Great Gatsby Chapter 2

Essential Question: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Goal: to read and understand chapter 2

Reading: Your next book review will be on May 19th. 

Agenda:

1. Finish chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.
1. CLICK HERE for the audio
2. Complete reading guide for Chapter 2.
3. You are going to lead the lessons for The Great Gatsby.
1. When is it my turn to teach a lesson?
2.  How do I plan my lesson?
3. Here is a sample lesson plan I created.
4. Your group will take over the class on your assigned day and teach your lesson.
4. Today we will start chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework:

1. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Reading Chapter 2

Essential Question: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Goal: to read and understand chapter 2

Reading: You can start working on your book review today.

Agenda:

1. Chapter 1 activity: Character resume, Mr. Brubaker
1.  You will create a resume for one of the characters in chapter 1.
2. Go to Canva.com and click login.
3. CLICK HERE for some resume templates.
2. Read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.
1. CLICK HERE for the audio
3. Turn in reading guide for chapter 1 and finish vocabulary
4. You are going to lead the lessons for The Great Gatsby.
1. When is it my turn to teach a lesson?
2.  How do I plan my lesson?
3. Here is a sample lesson plan I created.
4. Your group will take over the class on your assigned day and teach your lesson.
5. Today we will start chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework:

1. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Chapter 1 activity: resume

Essential Question: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Goal:

Reading: Book review is tomorrow.

Agenda:

1. Chapter 1 activity: Character resume, Mr. Brubaker
1.  You will create a resume for one of the characters in chapter 1.
2. Go to Canva.com and click login.
3. CLICK HERE for some resume templates.
2. Turn in reading guide for chapter 1 and finish vocabulary
3. You are going to lead the lessons for The Great Gatsby.
1. I will assign you a group and a chapter.
2. Your group will choose a lesson to do with the class.
3.  Your group will fill out a lesson plan.
4. Here is a sample lesson plan I created.
5. Your group will take over the class on your assigned day and teach your lesson.
4. Today we will start chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework:

1. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Finishing chapter 1

Essential Question: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Goal: to describe the characters introduced in chapter 1

Reading: You should be done with your book by Friday

Agenda:

1.  You will finish reading chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.
1. CLICK HERE for the audio. It starts on the top of page 8.
2. You will complete the reading notes for chapter one to show you understood what was going on.
3. Begin the vocabulary for chapter one.
1. CLICK HERE to begin the vocabulary. This list only has 10 words. It should be pretty easy.

Homework:

1. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Trying something different...

Essential Question: The American Dream: what am I doing all of this for?

Goal:

Reading: Fill out the READING PROGRESS UPDATE FORM

Agenda:

1.  You are going to lead the lessons for The Great Gatsby.
1. I will assign you a group and a chapter.
2. Your group will choose a lesson to do with the class.
3.  Your group will fill out a lesson plan.
4. Here is a sample lesson plan I created.
5. Your group will take over the class on your assigned day and teach your lesson.
2. Today we will start chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework:

1. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Other Witch hunts

Agenda:

1. Read silently for 15 minutes
2. Read the selection From Farewell to Manzanar in your textbook. It comes right after The Crucible in the book. Highlight the facts that show the treatment of the Japanese was like a witch hunt.
1. CLICK HERE to listen to the audio.
2. Answer the comprehension questions and write a 3 sentence summary.
3. Watch the interview with George Takei and answer the comprehension questions.
1. CLICK HERE to watch the video.

Make sure you get a good report. Anyone who is identified as a behavior issue will automatically get a detention. Make sure you are sitting in your right seats.

Wednesday

Essential Question: TBD

Goal: to complete missing assignments

Reading: You should have your new book. Book 4 will be due on April 27th and Book 5 will be due on May 18th. Friday you will fill out the reading progress form again. Make sure you are making progress.

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Jam
2. Assignments to complete:
1. Did you finish your English Journals and put a score at the top?
2. Is your last book review finished and submitted to Turnitin.com?
3. Is your vocabulary done?
4. Do you have missing assignments?

Homework:

1. Your next book review is next week. Make sure you are reading at home.

Crucible Test

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to make connections between characters and ideas in The Crucible.

Reading: You should have your new book. Book 4 will be due on April 27th and Book 5 will be due on May 18th.

Agenda:

1. The Crucible Final Test on Google Classroom
2. Making Connections partner activity
   
1. Tituba
2. Sara Good
3. Reverend Parris
4. Betty Parris
5. Mercy Lewis
6. Susanna Walcott
7. Abigail Williams
8. Thomas Putnam
9. Goody Putnam
10. John Proctor
11. Elizabeth Proctor
12. Mary Warren
13. Ruth Putnam
14. Rebecca Nurse
15. Reverend Hale
16. Giles Corey
17. Deputy Governor Danforth
18. Confession
19. Reputation
20. Fear
21. Intolerance
22. Lies
23. Forgiveness
24. Witch
25. Power
26. Courage
3. Turn in your book review on Turnitin.com
1. Enrollment Key - brubakerp4
2. Class ID - 17883462

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week
2. Make sure you are reading at home

Mapping the Crucible Day 2

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to make connections between characters and ideas in The Crucible.

Reading: You should have your new book. Book 4 will be due on April 27th and Book 5 will be due on May 18th.

Agenda:

1. Work on getting your English Journals ready to turn in.
1. We will go over the first five journals
2. The rubric is on Google Classroom
2. Making Connections partner activity
   
1. Tituba
2. Sara Good
3. Reverend Parris
4. Betty Parris
5. Mercy Lewis
6. Susanna Walcott
7. Abigail Williams
8. Thomas Putnam
9. Goody Putnam
10. John Proctor
11. Elizabeth Proctor
12. Mary Warren
13. Ruth Putnam
14. Rebecca Nurse
15. Reverend Hale
16. Giles Corey
17. Deputy Governor Danforth
18. Confession
19. Reputation
20. Fear
21. Intolerance
22. Lies
23. Forgiveness
24. Witch
25. Power
26. Courage
3. Turn in your book review on Turnitin.com
1. Enrollment Key - brubakerp4
2. Class ID - 17883462

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week
2. Make sure you are reading at home

Mapping The Crucible

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal:

Reading: You should have your new book. Book 4 will be due on April 27th and Book 5 will be due on May 18th.

Agenda:

1. Turn in your book review on Turnitin.com
1. Enrollment Key - brubakerp4
2. Class ID - 17883462
2. Work on getting your English Journals ready to turn in.
1. We will go over the first five journals
2. The rubric is on Google Classroom
3. Making Connections partner activity
   
1. Tituba
2. Sara Good
3. Reverend Parris
4. Betty Parris
5. Mercy Lewis
6. Susanna Walcott
7. Abigail Williams
8. Thomas Putnam
9. Goody Putnam
10. John Proctor
11. Elizabeth Proctor
12. Mary Warren
13. Ruth Putnam
14. Rebecca Nurse
15. Reverend Hale
16. Giles Corey
17. Deputy Governor Danforth
18. Confession
19. Reputation
20. Fear
21. Intolerance
22. Lies
23. Forgiveness
24. Witch
25. Power
26. Courage

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week
2. Make sure you are reading at home

Tuesday

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to judge how you how well you have been doing on your English

Reading: You should have your new book.  Book 4 will be due on April 27th and Book 5 will be due on May 18th.

Agenda:

1. Grade your vocabulary
2. Finish watching The Crucible
3. Get your English journals ready to grade
4. The Crucible Quizizz
1. https://join.quizizz.com/
2. 233564

Homework:

1.  No vocabulary this week
2. Finish your English Journals

Monday

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal:

Reading: Make sure you finish your book before you turn in your book review.

Agenda:

1. We will start our book review today. You will find the assignment on GOOGLE CLASSROOM Create a blank Google Doc.
2. Your book review should have four paragraphs.
1. 1st paragraph: The novel TITLE by AUTHOR is about...[WRITE A PARAGRAPH THAT INTRODUCES THE MAIN CHARACTER, SETTING, AND CONFLICT. HOW AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BOOK?]
2. 2nd paragraph: The story begins with CHARACTER...[WRITE AN 8-10 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH THAT SUMMARIZES THE PLOT WITHOUT SPOILERS]
3. 3rd paragraph: CHARACTER learns... Along the way, he/she has to deal with...[WRITE A PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS THE MAIN IDEAS AND THEMES THAT COME UP IN THE BOOK].
4. 4th paragraph: Overall, I thought the book was...[WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE BOOK AND WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE THE BOOK].
3. Finish your vocabulary. I will check it tomorrow.

Homework:

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Friday

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal:

Reading: Find a new book by next week.

Agenda:

1. Socratic Seminar
2. Start a new English Journal: Act IV
1. Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are waiting in jail to...Rev. Hale and Rev. Parris both try to get them to confess to...Meanwhile, Abigail has fled and...Judge Danforth asks Elizabeth, who is still in jail, to her husband and...Even though Elizabeth and John have not seen each other in months they...John Proctor struggles to decide whether to...
2. Act IV was all about fear and the pressure to confess. At the beginning of Act IV, [CHARACTER] felt... [CHARACTER] said to [ANOTHER CHARACTER], "WORDS FROM THE PLAY" (Act IV, Line ???) In other words, [EXPLAIN WHAT THE QUOTE SHOWS]. One character who could have put an end to the witch hunt is Judge Danforth. Throughout Act III and IV he...instead of...If only he had been willing to...
3. https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control/transcript
4. http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/debate-room-me-too-witch-hunt-3803090-Jan2018/?scrlybrkr=5a3e3e31

Homework:

1. Vocabulary
2. Finish your book by tomorrow

Thursday

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal:

Reading: Fill out the READING PROGRESS UPDATE FORM

Agenda:

1. Start a new English Journal: Act IV
1. Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are waiting in jail to...Rev. Hale and Rev. Parris both try to get them to confess to...Meanwhile, Abigail has fled and...Judge Danforth asks Elizabeth, who is still in jail, to her husband and...Even though Elizabeth and John have not seen each other in months they...John Proctor struggles to decide whether to...
2. Act IV was all about fear and the pressure to confess. At the beginning of Act IV, [CHARACTER] felt... [CHARACTER] said to [ANOTHER CHARACTER], "WORDS FROM THE PLAY" (Act IV, Line ???) In other words, [EXPLAIN WHAT THE QUOTE SHOWS]. One character who could have put an end to the witch hunt is Judge Danforth. Throughout Act III and IV he...instead of...If only he had been willing to...
2. https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control/transcript
3. http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/debate-room-me-too-witch-hunt-3803090-Jan2018/?scrlybrkr=5a3e3e31

Homework:

1. Vocabulary
2. Finish your book by tomorrow

Acting Groups day 2

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to identify passages that have to do with fear and the pressure to confess

Reading: Make sure you are reading at home

Agenda:

1. Read Act IV of The Crucible. We will be in acting groups for this final act.

Your group must also tell the class which lines show how people are dealing with fear, the pressure to confess, or how they could have stopped the hysteria.

1. Start a new English Journal: Act IV
1. Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are waiting in jail to...Rev. Hale and Rev. Parris both try to get them to confess to...Meanwhile, Abigail has fled and...Judge Danforth asks Elizabeth, who is still in jail, to her husband and...Even though Elizabeth and John have not seen each other in months they...John Proctor struggles to decide whether to...

Homework:

1.  Work on your vocabulary.
2.  Finish your book by Friday.

Act IV: Acting Groups

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to identify passages that have to do with fear and the pressure to confess

Reading: Make sure you are reading at home

Agenda:

1. Read Act IV of The Crucible. We will be in acting groups for this final act.

Your group must also tell the class which lines show how people are dealing with fear, the pressure to confess, or how they could have stopped the hysteria.

Homework:

1.  Work on your vocabulary.
2.  Finish your book by Friday.

Finishing Act III

Essential Question: Could any of the characters have done more to end the hysteria in Salem?

Goal: to explain how character's reputations are being challenged and who could calm things down at this point in the play.

Reading: Today you will focus on how characters change.

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary for the Crucible Act IV
1. https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/201778
2. Watch the movie to remember what happened in Act III
1. Click here for the movie. Watch 1:08:47-1:32:51
3. Start a new English journal
1. Act III ends with...[write a few sentences summarizing what happened in the scene we watched] 
2. Throughout this Act, many characters had their reputation challenged. For example, [use the three columns from document TC001 in Google Classroom to write the next part of the paragraph] It would look something like this:
1. For example, Abigail challenged Elizabeth Proctor's reputation when she said, “********” (Act III, line ###). This character was primarily motivated by... OR [Character NAME] his/her reputation because he/she really wants...
3. At this point in the play, the hysteria in Salem is pretty high. But there are still a couple of characters who could ameliorate the situation. First, NAME could...If he/she only...then...Second, NAME has the opportunity to defuse the situation by...If he/she chose to...then...Unfortunately, no one is making these choices and so...

Homework:

1.  Work on your vocabulary.
2.  Finish your book by Friday.