Bell Ringer 3/31 Please get out your “Finding Purpose in The

Great Gatsby” assignment and get back into your groups. You have 10 minutes to finish up finding quotes to

prove your Purpose statement.

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Bell Ringer 3/31 Please get a copy of The Great Gatsby and get

out your chapter 9 discussion questions so that we can begin reading.

2

Bell Ringer 3/31 Please get a copy of The Great Gatsby and get

out your chapter 8 discussing questions so that we can discuss them for participation points.

3

Bell Ringer 3/31 Please sit with your partner(s) and get out

your copy of The Great Gatsby and your newspaper account that you wrote on Friday.

4

Bell Ringer 3/31 Please get out your chapter 8 discussion

questions and a copy of The Great Gatsby so that we can start/finish reading chapter 8.

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English III EQ: How do F. Scott Fitzgerald’s choices regarding

how to build his characters advance the plot and develop the themes of The Great Gatsby?

Agenda Bell Ringer Agenda/EQ Reading Ch. 8 & 9

Discussion Questions Analyzing Character in Ch. 8 & 9

Newspaper Accounts Revisiting Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose Presentations

Newspaper Accounts Each pair will get 1 assignment:

1. A newspaper report on the hit-and-run accident that killed Myrtle Wilson

2. A Newspaper report on the discovery of Gatsby’s dead body in his swimming pool

3. A newspaper report on the discovery of George Wilson’s dead body on the grounds of Gatsby’s mansion

4. Gatsby’s obituary

5. George Wilson’s obituary

6. Myrtle Wilson’s obituary

Your writing should be at least 1 page, handwritten, and should contain as much textual evidence about the character as possible. Include page numbers in parenthesis after each piece of evidence.

Speculate (appropriately for the character) when you don’t have facts.

Newspaper Accounts

Article Obituary

Start with a lead that grabs the reader’s attention (headline)

Give all important details (basic facts)

Give follow up facts about the topic or people interviewed (quotes)

Remain objective (not too positive or too negative)

Conclude by restating the lead and give information about future developments

Full Name, Age, Date of Birth City and state of residence

where they passed away Significant other Time, date, and place of

funeral City, state of birth, other

residences, Parents, children, and other

family members Career/employment,

Accomplishments Degrees and schools attended,

Military service Personality traits and

anecdotes How they died Where people can make a

memorial contribution

Story Structure Notes Exposition: The beginning of a story, which

presents the basic situation and characters Rising Action: Escalating conflict Climax: The high point of the action Denouement/Resolution: Conclusion

Finding Purpose in The Great Gatsby Get into a group of 3 In one sentence, explain Fitzgerald’s purpose

for writing The Great Gatsby (to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to explain ideas). Hint: it is probably some combination of purposes.

In a bulleted list, come up with at least 1 quote from each chapter that supports a portion or all of the purpose you chose.

Presenting Purpose In your groups:

Prepare a short presentation. You will need to perform the following tasks:

Present your purpose statement (main idea) and explain it to the class.

Present your proof (quotes) and explain how they support your main idea. Prepare class with context of quote (what’s going on in the

book?). Read quote (direct class to pg. # so they can read along). Explain how your quote supports your main idea.

You only need to present 5-6 pieces of proof, and every group member must speak (try to keep it equal).