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Warm Up – Quick Write (HW)

Warm Up – Quick Write (HW). Chapters 8 and 9 (pp. 147–180). Why does Nick think that Gatsby “paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (p. 161)?. Agenda. Chapter 8-9 Quick Write And the Plot Thickens…Plot Timeline Sequel It! Determining Themes

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Warm Up – Quick Write (HW)

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  1. Warm Up – Quick Write (HW) • Chapters 8 and 9 (pp. 147–180). Why does Nick think that Gatsby “paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (p. 161)?

  2. Agenda • Chapter 8-9 Quick Write • And the Plot Thickens…Plot Timeline • Sequel It! • Determining Themes • Homework – Finish reading novel. Work on Body Bio. • Extra Credit – Listen to Audio clip(s) on blog and write a paragraph response about both tracks – 10 pts each. Due 9/13

  3. Essential Questions & Standards • How can I cite textual evidence to support analysis? • How can I analyze the impact of the author’s choice regarding plot structure? • To what extent does the development of plot impact a story? • How can I determine two or more themes? • How can I analyze the development of themes? RL/RI1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. RL3 - Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). RL2 - Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

  4. Timeline • Map a timeline that depicts the dramatic build-up in the novel. This map should include the most significant turning points but also examine the lesser events that build tension. • Define the beginning, middle, and end of the plot. • Remember – you are putting this in chronological order, not chapter order.

  5. Sequel It! • Outline a sequel to Fitzgerald’s novel. How would this plot unfold? Map the plot diagram. • Write the opening paragraphs to the sequel.

  6. Determining themes… • Questions to Ask • What happened to the main character? • What changes did they go through in the story? • Did they learn anything about life, themselves, or other people? • Were any questions answered in the story? • Did the main character have any sudden realizations? • Did the main character get any advice from a trusted minor character?

  7. Determining Themes… • Look for repeated elements (symbols, metaphors, etc) • Look at the characters • What kind of characters are they? • What kind of things do they want? • Why do they want these things? • Look at plot • What obstacles do the characters encounter?

  8. Standards Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyLHQeHqC0

  9. How do you determine themes in Gatsby? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HQe0xVjww

  10. Themes • As a group, identify themes/central ideas in the novel using the questions and steps we reviewed.

  11. The American Dreamaka Pursuit of Happiness • In an era of new technology, new opportunity, and artistic expansion, does Fitzgerald’s novel comment on American morality and idealism? Is The Great Gatsby a satire or critique of American life? If not, why not?

  12. http://www.schooltube.com/video/73d3c6b721ad41f2b1a1/The%20Great%20Gatsby:%20Themeshttp://www.schooltube.com/video/73d3c6b721ad41f2b1a1/The%20Great%20Gatsby:%20Themes

  13. Alienation At one party, Nick observes, “People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away” (p. 37). Soon afterward, Tom breaks his lover’s nose. Does Fitzgerald use parties to highlight his characters’ failures to relate to one another? Do Gatsby’s parties reflect genuine celebration or a kind of mourning?

  14. Friendship • Nick is the only person, aside from Gatsby’s father, who attends the funeral.What kind of friendship do Nick and Gatsby have? What does Nick derive from this friendship? Is it true friendship, or does Nick simply pity Gatsby his “romantic readiness”?

  15. Identity In Chapter 7, we learn of Gatsby’s origins as James Gatz of North Dakota. In the novel, Gatsby has become his alter ego, leaving James Gatz behind as he travels the world as Dan Cody’s steward. Was Gatsby doomed to tragedy as long as he disguised his Midwestern origins in favor of a more extravagant, fictional biography? Is Nick judging Gatsby for these imaginative exploits or admiring this skill?

  16. Summarizer – Write Pair Share • Which Theme? Choose the book’s most important theme exploring the reasons the topic would have resonated with readers when the book was first published. • Is the topic still relevant today? If so, why? If not, why not?

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