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=Today's Learning Goals:=
 * Draw conclusions about the dreams of different characters in //The Great Gatsby//.
 * Select specific details from the novel to support conclusions.

=Bell Ringer=
 * Word of the Day: subside (sentence construction of your choice of any four we've studied) **

=Mini-Lesson: Drawing conclusions and supporting with text evidence=
 * Model drawing conclusion and supporting with text evidence:
 * Read aloud "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
 * Use two-column notes: Inference/Evidence
 * What inferences can we draw?
 * What text evidence supports our conclusion?
 * What do you think the author was trying to say? **What BIG IDEA was he trying to convey to reader?**
 * Working with a small group, rotate through the wall posters, analyzing the dreams of each character:
 * Draw a conclusion and add to poster.
 * On sticky notes, write text details (with page numbers) to support your inference.
 * Whole Class Discussion: What was Fitzgerald trying to say through these characters? What BIG IDEA was he trying to convey? Can the characters represent a particular class or type of individual from that time period?

Characters for analysis:
 * 1) Gatsby
 * 2) Tom
 * 3) Daisy
 * 4) Myrtle
 * 5) George
 * 6) Jordan
 * 7) Nick
 * 8) Wolfsheim

=Essay Assignment =
 * Having read //The Great Gatsby//, you will write an essay as a culminating project. **


 * **Analyze a character from the novel, explaining the dreams of that character. Relate that character's dreams to the larger society of the 1920's, explaining what message (BIG IDEA) Fitzgerald was conveying. Use specific examples from the novel to support your analysis.**

Your finished essay will count as a **200-point test grade** and is due **Wednesday, May 4.** = =
 * Today's work is great thinking to get you started on the essay.
 * Next class period, you will begin drafting the essay.
 * The following Monday (5/2), you will complete your draft and complete a peer revision in class.
 * **The final essay is due Wednesday, May 4. **
 * If you do not have time to finish during class, you need to be working on this outside of class as homework! **

=Review Vocabulary Quiz from Last Class=

=Independent Reading=