Monthly Archives: October 2011

Hi all, please be sure to read the article regarding Gatsby and contemporary America to help you cultivate ideas for tomorrow’s essay. Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) In a … Continue reading →

First published in 1925, “The Great Gatsby” has never lost its allure. Last year “Gatz”, a six-and-a-half-hour stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, was a sell-out hit at New York’s Public Theatre. Everyone is now buzzing about Baz Luhrmann’s … Continue reading →

In what way(s) do you see The Great Gatsby being an influential novel? Use specific examples from modern day culture.

Please share your main ideas from today’s essay with your classmates and me. Also, does a deeper understanding of Fitzgerald’s symbolism change your attitude about The Great Gatsby? Why?

Hi all, Here is Wednesday’s prompt. For those of you on field trips this week, please be sure to write and turn this essay in by Thursday 10/20. If you are not going to be in school, you may email … Continue reading →

I highly recommend that you read the salon.com essay on Some Like It Hot which was posted here last week: Below is tomorrow’s in class essay prompt: Question 3 (Suggested time – 40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of … Continue reading →

Please read and respond to this essay and include your thoughts about the film. http://entertainment.salon.com/2002/02/11/some_like_hot/   Charles Taylor   MONDAY, FEB 11, 2002 8:00 PM UTC Masterpiece: “Some Like It Hot” Billy Wilder’s manic, magical 1959 farce is more than … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT!: PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULE CHANGES DUE TO THE PSAT AND SRI TESTING 10/10 Monday 2ND PERIOD  CHAPTER 1 – AUGUSTE, TISHA, CHRIS, DIMON CHAPTER 2 – KEYLAH, DENISE, GIDEON, MARQUIS 3RD PERIOD CHAPTER 1 – THERESA, MABLE, NORRISHA, ANA CHAPTER 2 – … Continue reading →

You should respond to this post by Tuesday 10/4/11: Discuss the theme of carelessness in Gatsby and how this theme applies to driving, the actions of various characters and society in general. Look at some of the main symbols such … Continue reading →

Because of the PSAT and SRI testing, the calendar has had to be adjusted. Please note the changes below: Monday 10/3 Today will be vocabulary quiz  #2. We will also compile a new vocabulary list (turmoil, synonym, impede, verse, aloft, idle, … Continue reading →