Tuesday, June 1, 2016
1. The Great Gatsby Reflective Questions - Students will share then turn in reflective questions B and F for teacher review.
2. Highlights of Chapter 3 - lavish parties (intimate?), gossip about Gatsby, character of Jordan -
3. Bridge Builder Question - People, like Jordan Baker, lie and cheat because they can't endure being at a disadvantage. How does that mentality play out in modern society?
4. Highlights of Chapter 4 - partygoers from East Egg and West Egg - What do they have in common? 60-second monologues
5. Gatsby's Moral Universe - Like Dante's levels of hell, what would Gatsby see as really, really bad and not-so-bad? He is surrounded by people with bad/illegal pasts, but it doesn't seem to be an issue. What does this say about the times?
6. Gatsby's "Truth about himself" - While telling Nick who he is and where he has been in his life, he is pulled over by police. What happens? What does this tell Nick (and the reader)?
7. Exit Ticket - Personal Connection to text - If there were a rumor circulating about you that sounded cool (and uplifted you in the eyes of others), what would you do?
6. Chapter 5-6 - Students will read Chapter 5-6 for the remainder of the block.
Homework: For Friday, read Chapters 5 - 6 of The Great Gatsby. Complete Questions C and P on the Reflective Journal entries.
1. The Great Gatsby Reflective Questions - Students will share then turn in reflective questions B and F for teacher review.
2. Highlights of Chapter 3 - lavish parties (intimate?), gossip about Gatsby, character of Jordan -
3. Bridge Builder Question - People, like Jordan Baker, lie and cheat because they can't endure being at a disadvantage. How does that mentality play out in modern society?
4. Highlights of Chapter 4 - partygoers from East Egg and West Egg - What do they have in common? 60-second monologues
5. Gatsby's Moral Universe - Like Dante's levels of hell, what would Gatsby see as really, really bad and not-so-bad? He is surrounded by people with bad/illegal pasts, but it doesn't seem to be an issue. What does this say about the times?
6. Gatsby's "Truth about himself" - While telling Nick who he is and where he has been in his life, he is pulled over by police. What happens? What does this tell Nick (and the reader)?
7. Exit Ticket - Personal Connection to text - If there were a rumor circulating about you that sounded cool (and uplifted you in the eyes of others), what would you do?
6. Chapter 5-6 - Students will read Chapter 5-6 for the remainder of the block.
Homework: For Friday, read Chapters 5 - 6 of The Great Gatsby. Complete Questions C and P on the Reflective Journal entries.
East Egg People West Egg People
Dr. Webster Civet Gulick
The Chrysties Newton and Cohen
Blackbuck Muldoon
Clarence Endive Palmetto
Ripley Snells Benny McClenahan
Ulysses Swett
Dr. Webster Civet Gulick
The Chrysties Newton and Cohen
Blackbuck Muldoon
Clarence Endive Palmetto
Ripley Snells Benny McClenahan
Ulysses Swett
Friday, June 3, 2016
1. The Great Gatsby Reflective Questions - Students will share then turn in reflective questions C and P for teacher review.
2. The Long-Anticipated Meeting between Gatsby and Daisy: his first impression, the weather, the mantle clock, the house tour (must approach from the front for full grandeur, the rooms, the closet, the shirts!
3. The Green Light - Discuss the physical light and the symbolic light. Why is it green? (Make our own green lights.) Article on the "New American" Gatsby Green Light.
4. Game of reporter and interviewee with Gatsby's real background
5. Dream vs. Reality - Knowing Gatsby's "real" background, how important is the dream versus the reality to him? What is the difference between a dream and a goal?
6. The Gatsby Curve - Discuss the newly coined economic term: the Gatsby curve, creative in 2013.
Homework: Read Chapters 7-8 of The Great Gatsby. Complete questions H and Q for Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
1. The Great Gatsby Reflective Questions - Students will share then turn in reflective questions H and Q for teacher review.
2. Newspaper Headlines - Sensationalism of Myrtle's Death
3. "Money, Love, and Aspiration in the Great Gatsby" by Roger Lewis - American fiction mirrors the American Dream - Analysis of roots of characters
4. Gatsby's life vs. Gatsby's death - Students will discuss why F. Scott Fitzgerald offers so little attention/description to Gatsby's death. What is the author's purpose and what is the effect?
Homework: Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
1. The Great Gatsby Reflective Questions - Students will share then turn in reflective questions H and Q for teacher review.
2. Newspaper Headlines - Sensationalism of Myrtle's Death
3. "Money, Love, and Aspiration in the Great Gatsby" by Roger Lewis - American fiction mirrors the American Dream - Analysis of roots of characters
4. Gatsby's life vs. Gatsby's death - Students will discuss why F. Scott Fitzgerald offers so little attention/description to Gatsby's death. What is the author's purpose and what is the effect?
Homework: Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
1. The Gatsby Curve - Discuss the newly coined economic term: the Gatsby curve, created in 2013.
2. Highlights of Chapter 9 - Is it a satisfying conclusion to Fitzgerald's story? How would the story have been different if a character other than Nick had been the narrator?
3. Final Reflective Question - the Paradox of the American Dream
4. Film Excerpts of The Great Gatsby
Homework: Complete final reflective question if you did not finish in class.
1. The Gatsby Curve - Discuss the newly coined economic term: the Gatsby curve, created in 2013.
2. Highlights of Chapter 9 - Is it a satisfying conclusion to Fitzgerald's story? How would the story have been different if a character other than Nick had been the narrator?
3. Final Reflective Question - the Paradox of the American Dream
4. Film Excerpts of The Great Gatsby
Homework: Complete final reflective question if you did not finish in class.
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Monday, June 13, 2016
1. Final Reflective Question - Students will share responses on the paradox of Gatsby and the American Dream.
2. Film Excerpts of The Great Gatsby - After watching the final scenes of the novel, students will discuss Nick's purpose in telling the story. What does the story show about the mindset of the people of the time? With which characters do you have any sympathy? How effective or appropriate is the title of the novel? Why did Nick think Jay Gatsby was GREAT? What will you remember most about the novel?
Homework: Have a terrific summer!
1. Final Reflective Question - Students will share responses on the paradox of Gatsby and the American Dream.
2. Film Excerpts of The Great Gatsby - After watching the final scenes of the novel, students will discuss Nick's purpose in telling the story. What does the story show about the mindset of the people of the time? With which characters do you have any sympathy? How effective or appropriate is the title of the novel? Why did Nick think Jay Gatsby was GREAT? What will you remember most about the novel?
Homework: Have a terrific summer!