Reactions To The Conclusion of The Great Gatsby Video December 17, 2008

Think about the story now that we have completed the movie.

1.  What was your response to the conclusion of the movie?  Why?

2.  Which character did you like most in the video?  Why?

3.  Which character did you like least in the video?  Why?

4.  What do you think of Gatby’s dream?  Was he foolish to pursue his dream or not?  Why?

Please write a brief paragraph (this means you will have four paragraphs) of 4-6 sentences each.  Think carefully and deeply.

December 15, 2008: Responding to Tonight’s Viewing of The Great Gatsby December 15, 2008

Reflect on tonight’s viewing of the video.

What ideas, characters, and events stood out to you?  Why?  What was the most important or memorable passage to you?  Why?

Provide specific examples from the video to support your answers.

Explain your ideas in a thoughtful and well written paragraph of 8-10 sentences.

Jazz Age and Roaring Twenties Research Resources December 10, 2008

hamilton11th » jazzage via kwout

EOCT Testing Schedule December 2008

EOCT TESTS December 2008 

Wednesday	Thursday
Applied Algebra	Physical Science
Geometry	Biology
9th Lit/Comp.	Economics
11th Lit/Comp.	U.S. History

Tuesday, December 9: Wordle December 9, 2008

We will be using http://www.wordle.net tonight to create visual word clouds of our EOCT terms.  I will review instructions with the class for your Wordle assignment.

The glossary for each EOCT domain area is available at http://www.usatestprep.com .

Final Exam Schedule Announced December 1, 2008

12/17/2008 4:00 PM		Final Exams 1st & 3rd Period
12/18/2008 4:00 PM		Final Exam 2nd Period

Multigenre Elements Menu November 21, 2008

Please go to http://hamilton11th.wikispaces.com/file/view/Multigenre+Artifacts+Fall+2008.pdf for the menu of choices.  Please let me know if you need help!

Mrs. Hamilton

Character Response: November 18, 2008 November 19, 2008

Which character did you find most memorable from our novella?  Why?  Explain why this character stood out to you and was memorable.

November 12, 2008: Reflecting on Your Research November 13, 2008

Reflect on what you have read and accomplished tonight.

1.   Discuss what you learned tonight—what information seemed important to you?  What information stood out to you? 
2.  What did you accomplish tonight?
3.  Do you feel ready to start taking electronic notes tomorrow?

You may respond in complete sentences; you may number your responses.

Monday, November 11, 2008: Responding to Chapters 8-9, Maggie November 10, 2008

onsider what happened tonight in Chapters 8 and 9 tonight.

• What are you reactions to Chapter 8-9?
• What events, attitudes, or plot developments stood out to you our reading from tonight?
• What was most surprising to you in tonight’s reading? Why?
• Look back at each chapter. What do you think was the most important thing that happened in EACH chapter? Why?
• In your opinion, what was the most interesting expression or quote? (give the quote and page number) Why?
• Who is the most vivid character to you so far? Why? Describe that character and explain why he/she is so memorable to you at this point in the novella.
• How did tonight’s reading make you feel? Why?
• What do you predict will happen next?

Please organize your responses to these questions in a paragraph of 10-15 sentences. Think deeply and thoughtfully!