May 31-June 3
TUESDAY
“The Wasteland”
T.S. Eliot
Annotate for: blind world, social classes, imagery, romanticism, disillusionment, entropy, urban/industrialization, post-war sentiments
WEDNESDAY
Discussion about poem.
Introduction to The Great Gatsby
-Fitzgerald biography
THURSDAY
Review Chapter 1
-student facilitated discussion
-imagery
Ivy League Quiz
FRIDAY
Define the American Dream and different ‘peoples’ expectations and reality during the 20’s
Key language associated with the 20’s
Review WW1
Look closely at Fitzgerald’s language, narration, setting (time)
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June 6-June 10
MONDAY
The Secret Society Handout
-identify similar societies at SAMO
Review Chapter 2
-“the valley”
-connections to “The Wasteland”
-characterization
-symbolism
TUESDAY
Review Chapters 2&3
-characterization
-symbolism
-style and theme
WEDNESDAY
Review Chapters 4&5
-time as a motif
-racism and the Am. Dr.
-characterization
-imagery (color symbolism)
THURSDAY
Review Chapter 6
-characterization
-symbolism
-style and theme
FRIDAY
-characterization
-symbolism
-style and theme
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June 13-June15
MONDAY/TUESDAY
Review Chapter 7&8
-the accident
-time (seasons)
-symbolism
-predict ending
WEDNESDAY
Review Chapter 9
-reactions to the end
-compare tone of Wasteland and GG
What gives this book its longevity? How is it inexplicably connected to the American psyche?