Monday

HOMEWORK: The Old Man and the Sea. Read pages 1-20
As you read, write down 5 observations (along with page  number) concerning Hemingway's writing style. No doubt you will find many differences between the way he writes and the way Fitzgerald writes!
Bring your observations to class so that you can share. I will call on people at random.

BOOK REPORT DUE NEXT FRIDAY

Books must be at least 150 "real pages." 

Due April 10. 60 points
Handout: 

Creative Book Report handout

Fitzgerald's writing style

Vocabulary for Friday's quiz:
epigram, fractiousness, unobtrusively, complacency, extemporize, peremptory, contiguous, pastoral, apathetic, incessant

Gatsby vocab

Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment

 Books must be at least 150 "real pages."BOOK REPORT  Due April 10. 60 points
Handout: Creative Book Report handout

Example of collage book report (similar to a book report, anyway)
Example of animated movie book report
Example of timeline
Example of timeline book report
How to make a diorama
Example of diorama book report
Example of movie poster book report

Mr. Isom's recommended Reading List
College Recommended Reading List
Top 100 Books of the Century, Modern Library List

Commentary passage

Commentary handout
Commentary passage--"pink cloud" (page 99)
Watch Jack Clayton Great Gatsby film

HOMEWORK: 

Finish entire novel over break

Gatsby vocab

Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment

How Fitzgerald Writes--Notes

Pages 13 (imagery), 
16 (actions of characters), 
21 (what the characters talk about), 
25 (what narrator discusses), 26

Watch movie

Friday

HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 7; try to finish chapter 8

Finish entire novel over break

Gatsby vocab

Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment

How Fitzgerald Writes--Notes

Pages 13 (imagery), 
16 (actions of characters), 
21 (what the characters talk about), 
25 (what narrator discusses), 26

Watch movie

Thursday

I am going to give you 20 minutes of Gatsby reading time today. During the first 5 minutes, I would like you to think in terms of the Baz Luhrmann Gatsby film and whether or not you feel that your assigned character is portrayed in a way that is true to the text. To determine this, you have to understand the character as Fitzgerald has created him or her concerning character strengths and weaknesses, worldview, and interactions with other people. These characters are all very human, and you need to consider them from that point of view, which boils down to how they participate in the human drama.

In your notes, jot down three specific examples from the text (quotes) that support your statements that Luhrmann's portrayal is accurate or not.

Baz Luhrmann film                                           Jack Clayton film
Gatsby--Leonardo de Caprio                           Gatsby--Robert Redford
Daisy--Carey Mulligan                                    Daisy--Mia Farrow
Tom--Joel Edgerton                                         Tom--Bruce Dern
Jordan--Elizabeth Debicki                               Jordan--Lois Chiles
Nick--Tobey Maguire                                      Nick--Sam Waterston

Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment

How Fitzgerald Writes
Pages 13 (imagery), 16 (actions of characters), 21 (what the characters talk about), 25 (what narrator discusses), 26

This week's vocabulary comes from The Great Gatsby--words "surfeit"--"fractiousness"      Gatsby vocab