Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your “Finding Purpose in The Great Gatsby” assignment and get back into your groups. You have 10 minutes to prepare your short presentation. 1

Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your chapter 9 discussion questions so that we can begin our discussion. 2

Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your chapters 8 & 9 discussion questions and get a copy of The Great Gatsby and turn to pg. 177 so that we can finish reading. 3

Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your “Finding Purpose in The Great Gatsby” assignment and get back into your groups. You have 10 minutes to finish up finding quotes to prove your Purpose statement. 4

Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your chapters 8 & 9 discussion questions and turn to pg. 160 in a copy of The Great Gatsby so that we can finish reading chapter 8. 7

Bell Ringer 4/1 Please get out your chapter 8 discussion questions so that we can go over them for participation points. 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. 8 & 9 Discussion Questions Analyzing Character in Ch. 8 & 9 Newspaper Accounts Revisiting Author’s Purpose Author’s Purpose Presentations

Newspaper Accounts Each pair will get 1 assignment: A newspaper report on the hit-and-run accident that killed Myrtle Wilson A Newspaper report on the discovery of Gatsby’s dead body in his swimming pool A newspaper report on the discovery of George Wilson’s dead body on the grounds of Gatsby’s mansion Gatsby’s obituary George Wilson’s obituary Myrtle Wilson’s obituary Your writing should be at least 1 page, handwritten, and should contain as much textual evidence about the character as possible. Include page numbers in parenthesis after each piece of evidence. Speculate (appropriately for the character) when you don’t have facts.

Newspaper Accounts Article Obituary Full Name, Age, Date of Birth City and state of residence where they passed away Significant other Time, date, and place of funeral City, state of birth, other residences, Parents, children, and other family members Career/employment, Accomplishments Degrees and schools attended, Military service Personality traits and anecdotes How they died Where people can make a memorial contribution Start with a lead that grabs the reader’s attention (headline) Give all important details (basic facts) Give follow up facts about the topic or people interviewed (quotes) Remain objective (not too positive or too negative) Conclude by restating the lead and give information about future developments

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

Finding Purpose in The Great Gatsby Get into a group of 3 In one sentence, explain Fitzgerald’s purpose for writing The Great Gatsby (to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to explain ideas). Hint: it is probably some combination of purposes. In a bulleted list, come up with at least 1 quote from each chapter that supports a portion or all of the purpose you chose.

Presenting Purpose In your groups: Prepare a short presentation. You will need to perform the following tasks: Present your purpose statement (main idea) and explain it to the class. Present your proof (quotes) and explain how they support your main idea. Prepare class with context of quote (what’s going on in the book?). Read quote (direct class to pg. # so they can read along). Explain how your quote supports your main idea. You only need to present 5-6 pieces of proof, and every group member must speak (try to keep it equal).

Presenting Purpose Rubric Categories All group members participated – 5 points Purpose explained thoroughly – 5 points 5-6 quotes used that support purpose statement and are fully explained – 10 points Spoke conversationally (no reading) – 5 points