The Great Gatsby
Dialectical Journal
Directions​
: You will keep a reading log for each chapter of ​
The Great Gatsby​
. Charts will be checked periodically at random times to ensure that you are correctly correctly and thoroughly completing the log. This log will also be able to use this reading log on the final test and it will serve as evidence for your final analysis paper on the novel. Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Textual Evidence What does this color symbolize? How is it used in the chapter? What insight does the color show about the character or scene? Textual evidence What deeper meaning does the symbol/motif have? How does the symbol/motif function in the novel? What deeper insight does the symbol give into the story or character? Textual evidence How is the theme displayed through this evidence? What insight does the this evidence give to the overall meaning of the novel? Textual evidence What deeper insight does the evidence give into the character? How does the evidence show what role he/she plays in the novel? Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 1
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 2
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 3
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 4
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 6
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 7
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 8
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Chapter 9
Element Quote correctly cited in MLA format. Analysis Color Symbolism Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a color. Symbol/Motif Provide evidence of the meaningful use of a symbol or motif. Theme Choose one of the following themes to track throughout the novel. ● Wealth breeds carelessness and/or corruption ● The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. ● Attempts to repeat the past are doomed to fail Provide evidence to support the theme. Character Choose a character and provide evidence that gives insight into that character. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker