10/1/14 Do Now: - Take a packet and graphic organizer from the front of the room. Homework: Read...

10/1/14Do Now:- Take a packet and graphic organizer from the front of the room.

Homework:• Read Chapter 3 in Gatsby for

tomorrow.• Dialectical Journal on chapters ¾

due Sunday 10/5 by 11:59pm on Turnitin.

Content Objective:Students will read their assigned primary source documents to find textual evidence in order to identify and evaluate the philosophical, religious, ethical, and social influences that shaped literature (and the philosophical view of the American Dream) of a period in American history

Language Objective:Students will record their textual evidence and analysis on the graphic organizer provided in preparation for presenting to the group/class tomorrow.

Agenda and Looking Ahead:

• How to submit your Dialectical Journals• Foundations of the American Dream

» Puritans» Revolutionaries» Transcendentalists

• Tomorrow: Finish and present findings• Friday: Quiz on Chapters 1-3 and Vocabulary

Chapters 1-3.

Groups:

1 & 2 – Puritans3 & 4 – Revolutionaries5 & 6 – Transcendentalists7 – Wildcard. (You choose)

1) What is their view of God?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

2) What are their values?

3) How do they define truth?

4) Do they have an optimistic or pessimistic view of life?

5) What are their values of work and worldly success?

6) What is their view of society?

7) Who is their authority?

8) What is their view of education?

9) Do they view man as inherently good, evil, or somewhere in between?

10) Create a connection between ideas found in your readings and The Great Gatsby.

1) What is their view of God?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) What are their values?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) How do they define truth?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) Do they have an optimistic or pessimistic view of life?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) What are their values of work and worldly success?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) What is their view of society?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) Who is their authority?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) What is their view of education?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) Do they view man as inherently good, evil, or somewhere in between?

Textual Evidence: Analysis:

1) Create a connection between ideas found in your readings and The Great Gatsby.