2. Author Biography

3. Author Biography
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, His father came from an aristocratic background, and his mother hailed from a working-class Irish family. He was named after Francis Scott Key, a relative of his father, who composed “The Star Spangled Banner.”

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5. Author Biography
His early years were characterized by his social awkwardness, his loneliness, and his intense, highly romantic imagination. It wasn’t until he attended Princeton University that he found a creative outlet. There he made lifelong friendships with other writers and became prominent in the university’s literary scene.

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7. Author Biography
In spite of his literary successes, Fitzgerald struggled with his academic work, and he failed to graduate. He joined the army, and while he was stationed in Alabama, he met his future wife, Zelda Sayre. They married after his first novel, This Side of Paradise, was published.

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The couple had a daughter, Frances, and moved to France, where Fitzgerald completed his masterwork, The Great Gatsby.

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Not long after the novel’s publication, Fitzgerald embarked on a drinking career that would ultimately be his downfall, and Zelda suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed to a mental institution. Fitzgerald’s writing suffered in the haze of alcohol and the chaos of his life with Zelda. He then moved to Hollywood and found work as a scriptwriter.

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On December 21, 1940, Fitzgerald suffered a fatal heart attack and left his final novel, The Last Tycoon, unfinished.

14. The Great Gatsby Web Quest
Today you will go on a Web Quest that will have you visit and explore the era in which The Great Gatsby was written. This will give you the feel of the times so that it will greatly enhance your reading of the novel. Once on this page you will need to open Office 365 and complete the Web Quest as directed: “Follow the directions for each section. Answer thoroughly in complete sentences on your own paper. Do not “cut and paste.” Rephrase the answers in your own words.”

15. Journal 4-27-16 Write a response to the picture.
What does it make you think of?
What do you notice right away?
What mood is conveyed? etc..
Your response must be one-page in length.
Give your description a creative title.