AMERICAN LITERATURE (1^st Period)

The Great Gatsby

Mon 10/26 (C): Review tests and papers; read “Hollow Men”
HW: Write a one-page response to “Hollow Men”; research and come into class with 5 interesting facts about the 1920s

Tue 10/27 (D): The Roaring '20s
HW: Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby; begin thinking about soundtrack project

Wed 10/28 (E): Discuss Ch. 1; What do we know about these characters?
HW: Read Ch. 2

Thu 10/29 (F): Discuss Ch. 2; The (moral) wasteland
HW: Read Ch. 3/4

Fri 10/30: NO SCHOOL

Mon 11/2 (G): Class work—Vocab sentences
HW: Study for vocab quiz; Read Ch. 5 by Thursday

Tue 11/3 (A): NO CLASS

Wed 11/4 (B): Vocab quiz and class work TBA
HW: Read Ch. 5

Thu 11/5 (C): Discuss Ch 3/4; The Myth of Gatsby
HW: Read Ch. 6

Fri 11/6 (D): Discuss Ch. 5/6; The Tragic Gatsby?
HW: Read Ch. 7

Mon 11/9: NO SCHOOL

Tue 11/10 (E): Discuss Ch. 7; Hot in the City
HW: Read Ch. 8/9; Work on soundtrack

Wed 11/11 (F): Discuss Ch. 8/9; Ceaselessly into the Past…
HW: Gatsby soundtracks due tomorrow; Papers due Tuesday

Thu 11/12 (G): Gatsby soundtracks due; (Re)visit "Hollow Men"; finish discussion of Gatsby
HW: Papers due Tuesday

Fri 11/13 (S): NO CLASS

Mon 11/16 (A): NO CLASS

Tue 11/17 (B): Papers due; Discussion TBA;
HW: TBA