Dream a little dream…

1. Dream a little dream… The Great Gatsby

2. Day 5 • Dead Poets

3. Norman Rockwell

4. Characteristics of Romanticism: The movie tells of 7 characteristics of Romanticism from Walt Whitman's "Songs of Joy" 1. O to struggle against great odds, to meet enemies undaunted. (A preoccupation with the genius, the hero, the exceptional figure). 2. To be the sailor of the world, bound for all parts. (The use of the far-away and non-normal) 3. O will I live to be the ruler of life, not a slave. (Values the individual over society) 4. To mount the scaffolds, to advance to the muzzles of guns with perfect nonchalance. (Grotesque/ Gothicism: marked by a preoccupation with gloom, mystery, and terror. ) 5. To dance, clap hands, exalt, shout, skip, roll on, float on. (Moral enthusiasm) 6. O to have life hence forth the poem of new joys. (Stress exaltation of emotion rather than reason and rationality). 7. To indeed be a god! (God and the individual are connected).

5. Dead Poet’s Society • Allusion is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion. • Example:Many of the allusions in 'The Crucible' are biblical. One biblical allusion comes from Exodus. When Abigail approaches the court room, the crowd part and leave a path open. This coincides with Moses parting the Red Sea. An allusion is any reference in a work of literature that is not fully explained as it's assumed the reader knows the connections.

7. Wednesday • Dead Poets

8. Journal #2 • The movie "The Dead Poet's Society" is about the conflict between two ways of thinking.  One is the traditionalist (realist) way of thinking that can best he described by the Welton Academy motto, "Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and Excellence."  The other is the free thinking (romantic) way of thinking that can best be described by the phrase, "Carpe Diem" (Latin for: 'Seize the day').  In your opinion which one of these two ways of thinking is better to follow?

9. Day 6 • Introduce novel • Cover Discover • Video Questions • Video • Homework: Read Chapters 1 and 2

10. Journal • What is your favorite color? Why do you like that color? How do you incorporate into your life---car, room, clothing, etc? How does it make you feel?

12. What is all means… • Color Psychology "Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions." --Pablo Picasso

13. Color has long been used to create feelings of coziness or spaciousness. However, how people are affected by different color stimuli varies from person to person. • The hues in the blue range have been shown to have the highest preference amongst people.[1] • There is evidence that suggests that people tend to prefer certain colors depending on the ambient temperature. People who are cold prefer warm colors like red and yellow while people who are hot prefer cool colors like blue and green.[1] • Some research has concluded that women tend to feel pleasant seeing "warm" colors while men tend to feel pleasant seeing "cool" colors.[1] • A few studies have shown that cultural background has a strong influence on color preference. These studies have shown that people from the same region regardless of race will have the same color preferences. Also, one region may have different preferences than another region (i.e., a different country or a different area of the same country), regardless of race.[1] • Children's preferences for colors they find to be pleasant and comforting can be changed and can vary, while adult color preference is usually non-malleable.[1]

14. Prereading Analysis Sheet for the Cover of The Great Gatsby 1.On a sheet of paper make a sketch of this painting 2. Identify and label the colors in the painting. What do you think the colors symbolize? 3. Identify and label the details in the painting. What do you think they symbolize? 4. Describe the tone of the painting. What aspects of the image helped you arrive at this conclusion? 5. Write a paragraph predicting the plot of the novel based on the book cover.

15. Francis Cugat’s Celestial Eyes • Cugat’s rendition is not illustrative, but symbolic, even iconic: the sad, hypnotic, heavily outlined eyes of a woman beam like headlights through a cobalt night sky. Their irises are transfigured into reclining female nudes. From one of the eyes streams a green luminescent tear; brightly rouged lips complete the sensual triangle. No nose or other discernable facial contours are introduced in this celestial visage; a few dark streaks across the sky (behind the title) suggest hairlines. Below, on earth, brightly colored carnival lights blaze before a metropolitan skyline.

16. Drafts and Sketches

17. Video • Quiz following Video

18. Journal • Video • Quiz

20. Homework • Read Chapter 1, complete fill in the blank study guide.

21. Day 7 • Listen to Chapters 2, 3 • Complete Discussion Questions • Prepare for Quiz on 1-3 on Friday.

22. First Cousin: Your first cousins are the people in your family who have at least one of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. • Second Cousin: Your second cousins are the people in your family who share the same great-grandparent with you. • Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins: Your third cousins share at least one great-great-grandparent, fourth cousins share a great-great-great-grandparent, and so on. • Removed: When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. "Once removed" indicates a difference of one generation, "twice removed" indicates a difference of two generations, and so forth.

23. Journal #3 • Does money equal happiness?  Why or why not?  Is financial   success the key to the American Dream?  Provide examples to support your opinion. 

24. The Great Gatsby • Listen to Chapters 1 and 2

25. Homework • Read Chapter 3 and complete study guide.

26. Day 8 • Keyword Notes • Check Source Information • Complete study guide/Review for Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2 • Myrtle/Daisy Comparison

27. Journal Response • Journal assignment: Please pick a passage of about 1-3 paragraphs from Chapter 2 that you either a) didn’t understand or b) figure is of some importance but didn’t quite grasp that significance. At the top of the page, tell me what passage you’ve selected by including the first several words (i.e., “In my younger, more vulnerable years…” (5)) and the page number. Then do the following: • 1) Write at least two questions you need to ask about that passage in order to understand it. Don’t do the “what does this passage mean?” question; be specific and identify exactly what you don’t understand. For example, some of the language has been difficult for many of you, “Why is the picture of Myrtle’s mother described as ‘like an ectoplasm’ on page 30”? • 2) Try to answer your own questions by looking for clues in the text. What do you know about the rest of the paragraph, the ones that came before it or the rest of the chapter that may help you decode the passage you have chosen? Do not discount what you already know: the way Tom is characterized; Nick’s attitude towards his subject and environment (tone); how Myrtle is different from Daisy; the differences in the locations thus far. Respond in paragraph form by offering an interpretation based on what’s in the text, and what connections there seems to be to other parts of the text.

28. Day 9 • Type notes into a word documents by keyword. • Complete Quiz on 1 and 2 • Myrtle/Daisy Comparison • Chart Due

29. Day 10 • Typed notes should be completed today. • Putting together paragraphs from notes. • Works Cited • Quiz Completed • Daisy/Myrtle Chart Completed

30. Day 11 • Works Cited Page Completed • Typed Notes Completed • Begin Paragraphing • Quiz Completed

31. Day 12 • Read Chapters 3 and 4 • Complete Map (Due Tuesday) • Complete Daisy Myrtle Paragraph (Due Wednesday)

32. Day 13 • Map Due • Continuing paragraphing notes. • Daisy/Myrtle chart and essay. • Rough Draft due on Friday.

33. Day 14 • Continuing paragraphing notes. • Daisy/Myrtle chart and essay. • Rough Draft due on Friday.

34. Day 15 • Listen to Chapters 5 and 6 • Quiz next Friday on Book 5 and 6. • Final Draft due Friday. • You should have already taken quiz on 3 and 4. • You should have your Rough Draft, Works Cited, Notes by Keyword already saved in G drive. • Your written notes should be in your green folder.

35. Day 16 • Quiz Friday on Book 5 and 6. • Final Draft due Friday. • You should have already taken quiz on 1 and 2, 3 and 4. • You should have your Rough Draft, Works Cited, Notes by Keyword already saved in G drive. • Your written notes should be in your green folder.

36. Day 17 • Save Final Draft in final draft folder. • Choose a partner and complete Research Paper Editing Guide in G drive for each other’s papers. Save to Completed Editing Guide folder. • Complete Paper Rater. Choose view report. Save in Paper Rater Folder. • Let me know you have finished  • Complete GG charcter chart. • Take GG Quiz 5 and 6.

37. Day 18 • REMINDER: EOC Final Exam on Tuesday • Save Final Draft in final draft folder. • Choose a partner and complete Research Paper Editing Guide in G drive for each other’s papers. Save to Completed Editing Guide folder. • Complete Paper Rater. Choose view report. Save in Paper Rater Folder. • Let me know you have finished  • Complete GG charcter chart. • Take GG Quiz 5 and 6.

38. Day 19 • REMINDER: EOC Written Exam on Tuesday!!!!! • Read Chapters 7-9 • Quiz next Wednesday on Chapters 6-9. • Save Final Draft in final draft folder.

39. 2013 • Coming in May, 2013 • The Great Gatsby • Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher

40. Process • Sketch out a rough draft of map on notebook paper. Remember your map must be based upon descriptions from novel. • 2. Get rough draft approved and obtain permission to get a sheet of white a paper. • 3. Using various art supplies available in the room, draw your map on the white paper. Make sure it is big and colorful and suitable for hanging on the wall. • 4. All areas must be clearly labeled. You may choose to use a legend for identification of smaller locations.

41. Activity Create a map of the setting used in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby based on the descriptions given in the novel.Areas Required on Map: a. East Egg (pgs. 9-10) b. Buchanan's house (pgs. 10-11) c. West Egg (pgs. 10-11) d. Gatsby's house (pg. 9) e. Nick's house (pg. 9) f. Long Island Sound (pg. 9) g. Valley of Ashes (pg. 23) h. T.J. Eckleberg billboard (pg. 27-28) i. Railroad tracks and motor road (pg. 27) j. Wilson's garage/house (pgs. 28-29) k. New York (pg. 9, 27,31) l. Tom and Myrtle's apartment (pgs. 32-33)

44. Paragraph • Using the information in the charts write a paragraph about Daisy and a paragraph about Myrtle.

45. Quote from Fitzgerald • "That was always my experience— a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy's school; a poor boy in a rich man's club at Princeton.... However, I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works."

46. Quiz Chapter 4 • Who does Gatsby and Nick have lunch with in New York? • A. Tom • Daisy • Wolfsheim • Jordan 2. In Chapter Four, the reader learns that • Daisy and Gatsby were once in love. • Jordan is in love with Nick. • Tom is leaving Daisy. • Gatsby is in love with Jordan. 3. Wolfsheim wears cufflinks made of • human hair • human bones • human teeth • ivory 4. What information does Gatsby give Nick about his life? • He attended Oxford. • He was the son of rich deceased parents. • He was in the Army. • All of the above. 5. What are some rumors about Gatsby? • He is a bootlegger. • He is the nephew of von Hindeburg. • He killed a man. • All of the above.

47. The Great Gatsby • Journal Time • Listen to Chapter 6 • Complete study guide.

48. Additional Help Great Gatsby Website • http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/westspringfieldhs/academic/english/1project/99gg/99gg6/main.htm

49. Day 14 • Quiz on 4 and 5 • Journal • Listen to Chapter 6

50. Journal #6 Is what Gatsby feels for Daisy love or obsession? Explain your answer.