English 3 Honors

• Completed
  • Addition of the Mini Writes Prompts into the Writing section, these will be our end of week Bell Ringers to prepare for College/Scholarship Essays in the 4th QTR

    

    

    

  • Attendance to the AVID Career Fair (Completion of Info Sheet)
  • Reading/Cornell Notes Gatsby Ch 8 & 9
    • CHAPTER 8:
      • Why young Gatsby was drawn to Daisy
      • “he had taken her under false pretenses” (explain)
      • The war and Oxford
      • Daisy’s “artificial world” and cry for a decision
      • Gatsby’s trip to Louisville
      • Nick’s comments/thoughts when leaving Gatsby
      • Jordan’s phone call to Nick
      • Michaelis speaks with George
      • “the holocaust was complete” (explain)
    • CHAPTER 9:
      • Media & witness depictions of George and Gatsby
      • Attempts to contact the Buchanans & Wolfsheim
      • Henry C. Gatz
      • Klipspringer
      • A visit with Wolfsheim
      • “Schedule” and “General Resolves”
      • The funeral
      • Final encounter with Jordan
      • Final encounter with Tom
• Homework
  • Wrap up Cornell Notes for Socratic Seminar on Wed 1/22

  • EPCOT FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITY!!! Please fill out the Following Survey NO LATER THAN 1/24 if you would be interested in going on the ELA EPCOT Field Trip on March 6th: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZFDTTBB

  • Student Stipulations
    • NO REFERRALS in the 3rd QTR
    • No more than 3 Absences or 3 Tardies
    • Must have a MINIMUM of a 75% in your English Class
  • Dates
    • 1/24-Interest Survey due
    • 2/14-Permission Slips Due
    • 2/21-$135 to https://dcps.schoolcashonline.com/
    • 3/6-FIELD TRIP!!!

  • NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED ONCE PAID