CHAPTER ONE
On your note-card: Look up the three words you don’t know
and write the definitions.
In your writer’s notebook:
• On the settings page:
– Add the Buchanan’s house
– Describe the house and what
occurs in the house
• On the literary devices page:
– Find two examples of literary
devices in the text
– Write the name of the device
and the quote with a citation
for each literary device.
In your vocabulary book:
• For each word from chapter
one:
– Write the quote with the
citation where the word
occurs.
– Draw a picture of what is
happening when the word is
used.
INSTRUCTIONS – Day Two The Great
Gatsby
• You need:
– Your writer’s notebook
– A copy of The Great Gatsby
• There will be a reading quiz over chapter one
when we finish the chapter.
CHAPTER TWO
On your note-card: Add and look up
two words from chapter two.
In your writer’s notebook:
• Add and explain to your
character list:
–
–
–
–
Mr. Wilson
Myrtle Wilson
Catherine (Myrtle’s sister)
The McKees
• Add and explain to your settings
page:
– The Valley of Ashes
– Myrtle’s Apartment
• Add and explain to your conflicts
page:
– The working class vs. The upper
class
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the word
from chapter two (on page
34).
• Be sure it is correctly cited.
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
On your note-card: Add and look up
two words from chapter two.
In your writer’s notebook:
• Add and explain to your
character list:
–
–
–
–
Mr. Wilson
Myrtle Wilson
Catherine (Myrtle’s sister)
The McKees
• Add and explain to your settings
page:
– The Valley of Ashes
– Myrtle’s Apartment
• Add and explain to your conflicts
page:
– The working class vs. The upper
class
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the word
from chapter two (on page
34).
• Be sure it is correctly cited.
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use the sheet of paper provided to copy a
final version of your setting from last class.
• You need:
– Your writer’s notebook
– A copy of the book
CHAPTER THREE
On your note-card: Add and look up two words from
chapter three.
In your writer’s notebook:
• Add and explain to your
character list:
– Jay Gatsby
– Owl Eyes
• Add more detail to the following
characters:
– Nick Carraway
– Jordan Baker
• Add and explain to your settings
page:
– Manhattan
– Gatsby’s Mansion
•
Add two devices with quotes,
citations , and explanations to
your literary device page
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapter three(on pages
44, 46, 49, 53).
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
INSTRUCTIONS
• You need:
– The Great Gatsby
– Your writer’s notebook
• Study for Chapter Three Quiz
CHAPTER FOUR
On your note-card: Add and look up two words from
chapter four.
In your writer’s notebook:
• Add and explain to your
character list:
– Mr. Wolfshiem
• Add more detail to the
following characters:
– Jay Gatsby
• Add and explain to your
settings page:
– Manhattan
• Explain what happens in
Manhattan during this chapter.
•
Add two devices with quotes,
citations , and explanations to
your literary device page
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapter four (on pages
69, 71).
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
CHAPTERS FIVE AND SIX
In your writer’s notebook:
• One Pager #11
– Choose a piece of imagery
from chapter five. Think
about the descriptions of the
characters, of the setting, and
of the weather.
– Write the quote showing the
imagery you’ve selected with
a correct citation.
– Explain the significance to the
novel of the quote you’ve
chosen. Be thorough.
Consider the conflicts and
themes present so far in the
novel.
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapters five and six(on
page 93, 104, 107)
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
CHAPTERS SEVEN AND EIGHT – A Day
In your writer’s notebook:
• One Pager #11 (A-day) #12 (Bday)
– Which version of the hotel
scene did you find most
compelling?
– Which do you feel was
most accurate to the text?
– Explain the changes both
directors made to the
scene that makes it
different from the
description in the book.
– Why do you think the
directors made the
changes?
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapters seven and
eight (132, 134, 138, 167)
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
INSTRUCTIONS
• You need:
– To check the seating
chart as it has been
updated (see board)
– Your writer’s notebook
– Your vocabulary booklet
– A copy of the novel
– To read to the middle of
page 143 ( we were on
page 141)
• Today we will:
– Take a chapter seven
reading quiz
– Watch a clip from the
new version of the
movie
– Write a one-pager
– Update vocabulary
booklets
– Finish chapter seven and
read chapter eight
independently
CHAPTERS SEVEN AND EIGHT – B Day
In your writer’s notebook:
• One Pager #13 (B-day)
– Explain the changes the
director made to the scene
that makes it different from
the description in the book.
– Why do you think the
director made the
changes? Explain in detail.
Consider the differences
between readers of the
book during the time
period it was published and
viewers of the 21st century
movie.
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapters seven and
eight (132, 134, 138, 167)
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.
CHAPTERS NINE – A Day
In your writer’s notebook:
• One Pager #12 (A-day)
– Look at the quote on page
169 that begins “No
telephone message arrived…”
– Choose three pieces of
diction that reveals a change
in the way Gatsby views the
world.
– Write a text based response
explaining HOW why
Fitzgerald chose those pieces
of diction to communicate
the change in Gatsby’s world
view.
– Remember:
• Topic Sentence
• Evidence
• Commentary
In your vocabulary book:
• Add the quote for the words
from chapter nine (171, 173).
• Be sure they are correctly
cited.
– Example: “Quote” (22).
• Draw a picture of what is
happening during this time in
the book.