What is this old blog?

 Hi! My name is Emily, and I'm an English teacher. For several years, I kept a blog as a digital companion to my class. I stopped updating it in March 2020, when we were all forced to go online due to Covid. I was told to use Google Classroom, and it didn't make sense to keep updating a blog when I had a Google Classroom, so I stopped updating. I spent the 2020-2021 school year as a virtual teacher, and I used Schoology as my LMS. I liked keeping a blog, but a blog isn't an LMS.

So what is this? I'm choosing to keep the blog public so people can look at it as a resource. I know I've gotten emails over the years thanking me for publishing material, so I figure I'll keep it public for whoever wants to look at it.

<3 Mrs. Wise

Use Google Classroom

Until further notice, we will be using Google Classroom. Please check your email for directions, which include the class code to enroll. I sent a mass email, then I sent an email to every one of you individually inviting you to join the Google Classroom. That should be in your school email at this time.

I know you are worried about the lack of high-quality English-related memes in your life right now. I promise each one of you that the high quality memes you have come to expect from my class will continue on schedule.

If you have any questions, please email me: emily.wise@humbleisd.net or send me a message on Remind. See you in Google Classroom!

Gatsby Unit Exam Review

There are TWO parts to the exam review! Print them both for the whole thing.

Exam Review Part 1
Exam Review Part 2

Gatsby 1-6 Retest Review

In order to do the retest, you need to complete the review. I have had a lot of students say they can't find their review. Here ya go! Bring a COMPLETED review with you when you want to retest.

Click here to download a copy of the retest review.

Plot Review for Chapters 8 and 9

So a lot of  my students said you liked the plot review for chapter 7, and asked if I had something similar for the rest of the chapters we need to read. This is fill-in-the-blank instead of open-ended, but it's a fairly detailed. You could use this while you're reading or you could do it as a review after you read.

Click here to download the review for Chapters 8 & 9

(Answers)

Remember that the extra credit for the chapters 7-9 quiz is due at the beginning of class Friday, February 28, 2020.

Plot Review for Chapter 7

Block day, we are starting class with a plot review of chapter 7.

Click here for the chapter 7 plot review (blank).

(Answers)

Gatsby Audio Chapters 7-9

Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Vocabulary Unit 10

Click here to see the Quizlet for Vocabulary Unit 10.

Extra credit for this vocabulary unit is due at the beginning of class on Friday, February 28, 2020.

Gatsby Audio for Chapters 4-6

Today in class, we took vocabulary quiz #9 and the Gatsby quiz over the first three chapters of the book. If you were out today, please plan to attend tutoring to make up those quizzes. If you were here today, you received the extra credit for chapters 4-6. The quiz on these chapters isn't until Friday, February 14, 2020, but several people asked if they could have the extra credit early so they could read over the break, so I gave it to everyone today. There is no assigned reading over the break, but using the break to catch up or get ahead is certainly a good idea.

Below are links to the audio for chapters 4-6.

Click here to listen to chapter 4.
Click here to listen to chapter 5.
Click here to listen to chapter 6.

Scroll down to previous days for the audio for chapters 1-3. 

Gatsby Chapter 3 Audio

Here's the audio for chapter 3:



Homework: On Friday, January 31, 2020, we will have two quizzes. One is the vocabulary quiz for unit 9, and the other is a quiz over the first three chapters of The Great Gatsby. All extra credit for these quizzes is due at the time the quizzes start. Extra credit cannot be accepted after the quizzes are given.

Click here to see the quizlet for vocabulary unit 9.