Just remember the Great Gatsby and please tell me what you think about the story.
The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby
If you can’t open the file on box.net, here are the questions for you.
Chapter 4 and 5
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. List all of the rumors told about Gatsby.
2. Who is Klipspringer?
3. What does Gatsby tell Nick about himself?
4. Who is Wolfshiem?
5. What does Wolfsheim tell Nick about Gatsby?
6. What was Gatsby’s original relationship with Daisy?
7. Where does Gatsby tell Nick his money came from?
8. What adjectives would you use to describe Jordan Baker’s character? Why?
9. What kind of shirts does Gatsby have? Material? Colors? Styles?
10. Why does Gatsby show Nick the medal?
11. Why does Nick agree to arrange a meeting between Daisy and Gatsby?
12. What instructions does Nick give to Daisy about tea?
13. What happens with Gatsby and Daisy see one another?
14. Why does Gatsby deliver so many goods and services to Nick’s house?
15. How does Gatsby act when Daisy first arrives at Nick’s?
16. What does Gatsby do when Daisy is in his house?
17. What is the difference between ‘old wealth’ and ‘new wealth’?
18. Compare and contrast Gatsby, Nick and Tom?
19. Why does Gatsby get so many phone calls? What does this say about him?
The Great Gatsby
When you finish reading chapter 4 and 5, try to answer these questions. By clicking the link you can either read or download the questions. We are going to discuss them on November, 10th.
http://www.box.net/shared/l061le6oos
The Great Gatsby
Well I think , soon even in my dreams I’ll see Gatsby. An other great tool for your research. Don’t forget to use them. I want your projects to be the stars of the project presentation days 🙂
http://en.eyeplorer.com/show/me/The%2520Great%2520Gatsby
By the way, you can have max. 80 minutes for presenting your projects.
A very cool tool
Check what I have done for you.
The Great Gatsby and A Great Survey
Lara and Burak interviewed people on Jazz Age and The American Dream and prepared this wonderful presantation.
Hello everyone
I’ve just come across a brilliant site which can inspire you for your Jazz Age project. Have a look at it.I’m sure you will find something useful.
http://www.corndancer.com/tunes/tunes_db.html Find Scott Fitzgerald from the author list.
http://www.corndancer.com/tunes/tunes_main.html Look at the ideas for an inspiration
jazz Age on PhotoPeach
Instead of Animoto you can use photopeach to prepare your slide shows you can add photos and upload music from your computer. No time limit.
I hope you have had enough inspiration to start to work.
Eva Büyüksimkeşyan
Links for your presantations
As I promised, here are some useful sites to help you create wonderful posters for Friday.
/blogs.aspx?id=24518 you can what else you can do with wordle.
Go to 280slides to prepare power point presantations http://280slides.com
Research before we start reading
Research the followings and prepare a poster.
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THE GREAT GATSBY
BEFORE READING
RESEARCH
1.THE AUTHOR
a. Where was Fitzgerald born?
b. What is his family background?
c. When did he meet Zelda Sayre?
e. What was Zelda’s background?
f. How did the Fitzgeralds live?
h. What happened to Fitzgerald in the last years of his life?
2. JAZZ AGE
When did it start? When and how did it end? Why was it called The Jazz Age?
3. PROHIBITION
What was prohibited in some states in the USA during 1920s? What happened as a consequence of this?
What does ‘bootlegger’ mean?
4. AMERICAN DREAM
What does American Dream mean?
5. GREAT GATSBY
What qualities should a person have to be called ‘GREAT’?
Your research will be ready by October,16 2009
Eva Büyüksimkeşyan