We set our schedule for the remainder of the year and talked about the different appeals (logical, emotional, ethical)  you could make in your debate.

The students had the remainder of the period to research for the debate.

HOMEWORK:  Finish reading The Great Gatsby and prepare for the test.

WHAT’S NEXT:  Here’s our schedule for the rest of the year:

• 5/21 – Finish discussing Gatsby and continue with debate prep.
• 5/23 – Test on Gatsby and debate prep
• 5/25 – Gatsby film and debate prep
• 5/30 – Debate Day
• 6/1 – Finish Gatsby film
• 6/5 – Scrabble

We continued with layout today.

HOMEWORK:  New articles due on Monday.

We discussed Gatsby’s dream as part of our review for the final test on Friday.

HOMEWORK:  Prepare for Gatsby test on Friday.  Rough draft of research paper due on Monday.