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Bell Ringer 4/24. Please get out your Great Gatsby Movie Essay and read it quietly to yourself. Fix any errors you find. You do not need to write another draft. Check your essay to make sure: That it completes the assignment That it’s easy to read
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Bell Ringer 4/24 • Please get out your Great Gatsby Movie Essay and read it quietly to yourself. • Fix any errors you find. You do not need to write another draft. • Check your essay to make sure: • That it completes the assignment • That it’s easy to read • That it follows the guidelines of the FCAs (Focus Correction Areas) • 1
Bell Ringer 4/24 • Reminder: Tomorrow your TGG Movie Essay is due. Here is a checklist: • Introduction • Hook • Main idea • Body Paragraphs • At least 3 examples/pieces of proof per body paragraph • 3 of those piece of proof should address the other movie • Conclusion • Restated Main Idea • Connect your ideas to bigger, more universal ideas • Why is this important? • 2, 4
Bell Ringer 4/24 • Please get out a piece of composition paper and a writing utensil while I pass back your Movie Graphic Organizers for Ch. 5, 7, & 8. • 3
Bell Ringer 4/24 • Please get out your Ch. 8 Movie Graphic Organizer so that we can discuss them for participation points. • 7
Bell Ringer 4/24 • Please get out your Ch. 7 Movie Graphic Organizer so that we can discuss them for participation points. • 9
English III • EQ: How have directors BazLuhrmann and Jack Clayton chosen to interpret their source material from The Great Gatsby? • Agenda • Bell Ringer/Discussion • Agenda/EQ • Comp/Cont Movies • Setting up Graphic Organizer • Watching chapters 5, 7, & 8 • Type 3 Evaluation Essay • TGG Review
Comparing & Contrasting Movies G.O. • We will be making a graphic organizer to compare and contrast each chapter (5, 7, 8) • Divide a piece of composition paper into 3 columns (TGG 2013, TGG Novel, TGG 1974) • Each column should have 4 categories (Characterization, Plot, Visuals, Music) • As we watch, record how each movie handles these elements in each chapter. • Pay special attention when a movie does something different than the book.
Type 3 Writing • Which movie is a better version of The Great Gatsby? • Evaluate 1 chapter from both movies (chapter 5, chapter 7, chapter 8). • Support your evaluation with examples from both movies (or from the actual novel). • FCA 1: Create an essay with a clear main idea that is supported with examples throughout (at least 3 per body paragraph). • At least 1 body paragraph should explain why the other version of the movie is inferior. • FCA 2: Use a 5 paragraph essay format (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion). • FCA 3: Write using the voice of an expert, a film critic.
Bell Ringer 4/24 • Please get out your writing prompt from last Tuesday so we can continue reading them.
Creative Writing • EQ: How do authors develop themes in their narratives? • Agenda • Bell Ringer/Discussion • Agenda/EQ • Finishing Theme Presentations • Richard, Marie, Krystal, Maddy • Reading Last Week’s Prompt • Keeping Score • Engaging • Vivid • Well-Structured
Creative Writing Prompt • Person: Sassy Librarian or Construction Worker • Place: Friendly’s or a Chain Restaurant • Thing: Spaghetti • Conflict: Blackmail • Twist: No one knows who was on the phone