The Great Gatsby By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Born September 24, 1896 and died December 21, 1940 American Novelist and Short Story Writer.

He is best known for his writings about the roaring 20s, also known as the Jazz Age.

The 1920s was a party!

What made it so much fun??

A Story about sex, parties, alcohol, and lots of money! The Great Gatsby A Story about sex, parties, alcohol, and lots of money!

What do we call, where a story takes place? The Setting

In Your Reader/Writer Notebook Making Inferences about Characters and Setting.

Guiding Questions Who would live here? How much do you think it costs? list 5 things that come to mind about the people who might live in this house.

House #1

House #2

House #3

House #4

Which house do you think is better? Why?

Lets meet our narrator and discuss our setting.

Making Inferences about Characters And Setting Gatsby’s Mansion Buchanan’s Mansion

acres of lawn and garden.” Gatsby’s Mansion “…it was a colossal affair by any standard – it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden.” List at least 5 things you can assume about Gatsby from the description of his house

The Buchanan’s Mansion “Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walls and burning gardens… [one of the] white palace [that] glittered.” List at least 5 things you can assume about Gatsby from the description of his house

Making Inferences about Characters and Setting Write a paragraph in which you explain what you can infer about Gatsby and the Buchanan’s based on the descriptions of their homes.

“a weather beaten cardboard bungalow,” an “eyesore.” The Narrator’s Home “a weather beaten cardboard bungalow,” an “eyesore.”

Making Inferences about Characters and Setting Our Narrator and Gatsby both live in West Egg. Why do you think they live here, while The Buchanan’s live in East Egg. What can we assume about Nick and Gatsby?

Homework Read Ch. 1 and list all of the main characters and how they are related to our Narrator.

Character Traits What are some things you look for, when judging the kind of person someone is?

Re-Reading the Dinner Party Scene While we read, list any details that help you pass judgment on Nick, Daisy, Tom or Gatsby

Character Traits Each group will receive one character. As a group reread your assigned pages and continue filling out your chart. Do not complete the inference sections of the chart.

Give One Get One You will have 4 min and 13 secs. Complete your charts. You will leave your chair and share your chart with others. You will compliment another student and give them a detail about your character. They will compliment you back, and give you one detail about their character in return.

Making Inferences

Making Inferences What are some assumptions you can make about the kind of people these characters are.

Reading Homework Answer the study questions in your reader writer notebook. They will be checked on the days the chapters are due. (FYI These will be the reading quiz questions)

The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg Myrtle and Tom’s Apartment in NY Imagery Words that paint a picture. While we read, focus on the description of the following images: The Valley of Ashes The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg Wilson’s Garage Myrtle and Tom’s Apartment in NY

Imagery In your groups you will be assigned one image from the text. On a poster paper you will List the details (adjectives) Fitzgerald use to describe this image You will draw a pictures or cut out pictures to help visualize the image You will find a quote to represent this image Then write an explanation of what this image might represent.

Title Brief explanation of what the image is. Then create a list of adjectives Fitzgerald uses to describe it. Visual Representation Explain what this image might represent. (symbolic meaning) Quote

I agree/disagree because… Gallery Walk While you observe the posters, use the post it notes to comment on 3 using one of the following sentence starters: I think… This reminds me of… I agree/disagree because… I wonder…

Time Line of Events

The Charleston

Rumors and Gossip Has a rumor ever been spread about you? Or have you ever spread a rumor? If so, describe the rumor.

Rumors and Gossip In your Reader Writer Notebook: Describe how you honestly feel about gossip?

Why do you think people like gossip so much? Rumors and Gossip Why do you think people like gossip so much?

What rumors are spread about the Mysterious Gatsby? Rumors and Gossip What rumors are spread about the Mysterious Gatsby? P.47 P.43

What rumors are spread about the Mysterious Gatsby?

Rumors and Gossip Write a 1 pager (125 words) describing why Gatsby is so mysterious. Then explain how how this gossip contributes to his mysteriousness.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Quiz Tomorrow!

Who is attending Gatsby’s Parties? Gatsby’s Guest list P.65 P.61 Who is attending Gatsby’s Parties?

Gatsby’s Guest list In your Groups Choose 5 people from Gatsby’s Guest list and complete the following Chart. Guest’s Name Broken Virtue Explanation These people are not humble because they sit in the corner and turn their noses up at people. They are judgmental and not nice. The Blackbucks #13-Humility

Think About it Questions??? What type of people seem to be attending Gatsby’s parties? Looking back at your chart, what comments might you be able to make about the American Dream of people in this book? What might Ben Franklin and Henry David Thoreau say about these party goers?

Describe the lie and what happened. Telling Lies Have you ever been caught in a lie? Or have you ever caught someone in a lie? Describe the lie and what happened.

Gatsby Finally tells Nick a little about himself. Telling Lies Gatsby Finally tells Nick a little about himself. …but is it the truth? p.69 or p. 65

Telling Lies While we read, keep track of 5 things Gatsby says about himself. Pay close attention to Nick’s reactions, and fill out the chart to figure out if Gatsby is telling the truth, or if he’s nothing but a liar.

Daisy and Gatsby Sitting in a K-i-s-s-i-n-g

Writing a script In your groups, write a 3 minute skit of the scene we just read. Feel free to make up any conversation that occurs between Daisy and Gatsby

Will the Real Jay Gatsby Please Stand Up! Who is Gatsby, Really?

Gatsby’s American Dream… In your groups, create a list of things that Jay Gatsby would Consider part of his American Dream.

Is Gatsby Following his American dream, or trapped in an Nightmare? Homework Is Gatsby Following his American dream, or trapped in an Nightmare?

Write About… “Who is this Gatsby anyhow?” demanded Tom suddenly. “Some big bootlegger?” “Where’d you hear that?” I inquired. “I didn’t hear it. I imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people are just big bootleggers, you know.” “Not Gatsby,” I said shortly… “Well, he certainly must have strained himself to get this menagerie together.” Gatsby and Tom seem like equals. They both have a ton of money. But, they are not equal. Read the dialogue and respond to the following questions . What seems to be the difference here between Tom and Gatsby? According to their American society, Who might be thought of as better?

I’m Stressin’

I’m Stressin’ Describe a time when you were really stressed out? How did you deal with it?

I’m Stressin’ Chapter 7 is Full of Stress. The characters are so stressed out that it reaches a huge climax. Pay attention to how our characters deal with stress.

How are Daisy and Gatsby’s American Dream similar? Reviewing CH. 8 How are Daisy and Gatsby’s American Dream similar? P. 147 P.154

Theme The theme of a story, is the higher meaning or lesson we as readers should learn from reading it.

Send one member of your group to get the materials now. Finding the Theme Each group needs one poster with a quotation and one marker. Send one member of your group to get the materials now.

Directions Step 1: Have one group member read the quote. Step 2: As a group use one of the following sentence starters to respond to the quote. Step 3: Write the response down on the poster. Step 4: After a 1min 30sec we will trade posters.

We agree/disagree with _______ because… Sentence Starters This quote shows… We think… This might mean… This reminds us of… We wonder… We agree/disagree with _______ because…

Which quote(s) support your theme? Finding the Theme Choose 2-3 possible themes, or lessons you think this story is trying to teach us about America or Americans in the 1920s. Which quote(s) support your theme?