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Jolene HaleyThe Great GatsbyBy F. Scott Fitzgerald

Welcome to the Roaring Twenties!

Big Happenings in the TwentiesThe New WomanThe Birth of Mass CultureThe Jazz AgeProhibitionThe Cultural Civil WarNew Inventions

About the AuthorName: Francis Scott FitzgeraldLived from the years 1896-1940Went to Princeton but didnt graduateMarried a southern woman named ZeldaWrote The Great Gatsby in 1925, much at the same time that he was struggling to afford a lavish lifestyleThe end is tragic. He became an alcoholic and Zelda went madHis work didnt really have any acclaim until he was dead. He died poor. His work was revived in the 1950s.

Fulfillment (Standards met)Content Area Literacy StrategyContent Area: EnglishStrategy Topic: Pre-reading (The Great Gatsby)Name of Strategy: Color and Connotation Graphic OrganizerDescription of Strategy: The Color and Connotation Graphic Organizer is a verbal, critical thinking, and writing assignment where students fill in the four boxes on the paper. Each box is equipped with a question for discussion within their peer groups.Relevant English-Language Arts Content Standards: 1.2. Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words and interpret the connotative power of words.Explain How This Strategy Can Specifically Benefit Students: This strategy will help students apply their preconceptions about color and their critical thinking skills to help prepare them for The Great Gatsby. This pre-reading exercise will remind the students to keep a watchful eye on colors during their close reading of the novel. When students relate color to their own experiences, it makes the assignment more fun and memorable.

Source: Content Area Literacy; An Integrated Approach

Before we beginDiscuss in your groups the following questions:What do you think this book is about?What words and things do you associate with this novel?Do colors mean anything to you in novels?Discussion:What do you think of when you see the color:BLUEGREENYELLOWREDPINKWrite down words that are associated with your groups color. Next, write down words that your group comes up with that are variations of the color, meaning or types of the color. Last, write down your own opinion of what your color reminds you of. There is no right answer. Draw from your own experiences.Variations of the word blue that my team came up with were: light blue, teal, indigo, robins egg, cerulean, sapphire, and navy.

Other things that blue reminded our group of was: blue (sad), the ocean, calm, cold, freezing, barren, snow, depression, and anxiety.When I think of blue, I think of the words cold, calm and relaxed.Use this space to write down what you think are complementary and contrasting colors to your assigned color. What are the meanings and connotation of those colors? Which one (the contrasting or the complementary colors) do you feel are closer related to your assigned color? Our group decided that complementary colors to blue are the cool colors that we know as: purple, green, and teal. They are all cool types of colors and are closer related to blue than any other.We think that contrasting colors would be orange, yellow and red. These are more commonly known as hot colors. These contrasting colors are supposed to be opposites. Someone who is calm cool and collected would be exactly opposite of someone described as hot-headed (eager to jump to conclusions).How does the feeling of your color change when it is combined with other colors? Give specific examples.The first example that we thought of was red, white and blue. When the color blue is combined and showed with the colors red and white, it no longer has the connotation of calm or cold, it changes to representative colors of a nation. The French flag also demonstrates this. When combined together each color (red, white, and blue) is symbolic of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Make predictions here on how you believe that colors could be used in the novel.

Our group believes that the author will use colors to describe not only the settings, but also the people in the novel. We can only guess that like the meanings that we associate with these colors, the author will also use. We think he will use specific colors every time he describes certain characters in the book. The color could also be used to help the mood.Write down words that are associated with your groups color. Next, write down words that your group comes up with that are variations of the color, meaning or types of the color. Last, write down your own opinion of what your color reminds you of. There is no right answer. Draw from your own experiences.Variations of the word blue that my team came up with were: light blue, teal, indigo, robins egg, cerulean, sapphire, and navy.

Other things that blue reminded our group of was: blue (sad), the ocean, calm, cold, freezing, barren, snow, depression, and anxiety.When I think of blue, I think of the words cold, calm and relaxed.Use this space to write down what you think are complementary and contrasting colors to your assigned color. What are the meanings and connotation of those colors? Which one (the contrasting or the complementary colors) do you feel are closer related to your assigned color? Our group decided that complementary colors to blue are the cool colors that we know as: purple, green, and teal. They are all cool types of colors and are closer related to blue than any other.We think that contrasting colors would be orange, yellow and red. These are more commonly known as hot colors. These contrasting colors are supposed to be opposites. Someone who is calm cool and collected would be exactly opposite of someone described as hot-headed (eager to jump to conclusions).How does the feeling of your color change when it is combined with other colors? Give specific examples.The first example that we thought of was red, white and blue. When the color blue is combined and showed with the colors red and white, it no longer has the connotation of calm or cold, it changes to representative colors of a nation. The French flag also demonstrates this. When combined together each color (red, white, and blue) is symbolic of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Make predictions here on how you believe that colors could be used in the novel.

Our group believes that the author will use colors to describe not only the settings, but also the people in the novel. We can only guess that like the meanings that we associate with these colors, the author will also use. We think he will use specific colors every time he describes certain characters in the book. The color could also be used to help the mood.In your divided groups, complete the graphic organizers assigned. Here is an example of what I expect to see on your pre-reading worksheetPlay close attentionTo the significance of names in this novelTo the significance of colors in this novelTo the actions characters take over their actionsCharacters actions that reveal more about themselves that what they actually sayCharacter views of themselves that contrast with others views of them.

Discussion:What else do you think is important to look for?8Main CharactersNick CarrawayJay GatsbyDaisy BuchananTom BuchananJordan BakerMyrtle WilsonVocabulary WordsIneffable: Incapable of being expressed; indescribable Page 10

Dilatory: Intended to delay. Page 14

Contingency: Something incidental to something else Page 15

Truculent: Expressing bitter opposition; scathing. Page 31

Fortuitously: Happening by accident or chance. Page 45

Redolent: Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic. Page 50

ThemesDiscuss with a classmate. You have 10 minutes and then we will discuss as a class:What does the American Dream mean?What is the light at the end of the tunnel?Is the American Dream attainable?Can money buy you happiness?Do names mean anything or are they fickle?Journal EntryTake 10 minutes to get out your journal and write an entry that will be graded. Answer one of the following.

Do you think that Gatsbys end will be a tragic one? Why?

Why does or does not Gatsby make a good hero?

Sourceshttp://www.archive.org/details/charleston1925For the song Charleston (Fox Trot)Charleston (Fox Trot)235561.67