1. The Great Gatsby
Lesson 6

2. Quick Quiz

3. The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
Symbol Tracker Sheet
Add the following symbols to your Symbol Tracker Sheet
The Valley of Ashes
The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

4. What words or phrases pop out a you while the passage is read?
Read Aloud
What words or phrases pop out a you while the passage is read?

5. Map of Gatsby’s World

6. Read Aloud

7. Movie Clip

8. Text Based and Evaluative Questions
Why would Nick call the valley a "fantastic farm?"
What words or phrases make you believe that this is a desolate area?
Why would the author choose to show us these two symbols right before we meet Tom's mistress?

9. Symbol Tracker Sheet The waste of society in the 1920's
Valley of Ashes:
The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg:
The waste of society in the 1920's
The eyes of a moral figure, The eyes of God

10. Juxtaposition

15. Group Work
In pairs discuss these juxtaposed images and be ready to report to the class.

16. Juxtaposition in the Book
What people/things have been juxtaposed in the first two chapters?

17. Group Work
In groups, fill out the graphic organizer and be ready to present to the class.

18. Homework- Writing Quiz
So far in the novel we have been introduced to many characters and several places. Choose one pair of characters or places and explain how they are juxtapositions and why the author would choose to portray them as such.