Wednesday, March 5th

Odd Classes:
Wow, today was so much fun! Today we talked about Poems for 2 Voices and reviewed The Great Gatsby chapters 1-3. So you all need to be caught up, because we are moving on right away!

I also passed out a Revised Calendar. There is very important information on the calendar that you are all responsible for! If you do not have 3 completed genres (Newspaper article, Poem for 2 Voices, and a genre of your choice), I will be sending a letter to your parents notifying them that you may fail the course this semester. Please don't make me send a letter home! Get your genres completed. Remember, you receive process points for completing the genres ON TIME! Don't lose the opportunity of getting easy points and my feedback on your genres, so when I grade them in your final project you can get a perfect score!

Here is a link to the revised calendar: http://viewer.zoho.com/docs/zbBDl

We also discussed Poems for 2 Voices. A poem for 2 voices has two columns and is read by two people at the same time. One person reads one column and the second person reads the other column. The lines that are together are read by both people at the same time. The lines that are separate are read individually.

You will need to complete a poem for 2 voices for your multi-genre paper. This will be a pre-writing strategy for your compare and contrast essay. One column will be a voice about your topic from the 1920s. The other voice will be what you will compare your topic to in our society today.

Please come and see me for examples.

I have attached one example that I wrote and a template you may use (but are not required to use) to write your poem for 2 voices (see the links on the right hand side bar).

Here is what you need to do to make up our class today:
1. Write a paragraph describing what the American Dream is. What is your dream? How are you planning to achieve your dream?
2.Come and see me so I can explain Poems for 2 Voices.
3. Complete the study guide for The Great Gatsby chapters 1-3

What you need to do for Friday's class:
1. Complete your Poem for 2 Voices
2. Read The Great Gatsby chapter 4
3. Read Hemingway's "In Another Country" (only 3rd Period)
4. Complete the study guide for The Great Gatsby for chapter 4.

Here's a link for the study guide for chapters 1-4: http://viewer.zoho.com/docs/gbK7bf

If you have questions, please come and see me!!!!