Inspired by F.Scott Fitzgerald's epic literary achievement, The Great Gatsby, English 12 and Advanced Placement Literature and Composition students celebrated the food, festivities, and finery of the 1920's. Jazzy blues and quick-paced ragtime filled the room as students taught each other through mini-presentations about the life and times of the 1920's. Art-deco inspired art work graced the walls and students took turns "shooting the moon" in games of marbles while the class learned about the art and culture of the 1920's. When students weren't practicing their golf swings or playing poker, they grazed from menus that included the best things "since sliced bread." Since mass-produced food like sliced bread, peanut butter, and nougat-filled candy bars developed during the 1920's, the students couldn't celebrate Gatsby without munching on much of this popular fare. The day was made memorable not just with the food and festivities, but with the creative ingenuity of the students whose 1920's attire symbolized characters, events, and motifs from the novel. See if you can identify Tom, Myrtle, Nick, Gatsby, Wilson, Jordan, Wolfsheim, Daisy and even The Girls in Yellow, The Valley of Ashes and Gatsby's Car in the pictures. What a fantastic celebration with a fantastic group of young people!
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