CHAPTER 5
REMINDERS
Reminders
• Monday April 10 & Tuesday April 11
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Block schedule (Evens, then Odds)
• For English
Come to this classroom
• Bring your Gatsby books & notes
• Bring a pencil
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ACT Review
• “Going Up” ACT Review
April 9, 6 – 8 pm
• In the Titan Arena
• Bring a pencil and a calculator
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• Totally FREE, and there will be snacks
• RSVP so they can know numbers
A link was sent to your school emails
• You can still go, if you don’t RSVP
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REVIEW
Let’s Review
Echo Characters
Literary Foils / Mismatched Pairs
Jordan & Nick
Daisy & Myrtle
Gatsby & Myrtle
Daisy & Tom
• How these characters act, relate, and play off each other will affect
how this story plays out.
• Tension: Social Status vs. Emotional Connection
DISEMBODIED FACE!!!!
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“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the
tired” (79)
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“Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan I had no girl whose
disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and
blinding signs and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening
my arms.” (80)
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What is Gatsby pursuing? Who is the disembodied face?
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If that’s Daisy, what does that mean about her status in Gatsby’s mind?
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We’ve talked about lack of connection, but what could be the dangers of
fantasized connection? Of being spiritually devoted to another person?
Tensions in the Story
• For Nick: Does he believe in the power of Gatsby?
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Are Gatsby’s emotions enough, or will Nick stick with his Old Money judgment?
• For Gatsby: Will he be worthy of Daisy?
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Can he buy his way into Old Money? Will Daisy accept him even if he doesn’t?
• Will everybody stay worried about money and social class, or will they
be able to form some human connections?
Individual Work
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Work quietly (yes, really) for the next 25 minutes:
1.
Have chapter 4 notes out, ready for me to check.
2.
Work on reading to the end of chapter 5.
3.
If you need a copy of the chapter 5 Guided Notes, let me know when I
come around. These will be checked tomorrow.
a.
4.
Tomorrow we will focus especially on light and weather in this chapter
Some of you have zeros for previous notes, you can make up some points
by turning them in late.
Still more sketchiness?
• “you see, I carry on a little business on the side, a sort of sideline, you
understand” (82)
What seems to be Gatsby’s feeling as he talks about this?
• What kind of “sideline” business might Gatsby be involved in?
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• “But, because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to
be rendered, I had no choice except to cut him off there” (83)
Why was Gatsby trying to offer a side business to Nick?
• Why would Nick refuse this offer?
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“blazing with light”
• “it was Gatsby’s house, lit from tower to cellar” (81)
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Why might Gatsby have lit up his entire house in a way that can be seen from a
distance?
• Tomorrow we’ll focus on symbolism in this chapter
Pay attention to LIGHT
• Also notice the WEATHER
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For Tomorrow
• Read to the end of Chapter 5
• Have notes ready for a grade
• Pay attention to LIGHT, COLOR, and WEATHER
CHAPTER 5
(Continued)
Reminders
• ACT Review – Sunday April 9, 6 – 8 pm
• Block Scheduling – Monday April 10 & Tuesday April 11
Bring Gatsby books, notes, & pencil
• We’ll fill out ACT paperwork
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• We will discuss Ch 6 & Ch 7 on Wednesday
SYMBOLISM!
Light and weather and colors, oh my!
As a Group:
1.
Read the directions
2.
Find an example of your kind of imagery/symbolism (from Ch 5)
3.
Discuss what the symbolism means in that specific scene, how it applies
to the book as a whole, and anything else to help you interpret it.
4.
On the construction paper:
Write the Gatsby quote
b. Draw a picture of the image in the quote
c. Write 2 – 4 sentences explaining the meaning
a.
5.
Be ready to share!
Light
• Find an example of Light in Chapter 5. On the construction paper:
1.
2.
3.
Quote at least a sentence showing the example.
Draw a picture illustrating the symbol. Also include other relevant details
from the scene. (Have fun, but be accurate.)
Write 2 – 4 sentences explaining the meaning of this symbolism.
What does that symbol usually mean?
• How does it apply to this specific scene?
• What does it suggest for our characters or the larger message of the book?
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Color
• Find an example of Color in Chapter 5. On the construction paper:
1.
2.
3.
Quote at least a sentence showing the example.
Draw a picture illustrating the symbol. Also include other relevant
details from the scene. (Have fun, but be accurate.)
Write 2 – 4 sentences explaining the meaning of this symbolism.
What does that symbol usually mean?
• How does it apply to this specific scene?
• What does it suggest for our characters or the larger message of the book?
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Weather
• Find an example of Weather in Chapter 5. On the construction paper:
1.
2.
3.
Quote at least a sentence showing the example.
Draw a picture illustrating the symbol. Also include other relevant
details from the scene. (Have fun, but be accurate.)
Write 2 – 4 sentences explaining the meaning of this symbolism.
What does that symbol usually mean?
• How does it apply to this specific scene?
• What does it suggest for our characters or the larger message of the book?
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For tomorrow
• Read Chapter VI (6) through pg 103
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Feel free to read beyond this, but get at least to that point
• Work on notes
Ch 6 notes will be due Wednesday April 12 (after block scheduling).
• Ch 7 notes will be due Thursday
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