f. scott fitzgerald’s

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s

The Great Gatsby

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

• We will watch the A&E Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald during chapter 4.

• 1896-1940• Born in Minnesota• Major writer of the

Jazz Age in the 1920’s

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Long Island Map – Also see page 206 in our novel

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Nick Carraway – the narrator

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-• carraway seeds- Often

found in rye bread, carraway seeds are long, narrow, and have hard, brown shells.

A&E’s The Great Gatsby

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Daisy Buchanan

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-• daisies – flowers,

usually white considered simple but beautiful

Mia Farrow as Daisy

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Tom Buchanan

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-

A&E’s The Great Gatsby

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Jay Gatsby

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-• gaspiller (v.) French

word meaning “to waste.”

Robert Redford as Gatsby

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Jordan Baker

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-

A&E’s The Great Gatsby

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Myrtle Wilson

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-• myrtle- an evergreen

shrub with black berries. Sacred to Aphrodite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle)

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George Wilson

• Appearance-• Actions-• Thoughts-

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Chapter 1 Goals

• Content Goal – We’ll take a look the many ways our narrator is characterized.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

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Chapter 1 Character Study - NickWhat Nick says

What Nick thinks

Nick’sFeelings

Professional Information

Father’s Advice Who

Nick likes

Who he dislikes What he does

2 pieces of information per “box”

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Chapter 2 Goals• Content Goal – We’ll

take a look at how eyes are an important symbol throughout this novel and track causes and effects in this chapter.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.I spy…

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Ch 2 – Eyes Point of View

• For each set of eyes, 1.) how are they described and 2.) what do they see (what is their point of view)

Which character’s eyes are not described at all? What do you think of that?

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

Tom

Daisy

George Wilson

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Ch 2 – Cause and EffectTom’s party

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Chapter 3 Goals

• Content Goals – We’ll take a look at Gatsby’s characterization and at the extended metaphor of careless drivers.

• Language Goals – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text. Collaboration.

Authentic 1920’s Flappers

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Chapter 3- Gatsby Character Study

Things he says

Secrets GoalsLikes

Rumors ActionsDislikes

Predictions about him

List the yellow things mentioned in this chapter:

1.

2.

3.

4..

5.

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Chapter 3- Careless Drivers• A metaphor is a __________________.• How are careless drivers mentioned and shown

in this chapter?1. -

2. -

3. -

4. -

• What does this metaphor foreshadow? What hint should characters take from these events and conversations?

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Chapter 4 Goals • Content Goal – We’ll compare Nick and Gatsby to our author and make inferences about the author’s purpose for including criminal activities in this chapter.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.Al Capone at the game.

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A&E Biography Viewing Guide

• While watching this documentary, you will fill out a T-chart with biographical information on Gatsby, Nick, and the author.

• What facts should you write down as you learn them from the video?– Create your own viewing guide on the

following T-chart based on the biographical info you think is relevant.

Yes, the viewing guide will be collected.

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A&E Biography Viewing GuideChapter 4 – Compare/Contrast

Gatsby Nick F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Chapter 4 Gangster BackgroundStudent #1

In 1913 gangster Beansie Rosenthal was killed in a hail of machinegun bullets as he stepped outside the dining room of the old Metropol Hotel to become the nation's first "drive-by shooting."

http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id88.html

Beansie Rosenthal was murdered like Rosy was in chapter 4.

http://crimemagazine.com/killercop.htm

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Chapter 4 Gangster BackgroundStudent #2

The 1919 World Series was the most famous scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was front-page news across the country and, despite being acquitted of criminal charges, the players were banned from professional baseball for life. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson is the most famous of the eight players because he appeared innocent. Have you seen Field of Dreams?

http://www.chicagohistory.org/history/blacksox.html

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Chapter 4 Gangster BackgroundStudent #3

There are few excuses for the behavior of Jewish gangsters in the 1920s and 1930s. The best known Jewish gangsters – Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Longy Zwillman, Moe Dalitz — were involved in the numbers rackets, illegal drug dealing, prostitution, gambling and loan sharking.

The roots of Jewish gangsterism lay in ethnic neighborhoods. Like other newly arrived groups in American history, a few Jews who considered themselves blocked from respectable professions used crime as a means to "make good" economically. The market for vice flourished during Prohibition and Jews joined with others to exploit the artificial market created by the legal bans on alcohol, gambling, paid sex and narcotics.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/gangsters.html

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Chapter 4 Gangster BackgroundStudent #4

Raising the question about Jewish attitudes toward Jewish criminals, Baumgarten observed that almost no Jewish criminals appear in the serious writing of major American Jewish writers. Yet non-Jewish writers have not been so diffident. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," he said, Arnold Rothstein, fictionalized as Meyer Wolfsheim, fixes the 1919 World Series.

http://www.jewishsf.com/content/20/module/displaystory/story_id/10121/edition_id/193/format/html/displaystory.html

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Now, what’s the point?Quick Writes-Pair-Share

• What is the author’s purpose for including historically accurate information about Gatsby’s criminal dealings?

• What is the point of making Gatsby a criminal?

• How many heroes can you think of who are the “bad guy?”

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CAT QuestionsInference and Compare/Contrast

Answer these questions in complete sentences with text-based details for support.

1. What kinds of people come to Gatsby’s?

2. Compare the two worlds Gatsby lives in (NYC and West Egg). What are similarities and differences?

3. How do we know Nick doesn’t believe what Gatsby and Wolfsheim say?

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Chapter 5 Goals• Content Goal – We’ll

take a look at the role of wealth in this novel: who has it, who wants it, and what people will do to get it.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

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Chapter 5 – Signs of Wealth

Nouveau Riche:

Old Money:

Conspicuous Consumption:

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Chapter 6 Goals

• Content Goal – We’ll take a look at the similarities and differences between Tom and Jay.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

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Chapter 6 Compare/Contrast

Gatsby

Tom

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Chapter 7 Goals

• Content Goal – We’ll take a look at cause and effect in this pivotal chapter.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

Broadway in 1920’s – see the eyes?

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Chapter 7 Flow Chart – Cause & Effect

Tom!

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Chapter 7 – Daisy Character Study

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Chapter 7 Quiz

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Chapter 8 Goals

• Content Goal – We’ll take a look at the plot sequence of this dramatic chapter.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

Toby Stephens played Gatsby in the A&E movie

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Chapter 8- Cliffhanger

How does chapter 8 begin?

How does chapter 8 end?

What happens during chapter 8?

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Chapter 8 Quiz1. What does Nick warn Gatsby to do?2. Name two major differences between Gatsby and Daisy.3. What split Gatsby and Daisy up, and when did he return?4. What does Gatsby do today that he hasn’t done all

summer.5. What is the last thing Nick tells Gatsby, and what is this

significant?6. With whom does George Wilson convince himself Myrtle

is having an affair?7. With what/whom does George Wilson compare Dr. T.J.

Ekleburg?8. What do you infer happened to George and Gatsby at the

end of the chapter?

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Ch 8 – Wheel of GuiltTake a Spin!

Daisy

Wilson

Tom

Nick

Jordan

Gatsby

Myrtle

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Chapter 9 Goals

• Content Goal – We’ll take a look at how our opinions of characters have changed and why.

• Language Goal – We will read, write, listen, and speak in cooperative groups to understand the text.

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Ch 9 –Opinions in Decline: Why do we learn to dislike each character?

Tom

Daisy

NickMeyer

WolfsheimJordan

Why do we learn to like Gatsby more than ever?

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COELC01- unattainable goalsLC02- summarize steps Gatz took to become GatsbyLC03- predict would Gatsby be happy with DaisyLA05- How do illegal activities contribute to the

conflict?LA06- c/c Tom and GatsbyLA07- c/e Who kills Gatsby and why? Chain of eventsLT08- author’s purposeLT09- Is Gatsby’s decision to obsess about Daisy all

his life a good idea?LT10- What conclusion can a reader draw about Daisy

and Tom?