Bell Ringer 3/25 Please get out your copy of The Great Gatsby and the discussion questions for chapters 8 & 9. 1

Bell Ringer 3/25 Please get a copy of The Great Gatsby and get out your chapters 5-7 discussion questions. Summarize what has happened so far in chapter 7 with someone sitting near you. 2nd period: We left off on pg. 127 3rd period: We left off on pg. 130 2, 3

Bell Ringer 3/25 Please get ready for your chapter 9 reading quiz. 4

TGG Ch. 9 RQ Why couldn’t Nick get ahold of Daisy a half an hour after he found Gatsby? What does Gatsby’s father show Nick from Gatsby’s childhood? What surprising character from one of Gatsby’s parties shows up to his funeral? In their last conversation, what does Jordan reveal to Nick that he doubts is true? What does Tom seem to believe about the night that Myrtle died that allows him to say that Gatsby got what he deserved?

Bell Ringer 3/25 Please get out your Chs. 5-7 Discussion Questions so that we can go over the answers for chapter 6. 7, 9

English III EQ: How do F. Scott Fitzgerald’s choices regarding how to build his characters advance the plot and develop the themes of The Great Gatsby? Agenda Bell Ringer Agenda/EQ Reading Ch. 5-7 Discussion Questions Analyzing Character in Ch. 5-7 Reading Ch. 8 & 9 Analyzing Character in Ch. 8 & 9

Story Structure Notes Exposition: The beginning of a story, which presents the basic situation and characters Rising Action: Escalating conflict Climax: The high point of the action Denouement/Resolution: Conclusion