The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Essential Questions
• What understanding can be derived from the statement that people often deceive others about who they really are? Is this statement true?
• What does it mean to be successful in America?
• Is there a dark side to American success?
• Does that definition of success in America transcend the divides of social class,
race, sex, gender, and citizenship?
• What effect does materialism have on human relationships?
• What does wealth mean to you?
• What understanding can be derived from the statement that people often deceive others about who they really are? Is this statement true?
• What does it mean to be successful in America?
• Is there a dark side to American success?
• Does that definition of success in America transcend the divides of social class,
race, sex, gender, and citizenship?
• What effect does materialism have on human relationships?
- What role does education play in an individual's potential for "success?"
• What does wealth mean to you?
Assignments and Information
Contextualizing The Great Gatsby
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Article Reflection Assignment Directions: Choose one prompt. Establish your position. Support your position with quotations and examples from the novel. Your essay should demonstrate your best work. In this novel, socio economic / social status is not necessarily constant for all characters. Look for passages that reflect the fluidity amongst the classes (change from one social status level to another) of the characters. Be sure to note the character and what change is occurring. Shakespeare once said (I am paraphrasing) that the only way a secret can be kept between two people is if one of them is dead. Yet the characters in this novel are quite good at keeping secrets. Look for passages and quotes that capture the true essence of secrets and the power that lies within them. Fitzgerald was considered a spokesman for his generation when he wrote this novel of life in the 1920’s. Look for significant passages/ quotes that address the morality of the people he saw as representative of his time. |
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Reading Schedule for Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 and 2 February 6, 2016 Chapter 3 and 4 February 7, 2016 Chapter 5 February 10, 2016 Chapter 6 February 12, 2016 Chapter 7 February 14, 2016 Chapter 8&9 February 17, 2016 All study guides are due the day the next chapter is set to begin. For example: Chapters 1 and 2 study guide is due on February 7. Chapter 3 study guide is due on February 10. This schedule is subject to change, but it should provide an outline for you in which to complete your work. |