Wednesday, April 1st

Many of you discussed on Monday how you want your own daughters to not be foolish like Daisy is hoping for her daughter so that she can avoid heartache. Imagine that Daisy did stand up to her husband regarding the affair, and she had no other prospects lined up for herself. Discuss how a separation or divorce would work in the 1920’s and if you have changed your mind about how Daisy should react to her husband’s affair. You will likely need to do a little research about how divorce worked at that time.

Thursday, April 2nd

Redemption time! I know many of you felt unprepared for the Ch 1-2 quiz on The Great Gatsby because the grades were not up to par (even though it was on your calendar). Here is the list of vocab words I would like for you to define and create a sentence with each word. If the definition you find does not make sense to you, then you need to rewrite it in your own terms so that it does make sense. 1. inclined 2. privy 3. levity 4. incredulously 5. contemptuously 6. intimation 7. desolate 8. impenetrable 9. sumptuous 10. indeterminate 11. apathetically 12. incessant

Friday, April 3rd

During the 1920’s jazz and blues music were popular throughout the country. Listen to some examples of this type of music on YouTube or another music site. Now write a song or poem from the perspective from a character in the novel.

Monday, March 30th

Chapter 1: What does Daisy’s statement, “I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool,” reveal about the way she views her own life? What does this tell the reader about what Daisy knows regarding her husband? Thinking ahead to the future, would you wish for your daughter to hope for the same thing or not? Explain why or why not. There are multiple parts to today's assignment, make sure to answer them all. 

Tuesday, March 31st

Chapter 2: The story is told from the point of view of Nick Carraway, who is from Minnesota and has traveled to the East (New York) to achieve his American Dream. How does this point of view affect the story? How would the story be different if it were told from Daisy or Tom’s perspective?

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Make sure you have signed up for Turn It In. We did this back in January. This is where I need you to post your responses to the assignments this week. Here are the codes if needed.

1st block = hayesfirst 2325479

2nd block = hayessecond 23425499

3rd block = hayesthird 23425543

I also need you to create an account and download the ZOOM app if you have not already done so. We may have a class meeting sometime this week regarding your work. There will be a code I will send out and a specific time for the meeting to take place.

You will need to create a well-organized response to the following prompt: State whether or not your own life reflects the Five Tenants of Transcendentalism: Nonconformity, Self-Reliance, Importance of Nature, Favoring Intuition over Reason, and a Simplified Life. Those of you who completed your project will find this easier than others. You need to use examples from your life as well as think back to the texts read in class that were written by Emerson and Thoreau. You will submit this on Turn It In.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Create a journal entry stating your thoughts, emotions, and personal experiences with the COVID-19 Pandemic. This can be as long as you would like for it to be. Some of you may have lots of things to get off your chest at this time, and I want this to act as an outlet for you to express whatever valid feelings you may have. I am requiring that you imbed at least two compound sentences underlined, two complex sentences italicized, and two compound-complex sentences bolded. My suggestion would be to write, write, write, then go back when you are finished and add in any subordinating or coordinating conjunctions and commas to create these specific sentences. I look forward to reading these entries. You will submit this on Turn It In.

Friday, March 27, 2020

You all began reading The Great Gatsby before Spring Break. On my original calendar, I suggested that you finish the book over the break, and I want to thank all of you who have done so already. The novel was published in the year 1925 in the midst of the “Roaring Twenties”. I want you to write as if the novel takes place just five years into the future in 1930. You may need to do a little research on the events that take place in the twenties and early thirties. With your knowledge of Jay Gatsby’s career and his affections for Daisy Buchanan, write how this novel would be drastically different. You will submit this on Turn It In. Please email me or send me a remind message if you have questions about any of this week’s assignments.