For Monday Have read Chapter 1 of the Great Gatsby. Be ready to answer all the questions below on chapter one. There was a hand out given out in class on Friday. Unfortunately the internet was out so I could not post that to the web site. Briefly: Record and learn 30 new words as you read the entire book. Read a chapter a day. Respond to selected chapter questions for each chapter. In responding create a journal page (200 words). Take notes on paper, sticky notes or margins for the rest. Be prepared for graded discussion every day.
If you don't have a book you can read the text on line here
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/chapter1.html
See below for questions for chapters 1 and 2. Questions were modified from this useful list from Georgetown ISD, which you can use if you don't have the hand out.
For Monday: Bring Food essay final draft to class. I may collect this or if we have time we will go over it and you will submit on line. Bring all notes on essay and readings. Bring They/Say I say responses to class. Homework Assignment due Friday: Use phrase types to create sentences about Gatsby. Handout in class.
For Tuesday: Have Read chapter 2 of Gatsby answer questions. Answer AP passage 2 questions.
For Thursday: Have read Chapter 3 of Gatsby /respond + Chapter 2 of They Say/I say w/ ex at end of chapter.
For Friday: Have read chapter 4 of Gatsby
Gatbsy questions
Chapter 1 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg, Nick states: “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate what the “dissimilarities” might be. 4. Compare the homes of Nick, Gatsby, and the Buchanans. How does each home reflect the personality of its owner? 5. Fitzgerald’s description of Tom, Daisy, and Jordan creates not only an impression of physical appearance, but also contains added information. What do you learn about their history and interests, and from their gestures and mannerisms? 6. When Nick leaves the Buchanan’s house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” Why? What does this suggest about his values? 7. Though we do not meet Gatsby until Chapter 3, we hear references to him in the conversations of others. Note each reference. What impressions do you get? Chapter 2 8. IN what way is the description in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 2 appropriate to the total atmosphere of this chapter? What is symbolic about the “valley of ashes,” and “the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg”? 9. Evaluate Myrtle’s talk of her unhappy marriage. What does she seem to be trying to justify? 10. How does Myrtle’s speech reveal her character? 11. What does the scene in this New York apartment reveal about Tom? About Myrtle? 12. Does Nick enjoy the afternoon at the apartment in New York? Why or why not?
If you don't have a book you can read the text on line here
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/chapter1.html
See below for questions for chapters 1 and 2. Questions were modified from this useful list from Georgetown ISD, which you can use if you don't have the hand out.
For Monday: Bring Food essay final draft to class. I may collect this or if we have time we will go over it and you will submit on line. Bring all notes on essay and readings. Bring They/Say I say responses to class. Homework Assignment due Friday: Use phrase types to create sentences about Gatsby. Handout in class.
For Tuesday: Have Read chapter 2 of Gatsby answer questions. Answer AP passage 2 questions.
For Thursday: Have read Chapter 3 of Gatsby /respond + Chapter 2 of They Say/I say w/ ex at end of chapter.
For Friday: Have read chapter 4 of Gatsby
Gatbsy questions
Chapter 1 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg, Nick states: “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate what the “dissimilarities” might be. 4. Compare the homes of Nick, Gatsby, and the Buchanans. How does each home reflect the personality of its owner? 5. Fitzgerald’s description of Tom, Daisy, and Jordan creates not only an impression of physical appearance, but also contains added information. What do you learn about their history and interests, and from their gestures and mannerisms? 6. When Nick leaves the Buchanan’s house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” Why? What does this suggest about his values? 7. Though we do not meet Gatsby until Chapter 3, we hear references to him in the conversations of others. Note each reference. What impressions do you get? Chapter 2 8. IN what way is the description in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 2 appropriate to the total atmosphere of this chapter? What is symbolic about the “valley of ashes,” and “the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg”? 9. Evaluate Myrtle’s talk of her unhappy marriage. What does she seem to be trying to justify? 10. How does Myrtle’s speech reveal her character? 11. What does the scene in this New York apartment reveal about Tom? About Myrtle? 12. Does Nick enjoy the afternoon at the apartment in New York? Why or why not?