Day 1: Exit Ticket, handed out at the end of class.

Exit Ticket: What about the 1920s stood out to you and why? Do you feel it is
important to understand this history before reading The Great Gatsby and why?
Finally, what are some predictions you might have about this novel based on the
things we learned in class today?

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Day One Homework: Guiding Questions

1. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel?

2. How do East and West Egg compare?

3. During what period is the novel set?

4. How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan?

5. Who is Jordan Baker?

6. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?

Day 2: Guiding Questions

Answer the following questions about chapter 2. Please put page numbers where you found
your answer.

1. How does Nick meet Tom’s mistress?

2. How does Myrtle react to Tom’s arrival?

3. Describe George Wilson. How does he react to Tom’s arrival?

4. How does Myrtle behave as the party progresses?

5. Describe the "valley of ashes." What does it look like and what does it represent? 8.

Describe Mr. Wilson and Myrtle. Do they seem to fit into the setting?

6. What more have you learned about Nick in this chapter? Is he similar or different from

the people he spends his time with?

Write 2-3 ambiguous or confusing phrases that you found in the text, be prepared to

bring them into class and talk about them.

Do Now:

What aspects of the text make it hard to understand? Why?

What aspects of the text make it easier to understand? Why?

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Day 3 Homework:

Find one text in chapter three that depicts a character's scene, emotion, or
connects to something you relate to. Write the quote and page number.

Draw a picture here that represents your quote.

How does this relate to the larger meaning of the text so far?

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Day 4: Homework

Find a scene in chapter four that evoked a tone or mood. Write the page number
and the key words and context clues that led you to believe which tone or mood
the author was trying to show the readers.

Page:

Quote:

What key words helped you come to this conclusion?

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What context clues helped you come to this conclusion?

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Day 5: Homework.

This homework will be handed in and graded.

Select a text from chapters 1-4 and use one of our interpretive tools,
historical context, language, characters and emotions, and tone and
mood. Connect the text and the tool chosen and relate it to the larger
meaning of the text thus far, or relate it to a real world example. Use
your interpretation skills to expand on the text you pull from The Great
Gatsby. Please include page numbers and direct quotes from the text.
Evaluative Criteria:

Day 1:

Exit ticket-

3 points awarded if: Student answers all three questions including when asked why or to further

expand on their statement.

2 points awarded if: Student answers at least two questions asked.

1 point awarded if: Student answered at least one question asked.

Homework:

3 points awarded if: All questions are answered with page numbers for where they found each

question.

2 points awarded if: At least six questions answered with page numbers next to their answer

1 point awarded if: Less than five questions are answered. Student has no page numbers.

0 points awarded if: Student answered less than four questions and has no page numbers for

any questions.

Day 2:

3 points: Student has all questions answered with page numbers and brought in with them 2 or

3 areas in which the language of the text confused or appears ambiguous to them with page

numbers.

2 points: Student has all questions answered with some page numbers and brought in 2 or three

areas of the text where the language was confusing or ambiguous.

1 point: Student has at least four questions answered with some page numbers and did not find

any part of the text confusing or ambiguous.

confusing or ambiguous examples to discuss.

Day 3:

Do Now:

Check plus: Student answers both questions and explains why

Check: Student answers questions with an explanation.

Check minus: Student answers only one question without explanation.

Homework:

3 points- Student finds a scene in chapter three and writes the quote with page number. Student

draws any kind of creative picture or symbol they feel represents their selection. Student uses

evidence to explain why they drew their picture and how it might relate to the text.

2 points- Student finds a scene with no page number. Student draws any kind of picture to

represent that. Student does not write any explanation as to why they chose the scene or the

picture.

1 point- Student found a scene with no page number. Student did not draw a picture. Student

did not explain their selection from the text.

Day 4:

Check plus: Student has a quote, page numbers, key words, and context clues

Check: Student has a quote, page number, some key words, OR some context clues

Check minus: Student has a quote, no page number, no key words, and no context clues

Day 5

3 Points

- Student identifies which character from the novel they were working with in class
 - Student tells what emotion the character is conveying

- Student highlights a quote with page numbers that led them to figure out what emotion

was being evoked

- Student underlined keywords that helped them come to this conclusion

- Student explained in a sentence their reasoning for the emotion, key words, and quote

that explains how they knew

2 Points

- Student identifies which character from the novel they were working with in class

- Student tells what emotion the character is conveying

- Student highlights a quote with page numbers that led them to figure out what emotion

was being evoked

- Student could not find key words

- Student could not explain their answer

1 Point

- Student identifies which character from the novel they were working with in class

- Student tells what emotion the character is conveying

- Student highlights a quote without page numbers

0 Points

- Student can not identify the character they were working with in class

- Student has no quote

- Student can not identify an emotion within the text