1. Treasure Hunt PND American Lit B 10 th Grade

2. DIRECTIONS: Each student will create a power point presentation over an assigned aspect of The Great Gatsby. Presentations must include: Title Page: Research heading and your name Introduction Page: Outlines the layout of the presentation 3 Information Pages with at least one picture on each Works Cited Page: Listing links to where material was taken Material links may be found at Brookslit.wikispaces.com Completed presentations must be mailed to me by 3/13 at 8am!

3. RUBRIC PagesInformation points Title PageHeading and Name5 points Introduction PageOutlines Layout of Presentation5 points Page OneInformation & Picture5 points Page TwoInformation & Picture5 points Page ThreeInformation & Picture5 points Works Cited PageLinks to Materials5 points SubmissionBy 8am on 3/135 points Total35 points

4. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html Biography Facts

5. WORLD WAR 1 http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=world%20war%20i&fa=digitized:true http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=the%20great%20gatsby&fa=digitized:true Explain the attitudes of the “Lost Generation” and “Prosperity & Consumerism”

6. THE 19 TH AMENDMENT http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=19th%20Amendment&fa=digitized:true What was it and what did women gain from its passage?

7. THE ROARING TWENTIES http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=Roaring%20twenties&fa=digitized:true List 3 major events of 1922

8. 18 TH AMENDMENT http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=18th%20amendment&fa=digitized:true http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/18thamendment.htm What is it and what are the changes it brought ?

9. ORGANIZED CRIME http://web.archive.org/web/20080412052203/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters2/roths tein/index.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20080412052203/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters2/roths tein/index.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20080401123123/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outla ws/mob_bosses/rothstein/crime_12.html http://web.archive.org/web/20080401123123/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outla ws/mob_bosses/rothstein/crime_12.html Who was Arnold Rothstein? What were his occupations and side jobs?

10. AUTOMOBILES http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/automobiles.html http://www.gatsbycars.com/gatsbycars.html Why were cars considered “the most important catalyst for social change in the 1920’s”?

11. 1920’S SLANG http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/slang.html Bee's Knees - An extraordinary person, thing, idea

12. WORKS CITED This Treasure Hunt was adapted from a project by Valerie Arbizu http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/gatsbyhunt.html Students are encouraged to use The Library of Congress at: http://www.loc.gov http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=the%20great%20gatsby&fa=digitized:true Additional information can be found at: http://www.brookslit.wikispaces.com