Many people who read this book dislike it Many people who read this book dislike it. Why do you think that might be? How do you feel about the book/characters so far? Daily Journal 11 October 2016

Let’s discuss the reading using our roles. Discussion Director Summarizer Word Master Cartographer Connector Character Curator Culture Collector

New Roles – Historian and Motif Manager PROHIBITION At 12 A.M. on January 16, 1920, the federal Volstead Act closed every tavern, bar and saloon in the United States. From then on, it was illegal to sell any “intoxication beverages” with more than 0.5% alcohol. This drove the liquor trade underground–now, people simply went to nominally illegal speakeasies instead of ordinary bars–where it was controlled by bootleggers, racketeers and other organized-crime figures such as Chicago gangster Al Capone. To many middle-class white Americans, Prohibition was a way to assert some control over the unruly immigrant masses who crowded the nation’s cities. For instance, to the so-called “Drys,” beer was known as “Kaiser brew.” Drinking was a symbol of all they disliked about the modern city, and eliminating alcohol would, they believed, turn back the clock to an earlier and more comfortable time.

Historian Kaiser Wilhelm was the leader of Germany until the end of WWI in 1918. He would have been well-known and considered extremely wealthy and influential.

Historian Choose topics from these useful websites: http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties http://www.manythings.org/voa/history/168.html http://www.agreatgatsbygala.com/The1920s/

MoST Manager Motifs – Recurring idea, shape, object, (theme) Symbols – Something that has deeper meaning (often several layers of meaning) Themes – Repeated ideas, concepts (love, friendship) Today we will establish these. Your job is to note: When they appear again, What you think they mean, and If any new ones pop up.

Discussion If Jay Gatsby is so well known, why do you think Daisy is surprised that he lives nearby? What do you think of Myrtle and Tom’s relationship? What do you think of Nick as a narrator?

Literature Circle Roles Discussion Director Summarizer Word Master – all members Connector Culture Collector Historian MoST Manager -