In class: we are working on the graphic organizer that we didn't get to yesterday.
On Thursday, you will have a test on the reading through chapter 6. Those questions from yesterday will be included. This time the grade will count!
Gatsby vocabulary quiz on Monday, May 13 class handout / copy below.
READING SCHEDULE
Homework: Tuesday, May 7 through chapter 4 page 85
Wednesday, May 8 through chapter 5- page 102
Thursday, May 9 through chapter 6- page 118
Friday, May 10 through chapter 7-page 153
For Monday, May 13---please have completed the novel ...ends on 189
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald vocabulary
1. deft (adjective)- quick and skillful
2. banns (noun)- any public announcement of a proposed marriage
3. innuendo- (noun)- an indirect hint or suggestion about a person or thing, especially of an insulting or an
offensive nature.
4. eddies (noun)- a current moving in the opposite direction of the main current
5. to ascertain (verb)- to determine
6. fortnight (noun)- two weeks
7. strident (adjective)- loud, harsh, grating or shrill
8. chasm (noun)- deep crack or hole (used literally or metaphorically)
9. to juxtapose (verb)- to place two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contrast
juxtaposition (noun)
10. to scrutinize (verb)- to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
11. meretricious (adj)- alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions
12. dilatory (adjective)- tending to delay or procrastinate
13. debauchery (noun)- excessive sensual pleasures
14. truculent (adjective)- fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
15. to pander (verb)- to cater to lower tastes
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