Warm Up

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Warm Up Character Acrostic

• Write your characters name as an acrostic
  then, create a wrap-around acrostic describing
  the characters development.

Green light chasing American dreamer Trying to
reclaim what he lost. Strengthened with power But
still Yearning for his ideal.
Nice middle-class, mid-westerner Inviting us into
the drama that unfolds. Clearly trying to remain
trustworthy, Knowing that corruption surrounds
him.
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Agenda

• Character Acrostic
• Character Development/Timeline
• Coming of Age
• Article
• Writing
• Movie Viewing chapters 4-6
• Summarizer Character Ranking
• Homework Finish reading Chapter 7 Come to
  class with the two most important turning points
  in the plot of the novel.
• Extra Credit Listen to Audio clip(s) on blog
  and write a paragraph response about both tracks
  10 pts each. Due 9/13

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Essential Questions Standards

• How can I cite textual evidence to support
  analysis?
• How can I analyze the impact of the authors
  choice regarding character development?
• To what extent does the development of characters
  impact a story?
• How can I analyze multiple interpretations of a
  story?
• How can I evaluate how each version interprets
  the source text?
• RL/RI1 - Cite strong and thorough textual
  evidence to support analysis of what the text
  says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
  the text, including determining where the text
  leaves matters uncertain.
• RL3 - Analyze the impact of the authors choices
  regarding how to develop and relate elements of a
  story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how
  the action is ordered, how the characters are
  introduced and developed).
• RL7 - Analyze multiple interpretations of a
  story, drama, or poem evaluating how each version
  interprets the source text.

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Film Viewing

• How does the director choose to interpret the
  source text?
• Key Interpretations
• Chapter 1 (Nick at Tom/Daisys)
• Chapter 2 (Nick with Tom/Myrtle)
• Chapter 3 (Nick at Gatsbys party)
• Chapter 4 (Gatsby/Nick lunch)
• Chapter 5 (Daisy to Gatsbys)
• Chapter 6 (Gatsbys past/Gatsbys Party)

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Homework

• Finish reading Chapter 7 Come to class with the
  two most important turning points in the plot of
  the novel.

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Summarizer Character Ranking

• Rank the following characters ethics/moral code
  from most ethical (1) to least ethical (8)
• Jordan Baker
• Nick
• Tom Buchanan
• Daisy Buchanan
• Mr. Wilson
• Myrtle Wilson
• Gatsby
• Meyer Wolfsheim