PPT-Gatsby: A Voyage into Greatness

Gatsby A Voyage into Greatness Gatsby Day 1 Bellringer Gatsby Vocab 1 Controversy ReflectionSynthesis Intro Preface amp Anticipation Guide Begin The Great Gatsby Ch 1 The Great Gatsby Vocabulary. Writers: Kendrick Lamar, John Cheever, . Nas. , F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald. Texts: “The Swimmer. ”, “The Great Gatsby”. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” “Time” . Please take out note-taking materials. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald (1896-1940). F. Scott Fitzgerald is named for Francis Scott Key (wrote Star Spangled Banner), a distant relative.. He married Zelda Sayre.. He coined the phrase “The Jazz Age,” defined the era, lived it to the fullest, and he and Zelda were crowned its king and queen. . Matthew 20. Psalm . 8:3–6 . When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, . the . moon and the stars, which You have ordained; . what . is man that You take thought of him, . and . the son of man that You care for him? . The Green Light. Symbolizes both the unattainable dream of Gatsby’s past and the future at the same time. . “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever…It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one” – Nick . Using Previous Successes to Inspire a Love of Learning. Stories. We all have stories. They are part of who we are.. Mentors. How Do We Measure Greatness?. Awards as incentives?. Competitions placements?. Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . …. Mark 9. .. 30. -. 50. The road. We . serve . others. …. to greatness. w. ithout thanks. The road. We . serve . others. …. to greatness. w. ithout . thanks . | sacrificially. The road. We . serve . F. Scott Fitzgerald. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. . His middle-class . parents constantly overextended themselves financially. . In high . school, Fitzgerald published fiction in the school magazine. . Brief summary of “The Roaring twenties”. Known as a decade-long party. . Glamour. Wealth. “Keeping up with the Jones’”. More people lived in cities than the country. Major events during the 1920’s. Background to. . The Great Gatsby. World War I. Post WWI. Standard of living increased for most. Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living. Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war. ENG4U: Wilson. Learning Objectives. Understand the importance of rain in this chapter and how it is a metaphor for emotional release. Think about the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby and how this is portrayed by Fitzgerald. . Author Background . Francis Scott Fitzgerald born September 24, 1896. Member of the Princeton Class of 1917. Joined the Army-stationed in Montgomery Alabama where he met Zelda Sayre . Refused to marry him until he could publish . You are given at the beginning of the year the global list of the vocabulary list of BON VOYAGE, study it each time we study a chapter before entering the clas. s. The following slides will help you practice . Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway. He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the book’s author. In the summer of 1922 arrives in New York Lives in West Egg, next to Gatsby.