Friday, February 26, 2010

The Gatsby Moral Scale

Carefully consider the actions, motivations, and emotions of the following characters from The Great Gatsby:

Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Gatsby, Myrtle, George

Then, put the characters in "moral order" from the best morals (first) to the worst morals (last).

Finally, explain and support your choices of "Most Moral" and "Least Moral" with specific details from the text.

Sign your name!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Great Gatsby Gala

Imagine that you just got home from a late night at one of the mysterious Gatsby’s famous parties at his gloriously ostentatious mansion on East Egg. Everyone who’s anyone was there, and do you have stories to tell!

Using at least eight words from the “Slang of the 1920’s” packet, write a blog post about your experience. Be sure to include a lot of emotion and vivid details. (Extra points if you mention characters and details from the book.)

Remember to sign your name.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Tom

Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Tom as a character.

Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.

Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.

Be sure to sign your name!

Daisy

Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Daisy as a character.

Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.

Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.

Be sure to sign your name!

Gatsby

Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Gatsby as a character.

Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.

Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.

Be sure to sign your name!

Jordan

Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Jordan as a character.

Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.

Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.

Be sure to sign your name!

Myrtle & George

Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops either Myrtle or George as a character.

Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.

Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.

Be sure to sign your name!