ColorConnotationandJournal

Ch45

Subject:AmericanLiterature
GradeLevel:11thgrade
Date:Thursday,April7

Objectives

Materials

AgendaSlides
ResponseJournal#2:1paragraph,atleast5sentences,withcited
textualevidence
NowthatGatsbyandDaisyspastrelationshiphasbeen
revealed,analyzethesignificanceoftheepigraph(quoteatthe
beginningofthenovel):
Thenwearthegoldhat,ifthatwillmoveher
Ifyoucanbouncehigh,bounceforhertoo,
TillshecryLover,goldhatted,highbouncinglover,
Imusthaveyou.
ThomasParkeDInvilliers

Procedures

1. Greet,ThisDayinHistoryFacts(~3minstops)
2. Pleaseanswertheresponsejournalquestionontheboard.
Itshouldbeatleast5sentenceswithcitedtextualevidence
included.Iwillcollecttheseandgradethemlikethelast
time.(10mins)
3. Writethefourcolorsontheboard(Createaslidewitheach
boxedoff)
4. Havestudentstellmethingsthattheyassociatewiththatcolor:in
movies,emotions,weather,charactertraits,etcetera.
5. Thengobackandcirclethethingswehaveseeninthenovelso
far(fromtheirprompting)(10mins)
6. Nowgotoyourcolorjournal.Eachoftheunderlinedthings
ontheboardisfoundinthebook.Thisiswhatgoesinto
yourconnotationsandcommentssectionofthepage.You
willgetintogroupsofnomorethan4.Iwillassignyoua
colorandyourgroupwillfindtextualevidencetosupport
theinstancesofyourcolorinthenovel.(15mins)
7. Noweachgroupwillsharetheirtextualevidence.Startwith
thecoloryouhadandthensaywhatyoufoundevidence
for.( 1015mins)
8. End:Keepinmindthatyouhaveaquizoverchapters15
tomorrow.Ihopeyouallhaveawonderfulday.