Class Instructions for Wednesday, April 29th.
10-15 minutes - Students should discuss their initial impressions of The Great Gatsby as one large group. Do they enjoy Fitzgerald's writing style? Are they interested in the plot so far? Who is their favorite character and why? Who is their least favorite character and why?
20 minutes - Break up into 2 groups (7 a piece) to go over character worksheet from homework. Share personal impressions of each of the characters and see if you agree or disagree with other members in your group. Are there any universal impressions that arise in your group?
10 minutes - Share your group impressions of the characters with the entire class. Who are the strongest/most fully developed characters in the book thus far? What information about the characters has Fitzgerald given you in order to come to this conclusion?
HW - Write 1 paragraph response to the following prompt: What techniques (literary and language-based) does Fitzgerald utilize in order to suspend the reader's impression of Jay Gatsby in the opening 60 pages of the book which bears Gatsby's name?
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