Monday, April 2

1. Bell Work:  Yesterday was April Fool's Day.  Write about the best April Fool's joke you have ever played, or write about a joke you would like to play on someone.  (School appropriate)

2. SAT WoD

3. Announcements:

• Those that have not taken the Gatsby Quiz #1, need to by Wednesday

• Bell Work Spiral due Wednesday

• All grades in SkyWard are up to date

• Quiz curve

4. Mrs. Chiselbrook and Mrs. Allen doing scheduling

Friday, March 30

1. Bell Work:  Free Write

2. SAT WoD #135-Onerous

3. The Great Gatsby Quiz #1 over Author Information and Chapter 1

• Go to the Socrative website
• Type in my room number 17020
• Wait for me to start the quiz
• When I start the quiz, you may use your notes and complete the quiz
• IMPORTANT--PLEASE READ!  YES, YOU!!!  If you are taking notes in Evernote or Google Docs, you may have that tab up, my blog, and Socrative, but that is it.  If you have paper notes, you may only have my blog and Socrative tabs open.  
• ***If I catch you with ANY other tab open...and I many ANY!!!!!!, you will get a zero for the quiz.  No exceptions!  Don't even try to talk me out of it...seriously!****

4. Free Rice or Free Read--NO TALKING!!!

Thursday, March 29

1. Bell Work:  Write 10 of your Great Gatsby questions.

2. SAT WoD #133-Occlude

3. Point of View (Handout 1 & 2)--We will do this together as a class.

4. Meeting the Narrator Part I (Handout 3)

5. Meeting the Narrator Part II (Handout 4)

6. Quiz rescheduled for tomorrow.  

Wednesday, March 28

1. Bell Work:  Describe five ways that children could get an education without attending school.  Be creative!

2. Finish reading Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.  If we don't finish in class, it is homework. 

3.  Read page 729 in your textbook.  It is additional author information for F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Take notes.  

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

1. Bell Work:  Do you think it would be harder to be blind or deaf?  Explain why.

2. SAT Word of the Day #132-Obstinate

3. If you want to do your Gatsby Notes on the Chrome Book, start a new Google Doc.  Begin typing your notes from yesterday into the document.  If you want to keep doing your notes on paper, you may do so.  

4. Twenty Questions Assignment

5. Read the rest of Chapter 1

Monday, March 26

1. Bell Work- Get out a sheet of notebook paper for notes.

2. SAT Word of the Day #131 Naive

3. Pass out The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  You are responsible for bringing this book to class EVERY DAY!  If you loose the book, it is $14.00 to replace it.  

4. Show picture of West Egg and East Egg

5. Introduce The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald

6. Show how to take notes

7. Talk about 20 Question Assignment, due Friday

8. Begin reading The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1

Friday, March 23


1. Bell Work: Free Write


2. SAT Word of the Day


3. Finish The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt (due Monday, 4:00pm)


4. Free Rice


5. Free Read