Friday

In Class
Debate over which characters are "guilty" and which characters are "innocent".

Homework
Read closely and annotate the NY Times article distributed in class "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers". From the article, do you agree or disagree with what these students were saying about the American Dream and the green light? (1 paragraph). Write and describe what your "green light" is and how you plan to achieve it (1 paragraph).

*Link for the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/education/17gatsby.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Gatsby. Click on the link or copy and paste it in your browser to find the article. If this does not work go to nytimes. com and in the search box write the title of the article, "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers". There should be no excuses on Monday on why you are not prepared.