Journal August 1, 1917: The Senate passes a resolution to present a constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcohol to the states for ratification. December 17-18, 1917: The House of Representatives & the Senate pass a revised resolution. January 16, 1919: The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is certified, having been ratified by 46 states. October 28-29, 1919: House and Senate pass Volstead Act over presidential veto. January 17, 1920: Legal enforcement begins. December 5, 1933: Prohibition is repealed with the 21st amendment Given these dates, what is one inaccuracy that you can easily spot within the text? Why might Fitzgerald have chosen to add this into the text even though it is inaccurate? What does this inaccuracy allow the text to do for the characters and the audience?

Meaningful questions about the text?

Reading Quiz

Gallery walk All of your poems have been placed on the wall around the classroom. You are going to walk around and read all of your peers poems – please remember that they will also be reading yours! I will give each of you five sticky notes. Your job is to write down either the tone, mood, or theme of five of the poems while reading them. Keep in mind that these will likely be different than the tone, mood, or theme of the novel. When you write these things down, place the sticky note on or around the poem for the class to discuss once we have finished. I will play music while you are doing this – you should be silent and contemplative

Follow up What were you thinking about while writing your poem? Think about the tone, mood, or themes that your peers used to describe your poem. Did you intend to give it that feeling while finding and arranging the quotes? Why might your poem take on a different tone, mood, or theme than The Great Gatsby even though the quotes came from there originally?

Discussion Ch. 3 As you read chapter three, what did you envision for the party scene? How did it look in your head? Why might Gatsby sit out of the party? If you hosted a party of that caliber, would you not attend? What do all of the rumors about Gatsby reveal about his character? How does Nick connect with Gatsby initially? What do they have in common? What is significant about how Nick ends up at Gatsby’s party? What does this reveal about Gatsby, as well as those in attendance at his party?

Watch party clip of the older movie version