Thursday Fishbowl Prep: April 2, 2020

Focus: What are you wondering about in the early chapters of Gatsby?

1. Warming up: Make sure you check the revised fishbowl sign up and expectation, linked here

2. Reading and journalling on The Great Gatsby, Chapter 3

Weekly American Lit Announcements:

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CREATED YOUR WEBSITE AND SENT ME THE URL.

• PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES FOR CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 ARE POSTED ON YOUR BLOG BY FRIDAY.

• ALL CAPS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M SHOUTING! See you on Friday at 2:30 for a live class!

Helpful Gatsby Links:

• Click here if you need the journal overview (and click here if you just want the study guide questions).

• Click here to see the revised fishbowl sign up and expectations.

•  Mia and Olivia, please prepare a syllabus for Friday's discussion.

HW:

1. EVERY WEEKDAY: Check the class blog!

2. By FRIDAY:

• Read Chapter 3 in The Great Gatsby.

• Compose your journal entry and post it on your new blog (make sure your Chapter 2 entry is posted as well).

• Please join our live discussion this Friday at 2:30; we will be discussing Chapter 3. Let me know if your work schedule interferes with this time. You should have received a Google Hangout invitation from me.

3. By next MONDAY, April 6:

• Watch my short screencast on Grammar You Must Know #9: Apostrophes.

• Take the quiz on Apostrophes (starting in a few days, I will link it to the daily blog).