Novel+-+The+Great+Gatsby



DUE DATES: Photo Project due Monday, May 11 Journal Chapter 6&7 due Monday, May 4 Chapter questions for chapters 1-5 due Monday, May 4 (originally due Tuesday, Apr. 28) Essay - first draft - Friday, May 15 Essay - FINAL draft due WED. May 20

TEACHER BLIP - I have not collected the chapter questions or journals yet. I WILL BE COLLECTING THESE TOMORROW. PLEASE HAND IN CHAPTERS 1-5 QUESTIONS AND JOURNALS 6, 7, 8 So far - Daisy - white, yellow, gold Jordan -white, yellow, gold Gatsby - white, yellow, gold, green Nick - white Myrtle - dark colours George - faded colour (blue, yellow) Tom - red, blue, white || Began movie
 * TUE. May 5 || Continued colours analysis, associating characters with colours.
 * MON May 4 || Began colour analysis of novel in groups, chapter by chapter ||
 * FR. April 29 || Handed out Gatsby project: [[file:GatsbyProjectHONY.doc]]
 * Read the rest of the novel and begin Photo Project**

For Journal of Chapter 6, aim for 400-500 words || Begin Journals || Finish Questions 1-5 and begin response journals for 6-9 Continued in groups to answer Ch. 5 questions and begin reader response group activity and journals for Chapters 6-9 || Caught up on discussion questions and discussed Gatsby's background Looked at Nick's prejudices (his descriptions of Wolfsheim as anti-Semitic) and inconsistencies (has an affair with an office girl but won't date Jordan because of his so-called 'honesty' and the class discrimination implied by valuing his honesty with Jordan over that of the office girl) Discussed Jordan's dishonesty. Discussed Gatsby's motivations as he escorts Daisy around his mansion Handed out essay questions || Caught up on discussion questions || Discussed Gatsby's party in Chapter 3 || Continued discussion of Valley of Ashes, violence of upper class inherent in belief of superiority Discussed Tom's ideas and theories about Nordic racial superiority Compared party in NY to dinner party in East Egg (Ch. 1) || Compared Daisy and Myrtle Discussed Tom's violence READ CH. 3 || READ CH. 2 TONIGHT Finish CH. 1 discussion questions Discussed Nick's background and his privilege Summarized events of chapter Discussed Jordan, Tom and Daisy and the notion of old and new wealth and the status attached to old wealth ||
 * Project due date: Monday, May 11** ||
 * TH,. Apr. 30 || Read and discussed Chapter Six - Gatsby's story
 * WED. Apr. 29 || Catch up on reading and questions
 * TU. Apr. 28 || Read Chapter 8
 * MON. Apr. 27 || Read Chapter 7
 * FR. Apr. 24 || Read Chapter 6
 * TH. Apr. 23 || READ CH. 5
 * WED. Apr. 22 || READ CH. 4
 * TU. Apr. 21 || Discussed chapter two, the significance of the Valley of Ashes, and the trip to NY city with Myrtle
 * MON. Apr. 20 || Began reading novel
 * FRI. Apr. 17 || READ CHAPTER ONE OVER WEEKEND ||