As many say "I can't believe this is the halfway point of the semester!" Maybe others are saying "It's FINALLY that half way point of the semester!" Whatever works..but I must admit that while I am ready for a much needed break, I will be sad with THIS class ends. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the submissions, reading the conversations in Pronto, and sending messages back and forth with everyone.
Pronto! The hour flew by this week. I realized as I was grading submissions last night and this morning that we really just touched the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, in our discussion. I know someone kept mentioning Brooks and we never did get to her. Richard Cory is one of my favorites to discuss too. Could we have talked for two hours? Probably. Not realistically, though, because of children and other obligations. We have to take what we can get.
Putting together the Gatsby Pod was interesting. This is a new Pod for this semester, so I started from scratch. I finally just quit, even though I wanted to add more activities as possible selections. What I will add after break will be a list of possible Blog topics and some info in the resources folder in the Pod which I forgot to include last night.
I love all of the literary elements in Gatsby, so it will be interesting to see the responses to symbolism and the parties and the settings. The theme of the American Dream is so vivid in this novel, and the reflection of the times that Fitzgerald embraced is very evident. I hope all of you enjoy reading, or re-reading, the novel.
This blog post is the last official act for the first part of the semester. Even though all of the submissions and this week's entries in the discussion board are not read and graded (therefore the scoresheets are not finished), this wife has a husband who is patiently waiting for her to turn off the computer, pack some clothes, and head to Tennessee. And that is what I shall do.
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