FRIDAY

30 minutes Reading Time
GATSBY AUDIOBOOK AND TEXT for students who like to listen and read along
HOMEWORK: Read chapter 7
Finish novel for discussion March 7

TODAY:
Plato, Gatsby's Platonic conception of himself, Ernest Renen's Life of Jesus comparison
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Prezi Presentation
Color Symbolism in Gatsby (more in-depth)

Gatsby Vocabulary, chapter 8
Gatsby Vocabulary, chapter 9

Fitzgerald--Great American Dreamer--A&E Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Friday we will discuss the novel, do vocabulary, and watch the movie :}

Take notes of Fitz' style--
Passages:
68-"Over the great bridge . . .The Queensboro bridge . . ." Imagery mentally processed for reader
90-"I love it, but I don't see how you live there all alone . . ." G is hollow trying to be something he is not, yet his dream is admirable
109--"He wanted nothing less . . ."  G's hope makes him great, but it is also his tragic flaw