Beginning of Trimester Three

Well, folks, second trimester is over, and we are moving into third trimester. Today is Sunday, March 8th; I'm at school setting up for third trimester, and I still have grading to finish off for trimester two.

I have until Thursday to finish grades, and I will publish them as soon as they are done.

Good luck in third trimester.

Reading Circles: Project due

1. You need what you created for the reading circle when you come to class on "A" day to use it on the final test.
2. You will have 10 minutes after finishing the test to choose the group's best Log Keeper, Character Tracker, Text Connector, and Mind Mapper material. Each should have the name of the creator on it.
3. By sixty minutes into the class, you will have turned in your reading circle work.

The Great Gatsby and Bonus Points

A word to the wise--preparing for the final test for The Great Gatsby will improve your overall grade much more than either or both of the bonus point opportunities with Fitzgerald. The bonus is a small bump for people who have done all the other work successfully.

Be smart.
But as they say on the morning announcements: "The choice is yours."

El Greco

There's an allusion to this artist. Here's a link to see a landscape of El Greco.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.iberianature.com/material/photos/big/toledo2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.iberianature.com/material/view_of_toledo.htm&usg=__X8YmHvBDHhHq5OFVfHUHUP1fWL8=&h=419&w=429&sz=41&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=U757owLklxK86M:&tbnh=123&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3DEl%2BGreco%2Blandscape%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

the Fitzgerald biography

For those who were absent on "B" day this week or for people who want more time with the packet in class, here's the site it's on.

http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html

the Fitzgerald biography

The Swastika Holding Company

Remember this book was written in the 1920s well before World War II and the Nazis. If you want to check out about the symbol, this is a good site for basic information.

http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm