Note Taking Chart- KEY
Topic: The Great Gatsby
chapter 4
Summarize 4
Pages: 61-71
Take Notes 3
p.61-63—Nick begins chapter by
Summarize pages 61-65 in one or two
sentences.
Listing the names of all the people who visited Gatsby's house
that summer of '22.
p.65-66—Characterization of Gatsby:
Son of some wealthy people in the Mid West—all dead now.
Brought up in America, but educated at Oxford (Nick now
skeptical too about this)—family tradition to go there, he says.
Came into a great deal of money when his family died. Has
traveled Europe a great deal and lived lavishly there…all the
while trying to forget something "very sad that had happened to
[him] long ago" (pg. 66)—MYSTERY/FORSHADOWING
Summarize pages 66-71 in one or two
sentences.
p.66-67 Gatsby convinces Nick of his past by showing him a
medal of decoration from the war & a picture of him and a
dozen friends from Oxford on the Oxford campus while
attending school there
p.69—Characterization of Wolfshiem:
a small, flat-nosed Jew, large head, has two growths of hair
sticking out of his nostrils, tiny eyes
p. 71—Describe an incident on this page that adds mystery to
Gatsby's character.
"This is just a friend. I told you we'd talk about that some other
time" – Gatsby to Mr. Wolfsheim regarding Nick.
Doodle 1
Questions/Predictions 2
Write one question you have about Gatsby at this
point.
Note Taking Chart- KEY
Topic: The Great Gatsby
chapter 4
Pages: 72-80
Summarize 4
Summarize pages 72-74 in one to two
sentences.
Take Notes 3
p.72—Irony:
"Yeah, Gatsby's very careful about women. He would never so
much as look at a friend's wife" –Mr. Wolfsheim to Nick about
Gatsby. Ironic because Gatsby is in love with Daisy and intent on
getting her back.
p.74—Symbolism:
Daisy in white during childhood in Louisville.
p.74-77—Flashback: Explain it. Who is describing what?
Summarize pages 75-80 in one to two
sentences.
Jordan explaining Daisy's history and mysterious past with
another man (Gatsby)
p.77-78—Revelation about Gatsby:
Gatsby is the mystery man from Daisy's past, and he's bought a
house on West Egg to be across from her.
p 79—Reason why Gatsby threw all those parties =
Hoped Daisy would show up at one (explains why he never
appears to be having fun at them, and yet keeps throwing them)
Doodle 1
Questions/Predictions 2
Make a prediction about Gatsby.