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- Non-Fiction Book Suggestions
- Just Some Fun with Gatsby
- 1. What is the American Dream? (Everyone must answer)
- 2. The Great GAPsby Society
- 3. Social Rules
- 4. Nick Carraway's Sense of Morality
- 5. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan
- 6. POV
- 7. Nick's Feelings
- 8. Social and Moral Behavior
- 9. Symbols
- 10. Poetry
- 11. Tragic Hero
- 12. Females
- 13. Believable?
- 14. Climax
- 15. Archetypes
- 16. Stereotypes
- 17. The Relationship
- 18. Gatsby's Actions
- 19. Style
- 20. Gatsby and Tom
- 21. Compare and Contrast
- 22. The Real Daisy
- 23. Minor Characters
- 24. Title
- 25. Nick's Role
- 26. Who was responsible for Gatsby's death.
- 27. Gatsby's Death
- 28. Myrtle's Death
- 29. How was Nick different
- 30. Was Gatsby different
- 31. Tom and Daisy
- 32. Classic
- 33. Rotten Crowd
- 34. Money
- 35. The Green Light
- 36. Gatz
- 37. The Funeral
- 38. The Child
- 39. The Party
- 40. Myrtle
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Your Summer Assingment
1. Read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You should be prepared to take a test on the book on the first day of class.
2. Participate on The Great Gatsby Blog (Due the first day of class.)
Rules for Discussion Board
a. You must make ten postings over the next two months. Each posting is worth a maximum of ten points. Therefore, make sure that what you say is valid, supported, and original.
b. Five of these postings should be in response to a posting made by someone in the class. You may agree or disagree, but you must provide support for your point of view using MLA citation format.
c. The remaining five postings must be original observations by you. You should use the book to give help you support your answer and use internal citations.
d. Each posting must be thoughtful and grammatically correct sentences.
e. Use correct grammar and spelling; do not use slang, abbreviations, or IM speak. (Watch capitalization.)
f. It is a good idea to type your response in a word processing program first to eliminate basic errors. Then copy and paste it into the discussion board. Proofread carefully!
g. Do not use any cute nicknames. I will only grade the work by the names that are given to me on my roster. You must use your real name. h. Any postings that are defamatory or the least bit obscene will be deleted and will receive no credit.
i. Be creative, thoughtful, and open.
j. Remember your comments are now public.
3. Read a non-fiction book of high academic rigor. It must be at least 150 pages long. I have suggestions for you if you need any help.
4. Write an essay about your non-fiction book. It should be one of the following formats:
Language Analysis Essay – evaluates the use of language devices such as metaphors, figurative language, diction, etc. which support the theme.
Writing Strategy/Structural Analysis Essay – evaluates the organization, structure, point of view, etc. which support the theme.
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay – includes identification of strategies by the author and students writing a persuasive essay in response to the text.
You essay should be typed double, spaced, following MLA formats and using correct MLA citations. This paper should be emailed to me the first day of class. Please analyze the form of the book, do not summarize.
5. To go with your paper, you must prepare a PowerPoint that highlights your paper. Please have your thesis on a separate slide and PLEASE do not summarize the book. You should analyze the book, not summarize it.
6. Have a great summer and prepare for an engaging and hopefully challenging class.
7. If you have any questions over the summer please email any time. My email is ehogshead@cm.edu.gt or elroark@yahoo.com.
2. Participate on The Great Gatsby Blog (Due the first day of class.)
Rules for Discussion Board
a. You must make ten postings over the next two months. Each posting is worth a maximum of ten points. Therefore, make sure that what you say is valid, supported, and original.
b. Five of these postings should be in response to a posting made by someone in the class. You may agree or disagree, but you must provide support for your point of view using MLA citation format.
c. The remaining five postings must be original observations by you. You should use the book to give help you support your answer and use internal citations.
d. Each posting must be thoughtful and grammatically correct sentences.
e. Use correct grammar and spelling; do not use slang, abbreviations, or IM speak. (Watch capitalization.)
f. It is a good idea to type your response in a word processing program first to eliminate basic errors. Then copy and paste it into the discussion board. Proofread carefully!
g. Do not use any cute nicknames. I will only grade the work by the names that are given to me on my roster. You must use your real name. h. Any postings that are defamatory or the least bit obscene will be deleted and will receive no credit.
i. Be creative, thoughtful, and open.
j. Remember your comments are now public.
3. Read a non-fiction book of high academic rigor. It must be at least 150 pages long. I have suggestions for you if you need any help.
4. Write an essay about your non-fiction book. It should be one of the following formats:
Language Analysis Essay – evaluates the use of language devices such as metaphors, figurative language, diction, etc. which support the theme.
Writing Strategy/Structural Analysis Essay – evaluates the organization, structure, point of view, etc. which support the theme.
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay – includes identification of strategies by the author and students writing a persuasive essay in response to the text.
You essay should be typed double, spaced, following MLA formats and using correct MLA citations. This paper should be emailed to me the first day of class. Please analyze the form of the book, do not summarize.
5. To go with your paper, you must prepare a PowerPoint that highlights your paper. Please have your thesis on a separate slide and PLEASE do not summarize the book. You should analyze the book, not summarize it.
6. Have a great summer and prepare for an engaging and hopefully challenging class.
7. If you have any questions over the summer please email any time. My email is ehogshead@cm.edu.gt or elroark@yahoo.com.
The climax in the novel The Great Gatsby, I believe, is when after many years, Gatsby is finally reunited with his beloved Daisy. Before this moment, there was a growing tension. Gatsby was approaching his goal after countless parties. Nick, the link to Gatsby and Daisy reuniting, becomes friends with Gatsby at one of his parties. He already knows Daisy since she is his cousin. This moment in which Nick gets them together with the excuse of a tea party is when things begin to change and the “snowball effect” begins. Because Gatsby had achieved his goal of reuniting with Daisy, he no longer needed to throw huge fancy parties which sole purpose was to attract Daisy. Gatsby also fired his old employees for more discreet ones. Daisy and Gatsby began to have more frequent visits in Gatsby’s mansion. These reunions led to more visits with Tom Buchanan. Daisy became more insolent toward her husband. Tom discovers that Gatsby and Daisy are lovers. When they all go town, a showdown between Gatsby and Tom brings everything to the light. After this confrontation, they leave. Gatsby and Daisy leave together and she hits Myrtle, who was married to George Wilson and had an affair with Tom. Gatsby takes the blame. George in vengeance finally kills Gatsby.
ReplyDeleteBecause of one event, Gatsby and Daisy get together, all goes downhill up to the resolution where Gatsby is killed.
I think that the climax of the story is when Gatsby meets Daisy. He first meets Nick, then little by little he becomes closer to him and becomes his friend. And through Nick's connections and his help, Gatsby is able to meet with Daisy. That is when things start changing. Gatsby thinks that he is almost getting Daisy back, that his goal is almost reached. However, that deteriorates as time passes. After Daisy and Gatsby are reunited, things start falling apart until Gatsby is killed at the end. Tom finds out about their affair and decides to take hold of his marriage back. The accident happens, which causes the death of Myrtle. Myrtle's husband goes crazy and tries to find the killer. He concludes that it was Gatsby and kill him; then, killing himself. Although it was Daisy who was driving, Gatsby's willing to do anything to protect Daisy got him killed. So after Gatsby meets with Daisy again after those many years, his life begins to fall apart instead of being his happiest years of his life.
ReplyDeleteThe climax of The Great Gatsby is during the confrontation in New York. Right when Tom realizes that there is something between Gatsby and Daisy the ball stars rolling down to the resolution which is Gatsby´s death. Because he realized he told them to leave, Myrtle died, and Wilson took revenge. If Tom would have never realized that Daisy and Gatsby were having an amour, then Daisy would not have killed Myrtle and Wilson would not have killed Gatsby.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the climax of the story comes when Gatsby finally meets Daisy. Gatsby had waited for her for years. This explained why Gatsby was being so nice to Nick. For me it had seem very suspicious from the beginning that Nick actually got invited. Furthermore, I did not understand why Gatsby would actually bother cutting his grass and putting flowers in another person's house he just recently got to know. After Gatsby and Daisy met, this all cleared up for me, so I believe that this is the climax of the story. Also, after this event, there are no more parties in the house, as to keep this relation secret. This showed that everything he was doing so far was to get a connection with Daisy somehow. This lead to a connection with Tom, which connected to Myrtle, which connected with Wilson, ending with the death of the great Gatsby.
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