Transcript The Great Gatsby Lessons and Activities

The Great Gatsby
Lessons and Activities
Ready
Advanced Junior English
Chapter One
Introducing the Narrator
• Answer the following three questions in your
notes:
– What are some of the narrator’s personal
characteristics? Is he judgmental or not? Why
does this matter?
– How does the narrator convey a mixed attitude
toward Gatsby? 2 quotes…hunt for them!
– What does the narrator admire about Gatsby?
Chapter One
Implications of Title
• Who are some “greats” in world history?
• What does it mean when we describe
someone as being great?
• What does the title of the novel suggest to
you?
Chapter Two and Three
Analyzing Characters
• Describe Gatsby, Tom, and Nick focusing on
Age, Education, and Accomplishments
Gatsby
Age
Education
Accomplishments
Tom
Nick
Chapter Two and Three
1. How do East Egg and West Egg suggest an archetypal reading of the novel? Explain your
response.
Great Gatsby-Analyzing
the Setting
Residents
Specific details from text
that describe each
East Egg
West Egg
Chapter Four
Gatsby-Fact or Fiction
Information
Family background
Education
Activities after college
Military service
Truth or Lie?
Evidence
Chapter Four Continued
Flashback: Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom
1.
What were Daisy’s assets as an eighteen-year-old?
2.
What seems to have been the relationship between Daisy and
Lieutenant Gatsby?
3.
How did Daisy react after Gatsby left for military service?
4.
What might have attracted Daisy to Tom Buchanan?
5.
What happened the evening before Daisy’s wedding?
6.
What are your insights into Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s marriage?