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=Today's Learning Goals:=
 * Use note-taking strategies to capture ideas from a text.
 * Formulate your own view of the American dream and share in a well-crafted verbal response.

=Bell Ringer: Word of the Day= = =
 * avarice (polysyndeton)

=Task 1: Learning to Take Notes=
 * Watch Casting Crown's video of "American Dream."
 * Upload text into A.nnotate.com.
 * Read aloud and model taking notes.
 * My notes
 * Create anchor chart of what you should be writing in notes.

=Task 2: Organize Literature Circles for //The Great Gatsby//=
 * Book Assignment: Complete the form to submit your book number.
 * Student Groups (seating chart groups)
 * Bookmark: Reading Calendar
 * **Read to page ** || **by this date ** ||
 * p. 38 (ch. 1-2) || Wednesday, 4/6 ||
 * p. 59 (ch. 3) || Friday, 4/8 ||
 * p. 96 (ch. 4-5) || Tuesday, 4/12 ||
 * p. 111 (ch. 6) || Thursday, 4/14 ||
 * p. 162 (ch. 7-8) || Monday, 4/18 ||
 * p. 180 (ch. 9) || Wednesday, 4/20 ||
 * Read Aloud Ch. 1
 * Draw Character Map

=Task 3: Independent Reading Time=