 Please grab your English binders from the book shelf before you sit down.

Announcements / Reminders  Make-up Socratic seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 1 st after school. You must attend if you were absent, or it becomes a “0” in the grade book.  Last day to take Unit 1 Assessment is Monday after school ONLY if you have an excused absence.  Honors Meeting #2 will take place on Tuesday, September 30 th. It will begin at 3:15 at end at about 4:10. Your performance task is due that day. Be ready for the Socratic seminar!

Per Your Request...  We will finish watching

Do NOW!  In your section of “Do NOWs,” communicate what you know about the Roaring Twenties. You have five minutes.  Write (paragraph, poem, rap, song)  Draw

Line Up  The people in the line on my right will share their responses first. Then, the people in the line of my left will share.

The Roaring Twenties  Part I: Read and annotate your article independently.  Part II: When you’re finished, write a written response to the following prompt:  The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. Identify two examples from the article that support this claim. Be sure to cite the text where appropriate.

The Roaring Twenties

F. Scott Fitzgerald  Was madly in love and married to a Southern belle, Zelda Fitzgerald  Met at a country club dance when he was a young army lieutenant  Wrote about love, desire, and the domestic life  His literature is reflective of his own life

The Great Gatsby  Published in At the time of its publication, it cost only $2  Set in the Roaring Twenties  Genre: Modernist novel  Resulted in 6 different film adaptations  During the 50s and 60s, The Great Gatsby became staple for 11th grade English classes  Many if not all characters were based on real people that Fitzgerald knew  Fun fact*: Fitzgerald was named after his cousin who wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”