1. March 25 – Chapter 5 Analysis
Agenda:
Quiz
Ch 6 Vocabulary
Think and Write
Literature Analysis: Group Work
Homework:
You will need:
Pen/Pencil
Notebook
Gatsby
Your Brain
Goals:
Consider symbolism in the story
Explore the author’s use of figurative language

2. Chapter 6 – Vocabulary Words
Laudable: (Adj.)
Ingratiate: (V.)
Insidious: (Adj.)
Perturb: (N.)
Repose: (N.)
Dilatory: (Adj.)
Debauch: (N.)
Desolate: (Adj.)
Antecedent: (N.)
Elusive: (Adj.)

3. Think and Write
Nick reflects on page 98 that “Possibly it had occurred to [Gatsby] that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever.”
What “light” is Nick talking about?
What was the “significance” of the light?
Why had the significance of the light “vanished forever”?

4. Figurative Language in Ch. 5
With your group:
Look at the passages on the worksheet
Identify how the passages are used in context (find them in the book)
Determine what type of figurative language it is (simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, hyperbole) OR if it is imagery, which of the 5 senses is appealed to (sight, smell, touch, sound, and/or taste) OR perhaps there is a combination. Highlight/underline fig. lang. or image
Analyze: What is the author’s point about the image being created? Why would the author create such detail at this point?