1. FILM & LITERATURE

2. TODAY’S JOURNAL (16 Oct)
In Ch. 1, Nick Carraway mentions advice he received from his father. What useful advice have you been given by someone in your life?

3. LITERATURE CIRCLE
In your group, share the notes you took for the 1st part of The Great Gatsby(Ch. 1-3)
Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own
Add this question to your discussion:
GG is a story in part about the ‘American Dream’. What is the “American Dream”? Do other countries have their own version of this?

4. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD & THE JAZZ AGE
F. Scott Fitzgerald ( ) was an instant literary success
1920s, aka “Roaring Twenties aka “Jazz Age” – Gatsby defining novel of the time
Postwar era: USA emerged as world’s “superpower”
Make a journal note about the cultural icons at right, under heading, ‘Historian’
Cultural icons of the Jazz Age:
Jazz music, Flappers, Prohibition, Babe Ruth, Talkies, Black Tuesday,
the Charleston

5. NEW LIT CIRCLE ROLES HISTORIAN
The Historian’s job is to note items of cultural / social/ political or other importance as they appear in the story
The Historian should also do some brief research to define what each item is and why it’s significant.
CHARACTER CURATOR
The job of the Character Curator is to
Take note of new characters as they appear (or reappear)
Log important info about them and their role
Note the relationships & connections between characters in the story

6. CHARACTER CURATOR
Complete the following chart with your partner/group about the characters we’ve met so far in Gatsby
Character
Relationship to other characters
What they say/do
What words & actions show about them
Nick Carraway
Daisy’s cousin; Gatsby’s neighbor
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jordan Baker

7. WRAP-UP Select a Lit Circle role from the following:
Discussion Director
Summarizer
Character Curator Historian
Word Master
Read Ch. 4-6 of The Great Gatsby (either version)
Journal according to your Lit Circle role