Homework, Wednesday, May 25

-Seniors - 

Last night to work on exhibitions before prom!


- AP Language - Please note that you need to READ AND PREPARE FOR DISCUSSION 

1. Read ch. 8-9 of The Great Gatsby tonight. You will have a quiz on ch. 7-9 that will serve as your entrance ticket for discussion tomorrow. Please note that some of your exit tickets today demonstrated misunderstandings of the novel or evidence that you have not been keeping up with your reading. Tonight is your night to catch up.

2. Next,  prepare for tomorrow's discussion by completing the steps below:

             1.) Make sure you are clear about the events of the novel, especially in ch. 7-9. If you cannot specifically discuss how the novel ends for each character, you need to reread.
             2.) Once you complete the novel, develop 2-3 interpretations, theories, or questions about the novel to bring to discussion tomorrow.
             3.)  Find passages to support your interpretation or root your question in the text. On your quiz, you will need to provide the evidence you are prepared to offer in discussion.

*TIP! If you are having trouble developing an idea, you may use the questions below as a guide.

Privilege and Paradox in Portrayals of the American Dream

Texts: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

         Drown by Junot Diaz

• According to F. Scott Fitzgerald and Junot Diaz, which factors determine an individual’s privilege within American society?
• According to Junot Diaz and/or F. Scott Fitzgerald, how do the motifs of fantasy and reality play into our notions of the American Dream?
• How do characters’ privileges influence their behavior and relationships?  

• How do authors use characterization, setting, and symbolism to criticize, celebrate, and comment on society and/or human nature?

Key Terms

Social Mobility

Privilege

Self-made man

Paradox

Personification

Animate and Inanimate
Characterization/STEAL and its functions

Setting and its functions