The Great Gatsby GLAD Unit Level 11: English III By: Paula Wright and Carla Williams-Swick IDEAS PAGE I. Unit Theme: The 1920’s and The American Dream The Roaring 20’s Character analysis and recognizing different perspectives Compare and contrast different characters and events within the novel Apply individual knowledge and background to interpret different events, character actions and quotes within the novel Identify figurative language (simile, metaphor, symbol, allusion, foreshadowing, etc.) II. Focus and Motivation: Three Standards/Scout Awards Zero Noise Signal Cognitive Content Dictionary with Signal Word Inquiry Chart Observation Charts Teacher Made Big Book: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Life III. Closure/Assessment: Process all charts and learning Revisit Inquiry Chart Assessment of Learning Logs Jeopardy with Process Grid Add to living walls Home School Connection Team Task Evaluation Teacher made quizzes The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 1 IV: Standards: Alaska Content Standards History A student should understand that history is a record of human experiences that links the past to the present and the future. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) understand chronological frameworks for organizing historical thought and place significant ideas, institutions, people, and events within time sequences; 2) know that the interpretation of history may change as new evidence is discovered; 3) recognize different theories of history, detect the weakness of broad generalization, and evaluate the debates of historians; 4) understand that history relies on the interpretation of evidence; 5) understand that history is a narrative told in many voices and expresses various perspectives of historical experience; 6) know that cultural elements, including language, literature, the arts, customs, and belief systems, reflect the ideas and attitudes of a specific time and know how the cultural elements influence human interaction; 7) understand that history is dynamic and composed of key turning points; 8) know that history is a bridge to understanding groups of people and an individual’s relationship to society; and 9) understand that history is a fundamental connection that unifies all fields of human understanding and endeavor. A student should understand historical themes through factual knowledge of time, places, ideas, institutions, cultures, people, and events. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) comprehend the forces of change and continuity that shape human history through the following persistent organizing themes: a. the development of culture, the emergence of civilizations, and the accomplishments and mistakes of social organizations; b. human communities and their relationships with climate, subsistence base, resources, geography, and technology; c. the origin and impact of ideologies, religions, and institutions upon human societies; d. the consequences of peace and violent conflict to societies and their cultures; and e. major developments in societies as well as changing patterns related to class, ethnicity, race, and gender 2) understand the people and the political, geographic, economic, cultural, social, and environmental events that have shaped the history of the state, the United States, and the world; 3) recognize that historical understanding is relevant and valuable in the student’s life and for participating in local, state, national, and global communities; 4) recognize the importance of time, ideas, institutions, people, places, cultures, and events in understanding large historical patterns; and The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 2 5) evaluate the influence of context upon historical understanding. A student should develop the skills and processes of historical inquiry. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) use appropriate technology to access, retrieve, organize, and present historical information; 2) use historical data from a variety of primary resources, including letters, diaries, oral accounts, archeological sites and artifacts, art, maps, photos, historical sites, documents, and secondary research materials, including almanacs, books, indices, and newspapers; 3) apply thinking skills, including classifying, interpreting, analyzing, summarizing, synthesizing, and evaluating, to understand the historical record; and 4) use historical perspective to solve problems, make decisions, and understand other traditions. A student should be able to integrate historical knowledge with historical skill to effectively participate as a citizen and as a lifelong learner. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) understand that the student is important in history; 2) solve problems by using history to identify issues and problems, generate potential solutions, assess the merits of options, act, and evaluate the effectiveness of actions; 3) define a personal position on issues while understanding the historical aspects of the positions and roles assumed by others; 4) recognize and demonstrate that various issues may require an understanding of different positions, jobs, and personal roles depending on place, time, and context; 5) base personal citizenship action on reasoned historical judgment with recognition of responsibility for self and others; and 6) create new approaches to issues by incorporating history with other disciplines, including economics, geography, literature, the arts, science, and technology. English/Language Arts A student should be able to speak and write well for a variety of purposes and audiences. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) apply elements of effective writing and speaking; these elements include ideas, organization, vocabulary, sentence structure, and personal style; 2) in writing, demonstrate skills in sentence and paragraph structure, including grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation; 3) in speaking, demonstrate skills in volume, intonation, and clarity; 4) write and speak well to inform, to describe, to entertain, to persuade, and to clarify thinking in a variety of formats, including technical communication; 5) revise, edit, and publish the student’s own writing as appropriate; 6) when appropriate, use visual techniques to communicate ideas; these techniques may include role playing, body language, mime, sign language, graphics, Braille, art, and dance; 7) communicate ideas using varied tools of electronic technology; and The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 3 8) evaluate the student’s own speaking and writing and that of others using high standards. A student should be a competent and thoughtful reader, listener, and viewer of literature, technical materials, and a variety of other information. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) comprehend meaning from written text and oral and visual information: by applying a variety of reading, listening, and viewing strategies; these strategies include phonic, context, and vocabulary cues in reading, critical viewing, and active listening; 2) reflect on, analyze, and evaluate a variety of oral, written, and visual information and experiences, including discussions, lectures, art, movies, television, technical materials, and literature; and 3) relate what the student views, reads, and hears to practical purposes in the student’s own life, to the world outside, and to other texts and experiences. A student should be able to identify and select from multiple strategies in order to complete projects independently and cooperatively. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) make choices about a project after examining a range of possibilities; 2) organize a project by a. understanding directions; b. making and keeping deadlines; and c. seeking, selecting, and using relevant resources; 3) select and use appropriate decision-making processes; 4) set high standards for project quality; and 5) when working on a collaborative project, a. take responsibility for individual contributions to the project; b. share ideas and workloads; c. incorporate individual talents and perspectives; d. work effectively with others as an active participant and as a responsive audience; and e. evaluate the processes and work of self and others. A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) develop a position by a. reflecting on personal experiences, prior knowledge, and new information; b. formulating and refining questions; c. identifying a variety of pertinent sources of information; d. analyzing and synthesizing information; and e. determining an author’s purposes; 2) evaluate the validity, objectivity, reliability, and quality of information read, heard, and seen; 3) give credit and cite references as appropriate; and 4) explain and defend a position orally, in writing, and with visual aids as appropriate. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 4 A student should understand and respect the perspectives of others in order to communicate effectively. A student who meets the content standard should: 1) use information, both oral and written, and literature of many types and content from the speaker’s or author’s perspective; 3) recognize bias in all forms of communication; and 4) recognize the communication styles of different cultures and their possible effects on others. English Language Proficiency The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 5 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 6 V. Vocabulary Prohibition supercilious feign incredulous complacent languid permeate impetuous innuendo fluctuate somnambulatory nebulous laudable elicit suppressed insidious desolate elusive portentous tumultuous surmise elocution garrulous American Dream speakeasies Lost Generation perspective bootlegger flapper VI. ORAL LANGUAGE/READING/WRITING SKILLS Writing for different audiences Use style appropriate to the audience and purpose Writing process Express personal thoughts in a group Use communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others Uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding Words in context Recall specific details Cause/effect relationships Predicting outcomes The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 7 Read and write charts, chants, learning logs and student writing Journaling Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of written work Written and oral activities VII. SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Map skills Comparative: East vs. West, Gatsby vs. Tom, Old Money vs. New Money, Lower Class vs. Upper Class. Examine cultural effects of World War I RESOURCES AND MATERIALS Fiction The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. http://www.readbookonline.net/read/690/10628/ (Curious Case of Benjamin Button short story) Non-Fiction http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/us/08dreampoll.html http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2008/06/13/the-american-dream-goes-on Internet Resources http://www.1920-30.com/ http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1920s.html http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1564.html http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ http://www.pbs.org/kteh/amstorytellers/bios.html http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/American_Dream.htm http://www.todaysamericandream.com/ http://online.sfsu.edu/~kferenz/syllabus/dreams/thedream.html The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 8 PLANNING PAGES I. FOCUS/MOTIVATION Three Standards/Scout Awards Zero Noise Signal Cognitive Content Dictionary with Signal Word Inquiry Chart Observation Charts Teacher Made Big Book: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Life II. INPUT Pictorial Input Chart – Geography: o East Egg o West Egg o Valley of Ashes o New York City o Character’s locations o Symbols Pictorial Input Chart: Character: Nick Carraway o Whole Class Narrative Input- Life in the 1920’s story Comparative Input: East vs. West 10/2 Lecture III. GUIDED ORAL PRACTICE T-Graph for Social Skills o Cooperation o Team Points Picture File Cards of 1920’s o Picture File Cards – observe, classify, categorize, label, highlight - why? Picture File cards of The Great Gatsby o Picture File Cards – observe, classify, categorize, label, highlight - why? Chants o Gatsby Character Chant (3 Blind Mice) o Gatsby Drama Chant o 1920’s Chant Exploration Report Sentence Patterning Chart (Farmer-in-the-Dell) Process Grid Team Tasks Choral Reading Numbered Heads Daily review and processing of charts The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 9 IV. Reading/Writing A. Total Class Modeling Found Poetry Listen and Sketch Narrative – Story Map B. C. D. Small Groups (anything modeled by the teacher) Narrative Retell Expert Groups o Gatsby o Daisy o Myrtle o Tom Writers’ Workshop Process Grid Ear-to-Ear Reading Focused Reading Adding to the walls Individual Learning Logs o Student Graphic Organizers for Key Characters Character Name Character Traits Character Perspective Character Representation of the 1920’s Character Geography Character Symbol Character Journey o Individual CCDs o Clunkers and Links Journal o Text and You Character Bio-poem Personal Explorations Focused Reading with Personal CCD Research Picture File Cards Add to charts Writer’s Workshop Mini Lesson o Found Poetry o Character Bio-poem Write – plan, share, write, revise, edit, publish Author’s Chair Conference The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 10 V. VI. Extended Activities for Integration Raps Flipbooks Closure Portfolio Assessment: Teacher and Self-Assessment o Learning Log Jeopardy with Process Grid Home School Connection: The American Dream Process all charts and information Teacher made quizzes/tests Student created Big Books/Flip Books SAMPLE LESSON PLAN Week 1: Focus/Motivation: Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Observation Charts- Ask a question, make a comment or make a prediction Inquiry Chart o What do you know about the 1920’s? o What do you want to know about the 1920’s? Input 10/2 Discussion Introduce Learning Log Guided Oral Practice T-Graph with word “Cooperation” and Team Points Reading and Writing Introduce reading strategy o Clunkers and Links With sticky notes: ? Questions Cool facts, new information, things that are interesting ! Text-to-self, Text-to-Text, Text-to-World * Unknown vocabulary Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby as whole class while modeling the reading strategy and information that would be good in the learning logs. Focused reading with personal CCD Journal: o Text and You The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 11 Closure Process all charts and information Week 2: Focus/Motivation Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Cognitive Content Dictionary Introduction with Signal Word Teacher made Big Book: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Life Revisit Inquiry Chart Input 10/2 Lecture Pictorial Input Chart: Whole Class (Modeling) o Character Nick Carraway Guided Oral Practice Picture File Cards of 1920’s o Observe, classify, categorize, label, highlight- why? Gatsby Character Chant (3 Blind Mice tune) Assign Expert Groups to their character o Gatsby o Daisy o Myrtle o Tom Reading and Writing Read Chapter 2 Focused reading with personal CCD Journal: o Text and You Clunkers and Links Closure Chapter 1 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 2 Gatsby Quiz Process all charts and information The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 12 Week 3: Focus/Motivation Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Cognitive Content Dictionary with Signal Word as whole class Self-selected Cognitive Content Dictionary as an individual in their Learning Log. Revisit Inquiry Chart Input Pictorial Input Chart: Geography: o East Egg o West Egg o Valley of Ashes o New York City o Character’s Locations o Symbols 10/2 Lecture Guided Oral Practice. 1920’s Chant Reading and Writing Chapter 3 of Gatsby with Ear to Ear Reading Chapter 4 of Gatsby Expert Groups with discussion and collaboration Focused reading with personal CCD Journal: o Text and You Clunkers and Links Closure Chapter 3 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 4 Gatsby Quiz Process all charts and information Week 4: Focus/Motivation Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Revisit Inquiry Chart Input Narrative Input Chart: Life in the 1920’s 10/2 Lecture The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 13 Guided Oral Practice Gatsby Drama Chant Farmer and the Dell/Sentence Patterning Chart Exploration Report Team Tasks Reading and Writing Read Chapter 5 of Gatsby with Choral Reading Read Chapter 6 of Gatsby Listen and Sketch Expert Groups Journal: o Text and You Clunkers and Links Closure Chapter 5 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 6 Gatsby Quiz Process all charts and information Week 5: Focus/Motivation Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Revisit Inquiry Chart Guided Oral Practice Revisit the chants Process Grid Team Tasks Input Comparative Input o East vs. West 10/2 Lecture Reading and Writing Read Chapter 7 of Gatsby Read Chapter 8 of Gatsby Read Chapter 9 of Gatsby Listen and Sketch Expert Groups Writer’s Workshop o Character Bio-poem o Rewrite a chant o Found Poetry The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 14 Closure o Author’s Chair o Write: plan, share, write, revise, edit, publish Journal Text and You Clunkers and Links Process all charts and information Chapter 7 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 8 Gatsby Quiz Week 6: Focus/Motivation Zero Noise Signal 3 Set Standards - Scout Awards Finalize Inquiry Chart Guided Oral Practice Revisit the chants Input 10/2 Lecture Lecture on American Dream Reading and Writing Finalize Learning Logs o Student Graphic Organizers for key characters: Character Name Character Traits Character Perspectives Character Representation of the 1920’s Character Geography Character Symbol Character Journey o Individual CCD’s Closure Process all charts and information Chapter 9 Gatsby Quiz Gatsby Test Jeopardy with Process Grid Home School Connection: The American Dream Student created Big Books/Flip Books Portfolio Assessment: Teacher and Self-Assessment o Learning Log The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 15 The 1920’s Chant Is this the 1920’s? Is this the 1920’s? How do you know? What else do you know? Give me an example. Is this the Jazz Era? Is this the Jazz Era? How do you know? What else do you know? Give me an example. Is this the Roaring 20’s? Is this the Roaring 20’s? How do you know? What else do you know? Give me an example. Is this the Lost Generation? Is this the Lost Generation? How do you know? What else do you know? Give me an example. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 Yes Ma’am Yes Ma’am It’s after Prohibition It’s a party time after World War I. Speakeasies! Yes Ma’am Yes Ma’am Women are more independent. They like to dance the Charleston. Flappers! Yes Ma’am Yes Ma’am They were living for the moment They wanted self expression. The bob! Yes Ma’am Yes Ma’am They lacked a cosmopolitan culture. They changed American writing from Victorian to Modern. T.S. Eliot! 16 Gatsby Character Chant Tune of Three Blind Mice Gatsby, Daisy, Tom Gatsby, Daisy, Tom Are the characters Are the characters Of Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby novel With Myrtle, Nick and Jordan too, And also Wolfshiem and George Wilson Gatsby, Daisy, Tom Gatsby, Daisy, Tom The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 17 Gatsby Drama Chant Drama here, drama there Drama, drama everywhere Obsessed Gatsby pining openly, Snooty Daisy cheating sneakily, Patient Nick observing quietly, Arrogant Tom boasting loudly Drama through West Egg, Drama around East Egg, Drama in Wilson’s Garage, And drama within Gatsby’s mansion Drama here, drama there Drama, drama everywhere Drama! Drama! Drama! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 18 Cognitive Content Dictionary Strategy Lesson Plan. Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of key vocabulary terms that relate to the unit topic. Share Goal: Review and model the guidelines for success: respect others, make good decisions and solve problems. New Word Prediction Final Meaning Oral Sentence Initial Introduction: Teacher introduces a new vocabulary word. Teacher will have the students “say that word. Tell your neighbor. Tell the wall. Tell your shoe, etc.” Teacher will ask how many students have heard the word before and write the number of “yes” and “no” at the top of the chart. Teacher will model what heads together looks like. Teacher will ask students to put their heads together in their groups and come up with a prediction of the meaning of the word. Teacher will pull a spoon with a number on it and the corresponding person on each team will state their team’s prediction of the word when called upon. The teacher will write the team’s prediction down verbatim on the chart in the team’s color. The teacher will then come up with a Total Physical Response and phrase to go along with the vocabulary word. Teacher will use this TPR and phrase as a signal word to change activities. Teacher will not fill out the remaining sections of the CCD chart until the following day. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 19 Final Processing: The next morning the teacher will review the CCD chart with the class. The teacher will ask teams to put their heads together and come up with a final meaning of the CCD word. The teacher will draw a numbered spoon and call upon teams until every team’s speaker has stated what their prediction of the final definition of the CCD word is. The teacher will then write the dictionary definition of the word under the final meaning space on the CCD chart and discuss it with the class. The teacher will then draw a simple sketch related to the meaning of the word, write the word’s part of speech and different forms of the word. The teacher will then ask teams to put their heads back together and come up with a sentence that has the CCD word in it. The teacher will draw a numbered spoon and ask the corresponding student in each team to give their sentence orally. When all teams have correctly said a sentence with the CCD word in it the teacher will put a check mark in the oral sentence part of the CCD chart. Teacher will then repeat the initial process with a new CCD word. Modification of Whole Class Cognitive Content Dictionary: After students are familiar with the CCD, teacher can have teams come up with their own CCD word in the form of a Stumper Word. With a Stumper Word, teams try to come up with a word that no one else in the room will know, preferably from the charts around the room or something that is relevant to the unit being studied. The teacher will explain what a Stumper Word is to the class and then ask the teams to put their heads together and try to come up with a Stumper Word. The teacher will then draw a numbered spoon and ask the corresponding student in each team to say their Stumper Word. The teacher will then take a poll of who knows what that word means. If no students can properly define the word then the teacher will declare that a Stumper Word and will star it on the chart and give that team extra team points. If students can define the word the teacher will still put it on the chart, but will not star it and will not use it as one of the CCD words. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 20 When all teams have had a chance to say their Stumper Word, the teacher will then take a vote on which Stumper Word the students want to learn about. The Stumper Word that has the most votes will become the new CCD word and the teacher will follow all the CCD guidelines outlined above for the new word. Team Cognitive Content Dictionary: This will normally be done during Team Task Time. The teacher will give each team a Cognitive Content Dictionary Chart. Each team will come up with a new word that they would like to learn that relates to the topic that is being discussed or the teacher could assign each team a specific new word. Each team will do their own CCD chart and come up with their own TPR for their new word. Each member of each team must write something on the CCD chart in their color of pencil. Individual Cognitive Content Dictionary: This can be done as homework or during individual work time. This can also be used as an assessment of the words already done (blank out certain parts and the student must fill it in correctly). The teacher will give each student a Cognitive Content Dictionary Chart. Each student will come up with a new word that they would like to learn that relates to the topic that is being discussed or the teacher can assign each student a specific word. Each student will do their own CCD chart. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 21 Character Traits: How does this character represent the 1920’s? CHARACTER Perspective: The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 22 Geography: His/Her Journey: Character Symbol The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 23 The Great Gatsby Text (include page #): Chapter ______ Your Response: Personal Connections/Reactions/Thoughts (not a summary) The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 24 The Great Gatsby Chapter ______ Questions/Predictions/Links: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Word & POS Guess The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 Definition Sentence (page #) 25 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 1 Name ________________ Date _____ 1. Who is the narrator? 2. Does he like to gossip? 3. Where is the narrator from? 4. Where did he go to college? 5. What war did the narrator serve in? 6. Why didn’t he stay in his hometown after the war? 7. Is his house in East or West Egg? 8. What egg does Gatsby live on? 9. Where do the narrator’s second cousin and her husband live? 10. What are their names? 11. How did he meet his cousin’s husband? 12. What sport was this man famous for in college? 13. What else was this man famous for in college? 14. When the narrator is having dinner at his cousins, who calls on the phone? 15. The narrator’s cousin said the last couple years have been _______________. 16. The narrator’s cousin has a little girl. An hour after the birth, what did she say about the baby? 17. The cousin has a friend she wants to set-up with the narrator. What’s her name? 18. What does this woman do? 19. How does the narrator feel when he leaves their house? 20. The narrator goes home and sees Gatsby out on his lawn. What does Gatsby do with his arms? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 26 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 2 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /24 1. What is the name of the location between the “eggs” and NYC? 2. What is on the billboard overlooking this place? 3. What is the name of the mechanic who works in this place? 4. What is Tom’s mistress’s name? 5. Tom’s friend is described as kind of unattractive. What good qualities does she have? 6. Where in NYC do the three of them go? 7. How do they get there? Be specific. 8. After they embark, what do they stop to purchase? 9. The mistress tells Nick about first meeting Tom on the train. What was the first thing she found attractive about him? 10. There is a party. There is a man named McKee there. He falls asleep/passes out. What does Nick do to his face? 11. At the party something happens for the second time in Nick’s life. What was it? 12. Something happened to the mistress’s nose. What was it? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 27 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 3 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /22 1. Why did Nick go to the party at Gatsby’s? 2. Who did he hang out with there? 3. We read about several rumors concerning Gatsby in this chapter. What was the one about something he did for the German army? 4. At a previous party a girl tore her dress. What did Gatsby do or say? 5. Nick meets a guy in Gatsby’s library reading. Describe his most prominent feature. 6. What comment did this man make about Gatsby’s books? 7. Nick goes back to his previous companion. He meets a new guy at his table. The guy says Nick looks familiar. How did they know each other? 8. Who is this guy? 9. After the party there is a car wreck. The drunk passenger said he “washes his hands” of the whole matter. Who was this person? 10. The chapter ends with Nick stating that he dated Jordan. Besides being careless and incurable dishonest, why didn’t he want to get more serious with her? Think about his hometown. 11. Nick proudly states that he is the only (blank) person he knows. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 28 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 4 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /24 1. Chapter 4 starts with another party. Where is the party held? 2. Later Nick and Gatsby head into town for lunch. Gatsby tells Nick that he is from a wealthy mid-western family. Where does he say he went to school? 3. Gatsby said that after school he “lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe.” He then lists 3 things he did to help him forget something very sad that happened. Name one of them. 4. Gatsby has 2 things with him to support his story. Name one. 5. Why did Gatsby say he told Nick about his background? 6. While still driving into town, Gatsby gets pulled over for speeding. What happens? 7. Nick and Gatsby have lunch with one of Gatsby’s friends named Meyer Wolfsheim. What kind of cufflinks did Wolfsheim have? 8. Gatsby told Nick that Wolfsheim had something to do with the World Series of baseball in 1919. What was it? 9. Nick sees Tom at the restaurant. He introduces Gatsby to Tom. What does Gatsby do? 10. Nick then has tea with Jordan and she tells him how Daisy and Gatsby met. How did they meet? 11. Jordan passes on Gatsby’s message to Nick. Where does Gatsby want to meet Daisy? 12. How does Nick feel about Gatsby’s request? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 29 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 5 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /30 1. At the beginning of the chapter, Nick comments that Gatsby’s house looked like it was on fire. Why were all the lights on? 2. What does Gatsby initially say to Nick’s invitation to tea with Daisy? What is ironic about his response? 3. In Chapter 5, Gatsby offers Nick the opportunity to make a little money on the side. How does Nick respond? Why? 4. Before Gatsby reunites with Daisy, he attempts to spruce up Nick’s house a bit. Name one thing that he does. 5. How long has it been since Daisy and Gatsby have seen each other? 6. When Gatsby first meets Daisy again, how does he react? 7. After meeting at Nick’s house, Gatsby takes Daisy and Nick over to his house. Why does he want to show Daisy his house? 8. Gatsby wanted to show Nick and Daisy his gardens and take them on a boat ride. Why couldn’t they go? 9. Who is in Gatsby’s house? 10. What does he do for Gatsby, Nick, and Daisy? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 30 11. While showing Nick and Daisy around his house, Gatsby throws a big pile of fancy shirts on his bed. What does Daisy do or say about them? 12. What is the significance of the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock? 13. (Longer answer/6 points) Interpret: “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.” _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 31 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 6 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /24 1 Nick interrupts the main story line to tell us that someone stopped by Gatsby’s mansion to ask him a few questions. What type of person stopped by? 2 Fitzgerald uses this as an excuse to tell us about Gatsby’s real past. Where is Gatsby really from? 3 Where did he really go to school? 4 What did he do for a job to pay for school? 5 What is Gatsby’s real name? 6 How did Gatsby meet Dan Cody? 7 How had Dan Cody made his money? 8 How did Dan Cody die? 9 Nick next sees Gatsby, he is at the mansion visiting. Three people stop by to visit. Name one of them. 10 One of the three people ask Gatsby to dinner. While he is upstairs changing, what do they do? 11 Tom and Daisy go to Gatsby’s next party. What do they both notice about almost all of the women there? 12 What does Tom do at the party to keep himself busy? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 32 13 As Tom and Daisy are leaving the party, Daisy glances back. What is she worried might happen to Gatsby? 14 Who does Gatsby ask to stay after the party with him? 15 What does Gatsby think about Daisy’s reaction to his party? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 33 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 7 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /38 1. Chapter 7 starts with description of Gatsby’s mansion. What is different about this weekend? 2. Why did Gatsby get rid of all his domestic staff? 3. Gatsby calls Nick and invites him to lunch. Daisy calls to confirm. Where did they eat lunch? 4. Daisy brings out her child. Is it a boy or girl? 5. What is the child’s name? 6. What’s the weather like? 7. How does Tom figure out something is going on between Daisy & Gatsby? 8. Gatsby & Nick find out why Daisy’s voice is so nice. They say it sounds like _______________. 9. What car does Tom drive into town? 10. Who goes with? 11. Why does Tom stop on the Valley of Ashes? 12. What does George Wilson tell them? 13. Tom tells them he knows Daisy & Gatsby are having an affair. He calls Gatsby a Mr._________ from ___________ . 14. Why does Tom let Daisy go home with Gatsby? 15. All of this is happening on Nick’s birthday. What birthday is it? 16. When Daisy & Gatsby are returning home, they see Myrtle Wilson. What do they do or say to her? 17. That night Gatsby stands outside Daisy’s window. What for? 18. Nick also looked in the window at Tom & Daisy. What were they doing? Be specific 19. When Nick and Gatsby see Tom & Daisy doing this, how does it make him feel? 34 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 8 Name ________________ Date _____ 2 points each /24 1. Nick goes to Gatsby’s house. The doors open & he walks in. He tells Gatsby that he should do what? 2. Why does Gatsby feel he misled Daisy? 3. Symbolically, Daisy is like “what” to Gatsby? 4. Nick wants to stay with Gatsby that day. Does he go to work or take the day off? 5. Nick tells Gatsby in chapter 8 that "They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together." What does Gatsby do or say in return? 6. This comment (above) is the only _________________ Nick ever gave Gatsby. 7. At home Jordan calls Nick & says she wants to see him. What does Nick say or do? 8. Nick then gives us more information about the previous night. The restaurant guy, Michael, was talking to George. George answers & says that he & Myrtle were married for 12 years, didn’t have any kids and also didn’t have a ___________. 9. George tells Michael that he had told Myrtle that she “couldn’t hide from God, because God sees everything.” What are George & Michael looking at during this conversation? 10. Gatsby went swimming in his pool. Before he does he tells his servant to bring the phone. Why? Be specific 11. What, if anything, happened to Gatsby while he was floating around his pool on an air mattress. 12. Nick comes over to Gatsby’s mansion. He sees Gatsby with George. What does George say or do? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 35 Gatsby Quiz Chapter 9 Name ________________ Date _____ 1. After Gatsby was killed, Nick called Daisy to tell her. Where have Daisy & Tom gone? 2. Nick wants people to call or come over to Gatsby’s house to show their support. Who shows up that day? 3. Gatsby’s dad shows up three days after Gatsby’s death. By what nickname did his father call Gatsby? 4. That day Klipspringer, “the border”, calls. He says he can’t make the funeral, but he needs something he left sent to him. What does he need so urgently? 5. How does Nick respond to Klipspringer’s request? 6. Nick goes to New York to get Meyer Wolsheim. Does Wolfsheim agree to go to the funeral? Why or why not? 7. At the funeral, Nick, Mr. Gatz, the servants, the postman, and ________ show up. 8. After Gatsby is killed, Nick decides to move. Where does he decide to go? 9. Nick wants to get things in order first. He goes to breakup with Jordan. How does Jordan respond? 10. In October, before Nick moves, he sees Tom on 5th Ave in New York. Nick tries to avoid him, but Tom walks up to shake his hand. What does Nick do? 11. Nick then asks Tom what he told George Wilson after Myrtle died. What did Tom tell him? 12. Mr. Gatz tells Nick that Gatsby came to Minnesota to visit him. What did Gatsby do while he was visiting? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 36 The Great Gatsby Exam Name ________________ Date _____ Part A: Multiple choice. Two points (2) for each correct answer. _____1. Nick Carraway was bornA. In the Northeast B. In the Midwest C. In the South D. In the West _____2. The character who first appears “in riding clothes…standing with his legs apart on the front porch” isA. Gatsby B. Tom Buchanan C. Nick Carraway D. George Wilson _____3. The pretentious expression, “I’m p-paralyzed with happiness,” is spoken byA. Jordan Baker B. Daisy Buchanan C. Myrtle Wilson D. Myrtle’s sister _____4. James Gatz is – A. Daisy’s cousin B. Gatsby’s piano player C. Gatsby’s real name D. Meyer Wolfshiem’s son’s brother’s son _____5. Nick recalls a story which implies that Jordan Baker onceA. betrayed a friend B. stole some money C. cheated at golf D. killed a man _____6. Gatsby shows a police officerA. a fifty dollar bill B. a card from the police commissioner C. the damage done to the front fender of his car D. the butt of a gun _____7. Doctor T. J. Eckleberg becomes a symbol ofA. Gatsby’s “romantic readiness” B. Nick’s friendship with Gatsby C. The superiority of laser eye surgery D. The lack of morals prevalent in the East/God’s all seeing eyes The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 37 _____8. Myrtle Wilson’s nose is broken byA. Gatsby B. George Wilson C. Tom Buchanan D. Her new police dog _____9. The expression “and the holocaust was complete” refers toA. Myrtle’s death B. George Wilson’s death C. Gatsby’s death D. Myrtle’s new police dog’s death _____10. Nick left his home to come to New York in an effort toA. become better acquainted with his relatives B. play in a golf tournament with Jordan Baker C. work and learn the bond trade D. escape the draft _____11. The character who has “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it,” isA. Daisy Buchanan B. Jay Gatsby C. Jordan Baker D. Meyer Wolfsheim _____12. The character who, according to Gatsby, fixed the world series isA. Meyer Wolfsheim B. Klipspringer C. Owl Eyes D. That scrawny girl in the yellow dress _____13. Most of Gatsby’s money has come fromA. drug sales, prostitution, murder for hire B. bootlegging C. salmon, clam industry of Lake Superior D. money left to him by Dan Cody _____14. When Myrtle Wilson was killed, the car that hit her was driven byA. Gatsby B. Daisy C. Tom D. Nick _____15. “The promise of a decade of loneliness” is sensed byA. Nick B. Gatsby C. Tom The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 38 D. Jordan _____16. The most significant change in Daisy’s life since the war is that she nowA. has a child B. loves Gatsby C. likes having money D. no longer needs to work _____17. “That ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees” isA. George Wilson B. Jay Gatsby C. Tom Buchanan D. Nick Carraway _____18. A symbol of the human capacity for hope isA. Gatsby’s immense mansion B. Owl Eyes C. The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock D. The innocent, mongrel puppy being “saved” by purposeless wealth _____19. Daisy has not seen Nick sinceA. she married Tom Buchanan about five years ago B. he told her that he loved her and wanted to marry her C. they were children together in the South D. their divorce _____20. At first Nick did not know what to think of Gatsby becauseA. he only knew Gatsby by another name B. there were so many rumors about him C. his father had told never to trust what other people say D. he had a very good reputation _____21. Tom Buchanan showed how rich a man he was byA. owning a large fleet of ships B. buying and selling great quantities of stocks and bonds C. throwing huge parties every weekend D. giving Daisy a string of $350,000 pearls the night before their wedding _____22. Nick’s impression of Meyer Wolfshiem is determined by the fact thatA. Meyer wears a very ragged suit B. His cuff links are kind of different C. His is not able to come to Gatsby’s parties D. He refuses to shake Nick’s hand The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 39 _____23. After Myrtle’s death, Tom tells George WilsonA. That he loved her and wanted to marry her B. That he can have any car he wants from his garage C. That Gatsby was driving the yellow car he was asking about D. That he is sorry for his loss and offers his help _____24. New York and its environs during the Jazz Age A. were a very restrained and subdued place B. was a place of great excesses and luxury C. influenced the Midwest D. did not include Long Island _____25. At the end of the novel, Nick decidesA. to take a trip around the world B. to stay in New York and make his fortune C. to return to the Midwest D. to live in Gatsby’s mansion for a while _____26. Gatsby’s love for Daisy A. forces him to leave New York B. allows him to become a happy man C. is simply an illusion and he learns to love again D. becomes his obsession and ultimately his demise (ruin) _____27. At the end of the novel, Jay Gatsby A. is revealed to be a man of humble origins who struggled to become rich and powerful B. was found to be after Daisy only for her money C. tries to frame Tom Buchanan D. convinces Daisy to leave Tom Part C: (Please write your paragraphs on a separate piece of paper.) Short answer questions. Remember to support with examples from the text. Five (5) points for each well developed, insightful answer. PEC IT! Make a point, give evidence, and add commentary! Answer the questions, “So, what?” Be the lawyer making his or her case. Write a paragraph per question. 28. Is Gatsby a “hero?” Discuss. 29. Describe Fitzgerald’s attitude toward money in the novel. 30. Analyze Fitzgerald’s use of setting as “moral geography.” The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 40 The Great Gatsby Learning Log Name ___________________ Period ______ Favorite Quotes The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 41 Sample Bio-poem: Nick Carraway Nick Quiet, observant, personable, nostalgic Son of the Midwest *Confidante to Jay Gatsby and connected to the wealthy Lover of Gatsby’s reassuring smile, infinite hope, and romantic readiness Who feels attracted to Jordan’s vivacity and sophistication, yet repelled by her dishonesty and selfishness Who gives everyone a chance, his ear, and his open-mind Who fears loneliness, the distortion of life in New York, and turning thirty Who would like to see the world stand at moral attention, Daisy and friends at Gatsby’s funeral, and Tom take responsibility for his carelessness Who lives somewhere in the dreams of the past and the reality of the present Carraway The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 42 What is a Biopoem? 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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896? Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 66 Did you know. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald is nd the namesake and 2 cousin three times removed of the author of the National Anthem? Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 67 Did you know. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald’s st 1 published work was a detective story he wrote when he was 13 and it appeared in his school newspaper? Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 68 F. Scott Fitzgerald went to Princeton college, but neglected his studies and dropped out to join the army in 1917. Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 69 F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love and became engaged to Zelda Sayre, but she broke off the engagement because he was too poor and she didn’t want to wait for him to make his fortune! Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 70 Did you know. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald became famous overnight after his novel This Side of Paradise was published on March 26, 1920. Zelda married him a week later? Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 71 Did you know. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda’s only child, a daughter named Frances Scott (Scottie) Fitzgerald was born in October of 1921? Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 72 Did you know. . . Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 73 Fitzgerald was an alcoholic, but he wrote only when he was sober. Critics tried to call him an irresponsible writer because of his reputation, but he actually painstakingly revised all of his work? Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 74 Fitzgerald started writing The Great Gatsby while in France in 1924. After revising it in Rome, it was finally published in April 1925? Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 75 Fitzgerald and Zelda’s marriage suffered when Zelda had an affair with a French Naval Officer. They returned to America shortly thereafter? Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 76 Now you know! Fitzgerald and Zelda’s marriage went downhill after the affair and in April of The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 77 1930 Zelda had a mental breakdown and spent until September of 1931 in a Swiss Psychiatric Hospital? Did you know. . . The Fitzgerald’s spent money more quickly than F. Scott could The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 78 earn it, even though he made about $24,000 a year when the average school teacher only made $1,299 a year. The author who wrote “so eloquently about the effects of money on character was unable to manage his own finances? The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 79 Now you know! Did you know. . . Zelda Fitzgerald suffered a relapse in February 1932 and from that point on spent the rest of her The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 80 life as a resident or outpatient of various sanitariums? Now you know! Did you know. . . From 1936-1937 Fitzgerald went through a period that critics called “The Crack up” in which he The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 81 was ill, drunk, in debt and unable to write commercially. In addition Zelda entered another sanitarium. He also no longer maintained a home for Scottie, but sent her to boarding school and he himself went from hotel to hotel. The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 82 Now you know! Did you know. . . In 1937 F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood and became a screenwriter for MGM. While there working for them he made The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 83 $91,000 at a time when a Chevrolet coupe cost $619.00. Still he continued to have financial problems. Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 84 Did you know. . . While in California, Fitzgerald fell in love with a movie columnist named Sheilah Graham and their relationship continued until his death. He still continued to make The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 85 trips East to visit Zelda in the Baltimore Sanitarium however. Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 86 F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Graham’s apartment of a heart attack on December 21, 1940. His wife Zelda died in a fire at Highland Hospital in 1948 (same place Girl, Interrupted was filmed). Now you know! The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 87 Did you know. . . F. Scott Fitzgerald died thinking himself a failure, but by 1960 he was listed among the top American writers of all time? Now you know! Did you know. . . The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 88 In his lifetime F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: 5 novels (one of which was written posthumously). 8 short story collections. 21 short stories (including “The The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 89 Curious Case of Benjamin Button”). 1 play 2 professional essays (one of which was titled “The Crack up.” Now you know! 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Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham Princeton University The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 103 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 104 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 105 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 106 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 107 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 108 The Great Gatsby Glad Unit, English III Project GLAD, 2011 109