TheGreatGatsbyByF.Sco)Fitzgerald

TheDream Respondtothefollowingonapieceofpaper(andbe

preparedtosharewiththeclass):

1.WhatdoestheexpressionTheAmericanDream

meantoyou?Canyouthinkofanyexamples,whether fromyourownlife,orfrommoviesyouhaveseen,or booksyouhaveread,thathelpdenetheAmerican dream? itsimilartoordierentfromyourconcepSonofthe Americandream?

2.Inyouropinion,whatisTheKoreanDream?Howis

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Gatsby'sGreenLightBeckonsaNewSet ofStriversfromtheNewYorkTimes ReadthearSclefromtheNewYorkTimes(h)p://

www.nySmes.com/learning/teachers/featured_arScles/ 20080220wednesday.html)

BepreparedtodiscussthefollowingquesSons: 1.BasedonyourreadingofthearScle,whataresome

themesthatareimportantinTheGreatGatsby?

2.Whatdoesthegreenlightsymbolize? 3.AccordingtothearScle,whydomanyteenagersfrom

allethnicbackgroundsrelatetothisnovel?

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TheContemporaryAmericanDream Mygoalistomakemyparentsproudofme. FormetheAmericandreamisworkinghardfor Ge_ngrichseemssofaroutofthepicture.

somethingyouwant.Itsnotabouthavingmoney. Everybodythinksaboutit,buttheolderyouget, thelesspossibleitseems. Harvard.

Mygreenlight?saidJinzhao.Mygreenlightis

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Homework:DueWednesday Writearesponseinwhichyouexplainwhatyour

personalgreenlightis.Besuretodothefollowing:Deneyourgreenlight. Explainwhatyouneedtodotoachieveit. Considerhowyourbackground,family,friends,culture,andother factorsmightaecttheircurrentlifegoals. Considerwhatyouwilldoorhowyouwillrespondifyoudonot achieveyourgoals. Emailtome(broesekerl@gsis.sc.kr)beforeclassonWednesday.

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HistoricalContext Publishedin1925theJazzAge ASmeofprosperitybeforetheGreatDepression

Amodernnovel SubjecSvity Movementawayfromomniscientthirdperson narrators,clearcutmoralposiSons DisillusionmentaierWorldWarI BlurringofgenresprosesoundslikepoetryIB English A2 HL 12/7/10

ModernArtPabloPicasso

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AnAmericanNovel Theselfmademan Newbeginnings Inherentgoodnessofnature Eastvs.West GatsbysdreamisareecSonofthelargerAmericandream TheJazzAge MoralcorrupSon PursuitofpleasureandwealthIB English A2 HL 12/7/10

ElementsoftheNovel NickCarrawayasnarrator: Iminclinedtoreservealljudgments(1). Iwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unkownmen(1). Fromthemidwest:reasonformovingeast? Iwasaguide,apathnder,anoriginalse)lerIhadthatfamiliar

convicSonthatlifewasbeginningoveragainwiththe summer(4). IhadnosightintoDaisysheart(6). IdroveovertoEastEggtoseetwooldfriendswhomIscarcely knewatall(6). HowdoesNicksperspecSveshapethenovel? WhyisheaneecSvenarratorforFitzgeraldtouse?

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ElementsoftheNovel Se_ng:OneofthestrangestcommuniSesinNorth

America.Itwasonthatslenderriotousislandwhich extendsitselfdueeastofNewYorkandwherethere are,amongothernaturalcuriosiSes,twounusual formaSonsofland.Twentymilesfromthecityapairof enormouseggs,idenScalincontourandseparatedonly byacourtesybay,jutoutintothemostdomesScated bodyofsaltwaterintheWesternHemisphere(45). EastEggvs.WestEgg? SymbolicimplicaSonsIB English A2 HL 12/7/10

Map

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Ch.1 Todaystasks: 1.Homeworkcheck WhileImchecking,writedownthreequesSonsyouwouldliketo

askaboutthischapter.

2.Inyourgroup,createavisualimageofthecharacteryouare

assigned

Nick,Tom.Daisy,Jordan.Gatsby

ChapterdiscussionpresentaSonofcharacterandse_ng,

introducSonofconict,DaisyandTomsvoices,chapterending

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Chapter1 ExposiSon PresentaSonofse_ngseepreviousslides PresentaSonofcharacter: Tomp.56 Daisyp.79,1617 Withapartner,skimthroughthischapterandnd

allreferencestoDaisyandTomsvoices Nicksfeelingsattheend;rstsightofGatsbyp. 2021IB English A2 HL 12/7/10

Chapter2 1.Iamgoingtoreadtherstthreeparagraphsonthis

chapteroutloud.WhenIamnished,drawapictureof whatyouseeintheseparagraphs. Share/discuss

2.Skimpgs.2327andwritedownthephrasesthatcontain

colors.

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Chapter2 Nickissimultaneouslyenchantedandrepelledbythe

inexhausSblevarietyoflife(35). people?

Whatsliceoflifedoweseeinthischapter?Whatkindof Myrtle George Catherine Mr.andMrs.McKee Tom NickIB English A2 HL 12/7/10

ElementsoftheNovel Se_ng: TheroadthatconnectsWestEggtoNewYorkCitythe

valleyofashesdescripSononpg.23

TheeyesofDoctorT.J.EckleburgblueandgiganSctheir

reSnasareoneyardhigh.Theylookoutofnoface,but, instead,fromapairofenormousyellowspectacleswhich passoveranonexistentnoseButhiseyes,dimmedali)le bymanypaintlessdaysunderthesunandrain,broodon overthesolemndumpingground(2324)

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Chapter3 WriSngPrompt: CompareandcontrastthepartyinCh.

2andthepartyinCh.3.Howarethey similar?Howaretheydierent?

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Chapter3 Fitzgeraldsgoaltowritesomethingnewsomething

extraordinaryandbeauSfulandsimpleandintricately pa)erned. ExtravaganceandWealth IntoxicaSon SupercialandFrivolousPeople TheMysteryofGatsby Colors

Pa)ernsweseeinChapter3

ImpressionoftheJazzAge?Nicksa_tude?IB English A2 HL 12/7/10

Chapter3 OpeningpassageIntoxicaSngliterallyand

guraSvely

Sound Movement Color Light

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Chapter4 Thenithadnotmerelybeenthestarstowhichhe

hadaspiredonthatJunenight.Hecamealiveto me,deliveredsuddenlyfromthewombofhis purposelesssplendor(78). tosaythisaboutGatsby?

WhatdoesthisquotaSonmean?WhatcausesNick

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Chapter4 Gatsbysversionofhishistorypgs6567 LunchwithMr.Wolfsheim Whatstrikesyouasstrangeaboutthisscene?WhatquesSons

doesitraiseaboutWolfsheimandGatsby?

NarraSvebreakonpg.74why? Whatdowelearnabout DaisyandGatsby Tom

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Chapter5 IwanteachpersontowritedowntwogooddiscussionquesSon

forthischapter.

Afewdiscussionpointstokeepinmind: Theweather GatsbysexpectaSonsforDaisy Flowers Daisysvoice GatsbysemoSons Gatsbysshirts GatsbysmoneyandbusinessdealingsIB English A2 HL 12/7/10

Chapter5 AsIwentovertosaygoodbyIsawthattheexpressionof

bewildermenthadcomebackintoGatsbysface,asthougha faintdoubthadoccurredtohimastothequalityofhispresent happiness.Almostveyears!Theremusthavebeenmoments eventhataiernoonwhenDaisytumbledshortofhisdreams notthroughherownfault,butbecauseofthecolossalvitalityof hisillusion.Ithadgonebeyondher,beyondeverything.Hehad thrownhimselfintoitwithacreaSvepassion,addingtoitall theSme,deckingitoutwitheverybrightfeatherthatdriiedhis way.Noamountofreorfreshnesscanchallengewhataman willstoreupinhisghostlyheart(96).12/7/10

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Chapter6 Hetoldmeallthisverymuchlater,butIveputitdownhere

withtheideaofexplodingthoserstwildrumorsabouthis antecedents,whichwerentevenfaintlytrue(101).

OpeningacSvity: Carefullyrereadpgs.98100andwithapartner,createa

SmelinethatshowsthetransformaSonofJamesGatztoJay Gatsby.Foreachsignicantevent,createanimageorsymbolto representthisevent.

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Chapter6 HomeworkQuesSons: WenallylearnthetruthaboutGatsby'spastinthischapter.

WhatisthemostimportantinformaSonwelearnaboutGatsby inCh.6andhowdoesthisinformaSoncontradictourprevious concepSonofGatsby? possible?

WhatdoesGatsbywantofDaisy?Whydoeshethinkthisis WriteyourowndiscussionquesSonandanswerit.Youmaybe

calledupontoshareyourquesSonsduringdiscussion.

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PreparingforChapter7

Chapter6

Thedance?Hedismissedallthedanceshehadgivenwitha

snapofhisngers.Oldsport,thedanceisunimportant(109). andsay:Ineverlovedyou(109).

HewantednothinglessofDaisythanthatsheshouldgotoTom Iwouldntasktoomuchofher,Iventured.Youcantrepeat

thepast.Cantrepeatthepast?Hecriedincredulously.Why ofcourseyoucan!Imgoingtoxeverythingjustthewayit wasbefore,henoddeddeterminedly.Shellsee.Hetalkeda lotaboutthepast,andIgatheredthathewantedtorecover something,someideaofhimself,perhaps,thathadgoneinto lovingDaisy(110).12/7/10

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Chapter7 Buildingoftension Beginreadingaloudpg.129 GatsbyandDaisysrelaSonshipshii WhendoesGatsbysdream Weather TomrealizaSonsaboutDaisyand

begintounravel?

WhatdoesTomlearnabout Nickturning30 Theaccident

Myrtle,paralleltoGeorge

howGatsbymadehismoney?

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OpeningpagesofCh.8 MostextensiveashbackaboutGatsbyandDaisyspast AsIread,paya)enSonto: Flowers Thehouse Wordsdescribingwealth,luxury,youthorbeauty

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ComicStripPanelofChapter7 Selecttheimportant

momentsandpassagesof dialogue bysceneandtranslatethe mostimportantdialogue/ narraSonintoyourown words.

3:125130 4:131top136 5:136141 6:141end

Illustrateyourpagesscene

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Chapter9thelastpage Ibecameawareoftheoldisland Nickispreparingtoreturn

home(outWest)

herethatoweredonceforDutch sailorseyes world moment,manmusthaveheldhis breathinthepresenceofthis conSnent

Makesonelaststop

Afresh,greenbreastofthenew

Sitsonthebeach,looksout Foratransitory,enchanted

acrossthewater

Whatdoesheliterallysee? Whatdoesheimagine?