We rise by lifting others

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Today I will: 

• Give a persuasive speech about something I care about changing in our world.
• Listen to persuasive speeches and take notes
• Read chapter 8

Please Take out: 
-writing utensil
-paper

Today's Agenda:
-Did you complete your cloning letter revisions and turn them in?
-Persuasive Speeches
-Begin reading Gatsby chapter 8

Homework:

-MIDTERM PART I: Complete the Socratic Seminar Prep - due Monday
-Finish reading Gatsby by Monday

-PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH!

Be the Change

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Today I will: 

• Give a persuasive speech about something I care about changing in our world.
• Listen to persuasive speeches and take notes
• Read chapter 7

Please Take out: 
-writing utensil
-paper

Today's Agenda:
-REMINDER: Gatsby Quiz corrections and make-up quizzes TODAY at lunch - meet me in the computer lab
-Persuasive Speeches
-Begin reading Gatsby chapter 7

Homework:

-Cloning Letter Revisions (directions on Google Classroom) - due Friday
-MIDTERM PART I: Complete the Socratic Seminar Prep - due Monday
-Finish reading Gatsby by Monday

-PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH!

Persuading with Passion

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Today I will: 

• Give a persuasive speech about something I care about changing in our world.
• Listen to persuasive speeches and take notes
• Make inferences and show comprehension through a multiple choice quiz on chapters 4-6.

Please Take out: 
-writing utensil
-paper

Today's Agenda:
-REMINDER: Gatsby Quiz corrections and make-up quizzes Thursday at lunch
-Ch. 4-6 Gatsby Quiz
-Persuasive Speeches

Homework:

-Cloning Letter Revisions (directions on Google Classroom) - due Friday

-PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH!

Speech Preparation

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Today I will: 

• Review chapters 5 and 6 of The Great Gatsby and write fan fiction with my family group.
• Sign up for a speech day.
• Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby

Please Take out: 
-writing utensil
-paper

Today's Agenda:
-New seats!
--Gatsby Quiz corrections and make-up quizzes today and Thursday at lunch
-Ch. 4, 5 and 6 Review - Fan Fiction
-Sign up for speech day
-Cloning letters returned
-Read Chapter 7 in Gatsby

Homework:

-Prepare for Gatsby Quiz Ch. 4-6
-Finish reading Gatsby Chapter 7
-PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH!

Speech Preparation

*How will your speech make our world a better place?
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Today I will: 

• Peer edit the outline of my Speech and turn it in to turnitin.com
• Read chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Peer edit Speech outline
-Turn in speech outline to turnitin.com
-Read Chapter 6 in Gatsby

Homework:

-Finish reading Gatsby Chapter 6
-PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH!
-Answers to Speech questions...

1. You have until 11:30 tonight to turn it in to turnitin.com on time.
2. You will sign up for their speech day TUESDAY in class. 
3. I will call up students to sign up for a speech slot in the order you turned in you outline to turnitin.com. First finished gets first choice!
4. Speech days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
5. If you are absent Tuesday or do not sign up, I will sign you up for Wednesday.
6. Formal Speech Attire
7. Absent on the day you signed up? = zero
8. You may use notecards (I recommend), but you may not use the outline to your speech
9. You must have a visual aid

Driving to the Funeral

Today I will: 

• Show my understanding of vocabulary words in The Great Gatsby through on online, multiple choice quiz.
• Show my understanding of Ch. 4 in The Great Gatsby by acting out important scenes.
• Practice writing concessions after finding examples from "Driving to the Funeral"
• Work on outline of my Speech.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Vocab 3 Chart 

Today's Agenda:
-Vocab 3 Quiz
-Finish -"Driving to the Funeral" - Assignment
-Work on Speech outline
-Begin reading Gatsby ch 5

Homework:

-Work on Speech outline on Google Classroom - due to turnitin.com on Monday
-Finish reading chapter 5

On the quiz:
#14 'you' should be 'your'
#24 'to' should be 'too'

Gatsby Characters

*In order from left to right: Myrtle, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Jordon, Nick
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Today I will: 

• Create a list of debatable topics, choose one for my speech and sign up
• Begin outline of my speech.
• Read and article and complete rhetorical analysis

Please Take out: 
-Gatsby 

Today's Agenda:
-Citations and Work Cited review
-Sign up for speech topics and begin outline and research
-"Driving to the Funeral" - Assignment
-Begin reading chapter 4

Homework:

-Work on Speech outline on Google Classroom - due to turnitin.com on Monday
-Finish reading chapter 4
-Study Vocab 3 (make sure you have this corrected list) - quiz tomorrow