The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby By: F. Scott By: F. Scott

FitzgeraldFitzgerald

Born September Born September 24, 1896 and died 24, 1896 and died December 21, December 21, 1940 1940

American Novelist American Novelist and Short Story and Short Story

Writer. Writer.

He is best known for He is best known for his writings about the his writings about the roaring 20s, also roaring 20s, also known as the Jazz Age.known as the Jazz Age.

The 1920s was a The 1920s was a party!party!

What made it so What made it so much fun??much fun??

The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby

A Story about sex, A Story about sex, parties, alcohol, parties, alcohol,

and lots of money!and lots of money!

What do we call, What do we call, where a story takes where a story takes place?place?

The SettingThe Setting

In Your In Your Reader/Writer Reader/Writer NotebookNotebook

Making Making Inferences about Inferences about Characters and Characters and Setting.Setting.

Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions•Who would live here?Who would live here?•How much do you think it How much do you think it costs? costs?

•list 5 things that come to list 5 things that come to mind about the people who mind about the people who might live in this house. might live in this house.

House #1House #1

House #2House #2

House #3House #3

House #4House #4

Which house Which house do you think is do you think is better? Why?better? Why?

Lets meet our Lets meet our narrator and discuss narrator and discuss our setting.our setting.

Making Inferences about Making Inferences about Characters And SettingCharacters And Setting

GatsbyGatsby’’s s MansionMansion

BuchananBuchanan’’s s MansionMansion

“…it was a colossal affair by any standard – it was a factual imitation of

some Hotel deVille in Normandy, with a raw ivy, and

a marble swimming pool and more than forty

acres of lawn and garden.”

GatsbyGatsby’’s Mansions Mansion

List at least 5 things you can assume List at least 5 things you can assume about Gatsby from the description of about Gatsby from the description of

his househis house

“Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red and white Georgian

Colonial mansion overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-

dials and brick walls and burning gardens… [one of the] white palace [that] glittered.”

The BuchananThe Buchanan’’s Mansions Mansion

List at least 5 things you can assume List at least 5 things you can assume about Gatsby from the description of about Gatsby from the description of

his househis house

Making Inferences about Making Inferences about Characters and SettingCharacters and Setting

Write a paragraph in Write a paragraph in which you explain what which you explain what

you can infer about you can infer about Gatsby and the Gatsby and the

BuchananBuchanan’’s based on s based on the descriptions of their the descriptions of their

homes.homes.

“a weather beaten cardboard bungalow,” an “eyesore.”

The NarratorThe Narrator’’s Homes Home

Making Inferences about Making Inferences about Characters and SettingCharacters and Setting

Our Narrator and Our Narrator and Gatsby both live in Gatsby both live in

West Egg. Why do you West Egg. Why do you think they live here, think they live here,

while The Buchananwhile The Buchanan’’s s live in East Egg. What live in East Egg. What can we assume about can we assume about

Nick and Gatsby?Nick and Gatsby?

HomeworkHomework

Read Ch. 1 and list all of Read Ch. 1 and list all of the main characters and the main characters and how they are related to how they are related to

our Narrator.our Narrator.

Character TraitsCharacter Traits

What are What are some things some things you look for, you look for, when judging when judging

the kind of the kind of person person

someone is?someone is?

Re-Reading the Re-Reading the Dinner Party SceneDinner Party SceneWhile we read, While we read, list any details list any details that help you that help you

pass judgment pass judgment on Nick, Daisy, on Nick, Daisy, Tom or GatsbyTom or Gatsby

Character TraitsCharacter Traits• Each group will receive Each group will receive

one character.one character.• As a group reread your As a group reread your

assigned pages and assigned pages and continue filling out your continue filling out your chart. chart.

• Do not complete Do not complete the inference the inference sections of the sections of the chart. chart.

Give One Get OneGive One Get One•You will have 4 min and 13 secs. You will have 4 min and 13 secs.

Complete your charts. Complete your charts.

•You will leave your chair and share You will leave your chair and share your chart with others.your chart with others.

•You will compliment another student You will compliment another student and give them a detail and give them a detail about your character.about your character.

•They will compliment you back, and They will compliment you back, and give you one detail about their give you one detail about their character in return.character in return.

Making InferencesMaking Inferences

Making Making InferencesInferences

What are some What are some assumptions you can assumptions you can make about the kind make about the kind

of people these of people these characters are.characters are.

Reading Reading HomeworkHomework

Answer the study questions in Answer the study questions in your reader writer notebook. your reader writer notebook. They will be checked on the They will be checked on the days the chapters are due. days the chapters are due.

(FYI These will be the reading quiz questions)

ImageryImageryWords that paint a picture. Words that paint a picture. While we read, focus on the While we read, focus on the description of the following description of the following

images:images:•The Valley of AshesThe Valley of Ashes

•The Eyes of Dr. T.J. EckleburgThe Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg•WilsonWilson’’s Garages Garage

•Myrtle and TomMyrtle and Tom’’s Apartment in NYs Apartment in NY

ImageryImagery•In your groups you will be assigned one In your groups you will be assigned one image from the text. image from the text.

•On a poster paper you will List the details On a poster paper you will List the details (adjectives) Fitzgerald use to describe (adjectives) Fitzgerald use to describe this imagethis image

•You will draw a pictures or cut out You will draw a pictures or cut out pictures to pictures to help visualize the imagehelp visualize the image

•You will find a quote to represent You will find a quote to represent this image this image

•Then write an explanation of what Then write an explanation of what this image might this image might represent.represent.

TitleTitleBrief explanation Brief explanation

of what the of what the image is. Then image is. Then create a list of create a list of

adjectives adjectives Fitzgerald uses to Fitzgerald uses to

describe it.describe it.

Visual Visual RepresentationRepresentation

QuoteQuote Explain what this Explain what this

image might image might represent. represent. (symbolic (symbolic meaning) meaning)

Gallery WalkGallery WalkWhile you observe the posters, use While you observe the posters, use the post it notes to comment on 3 the post it notes to comment on 3

using one of the following sentence using one of the following sentence starters:starters:

I think…I think…This reminds me of… This reminds me of…

I agree/disagree I agree/disagree because…because… I wonder…I wonder…

Time Line of EventsTime Line of Events

The CharlestonThe Charleston

Rumors and Rumors and GossipGossip

Has a rumor ever been spread Has a rumor ever been spread about you? Or have you ever about you? Or have you ever spread a rumor?spread a rumor? If so, If so, describe the describe the rumor. rumor.

Rumors and Rumors and GossipGossipIn your Reader In your Reader

Writer Notebook:Writer Notebook:

Describe how Describe how you you honestlyhonestly feel feel

about gossip?about gossip?

Rumors and Rumors and GossipGossipWhy do you think Why do you think

people like people like gossip so much?gossip so much?

Rumors and Rumors and GossipGossipWhat rumors are What rumors are

spread about the spread about the Mysterious Mysterious

Gatsby?Gatsby?

P.4P.477

P.4P.433

What rumors are spread about the What rumors are spread about the Mysterious Gatsby?Mysterious Gatsby?

Rumors and Rumors and GossipGossip

Write a 1 pager Write a 1 pager (125 words) (125 words)

describing why describing why Gatsby is so Gatsby is so

mysterious. Then mysterious. Then explain how how explain how how

this gossip this gossip contributes to his contributes to his mysteriousness.mysteriousness.

The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby

Chapter 4 Quiz Chapter 4 Quiz Tomorrow!Tomorrow!

GatsbyGatsby’’s Guest lists Guest list

Who is attending GatsbyWho is attending Gatsby’’s s Parties?Parties?

P.65P.65 P.61P.61

In your Groups In your Groups Choose 5 people Choose 5 people

from Gatsbyfrom Gatsby’’s Guest s Guest list and complete the list and complete the

following Chart.following Chart.

GatsbyGatsby’’s Guest lists Guest list

GuestGuest’’s s NameName

Broken Broken VirtueVirtue

ExplanatiExplanationonThe Blackbucks #13-Humility These people are

not humble because they sit in the corner and turn their noses up at people. They are judgmental and not nice.

Think About it Questions???Think About it Questions???•What type of people seem to be attending What type of people seem to be attending GatsbyGatsby’’s parties?s parties?

•Looking back at your chart, what Looking back at your chart, what comments might you be able to make comments might you be able to make about the American Dream of people in about the American Dream of people in this book? this book?

•What might Ben Franklin and What might Ben Franklin and Henry David Thoreau say Henry David Thoreau say about about these party goers?these party goers?

Telling LiesTelling LiesHave you ever been Have you ever been caught in a lie? Or caught in a lie? Or

have you ever have you ever caught someone in caught someone in

a lie? a lie?

Describe the lie Describe the lie and what and what

happened.happened.

Telling LiesTelling LiesGatsby Finally Gatsby Finally

tells Nick a tells Nick a little about little about

himself.himself.

……but is it the but is it the truth?truth?

p.69 or p. 65p.69 or p. 65

Telling LiesTelling LiesWhile we read, keep track While we read, keep track

of 5 things Gatsby says of 5 things Gatsby says about himself. Pay close about himself. Pay close

attention to Nickattention to Nick’’s s reactions, and fill out the reactions, and fill out the

chart to figure out if chart to figure out if Gatsby is telling the truth, Gatsby is telling the truth, or if heor if he’’s nothing but a liar.s nothing but a liar.

Daisy and Gatsby Daisy and Gatsby Sitting in a Sitting in a

K-i-s-s-i-n-gK-i-s-s-i-n-g

Writing a scriptWriting a script

In your groups, write a 3 minute skit In your groups, write a 3 minute skit of the scene we just read. Feel free to of the scene we just read. Feel free to make up any conversation that occurs make up any conversation that occurs

between Daisy and Gatsbybetween Daisy and Gatsby

Will the Real Jay Gatsby Will the Real Jay Gatsby Please Stand Up!Please Stand Up!

Who is Gatsby, Really?Who is Gatsby, Really?

GatsbyGatsby’’s American Dream…s American Dream…

In your groups, In your groups, create a list of create a list of things that Jay things that Jay Gatsby would Gatsby would

Consider part of his Consider part of his American Dream.American Dream.

HomeworkHomeworkIs Gatsby Is Gatsby

Following his Following his American American dream, or dream, or

trapped in an trapped in an Nightmare?Nightmare?

Write About…Write About… ““Who is this Gatsby Who is this Gatsby anyhow?anyhow?”” demanded demanded Tom suddenly. Tom suddenly. ““Some Some big bootlegger?big bootlegger?”” ““WhereWhere’’d you hear d you hear that?that?”” I inquired. I inquired. ““I didnI didn’’t hear it. I t hear it. I imagined it. A lot of imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people these newly rich people are just big bootleggers, are just big bootleggers, you know.you know.”” ““Not Gatsby,Not Gatsby,”” I said I said shortly…shortly… ““Well, he certainly Well, he certainly must have strained must have strained himself to get this himself to get this menagerie together.menagerie together.””

Gatsby and Tom seem Gatsby and Tom seem like equals. They both like equals. They both

have a ton of money. But, have a ton of money. But, they are not equal. they are not equal.

Read the dialogue and Read the dialogue and respond to the following respond to the following

questions . questions . What seems to be the What seems to be the

difference here between difference here between Tom and Gatsby?Tom and Gatsby?

According to their According to their American society, Who American society, Who might be thought of as might be thought of as

better?better?

II ’’m Stressinm Stressin’’

II ’’m Stressinm Stressin’’

Describe a time Describe a time when you were when you were really stressed really stressed

out? How did you out? How did you deal with it?deal with it?

II ’’m Stressinm Stressin’’

Chapter 7 is Chapter 7 is Full of Stress. Full of Stress. The characters The characters are so stressed are so stressed

out that it out that it reaches a huge reaches a huge

climax. climax. Pay attention to how our Pay attention to how our

characters deal with stress. characters deal with stress.

Reviewing CH. 8Reviewing CH. 8

How are Daisy How are Daisy and Gatsbyand Gatsby’’s s

American Dream American Dream similar?similar?

P. 147P. 147 P.154P.154

ThemeThemeThe theme of a The theme of a

story, is the story, is the higher meaning higher meaning or lesson we as or lesson we as readers should readers should

learn from learn from reading it.reading it.

Finding the Finding the ThemeTheme

Each group Each group needs one needs one poster with poster with a quotation a quotation and one and one marker.marker.

Send one member of your group to get the

materials now.

Step 1: Have one group member read Step 1: Have one group member read the quote.the quote.

Step 2: As a group use one of the Step 2: As a group use one of the following sentence starters to following sentence starters to respond to the quote.respond to the quote.

Step 3: Write the response down Step 3: Write the response down on the poster. on the poster.

Step 4: After a 1min 30sec we Step 4: After a 1min 30sec we will trade posters. will trade posters.

DirectionsDirections

Sentence Sentence StartersStarters•This quote shows…This quote shows…

•We think…We think…•This might mean…This might mean…

•This reminds us of…This reminds us of…•We wonder…We wonder…

•We agree/disagree with We agree/disagree with _______ because…_______ because…

Finding the ThemeFinding the ThemeChoose 2-3 possible themes, or Choose 2-3 possible themes, or lessons you think this story is lessons you think this story is

trying to teach us about America trying to teach us about America or Americans in the 1920s.or Americans in the 1920s.

Which quote(s) support your Which quote(s) support your theme?theme?