Friday, April 14, 2017

April 14th

For Monday,

Chapter 1 quiz on Gatsby.
Read pg. 422-423 "Straw into Gold"  Make note of stereotypes and assumptions about culture and background.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

April 11th

I today's lecture style class, I talked about what the difference between Illusion and Reality was and gave examples from both modern day of going to American University's vs. what we really want.  We also looked at what is the American Dream and if we would "qualify" or be able to achieve that goal.
For tomorrow, read up until page 369 and be prepared to discuss!

Friday, April 7, 2017

April 7th

For Monday,

Begin looking at what author you want to research on, remember, he/she must be American or Canadian.  You will have Monday's class to work on your bibliography project.

Read - your hand out "American Dream" Illusion vs. Reality.  Read from page 820 - 865.  There are actually two parts, one is background and the other is a story.

Short answer discussion questions will come on Tuesday and the story should be read by next Friday.