The Great Gatsby Journal Assignments Ms. Milton AP Language and Composition

Journal Assignment 1: Chapters 1 and 2 Due date: August 31, 2015 Assignment value: 45 points Rubric: Student will receive ten points for answering each component of each bullet assignment and five points for providing detailed evidence for each component answer. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following items providing quotes, quotations, paraphrases, and specific page numbers— details—from the novel: Nick identifies himself as a guide and a pathfinder. Why do you think Nick is pleased to see himself that way? (15 points) Explain how the author compares West Egg and East Egg. Why does Nick say there is a “sinister contrast” between them? (30 points)

Journal Assignment 2: Chapters 3-4 Due date: September 8, 2015 Assignment value: 30 points Rubric: Student will receive ten points for answering each component of each bullet assignment and five points for providing detailed evidence for each component answer. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following items providing quotes, quotations, paraphrases, and specific page numbers—details—from the novel: Nick mentions that Gatsby speaks formally and picks his words carefully. What might this trait reveal about Gatsby’s background? (15 points) Nick gives a lengthy description of one of Gatsby’s parties. What can you tell about how he views the people at the party? (15 points)

Journal Assignment 3: Chapters 5-6 Due date: September 14, 2015 Assignment value: 30 points Rubric: Student will receive ten points for answering each component of each bullet assignment and five points for providing detailed evidence for each component answer. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following items providing quotes, quotations, paraphrases, and specific page numbers— details—from the novel: There is a turning point in the story in this section of the novel. What is it and how does it shift the plotline? (15 points) How does Fitzgerald raise issues of social class in this section of the novel? (15 points)

Journal Assignment 4: Chapter 7 Due date: September 21, 2015 Assignment value: 45 points Rubric: Student will receive ten points for answering each component of each bullet assignment and five points for providing detailed evidence for each component answer. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following items providing quotes, quotations, paraphrases, and specific page numbers—details—from the novel: How is it appropriate that Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick and Jordan end up at the ritzy Plaza Hotel for the confrontation scene between Tom and Gatsby? (15 points) Tom and Daisy are both guilty of marital infidelity. Does Tom have the right to be angry at Daisy considering his own unfaithfulness? (15 points) What do the observations Nick makes throughout this chapter tell you about how he has come to view his friends? (15 points)

Journal Assignment 5: Chapter 8-9 Due date: September 28, 2015 Assignment value: 30 points Rubric: Student will receive ten points for answering each component of each bullet assignment and five points for providing detailed evidence for each component answer. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following items providing quotes, quotations, paraphrases, and specific page numbers—details—from the novel: Although Nick admits to disapproving of Gatsby, he obviously also sees virtue in the man. What does Nick see in his friend that others might miss? (15 points) Fitzgerald contrasts the Midwest and the East. At the end of the story he sends Nick back home. What statement do you think he is making by doing this? (15 points)