February 26, 2018 Essential Question: How does Fitzgerald use color symbolism to enhance the novel’s plot and characters? Warm-Up: Pick up the handouts from the supply table Pick up a Gatsby Book Take the quiz Agenda: Take Quiz– choose 2 short answers to respond to. Include: Text evidence Write a minimum of 7 sentences! Remember that minimum work = minimum grade Read Color Symbolism essay assignment Choose a color from your chart and write a 5 sentence paragraph (minimum) about the color and what it symbolizes and/or predicts in the novel © Copyright Showeet.com

February 26, 2018 Essential Question: How does Fitzgerald use color symbolism to enhance the novel’s plot and characters? Periods 3-5 Warm-Up: Pick up the handouts from the supply table Pick up a Gatsby Book Take the quiz Agenda: Take Quiz– choose 1 short answers to respond to. Include the following: Text evidence Write a minimum of 7 sentences! Remember that minimum work = minimum grade Read Color Symbolism essay assignment Choose a color from your chart and write a 5 sentence paragraph (minimum) about the color and what it symbolizes and/or predicts in the novel © Copyright Showeet.com

February 27, 2018 Essential Question: How does Fitzgerald use color symbolism to enhance the novel’s plot and characters? Warm-Up: If you need to finish your quiz from yesterday – you have 15 minutes. After that, you will need to come to morning tutorials. Agenda: Color symbolism Essay -- Choose a question from the prompt to answer by writing a paragraph of at least 5 sentences or making a list of ideas that would help you to answer the question. Share your paragraph/list Begin Reading Chapter 5 Continue filling in your color symbolism chart – keep your essay assignment in mind as you work through this chart. © Copyright Showeet.com Buy some chocolate from us! $2 each!

February 28, 2018 Watch Robert Redford (older version) of Gatsby to support your understanding of the story This is NOT nap time or phone time! If you do either of these we will read silently!!

March 1, 2018 Essential Question: How does Fitzgerald use color symbolism to enhance the novel’s plot and characters? Warm-Up: Pick up a Gatsby Book Respond to the prompt below in your composition book… If you had been Daisy, would you have waited for Gatsby? Fitzgerald seems to be contrasting Daisy and Gatsby’s love; after Gatsby went overseas, it wasn’t long before Daisy married Tom. However, Gatsby’s devotion to Daisy has lasted. Agenda: Discuss Warm-Up Finish 5 (only some classes) Read Chapter 6 Continue filling in Color Symbolism Chart © Copyright Showeet.com

March 2, 2018 Essential Question: How does Fitzgerald use color symbolism to enhance the novel’s plot and characters? Warm-Up: Write about your goals for this month. Write at least 3 things that are attainable. Write about things that you may actually try to accomplish (i.e. get a job, get your permit, exercise more, bring your grades up, etc.). Be sure to explain your plan for accomplishing these goals. Agenda: Finish Chapter 6 & start Chapter 7 Continue filling in color symbolism chart © Copyright Showeet.com

March 2, 2018 – Independent Reading Essential Question: How does the author use colors to enhance the novel’s plot, characters and/or setting? Warm-Up: Free write! What’s on your mind? How’s life? Agenda: Read your library books You may go in small groups to re-check your books Assignment: Find an instance where the author uses color to describe something in your library book… copy this quote down with the page number. Write about what the color is describing, and whether or not the author could be implying something else with that color. Be sure to include the title and author of your book. Use the essential question as a guide. DUE TODAY! © Copyright Showeet.com