Friday and Monday; March 6 and 9

Assign as homework the third page of grammar packet. It is on "Dashes".

We had work time for the multi-genre essays. Students were also given ideas for the journal writes, which are the second required piece of writing for their essays.


Here are the directions for the second required writing: Choose from the following:
Multi-genre Writing Prompts: Required Writing #2 for The Great Gatsby

1 What is the American Dream? What does it take to achieve this dream? Who determines your success in the dream- you or others? Do not just answer these questions. Use your creativity to illustrate these ideas.

2 What dreams or wishes did you once have that you now know were unrealistic or foolish? What have you learned since those days? Using a writing snapshot would be a great way to introduce this topic.

3 Choose one of your fantasies about what your life will be like in twenty years. Write about it using specific details. Remember that you will be around 36 years of age as the narrator. Tell us the important facts about your life. How will your world be different?

4 Write a recipe for the American Dream. Take what you have learned from this class or this book and write a full recipe.

5 Write a full obituary for yourself at some future date. What details, accomplishment, family members, possessions will be emphasized? Or make this into a last will and testament. To whom would you bequeath what?

6 The Great Gatsby abounds with icons of the 1920’s- Gatsby’s car, bootlegging, jazz, women’s dresses, and women’s hair styles. List some object that typify the current decade, and incorporate as many of them as possible into a few paragraphs describing a day in your life.


These are ideas for a journal writing. This will differ from the essay format of writing assignment number one.

Coming Attractions:
March 10/ 11 We will have computers in the classroom to finish working on our projects.

March 16/ 17 The multi-genre essay is due.
Mr. Wallace will teach a lesson study as intro to “Raisin in the Sun.”

March 18/ 19 Test over Gatsby.

March 23 thru 27: Spring Break