Core Text: The Great Gatsby
Author Information:
Writing Assignments:
Research Paper
- Topics/Outline: Choose your topic. Add your topic to a Roman numeral on the Google Doc on which we are creating the outline for this class-size research paper.
- Topic? Need help selecting a topic? Check out these two sites:
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Treasure Hunt for Information...by Dana Huff
- Outlines and Parallelism: See these sites for examples.
- Process: Parallel Structure
- Four Main Components for Effective Outlines ~ from Owl at Purdue
- Parenthetical Citation
- Works Cited Information
- Click here to create your "Works Cited" entries.
- Then copy/paste them into the Google Doc.
- Google Form
- NOW write your introduction and conclusion.
- Introductions
- Effective Introductions: example of introductory techniques here!
- Conclusions
- Writing Effective Conclusions
PhotoStory/MovieMaker Project
Essay
Essay_Bad Choices created by Lisa Huff.doc
Letter from Gatsby...based on Chapters 1-5
Prompt and Note-taking Chart.doc
Final Essay:
Chapter Assignments
- Pre-Reading Activity: Research Rip Roarin' '20's
- Chapter 1 characterization.doc
- One person needs to "share" the Google Doc that I shared with all of you.
- Click "File"...."Make a copy."
- Characterize your assigned character on the Google Doc that your team member shared with your group.
- Each person should add his/her initials to the information you provided.
- Present your character to the class.
- Chapter 2 color.doc: Gather color data on this form.
- Group Assignment:
- For your assigned color(s), prepare a presentation for the class.
- List of colors here.
- Research your color.
- Insert a link to your sources about color within your presentation.
- Include a reference to your color's use with The Great Gatsby.
- Include at least one advertisement that references/uses your color(s).
- LAST SLIDE: Must be your "Works Cited" slide. You may use Easy Bib to create your entries.
- Chapter 3 Create a Map of the Setting.doc
- Chapter 3: "Draw" Gatsby. Inserts quotes/summaries to support the following questions.
- Head: What does he think?
- Mouth: What does he say?
- Arms/hands: What does he do?
- Heart: What does he feel?
- Legs: Where does he go?
- Chapter 4: What's in a Name?
- Chapter 5: Scene portrayal.
- Chapter 6:
- Chapter 7:
- Chapter 8:
- Chapter 9: Character Poem.
Vocabulary
- List of definitions.doc
- PowerPoint The Great Gatsby.ppt Chapters 1-6
Additional Readings
Poetry
Blogs/Editorials
Short Stories
Other Essay/Projects Assignment Choices: