The Great Gatsby Bellringer #1
4/29/14
DIRECTIONS: USE YOUR MODERISM AND OLD
MONEY V. NEW MONEY NOTES TO ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS.
1. What is disillusionment?
2. What is hedonism?
3. Why is there a conflict between old money and
new money?
Today’s Target: I can recognize the characteristics
of Modernism in a work of literature.
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #2
5/1/14
1. Think about the biography you watched of F.
Scott Fitzgerald yesterday. In what way(s) does
he seem to fit the characteristics of the
disillusioned hero?
Today’s Target: I can analyze the author’s use of
literary devices.
Gatsby Bellringer #3
5-2-14
Directions: Use the character and setting maps for The
Great Gatsby to help you answer these questions.
1. Which area of Long Island is the symbol for old
money? Which area of Long Island is the symbol for
new money?
2. Who is the narrator of the novel?
3. Using the character map, list one potential conflict
from the novel present at the beginning of this story.
Today’s Target: I can, while reading, make note of
significant information presented.
Gatsby Bellringer #4
5-5-14
1. What kind of character is Tom? How do readers
know this information? Give details from the text.
2. What is kind of character is Daisy? How do readers
know this information? Give details from the text.
3. What situation made the dinner party awkward in
chapter 1?
Today’s Target: I can, while reading, make note of
significant information presented.
Gatsby Bellringer #5
5-6-14
1. and 2. List the two symbols found in this novel
that we have read about. Explain their
significance.
3. What clue lets the reader know that Tom does not
take his relationship with Myrtle as seriously as she
does?
Today’s Objective: I can analyze the author’s use of
symbolism, denotation/connotation, irony, etc.
Gatsby Bellringer #6
5-7-14
1. What color imagery has stood out to you the
most in this novel so far? If you cannot think of
an example, flip through the novel and find one.
Today’s Objective: I can analyze the author’s use of
symbolism, denotation/connotation, irony, etc.
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #7
5-12-14
1.-2. Think about what you have learned
about Gatsby so far in this novel. How would
you characterize Gatsby? Give at least two
character traits and explain what made you
come to that conclusion.
Today’s Target: I can, while reading, make
note of significant information presented.