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The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby and Literary terms
Ms. Skiba’s 11th grade English class!March 19th 2009
This lesson is to teach students certain literary terms, and the knowledge of the novel The Great Gatsby. It gives students practice, and by the end, the students should complete a test accurately.
Overview• After reading The Great Gatsby and going over
terms, we have learned a lot about this novel, the time period and the literary elements used to create this story.
• Some of the literary terms we have learned are:
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Overview• The Great Gatsby was written in the 1920’s by the author, F.
Scott Fitzgerald. • It was set in Long Island, New York in 1922. • The narrator, Nick experiences a whirl wind of events when he
and his very wealthy neighbor “Gatsby”, the main character, become friends.
• The story is symbolic of the culture of the 1920’s in America, transitioning from the hard-worker to the materialistic consumer.
• The author shows America as destroying the “American Dream”, and losing social and moral values.
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Characters• Daisy Buchanan: The narrator, Nick’s cousin, and the woman
Jay Gatsby is in love with• Tom Buchanan: Daisy’s husband who is having an affair.
Wealthy by birth.• Jay Gatsby: Main character (protagonist) living in a huge
mansion in Long Island, where the story takes place.• Nick Carraway: The narrator, who moves to a small house next
to Gatsby on Long Island.• Jordan Baker: Nick’s romance, self-centered friend of Daisy’s;
also born into money.• Myrtle Wilson: Tom’s secret lover.
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Practice• Given that you have read the story, these review questions
should be easy. Answer each question by clicking the correct answer. This portion will not be graded.
1. Who was the narrator of the book?a. Gatsbyb. Nickc. Daisy
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Sorry • This is not correct. Whose point of view, and
thoughts were we exposed to throughout the novel?
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Correct! • Good Job! The narrator was Nick! The entire
story is from his persecption. The story is completely shaped through his eye.
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2. Who was the Protagonist in the novel?a. Gatsbyb. Jordanc. Myrtle
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• Think back to what a protagonist means. The main character! Out of these choices, who is the novel based mostly on?
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Exactly!
• You’re right! Gatsby was the main character of the story. He was the focus of all the main events!
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3. Who was Daisy married to?a. Nickb. Gatsbyc. Tom
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• Try again!
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YES!
• Daisy was married to Tom, who is jealous and cheats on her.
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Complete!
• You have completed the Practice portion.• You are now required to complete the test
portion.• This portion is graded, and focuses on your
knowledge of terms in literature, as well as your knowledge of the novel.
• Good luck! Click the link to get going!Get Started! Return to title page
Test
1. What genre of literuature is The Great Gatsby?a. memoirb. non-fictionc. fiction
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2. Who is Myrtle?a. Daisy’s sisterb. Nick’s girlfriendc. Tom’s secret girlfriend
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3.Where did the story take place?a. Floridab. Francec. New York
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4. What was Nick’s relation to Daisy?a. Siblingb. Cousinc. None
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5. What is a theme?a. Ideas explored in a literary workb. Where the story takes placec. The character’s in the story
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6. What do motifs do for a story?a. Help develop itb. Explain itc. I have no idea
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Finished!
• You are all done! Good Job and Good Luck!
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References:
• Sparknotes.comhttp://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/symbol.htmlThe Great Gatsby
The ENDThank you!!
Ms. Skiba
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