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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Homework: October 30

Readers/Writers Workshop (F block)
  • Read your independent book!
English 11 (A and G block)
  • Make sure you've completed the reading "The Things They Carried."
  • Make sure you've answered the focus question with details and information from the story.
Honors English 11 (C block)
  • Identify a thesis statement, then write up a paragraph in which you consider how Fitzgerald/Carraway portrays Gatsby.
    • Remember, Michaela had the idea that Carraway portrays Gatsby as the "peace in the chaos." You'll want to develop your own idea--how does Carraway portray that character?
    • Then, find some evidence and write up a draft paragraph. What LANGUAGE is significant? What helps us, as readers, understand who this guy is?

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