1. Daily Introduction January 8 & January 11

2. Homework ALL work must be submitted by January 15 @ 2pm. 8888 Achieve articles with a score of 75% or higher FFFFormal Writing Assignment TTTTweet Sheets from The Crucible AAAAll forum posts

4. A-day: 36% B-day: 21% Collective: 29% Rationale: PPPPeriod 1: 40% PPPPeriod 3: 36% PPPPeriod 4: 33% PPPPeriod 5: 18% PPPPeriod 7: 29% PPPPeriod 8: 16%

5. Question: Which choice would most effectively and appropriately lead the reader from the topic of Paragraph 1 to that of Paragraph 2? A. NO CHANGE B. Electronic forms of entertainment involve the creative mind instead of the organized, mathematical mind. C. I find nothing entertaining about television, video games, and other electronic entertainment. D. Baseball cards decreased in popularity while electronic entertainment has increased.

6. Explanation

7. Think about this… What does the author analyze in Paragraph 2? The author analyzes the arguments in favor of electronic entertainment and then proposes his counterarguments. How does this relate to Paragraph 1? This is why your correct answer is…

9. Definition: A short excursion or journey for pleasure Jaunt Pronunciation: [jawnt] Part of Speech: Verb Running out to get pizza to bring back before the big game? This short, quick, pleasurable trip could be called a jaunt (unless of course, you get your pizza from Italy, that’s called “time to get a closer pizza place”). Jaunt was used in the 17th century to describe a journey on a horse just long enough to tire the horse out. Nebraska has what they call a Junk Jaunt, which is a yard sale that includes up to 40 towns and stretches nearly 300 miles and draws up to 20,000 people. That’s more than enough to make any horse tired, but they call it a jaunt nevertheless.

10. Objective: SWBAT define Nick Carroway as both a (un)reliable narrator and a character within “The Great Gatsby.”

11. Reliable v Unreliable Narrator Reliable Narrator  Narrator does not make assumptions  Narrator does not have feelings  Narrator has to be outside the action  Does not withhold vital information Unreliable Narrator  Not trustworthy  Credibility has be compromised  Character whose telling of the story is not completely accurate or credible due to problems with the character’s mental state or maturity

12. Thematic Development in “The Great Gatsby”

17. Chapter 1: The Great Gatsby

18. Next Class: Notes: Chapter 1 Questions and Analysis