapers and journals evolved, and culminated in a group of artists

    who planned how to use the movement to argue for equality. These people fell into three main groups:

    a. W.E.B. DuBoise and Countee Cullen, who believed the best way to show African-American excellence

    was through emulating the classics.

   b. Langston Hughes, who believed the best way was to create a uniquely African-American art form,

   so he infused his contemporary poetry with jazz rhythms.

   c. Zora Neale Hurston, who suggested she wasn't oppressed and had nothing to prove to anyone

   (she had grown up in a  black-run town, and had a unique perspective--she was somewhat ostracized for

   this, but Alice Walker (The Color Purple) championed her work and got it reprinted and to universities

   for study.

Homework:

a. finish above

b. ORB reading - be finished with ORB and have 9 quotes ready for a 5 paragraph essay on a thematic message from

    your book by 5/19. (note: most of you did not get an OK on your ORB, which means you may be wasting your

    time on a book that's not allowed. Check with me before it's too late via email.)

c. Exam on Gatsby and Harlem Renaissance coming...study

*note: 5/16 is the LAST day ANY late work will be accepted....if you want to submit late work,

  do so now and email me when posted...do NOT rely on a note from GC which gets through

  less than 50% of the time.

5/16 Friday Block

1. Great Gatsby: power plays and mermaids class discussion

2. Study Sync: "Harlem" by Langston Hughes

3. Study Sync: "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes

4. 2 page double spaced response: Compare and Contrast Gatsby and Tom. How are they alike? How are they different? Given the extremely negative light in which Tom is portrayed throughout the novel, why might Daisy choose to remain with him instead of leaving him for Gatsby? Are there ways in which Gatsby, like Tom, treats Daisy poorly?

Submit to GC.

Homework:

a. Finish above work

b. ORB reading - be finished with ORB and have 9 quotes ready for a 5 paragraph essay on a thematic message from

    your book by 5/19. (note: most of you did not get an OK on your ORB, which means you may be wasting your

    time on a book that's not allowed. Check with me before it's too late via email.)

c. Exam on Gatsby and Harlem Renaissance coming...study

*note: Today is the LAST day ANY late work will be accepted except for absences/504's....if you

  want to submit late work,  do so today and email me when posted...do NOT rely on a note from 

  GC which gets through less than 50% of the time.

5/19 Monday Traditional

1. Study Sync: "Any Human to Another" by Countee Cullen

2. Study Sync "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

3. Watch John Green's first video on Gatsby, and answer the questions

    on document to the right in a  different colored text and post to GC:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw9Au9OoN88

Homework:

a. have your ideas ready for your ORB essay next class

b. Exam on Gatsby and Harlem Renaissance coming...study

c. bring lined paper for your ORB essay

*note: late work no longer accepted except for absences and 504/IEP plans---if you want credit for work, get it in the day it's assigned and due

5/21 Wednesday Block

1. ORB Essay writing

 

Homework:

a. study for Gatsby/Harlem Renaissance Final

Great Gatsby novel

Roaring 20's (agenda date 4/23)

Gatsby quotes---see document to the right:

 

 

Answer key to John Green Gatsby video p. 1 see document to the right:

(video link agenda date 5/19)

 

Harlem Renaissance video and notes (agenda date 5/14)

Harlem--study sync and: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46548/harlem

Theme for English B--study sync and: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47880/theme-for-english-b

Any Human to Another--study sync and https://poemanalysis.com/countee-cullen/any-human-to-another/

How it Feels to be Colored Me--study sync and https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/unit-4---hurston-how-it-feels.pdf

John Green Gatsby Video 2 (answer key posted after work submitted)

Why Nick is not Your Friend (agenda date 5/23)

Course Hero summaries, analysis, etc. (agenda date 5/23)

note: I am no longer accepting late work except for absences and 504/IEPs, rules apply.

5/23 Friday Block

1. Essay writing--finish

2. watch the following video and take notes about any new ideas you're unfamiliar with (regarding "why Nick is nt

    your friend" and post to GC:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlNOIuXj3hk

3. Watch John Green's Gatsby p. 2 video and answer the following questions,

    post to GC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0WZ8-0Z1Y

    (answer key now below)

     Is Gatsby great?

 

  1. What elevates Gatsby into an epic?

       The gorgeous language of the novel

   2. Critic Matthew Bruccoli said:

    “Gatsby is truly great by virtue of his capacity to commit himself to his aspirations”

   3. There’s a greatness in what related to achievement?

       Achievement born of hard work and clarity of purpose

   4. The only person who doesn’t get drunk at Gatsby’s parties is:

       Gatsby

   5. Referring to Gatsby as “Great” has both the positive connotations above but also what negative imagery?

       Carnival barker---hurry, hurry, hurry, see the Great Gatsby!

   6. Reinforcing the image in question 6, Tom describes Gatsby’s car as:

       A "circus wagon" or "clown car" in the film

   7. A connection between Gatsby and Romeo and Juliet is that the characters are obsessed with what?

       Time

   8. Romeo and Juliet want to extend their future into forever because:

       their future looks bleak;

   9. Gatsby believes the key to a beautiful future is:

       a perfect restoration of a beautiful past

   10. Gatsby is the ultimate “self-made man” because:

         He literally (changes his name from Gatz) and figuratively (became famous) made a name for himself

    11. Gatsby is not a person of high birth how is brought low, like Romeo and Juliet; instead he is:

          A person of low birth born into a world that claims not to care about such things (the basis of the

         American Dream is that anyone can “make it” no matter where they come from)

     12. Gatsby is doomed in two ways:

  • He chooses to take the fall for Daisy to protect her

  • He lives in a society that’s happy to drink illegal alcohol but wont tolerate a sober bootlegger

  • Skip 13

       14.The amendments that banned alcohol and then later allowed it were:

             18th amendment banned it, 21 amendment restored it

       15. The change of amendments mentioned in question 14 occurred because:

             Legislating morality rarely increases morality

        16. According to Green, Gatsby lives in a world that:

              Cares nothing for justice, makes claims to fairness but in truth only rewards those who have already

              been rewarded.

         17. Those born to wealth in the novel live care free lives—but instead of suggesting this is positive,

                Fitzgerald shows:

               the horror of being “care free”

          18. Unlike in Romeo and Juliet where the tragedy heals Verona; in Gatsby the tragedy heals:

                No one

           19. Dreaming can be positive----but only when one is:

                 Careful what one dreams about

4. Work your way through the chapter summaries and analysis here (we'll watch symbols, themes, characters, and author bio together next week, but they're included here if you want them to study from early):

   Gatsby 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re0aohGwpsA&t=42s

   Gatsby 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sKTlsmPKVM

   Gatsby 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4BM3bnknXA&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=3

   Gatsby 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8VM2oxsnAk&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=4

   Gatsby 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hag4IsJuZRs&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=5

   Gatsby 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JK713whbkE&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=6

   Gatsby 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCMHpzrddo&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=7

   Gatsby 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evU45B7suXw&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=8

   Gatsby 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otMmssoZFA0&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=9

   Gatsby symbols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15VUfrVE5U&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=11

   Gatsby Themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_vOlY1IgZ0&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=12

   Gatsby Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOPj30beCM&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=13

    Gatsby Author bio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62bSB0XiQAI&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=14

Homework:

a. study for Gatsby/Harlem Renaissance Final--(see agenda date 5/21 for details)

   

5/28 Wednesday Block

1. Junior activity: Write a short letter reflecting on where you are now: goals, thoughts, advice, memories;  write something you would want to read a year from now as you end your last year of high school--a letter to your senior year self.

2. Take notes on each of the following videos as we review them in class and post in one document to GC:

   

   Gatsby symbols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15VUfrVE5U&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=11

  

    Gatsby Themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_vOlY1IgZ0&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=12

   

    Gatsby Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOPj30beCM&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=13

   

    Gatsby Author bio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62bSB0XiQAI&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BS4lNLiDUKDAt9oKE9uFhyL&index=14

3. Assign to each table mate a review topic for the novel - each table mate should have one of these assignments; create an

    electronic document with the review material to share---keep it simple and streamlined...don't merely cut and paste:

    a.  important quotes, who said them and their significance/meaning

    b. settings and what each suggests: The Buchanan's home, Gatsby's home, Valley of Ashes, East and West Egg

    c. characters, their story arcs, and what makes the character important: Tom, Daisy, Gatsby. Nick,Jordan Myrtle, George

    d. themes (include those above but also look for other themes online)

Due next class period--no late papers accepted since they wont be relevant or help your team...if someone is absent, tell me what your team has assigned them and I will email them their task.

   

   

5/30 Friday Block

1. Study Sync Benchmark 3 grade 11--complete in class today....these will not be accepted tomorrow.

2. Gatsby/Harlem Renaissance study for finals

Homework:

a. study for finals

Project details (we'll be working on this next week in class---all you need before Monday is an idea about

what theme your group might agree on:

Gatsby Video/Slides project

You will create a video that mixes various types of art related to Gatsby and the Jazz age--short clips that jump from one idea to the next. Your video should be approximately 3 minutes long (no more) and should have a title “page” that identifies the one theme you’ve chosen and the names of the partners or individual. You’ll need the following:

  • One-two video clips of a Gatsby performance of a part or parts that reveal the theme you chose (a few seconds only, so relevance matters). Performers do not have to be in period dress—modern interpretations are fine. If you have trouble finding usable film clips, you can use puppets, legos figures, act it out, etc.

  • Pictures of graffiti related to your theme.

  • A wordless jazz sound track as background music (make sure it’s not too loud).

  • Three quotes from Gatsby that reveal the message about that theme that are revealed in both in large text (fill the slide) and spoken aloud (you need to be easily heard over the jazz track).

  • A separate summary you will read to the class before the video that reveals the message of Gatsby about your theme clearly stated with evidence (things that happened) that reveal the message of the theme. Give 2-3 pieces of evidence—your intro should be short and to the point.

  • Visual images that relate to your theme—consider symbols from the book, and/or objects that may symbolize the theme you’ve chosen in some way

  • A “Works Cited” page at end of video that reveals your sources for the various things you used…it’s your job to go to Owl Purdue MLA and find out how to cite the things you used, put them in alphabetical order, and format appropriately.

  • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Tips for a good project:

--Visibility is important, so text needs to be large and easily visible (fill the slide with the text).

--Sound is important—your background music cannot drown out your voice—it should be just loud enough to be easily audible, quiet enough we can easily hear you speak and can hear any video clips of performers and your reading of the quotes.

--Avoid blank white screen at all times, but background color should not compete with your text, since text needs to be easily visible.

--You may use an artistic text font, but again, readability is most important; an overly fancy font makes it hard for your audience to read the text, and detracts from the message.

--The message from Gatsby is your key idea--keep primary focus on Gatsby and the message of the theme.

 

Below are some places where you can obtain free, open source, fair use options, but there are plenty more available on line.

Tips for your grade:

You will receive both an individual score and a group score; individual scores will be based on your specific contributions to the project, and how your teammates evaluate your work ethic and contributions—for the best results, divide the responsibilities equally---one person should not do only reading, and one person should not be putting the entire project together alone. Everyone should play an equal role if you want equal results.

Where to locate pieces for your project:

Shutterstock (free video clips)  https://www.shutterstock.com/video/search/royalty

Music (free jazz music): https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/categories/jazz?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=17227236466&utm_content=153407212995&ad=670776311456&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17227236466&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHUDYR8GUk5ZOkH40WrxCcqj

or

https://elements.envato.com/c/audio?adposition=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12128199251&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHRG6OVtssBheHvArQH7UtsCmk8yKSKmWXaDJfMVE7j_2p8gIaqo3-xoCzaIQAvD_BwE

Photos (free images/photos): https://morguefile.com/

Your video must be viewable on my laptop through a link you provide me—test with me at a support or lunch BEFORE the video is due, and watch it yourself first to make sure your background music doesn’t overshadow your voice. Due Friday 6/6 when you walk into class.

6/2 Monday Traditional

1. Work on team Gatsby project--due start of class Friday

Homework:

a. study for finals

6/4 Wednesday Block

1. work on Gatsby team project--due Friday when you walk into class (be aware project counts as an exam)

Homework:

a. study for finals--see agenda dates 4/23 on for Gatsby and Harlem renaissance information

b. projects due Friday

6/6 Friday Block

1. Gatsby Project Presentations

2. Team evaluations

Homework:

a. study for final exam--see agenda dates 4/23 on for Gatsby and Harlem Renaissance information

Finals Information:

Final grades will be posted by 3:30 Wednesday--I will not be able to answer questions about grades prior to that time.

Have a wonderful summer, and be proud of what you learned this year!

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